Ripple Pushes Past $3, Reaches Almost Half Bitcoin’s Market Cap

in #bitcoin7 years ago

Ripple (XRP), currently the second largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, has continued its recent rally, crossing the $3 per coin mark. At press time, the altcoin was trading at an average of $3.12.

Ripple’s price has increased almost 49,000 percent over the past twelve months. The cryptocurrency passed $2 just last week, seeing a 130% increase since Dec 27.

This has cemented Ripple’s number two position with a market cap of $121 bln, almost half that of Bitcoin.