Ethereum/Ripple News and Talking Points
- Ethereum continues to make new highs, narrowing the gap with market leader Bitcoin (BTC).
- Ripple’s market capitalization slumps as digital coin loses nearly 30% in the last 24 hours.
Ethereum (ETH) Bucks the Trend as Altcoins Crumble.
Ethereum, the second-largest digital token by market capitalization, stood out amongst a sea of red in the cryptocurrency market, hitting yet another all-time high and narrowing the gap on market heavyweight Bitcoin. The overall market has been weak this week after a wide range of altcoins surged at the start of the year as investors switched into lower priced digital coins. The sell-off comes after warnings that investors were chasing prices higher, putting unrealistic valuations on many of the smaller companies. Ethereum has been rallying hard over the last few weeks and may have much further to go, according to ETH co-creator Steven Nerayoff.
Cryptocurrency Prices and Market Capitalizations – January 10, 2018
Ripple (XRP) Loses Second Place as Price Slumps
Altcoin Ripple (XRP), the darling of the altcoin market after having grown over 10 times since the start of December 2017, has given fallen sharply again, losing its place as the second most valuable cryptocurrency. XRP has seen its market price/capitalization crumble this week, in part to due to a Twitter spat between the company and a New York Times journalist questioning the adoption by banks of the digital currency.
Ripple (XRP) Price Chart (October 20, 2017 – January 10, 2018
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--- Written by Nick Cawley, Analyst.
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