Ripple Price Increase Could Drop Litecoin to 3rd in Coin Market Cap
Throughout the short history of cryptocurrency, hundreds of coins have debuted and then died. Digital altcoin graveyards are filled with coins who thought they may one day challenge Bitcoin but are now nothing more than a distant memory-a forgotten file on a few former users' hard drives. Throughout this tumultuous time, two coins have consistently retained their place atop the market cap charts: Bitcoin at #1 and Litecoin at #2. The litecoin price has struggled recently, dropping its total market cap. The Ripple price, in contrast, has experienced recent gains-even as the coin supply has....
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While most of the Cryptocurrency market is down, one coin in particular has been moving a lot this week, in fact up 15% from the 11/22/2014 levels. The currency in regards, of course being Ripple. With a 24h volume of over 2 and a half million dollars, Ripples price per coin slowly approaches $0.015 per Ripple, which is impressive, considering total supply is 99,999,979,958 XRP. This price increase and subsequently market capitalization increase, of course, sets Litecoin even further down, despite the temporary bump to above $4, with Litecoin now at the mid $3 price point. However, the....
Recently, Ripple-the electronic payment protocol-has experienced a market cap surge due to an increase in the price of its native currency, XRP. Despite CCN's predictions, the XRP price has continued to march in the right direction. During the past month, the XRP price rose more than 200%, expanding Ripple's market cap and leaving litecoin in the dust. Now, Ripple has moved past Litecoin in CoinGecko's comprehensive cryptocurrency rankings, indicating that Ripple's market cap placement is well-deserved. Also read: XRP Price Rise Solidifies Ripple as Crypto's #2 by Market Cap. XRP Price....
Litecoin is one of the many altcoins whose prices have fallen over the past 24 hours. On Tuesday, the bitcoin price rallied, passing the $400 threshold and reaching $426.08 at press time. The bitcoin price increase has had a negative effect on altcoin prices. Most of the top altcoins have experienced price decreases in the past 24 hours. Bitcoin Price Explosion Leads to Altcoin Price Drop. The bitcoin price rose more than 16% on Tuesday, increasing bitcoin's market cap to ~$5.75 billion. Most altcoin prices are tied to the bitcoin price because bitcoin is the primary trading pair for....
Over the past seven days, eight of the top ten altcoins have decreased in price. Six of these, including the litecoin price, the Dogecoin price, and theDarkcoin price have fallen by more than 10%. CCN examines this altcoin price decline. Also read: Litecoin Price Fails to Recover From Bitcoin Price Panic. Litecoin Price Falls 11%. Litecoin investors may have thought the recent revelation of a security vulnerability within the Ripple protocol would have enabled Litecoin to reclaim the second spot on the market cap charts. However, the litecoin price has been in decline as well, falling 11%....
Litecoin, in recent weeks, has been the cause of some speculation. A price drop in the litecoin world was experienced that saw the currency hovering at around $1.20 and then $1.80. Now, there has been a bit of a surge in the litecoin price that suggests that a $2 price in the near future may not be out of bounds. As digital currency enthusiasts, I suppose we must all be grateful for every little step forward. Yet in July of last year, litecoin held a price of around $7. Following a drop in bitcoin price that naturally also affected fellow altcoins (litecoin amongst them), the litecoin....