Massive XRP Price Increase: Is it a Pump and Dump?
Ripple. Ripple is a protocol designed to increase the speed and reduce the costs of international monetary transfers. To protect the network, Ripple users must hold a small amount of the platform's native currency, known as XRP. In addition to preventing abuse and securing the network, XRP serves as a bridge currency between any other currency within Ripple. Recently, the XRP price has surged-doubling its USD value in November alone. Ripple breached the 1 billion USD market cap range, but has since been dumped back to lower levels. Also read: Ripple Labs Cracks U. S. Banking with New Deal.....
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