DOT flip: Polkadot overtakes XRP to become the fourth largest cryptocurrency
DOT is on fire today as it surges up the market cap charts to fourth spot. There have been some big movers as the crypto market rally resumes and Polkadot’s DOT token is among them.According to figures from leading analytics portal Coingecko, DOT has flipped Ripple’s XRP in terms of market capitalization following a massive gain of 26% over the past 24 hours. This makes it the new fourth largest cryptocurrency by market cap.The Polkadot token has surged from an intraday low of just below $11 to top out at an all-time high of $14.80 before retreating slightly to $14.45 at the time of....
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