Bitcoin price now eyeing $20K after XRP shocked the crypto market

Bitcoin price now eyeing $20K after XRP shocked the crypto market

Bitcoin reached $19,000 quickly after it plunged to $18,000 following an XRP flash crash on Coinbase. The price of Bitcoin (BTC) surpassed $19,000 on Nov. 24 for the first time in nearly three years. It followed an XRP flash crash on Coinbase, which trembled the crypto market.The two incidents could be entirely coincidental. Although considering that BTC price surged almost immediately after the XRP drop, there could be a correlation.BTC/USDT 4-hour chart (Binance). Source: TradingView.comHow XRP’s price rally could have triggered Bitcoin to new highsAs Cointelegraph reported on Nov. 24,....


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