Litecoin briefly flips XRP as 4th largest crypto amid Ripple–SEC spat
XRP’s fall from grace saw the asset briefly drop to the number five spot by market cap. Litecoin (LTC) and XRP briefly traded places in market capitalization rankings over the weekend, highlighting the impact of the recent lawsuit against Ripple filed by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.The so-called “flippening” happened early Sunday when Litecoin’s market cap hit $9.95 billion following a more than 12% surge in price. XRP, meanwhile, had declined in excess of 25% over a 24-hour trading period. LITECOIN JUST FLIPPED XRP pic.twitter.com/yjBq15JtpV— HODLGeorge....
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