Cryptocurrency Ripple (XRP) shoots more than 30% in the last 24 hours – Investments – E-Investor

In the last 24 hours, the cryptocurrency Ripple (XRP) increased by 30.7%, according to Coinmarketcap, an online platform for tracking data from cryptocurrencies. Quoted at US $ 0.8018, the asset is now in seventh position in the market capitalization ranking, with more than US $ 35 billion. See the full ranking:

Position	Currency	Price*	Market Capitalization
1º	Bitcoin (BTC)	US$ 59,709.20	US$ 1,117,527,342,908
2º	Ethereum (ETH)	US$ 2,129.57	US$ 246,539,795,484
3º	Binance Coin (BNB)	US$ 374.61	US$ 58,242,692,780
4º	Tether (USDT)	US$ 1,00	US$ 42,394,555,750
5º	Polador (DOT)	US$ 44.38	US$ 41,071,043,511
6º	Cardano (ADA)	US$ 1,21	US$ 38,991,773,146
7º	Ripple (XRP)	US$ 0,7805	US$ 35,668,211,433

* Quotation on April 5, 2021, at 1:30 pm

In addition to the quotation, the volume traded on the last day also increased to US $ 16.12 billion, which represents an increase of 207% compared to the previous day.

Despite the high, the XRP is still below the historic high of $ 3.67, set on January 4, 2018, a drop of more than 78% in the value of crypto.

It is worth remembering that, in December 2020, the Sec (Securities and Exchange Commission), the US Securities and Exchange Commission, filed a lawsuit against Ripple labs, the company responsible for developing the cryptocurrency, for offering $ 1.3 billion in bonds not registered.

With the news, the value of the crypto melted from $ 0.58 on December 18, 2020 to $ 0.17 on December 29.

Ethereum

In addition to Ripple, the weekend was also generous with another cryptocurrency, Ethereum (ETH), which finally broke its historic high of $ 2,020 in February to $ 2,134 this Saturday (2).

This Monday (5), at 1:26 pm, Ethereum was quoted at US $ 2,130.08 – the second largest currency in the market capitalization ranking with more than US $ 246 billion, behind only Bitcoin (BTC), which has more than $ 1 trillion.

The increase reflects the news that Visa will use the Ethereum network, allowing companies in the global payment network to settle their transactions using the cryptocurrency USDC, which is a stable currency, that is, it does not undergo major variations and aims to provide a par with the US dollar. The new functionality is a step by the group to adopt the crypts.