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XRP Leads Market Charge as Bitcoin Climbs Above $96k

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XRP's value increased by over 10 percent in the last 24 hours, outperforming other major cryptocurrencies as BTC reached $96k.

TL;DR

  • XRP is up 10% in the last 24 hours, outperforming the other major cryptocurrencies.

  • BTC is up less than 1% and is now trading above $96k.

XRP Surges Above $1.6

The cryptocurrency market is recovering from its recent lows, with most coins now trading in the green. XRP, Ripple’s native coin, is up 10% in the last 24 hours, making it the best performer amongst the top 10 cryptocurrencies by market cap.

At press time, XRP is trading at $1.64 per coin, up over 200% in the last 30 days. There is no catalyst behind this move as other major cryptocurrencies rally higher.

Bitcoin, the leading cryptocurrency by market cap, added less than 1% in the last 24 hours and is now trading above $96k per coin. ADA, Cardano’s native coin, also added over 5% to its value and has now crossed the $1. With a market cap of $37 billion, ADA is now the ninth-largest cryptocurrency by market cap. 

Thanks to the latest uptrend, the total cryptocurrency market cap now stands above $3.3 trillion.

 

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Hassan Maishera

Hassan is a Nigeria-based financial content creator that has invested in many different blockchain projects, including Bitcoin, Ether, Stellar Lumens, Cardano, VeChain and Solana. He currently works as a financial markets and cryptocurrency writer and has contributed to a large number of the leading FX, stock and cryptocurrency blogs in the world.