21 Sep Its Official. XRP Edges out ETH from the Number 2 Spot. Is Bitcoin Next?
[ad_1]
Less than 2 hours ago, and through our partner publication of Crypto Crimson, we had anticipated the rise of XRP to the number 2 slot by edging out Ethereum (ETH) in the process. When the prediction was made, XRP was closing in on a $2.1 Billion lead Ethereum (ETH) had on the digital asset in terms of market capitalization. We did not anticipate for the event to happen so quickly and our estimates had stated that XRP needed to be valued at $0.58 to achieve this feat.
Looking at coinmarketcap.com, XRP has literally zoomed past Ethereum as can be seen in the screenshot below. The digital asset has a comfortable lead over Ethereum and by $1.224 Billion in market cap.

Will XRP Maintain the Number 2 Spot?
From an optimistic point of view, and given that xRapid should go live in the next month or so, the rise of XRP to the number 2 spot can be classified as permanent for the foreseeable future. Ethereum (ETH) has been…
[ad_2]
Source link