Posted on 01/04/2018 8:38:25 AM PST by Enlightened1
Bitcoin was the star of the white-knuckle ride that cryptocurrencies offered in 2017 but lesser-known names, such as Ripple and Ethereum, are seen gaining prominence in 2018.
While bitcoin jumped more than 1,200 percent last year, Ripple, created by the founder of bitcoin exchange Mt Gox, surged 35,000 percent in the same period.
That means $100 invested in Ripple in January 2017 would have grown to about $35,000 at the start of this year.
To be sure, bitcoin is still the biggest cryptocurrency by far - with market value exceeding $250 billion - and is expected to keep that mantle in the months to come.
Here is a list of the top 10 cryptocurrencies - including bitcoin - and how they performed in 2017:
Ripple (XRP):
(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...
Boom!
Yes you can, there’s plenty of exchanges that sell Ripple. It’s just not on Coinbase. Binance sells it.
The biggest issue is you have to buy ETH or BTC and then exchange it for XRP.
I buy XRP at Kraken.com
Ripple is controlled opposition.
They're all like that now. Barriers to entry
I went heavy into Ripple 3 months ago at 25 cents a coin. Right now it is $2.80 a coin.
I’m doing OK. I expect $10.00 a coin by end of Feb, maybe sooner.
He timed it about right. It was just starting its rise.
I use Kraken also. Coinbase sucks.
BUMP....
“Banksta Coin” exact opposite of what crypto is all about (sound decentralized money). Invented by banks to facilitate inter-bank transfers...the majority of XRP is controlled by the banks that are now getting richer! (100 billion supply of XRP...banks are sitting on 60 billion of them and smiling).
It might not be a bad idea to have $100 or more in each of them.
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