Global Stock Markets
The cryptocurrency markets made a bearish pivot on Wednesday,
plunging nine of the 10 largest cryptocurrencies into negative
territory.
The ripple price bore the brunt of the blow and fell 20 percent to sink below the $2 mark, but the damage was not isolated to XRP.
Ethereum, meanwhile, continued to advance toward record highs in spite of the poor performance of the wider markets.
Altogether, the combined value of all cryptocurrencies shed more than $28 billion, a four percent decline that reduced the cryptocurrency market cap to $700.3 billion.
The bitcoin price posted yet another disappointing return following its weekend surge to $17,252, declining six percent to $13,789 on cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex.
At present, bitcoin’s global average is holding just above $14,000, which translates into a market cap of $235.4 billion.
The ethereum price continued its nearly weeklong trend of posting moderate increases as the wider markets tumble, and the second largest cryptocurrency briefly surpassed the $1,400 mark on several major exchanges.
At present, ethereum is trading at $1,281 on Bitfinex, which constitutes a daily gain of six percent and places ethereum’s market cap at $125.6 billion.
Ripple’s XRP, however, was not so lucky. The ripple price plunged by 20 percent on Wednesday, which was worst among top 10-cryptocurrencies.
On Bittrex, the ripple price careened to a present value of $1.89, which was equivalent to its global average (excluding South Korea). Ripple now has a market cap of just $73.3 billion, placing it more than $50 billion behind ethereum in the race to achieve the second largest cryptocurrency valuation.
Although ripple’s 20 percent decline was most severe among top-tier coins, its poor performance was far from an isolated concurrence.
Apart from ethereum, every top 10-cryptocurrency returned a single-day decline, and several saw their prices fall by double-digit percentages.
The ripple price bore the brunt of the blow and fell 20 percent to sink below the $2 mark, but the damage was not isolated to XRP.
Ethereum, meanwhile, continued to advance toward record highs in spite of the poor performance of the wider markets.
Altogether, the combined value of all cryptocurrencies shed more than $28 billion, a four percent decline that reduced the cryptocurrency market cap to $700.3 billion.
The bitcoin price posted yet another disappointing return following its weekend surge to $17,252, declining six percent to $13,789 on cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex.
At present, bitcoin’s global average is holding just above $14,000, which translates into a market cap of $235.4 billion.
The ethereum price continued its nearly weeklong trend of posting moderate increases as the wider markets tumble, and the second largest cryptocurrency briefly surpassed the $1,400 mark on several major exchanges.
At present, ethereum is trading at $1,281 on Bitfinex, which constitutes a daily gain of six percent and places ethereum’s market cap at $125.6 billion.
Ripple’s XRP, however, was not so lucky. The ripple price plunged by 20 percent on Wednesday, which was worst among top 10-cryptocurrencies.
On Bittrex, the ripple price careened to a present value of $1.89, which was equivalent to its global average (excluding South Korea). Ripple now has a market cap of just $73.3 billion, placing it more than $50 billion behind ethereum in the race to achieve the second largest cryptocurrency valuation.
Although ripple’s 20 percent decline was most severe among top-tier coins, its poor performance was far from an isolated concurrence.
Apart from ethereum, every top 10-cryptocurrency returned a single-day decline, and several saw their prices fall by double-digit percentages.
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