XRP outpaces top coins with 10% spike
The price of XRP rose sharply to outpace the top 10 cryptocurrencies by market cap as the altcoin looked to begin 2025 on a winning note.
On Jan. 1, Ripple token XRP (XRP) traded to highs of $2.32, rising more than 10% in the past 24 hours.
These gains put XRP on top of the leading gainers on the day above other top 10 coins.
In the top 100 coins by market cap, only Stellar (XLM) that ranked 18th at the time of writing was posting higher gains. Per crypto.news price data, XLM was changing hands around $0.4, up by more than 29% in the past 24 hours.
XRP’s upside pushed weekly performance for the altcoin back into the green after recent downside action. Meanwhile, the market cap jumped to over $132…
