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Crypto Market Update: Ethereum Retakes Second Place From XRP

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Crypto Market Update: Ethereum Retakes Second Place From XRP
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Crypto markets moving upwards today; Ethereum and Monero making momentum, XRP flipped to third.

A minor recovery has occurred as 2019 gets underway. Markets are up a little on yesterday’s levels as total capitalization approaches $130 billion again. Things seem to have settled in this range bound channel for now and a breakout is still a long way away it appears.

bitcoin made a bounce a few hours ago when it jumped from $3,700 to $3,850 where it has remained for the time being. The gain on the day is around 2% for BTC which is currently trading at around $3,830, back to New Year’s Eve levels.

Ethereum is doing better with almost 7% added over the past 24 hours taking ETH back over $145. XRP conversely has only made 1.4% so its market cap is now below that of ETH allowing it to retake second spot. Ethereum has a market cap of just over $15 billion now and XRP, in third, has $14.7 billion – the flippening has happened.

The top ten is currently all in the green with ETH leading the way. A close second is Litecoin which has made 4% at the time of writing taking it to $32. Around 1-3 percent is being made by the rest with the exception of bitcoin Cash and SV which haven’t moved at all.

The top twenty’s top climber is Monero which is up 5.6% taking it close to $50 once again. The acceptance of XMR by the official Fortnite merchandise store will be driving momentum. Neo, Maker and Zcash are also adding 4% at the time of writing and only Binance Coin is immobile.

DEX is getting a dose of fomo again as it pumps 30% during the day’s Asian trading session. Buggyra Coin is also climbing over 20% at the time of writing. Losing out is Revain sliding 10% and MOAC is about to drop out of the top one hundred with a 6% fall on the day.

Crypto market update: ethereum retakes second place from xrp

Around 2.4% has been added to the total crypto market capitalization over the past 24 hours as it currently reaches $129 billion. Similar ‘Bart-type’ chart patterns can be seen indicating that the pumps and dumps could be whale movements. Crypto markets are pretty much back at the same place they were last week and the consolidation continues.

FOMO Moments is a section that takes a daily look at the top 20 cryptocurrencies during the current trading session and analyses the best-performing ones, looking for trends and possible fundamentals.

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Litecoin Aiming for User-Activated Soft Fork Amid Rumors of SegWit Block

Litecoin creator Charlie Lee has appealed to the community to push through a user-activated soft fork (UASF).

Lee: Alleged Bitmain Interference ‘Sad If True’

Litecoin, which last week came within 5% of the required miner support to activate Segregated Witness (SegWit), appeared to fall short over the weekend, something Lee put down to interference from anti-SegWit parties.

“Sad if true,” he commented on Twitter about a suggestion from UASF code creator shaolinfry that Bitmain miner co-founder Jihan Wu was deliberately preventing Litecoin’s SegWit activation.

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Wu is a vocal opponent of SegWit for bitcoin, and controls enough mining power to make a significant dent in Litecoin’s ability to transfer to the technology.

Having denied recent accusations by Core developers that Bitmain had used hardware to exploit a vulnerability in bitcoin’s code allowing more economical mining, Bitmain reiterated support for bitcoin Unlimited Friday.

“We have very firm belief that the block size of bitcoin will be increased,” it wrote.

It is the bitcoin that our co-founders signed up for, it is the roadmap designed by Satoshi and it is the destiny of bitcoin. We will protect it at any cost.

The number of bitcoin UASF-supportive nodes (BIP 148) meanwhile rose to 300 over the weekend, representing a sudden significant jump against what was previously only a very gradual incline.

Seven entities currently support the idea, data from Coin Dance suggests, these being bitcoin India, BitcoinReminder, Bitfury, Bitpay, BTCC, Freedom Node, and Samourai Wallet.

Guo Joins Calls For Litecoin UASF

Litecoin’s value has more than doubled in recent weeks as SegWit activation appeared increasingly likely. Having traded at just under $4 for an extended period, the altcoin is now at around $8.40, having previously surpassed $10 for the first time since 2014.

Facing renewed uncertainty, Lee called on the Litecoin ecosystem to get behind a UASF, blocking miner-based attempts to resist SegWit.

“If you support SegWit on Litecoin, talk to your wallets and exchanges about supporting UASF,” he wrote in a tweet Sunday.

He was joined by Chinese angel investor Chandler Guo.

Litecoin Added To Coinbase, Price Holds

At the same time, the asset’s fortunes have increased markedly. Trading volumes on Coinbase’s GDAX exchange topped $10 million last week, signaling an agreement with CEO Brian Armstrong to add fiat Litecoin purchases.

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The decision was confirmed by Lee several times, most recently on Friday.

Criticism of Wu meanwhile continued from SegWit proponent Samson Mow, who said he had “overplayed his hand” by allegedly blocking Litecoin’s progress.

“Jihan has overplayed his hand and is losing on multiple fronts. A #UASF #SegWit activation on $LTC looks increasingly likely,” he said.

Mow and Wu have come to blows on Twitter increasingly in recent days, Wu also denying a claims by Mow regarding treatment of fellow bitcoin startup Purse.io.

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What do you think about the rumors surrounding Litecoin’s SegWit activation? Let us know in the comments below!

Images courtesy of Twitter, segwit.co, usaf.co

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