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XRP Price Continues its Decline as Forbes Labels Ripple as a Potential Scam

Xrp price continues its decline as forbes labels ripple as a potential scam

XRP Price Continues its Decline as Forbes Labels Ripple as a Potential Scam

Xrp price continues its decline as forbes labels ripple as a potential scam


For the time being, there is literally nothing to get excited about when it comes to the cryptocurrencies, tokens, and digital assets. bitcoin dictates the pace, which will undoubtedly put even more strain on alternative markets as more time progresses. Even the XRP price is not capable of mounting a comeback, even though the XRP/BTC ratio looks a lot more resilient compared to most other markets.

When Will the XRP Price Bounce Back?

It is not uncommon for alternative markets to create some negative sentiment in the cryptocurrency industry. Although they are not at fault for doing so as of right now, they will add to the overwhelming sentiment of how things will not improve anytime soon. In the case of XRP, the expected push in XRP/BTC is not happening as of right now, which is not necessarily what investors have been looking for.

To put this in perspective, the XRP price lost another 3% in USD value, yet just lost 0.4% against bitcoin. If the XRP/BTC ratio could somehow turn around all of a sudden, some of the USD-based losses could be offset as well. Until that happens, the 8,100 Satoshi level will need to act as further support, yet it remains to be seen if that will effectively be the case. In USD terms, XRP is now valued at $0.3047, but could very well drop below $0.3 in the coming hours.

When looking across social media, it seems the overall sentiment toward all currencies, assets, and tokens is rather “meh”. The recent Forbes article debating where or not Ripple – and its associated XRP asset – are a scam is not helping matters along in this regard either. While the article itself is raising some interesting points, it seems they have taken a harsh approach to this project for some reason.


In more positive news, it would appear as if the XRP community is quite happy with the way things are going in tip bot land. More specifically, the XRP tip bot even has its own meme these days, which only further confirms this project is getting a bit of attention.  It has proven to be a welcome addition to the ecosystem, as users can easily distribute XRP to anyone else by using social media.

For those who want to look at the current price chart a bit closer, it would appear there is something interesting taking place as of right now. More specifically, the current XRP chart looks very similar to that of 2014 prior to the major bull run being triggered in the following months. It remains to be seen if history will repeat itself in this regard. There is always a chance things will play out in a similar manner, as this industry has seen numerous repeats over the years.

It is evident things are not looking all that great in the cryptocurrency industry when even assets like XRP cannot find stable ground as of right now. Although this particular market shows some promising sign of growth in terms of noting gains over bitcoin. Whether or not it will be possible to do so today, is a very different matter altogether.


Disclaimer: This is not trading or investment advice. The above article is for entertainment and education purposes only. Please do your own research before purchasing or investing into any cryptocurrency.

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Published at Mon, 04 Mar 2019 13:18:31 +0000

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Why don’t we start with some good news first? The overall decentralized digital currency market has never been bigger and stronger, judged by market capitalization value

Since the start of 2017 alone, the overall industry has risen from $18.2 Billion USD in value to a peak of $26.2 billion USD on March 16th, according to CoinMarketCap. As of this morning, it is $23.5 billion, still an improvement of almost 30% since the first of the year.

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Dash continues to show that it is the safe haven hedge to any bitcoin market fall. Every time bitcoin falls, Dash gains, and the altcoin passed $105 again this morning with a market cap eclipsing $750 Million. Ripple, the #4 altcoin in market cap, is also having a field day, as the week comes to an end. Ripple is gaining in the neighborhood of 20% on the market just within the last 24 hours.

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In closing, bitcoin has lost almost 20% of its global market share since January 1st, 2017, falling from 87.4% to just 68% this morning.

The half-glass-full was of looking at it is people are no longer taking their money out of the digital currency market if bitcoin stumbles. They are getting other digital currencies, which overall is a great thing.  the ecosystem is growing every day. And clearly, the mainstream is also investing more and more into the entire industry.

I’ll skip the pessimistic side of the equation. It’s Friday, people! Have a great weekend!

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