Ripple explodes past 0.25$

Ripple continues to dominate the cryptocurrency market this week, as it completed the break-out above the $0.25 level and is currently trading near $0.33 after a rise of more than 35%. XRP reached a market capitalization of $12 billion, pushing Bitcoin’s market share below 50%. BTC rebounded off the $1600 support once again, as the choppy correction continued in the currency. The other majors remained weak, expect the rising star Stellar Lumen, with Litecoin falling the most once again, correcting back below the $25 level. NEM fully decoupled from Ripple, being down by another 5% today, while Ethereum, Ethereum Classic, Dash, and Monero are all drifting lower as well.