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Ethereum exceeds Ripple's XRP as a cryptocurrency of the second largest
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Today, most of the top ten coins are exchanged in the green. After trading yesterday at $ 3,707, the bitcoin returned above the $ 3,800 level.
The price of Ether is gaining bullish momentum, surpassing Ripple's XRP as the second largest currency by market capitalization. In the early stages of trading, ether had risen by almost ten percent and traded for $ 149.
The price increase was driven by the pending fixed fork in ethereum, with the update set for January 16th. The division will see the miner's prizes drop from three ethers to two and decrease the blocking time, making the network faster.
