Ripple overtakes litecoin as the 4th largest cryptocurrency

YouTube / Ripple Ripple, a cryptocurrency designed for banks and global money transfers, has more than doubled in price since Monday, overtaking Litecoin as the fourth-largest cryptocurrency. It now has a market cap of $18.64 billion. The boom has largely coincided with gains in bitcoin and other smaller cryptocurrencies, which have been on a tear since the launch of Bitcoin futures trading by Cboe Global Marketson Sunday. “I think a lot of this is simply the market better understanding the re...