XRP Takes The Lead Among Altcoins – Will It Drop Before Climbing?

XRP has maintained a daily calmness but emerged as the week’s top performer. The token took to the north with 18% weekly gains as the price crossed the $0.5 mark before falling. Also, other altcoins have been making slight losses daily in the past week. The crypto market is witnessing a drastic twist in the overall movement of prices. In the past few weeks, the crypto assets have been going on and off in both north and south directions. However, after reclaiming slightly during last week, most of the crypto coins lost almost all they had gained during the weekend. Bitcoin has been struggling to push upward in the past 24 hours. This was after the primary crypto asset lost its anchor on the critical level of $20K. BTC is almost going below the $19K region with more bearish force in the market. Related Reading: Bitcoin Whale Ratio Surges Up As Leverage Remains High XRP Takes The Win For This Week The weekend is not favorable for the majority of crypto assets. The market saw low trading volumes from Saturday, which spilled into Sunday. As a result, most altcoins have been calm, with minor dips in their values. XRP emerged as the winner with gains of 18% over the past week. Its performance stands as the best among the large-cap altcoins. With the sudden breakout in price, the token has finally crossed its coveted 0.5 mark. The second largest crypto asset, Ethereum, plummeted in the early trading hours. The price of ETH is ho...