Banks and cryptocurrency? Isn’t that an oxymoron?
Not according to Ripple who has taken the crypto community by storm surpassing even Ethereum for a brief time. Did you know it wasn’t their first time in second place? I wrote about Ripple’s rise, now let’s take a peek at their history.
Did you know?
- Ripple is 13 years old?
- Ripple was first available in 2005 well before Bitcoin.
- In 2014, Ripple became the 2nd largest cryptocurrency in terms of market cap for the first time.
- In 2015, Major banks announce they intend to use Ripple.
- In 2017, they grew an astounding 36,000% in terms of market cap.
For more check out the infographic below.