{"id":424833,"date":"2020-05-22T16:00:22","date_gmt":"2020-05-22T16:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/?p=424833"},"modified":"2020-05-22T14:40:38","modified_gmt":"2020-05-22T14:40:38","slug":"tether-flippens-xrp-crypto-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/tether-flippens-xrp-crypto-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s Official: Tether Flippens XRP After Recent Crypto Crash"},"content":{"rendered":"

Things just keep getting worse for the crypto asset known as XRP<\/a>. After an extremely poor performance<\/a> over the last two years, the latest crash across crypto has caused the stablecoin Tether market cap to “flipped” the previously third-ranked cryptocurrency, Ripple.<\/p>\n

Tether Unseats XRP As The Third-Ranked Cryptocurrency, Flippening Is Official<\/h2>\n

XRP<\/a> has earned itself a negative reputation in the cryptocurrency space for a number of reasons. The asset is among one of the worst performers two years running<\/a>, and some of the most diehard crypto evangelists claim the asset is not centralized enough to stand alongside the likes of Bitcoin and Ethereum.<\/p>\n

The latest crypto market crash, however, has caused more separation between XRP and Bitcoin<\/a> and Ethereum. Now standing between the top two ranked crypto assets and XRP, lies the controversial stablecoin Tether.<\/p>\n

Related Reading | PSA: New XRP Scam Is Targeting Scorn Ripple Investors\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Tether is used by cryptocurrency investors and traders as a safe haven for capital during downturns or especially turbulent volatility. This fiat-tied stablecoin keeps capital consistent, rather than exposed to the wild swings of top crypto assets.<\/p>\n

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Thanks to yesterday's crypto drop, Tether has officially flippened Ripple<\/p>\n

Tether supply: $9.018 billion
XRP market cap: $8.617 billion<\/p>\n

— Alistair Milne (@alistairmilne) May 22, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n