Today's cryptocurrency price: Bitcoin soars past $31,000; XRP soars over 68% following a court decision.
Cryptocurrency markets were trading higher, with the overall global crypto market cap jumping 6.3% to $1.26 trillion in Friday's session. Bitcoin surged past $31,000 and XRP rocketed over 68% following a court decision.
Ethereum (ETH) was trading above the 2,000 mark while Bitcoin (BTC) increased by 3% to $31,341. The XRP token from Ripple, meanwhile, increased by nearly 68% to $0.7949.
Thursday's judgement by a US District Judge that Ripple Labs did not break the law by selling its XRP token on open exchanges.
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