The cryptocurrency market is trending upwards today as most coins within the top 100 are currently trading in the green. Bitcoin (BTC) is currently trading over $6,600 and Ethereum (ETH) is just below the $300 mark.
Let’s take a closer look at Ripple (XRP), EOS, and Litecoin (LTC) today and the latest movements with each of these projects.
Ripple (XRP)
Ripple has been making steady moves with its xRapid product lately.
Dig this: As of right now @BittrexExchange, @Bitso and @coinsph are now official partners for xRapid transactions using #XRP. What does it mean? 👉https://t.co/BIVhkpgCM2[1][2][3][4][5]
— Cory Johnson (@CoryTV) August 16, 2018[6]
xRapid is Ripple’s product geared towards financial institutions, that is powered by XRP. Just recently, Ripple signed partnerships with three crypto exchanges to make them preferred exchanges for the US dollar, Mexican Pesos, and Philline Pesos.
At press time, XRP is trading at $0.337 a coin, up 2.56%, in 24 hours. Ripple remains the third largest cryptocurrency by its total market cap.
>> Ripple’s Bittrex Partnership[7]
EOS
Block.one, the company that invented EOS, is in the middle of their global hackathon. The EOS hackathon[8] is a competition incentivizing developers to build dApps on the EOS platform for cash prizes.
The Beijing hackathon and Sydney hackathon have already been completed and the two other locations for the upcoming hackathons have been announced. The grand finale location and date has yet to be announced.
The next EOS hackathon will take place in London, on Sept 22nd and 23rd and the fourth hackathon in San Francisco will be held on November 10th and 11th.
