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Ripple (XRP) appears to be back on track this week as the digital token posted strong charts after a difficult week of losses. The cryptocurrency has floated back into the green, with Ripple rising 3.82 percent to trade at $0.478946 as of 8am today. The rest of the market has also seen small gains, with bitcoin trading for $6,178.67, Ethereum for $453.10 and Litecoin at $81.34. XRP was buoyed by the announcement of Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse that Coinbase should integrate the digital coin.

Is XRP on the rise? Ripple traders woke up to a small gain this morning as the market stabilises from a dismal week. Several major hacks on South Korean exchanges CoinRail and Bithumb saw the market drop through the floor last week, with bitcoin losing almost $1,000 in one day. More than $60 million in digital tokens was allegedly stolen in the two separate hacks, causing investors to drop their coins and protect their money. This week’s positive upswing is a step in the right direction for Ripple, which is looking to step up and become one of the biggest cryptocurrencies in the market.

Ripple price news: What is the price of Ripple today? Is XRP on the rise?

Ripple prices are recovering this morning

The debate for Ripple’s inclusion as a security has raged more vigorously in recent weeks, but Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse is looking to answer the question once and for all. In an interview with Fortune, Mr Garlinghouse said XRP is solving problems at scale for institutions and large-scale banks - and Coinbase should be interested to participate in it. Repeating that Ripple is not a security, Mr Garlinghouse said: “As we solve problems at scale for institutions, I think it’s in Coinbase’s interest to participate in that.” Garlinghouse emphasised that XRP exists independent of Ripple and even if the company Ripple Labs failed, XRP would still exist as a cryptocurrency.

Ripple prices rose 3.82 this morning

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