The market is such a fickle place and since it is driven by emotions prepare for a wild ride...
I have to salute the bankers they are expert business strategist so here comes xrp the creator( possible silent partners) is worth $59 billion on paper..
Xrp teamed up and made a centralized currency Bank of America and other banks are on board this made people who for the most part legally agreed that they cannot handle their own funds thus opening banking accounts and holding all of their funds there (never do that only lil amounts) feel comfortable with the Coin now here comes the stampede and here comes your traders...
All of this hype of a gold rush have caused the price to climb many more people will be chasing fiat instead of principle yet again those who hold the financial noose around the neck of so many people have ensured that they stay in the game of financial enslavement...
Being that the currency is centralized and run through the veins of the bank you are directly linked to the treasury dept and the Irs so many people fell for this trojan horse...
https://ripple.com/insights/former-treasury-official-michael-s-barr-joins-ripple-labs/