Gary Gensler’s Departure Talk Fuels XRP, ‘Meme Coin’ Play Powers Litecoin As Action Shifts To Lagging Altcoins

 XRP and Litecoin racked up impressive gains Thursday even as blue-chip cryptocurrencies took a breather.

What happened: Payment-focused cryptocurrency XRP emerged as the best-performing cryptocurrency in the last 24 hours, surging nearly 18%. 

The coin’s trading volume soared 50% to $10.54 billion, making it one of the most traded cryptocurrencies in the last 24 hours.

The rally followed SEC Chair Gary Gensler’s remarks suggesting he may be ending his stint

Cryptocurrency Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 10:30 p.m. EDT)
XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) +17.94% $0.8199
Litecoin (CRYPTO: LTC) +8.59% $81.57

Ripple Labs has been locked in a nearly four-year-long legal battle with the SEC over the status of XRP, the …

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