Bitcoin Alternatives: 11 Cryptocurrencies You Should Know

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3. Ripple

Next in line among cryptocurrencies you should know is Ripple (also known as XRP), which is the native cryptocurrency of the real-time gross settlement system, currency exchange and remittance network with the same name. Ripple was released in 2012 and has a market capitalization of $9.73 billion. It is based around a shared public ledger and it aims to allow secure, instant and nearly free global financial transactions. Ripple has been adopted by several big banks, including UniCredit, UBS and Santander.

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