XRP has reclaimed the position of the second largest cryptocurrency by market cap from ETH just days before Ethereum’s ‘Constantinople’ hard-fork upgrade. Pre-Fork Drop On January 16th, Ethereum is scheduled to undergo a network-wide system update called ‘Constantinople’. Among other things, the implementation of the upgrade will reduce the block reward from 3 ETH/block to 2 ETH/block. Days before the event, however, Ethereum’s (ETH) price experienced a notable decline. In a matter of minutes, ETH priceRead MoreThe post XRP Overtakes Ethereum Despite Looming ‘Constantinople’ Upgrade appeared first on Bitcoinist.com.
