Nearly 4 weeks old this news. No. That is only a part of the big reason, wich is a mixture of many good news in the past weeks without getting noticed by the price. This ignorance is ending now. But the main reason for the rise - or the inspiration to buy at the moment - are the rumours about alibaba. And the countdown on ripples twitter page fuels the lust of buying XRP, too.
don't forget the Koreans, they are pumping so hard these days.