The biggest rising crypto-star of 2017 was XRP aka Ripple, according to data from CoinMarketCap. It started 2017 worth a measly $0.0065 per coin, but was valued at $2.47 in the end of the year 2017 a Herculean 37,000% increase so expect more pump this year 2018. It also enjoys the second largest market capitalisation behind Bitcoin and is now valued at $142bn overall. Bitcoin tots up a $251.4bn market cap, by way of comparison. Ethereum and Litecoin also performed exceptionally well.