However, while the total market cap of all virtual currencies rose up by 30 percent week-on-week, Ripple’s XRP has outpaced the notable recovery recently achieved. XRP initially had a disastrous start at the turn of this year, dropping by 77.77 percent during the first quarter. As of April 1, the token had already dropped by 87.86 percent which was a number that made it record the worst performance of the top 5 as at that time.