Ripple 2018 Price Prediction? Cryptocurrency during 2017 has become the "Primadonna" in the discussion on the Internet, from social media to financial discussion forums, all of them interested in crypto currencies. The biggest trigger comes from Bitcoin, where the current Bitcoin price has soared to the level of $ 17,000 even though at the beginning of the year the price was $ 800. So the total increase is more than 1,000% or more than 10 times. Therefore, almost all other Crypto Currencies are also affected by the Upward Trend in general. Like Ripple with its XRP value unit, which is currently ranked 5th for the most popular coins in the world, with capitalization of more than $ 15 billion.