Ripple briefly overtakes Ethereum as the No. 2 crypto

Ripple's XRP briefly passed Ethereum as the No. 2 cryptocurrency by market cap on Friday.
XRP's market cap reached $73.65 billion before the digital coin pared its gains.
XRP has gained more than 5,000% in 2017.
 
A red-hot close to 2017 briefly caused Ripple's XRP to overtake Ethereum as the second largest cryptocurrency by market cap.
Ripple, which focuses on bank transfers, sported gains of more than 40% at one point on Friday, propelling it to a record high and a market cap of