Bitcoin and Ripple XRP prices had plunged on Monday after website CoinMarketCap removed prices from South Korean exchanges.
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Bitcoin was back above $15,000 while XRP was trading at $2.38 on Bitstamp 

Cryptocurrencies are falling, led by ripple, bitcoin
Bitcoin and ripple fell 7.6 percent and 10 percent, respectively.
Ethereum prices, however, traded higher.
Ripple left counterparts like bitcoin, the largest digital currency by market cap, in the dust last year.

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Bitcoin and ripple fell 7.6 percent and 10 percent, respectively.
Ethereum prices, however, traded higher.
Ripple left counterparts like bitcoin, the largest digital currency by market cap, in the dust last year.
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