Ripple [XRP] surges in this country, but pump-and-dump fears rise

One of the biggest talking points in the crypto space over the last few weeks has been the meteoric rise of Ripple [XRP]. Ripple Labs, which has been locked in a controversial, two-year-long lawsuit, saw the price of its native token surge 15% over the last seven days and nearly 16% from what it was a month back, data from CoinMarketCap revealed.