It should not be a surprise in the rise of any altcoin now with bitcoin going up more than 40% in the past 24 hours from what I posted about earlier today:
https://steemit.com/bitcoin/@medevlo/bitcoin-is-booming-because-a-split-in-the-cryptocurrency-has-been-narrowly-averted

It was in the news headline and very important to all who deals in bitcoin which in this price increase of byteball shows it's effect on every other crypto in the entire digital currency gambit!