Stellar?! Why the sudden moon launch? (Is it IBM?!) and next to launch prediction?

Firstly- what is Stellar?
My previous definition? A wannabe Ripple.

Their own definition?
Stellar is a platform that connects banks, payments systems, and people.
Integrate to move money quickly, reliably, and at almost no cost.

Looks like I was very wrong perhaps!!!

Over 100% boost in last 24 hours.

Stellars latest news however has perhaps solved this mystery...

"IBM and KlickEx Choose Stellar to Power the Future of Cross-Border Payments

Today we are excited to announce that Stellar is partnering with IBM and KlickEx to develop a blockchain-based cross-border payments solution proven to significantly reduce transaction costs and increase transaction speeds"

Source- https://www.stellar.org/blog/IBM-KlickEx-Partnership/

Do we think this is the cause?
Do we think the rise has peaked?
EOY predictions?
And lastly, will Ripple be the next to rise?

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Wow, Stellar and IBM ?? That's great news!

I know right? I somehow missed this and was posting to see if anyone knew why this happened... then I saw the IBM news and put 2 and 2 together.

I have nothing in Stellar and now too hesitant to jump in after the mooning.

What about you?

I have just a few Stellar from before :) But I think it is still time to buy. A few months ago, Stellar went to $0.6. Now it is still at $0.3. So I think it can still go up. If I can, I will buy a few more.

If it takes a dip in the next 24H I might throw some money at it in that case.
Think Ripple will follow its trend upwards? Very similar coins and goals...

Yeah, it will probably go down temporarily a little bit because people will take benefits.
As for XRP... I don't know. They have the same technology, but not necessarily the same goals and partnerships. I don't see XRP going much up because of Stellar going up.

Thanks! Good advice, I have a little bit of Verge. Hoping it catches the trend and has a boost too

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