Bitcoin continued marching sideways today, clocking in at the $4,300 single-coin level at mid-day on Thursday, up slightly more than two percent from yesterday’s trading. The legacy bitcoin (BTC) market appears to be in the doldrums after a steep run-up from the $3,500 level at the end of September.

The rest of the market, as per usual, followed the leader and stayed mostly in a range. Ethereum’s ether was at $295, stubbornly refusing to breach the $300 level, while Litecoin was also stagnant, sitting at $51. Dash ($303) and Monero ($91) were also mainly at a standstill, while Bitcoin Cash ($353) continued to plunge from the $400 deck, sitting at $353 at mid-day.

The outlier was Ripple XEP, which was up a robust 10 percent to $0.233946. Ripple has been on the move lately, opening new offices in India and Singapore, boosting its profile and accessibility.

The Block Tribune Volatility Index, which measures price swings in bitcoin, reflected the torpor. It was down to BTVI 49.1 indicating a below-average day over the last 24 hours.