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You're right, it was worldwide, that 504 is a server error, so it was affecting everyone.
Upvu.org is another alternative, but it is hosted too far away from me and using it is a real pain, the most of the times.

I saw ripple going up for a bit so it looks like you're right. But I have also noticed everything I buy goes down so if I buy a couple of ripple it might doomed

Honestly, I don't really see the connection with my comment, but alrighty 😉