Bitcoin transactions approach new high – April 24

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Current Bitcoin Price: $5465

The market is down an average of 4.6% today, bouncing back against the recent up-trend. Bitcoin itself is down just 2.4%, while Ethereum and XRP are down 5.9% and 7.7% respectively.

Looking at other major altcoins, you can see why the market average is as low as it is. Bitcoin Cash, EOS, Litecoin, Binance Coin, Stellar, and many others are down in the 7.5% to 10% range.

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👉 Bitcoin transactions approach new high

Confirmed Bitcoin transactions per day is one of the prime metrics for gauging just how much cryptocurrencies are being used and traded. In the bull run of 2017, over 500,000 transactions were processed per day.

Bitcoin transactions have reached their highest levels since 2017, and it looks like they may come to test the all-time-high. Currently at 400,000 confirmed transactions per day, it’s not a long way to go!

👉 TD Ameritrade testing crypto trading

With tens of billions of dollars in assets and billions in revenue and profit, TD Ameritrade is a pretty big deal. The popular broker for traditional financial assets clearly has its eye on crypto, even backing an upcoming exchange.

One user accidentally purchase some Bitcoin on the platform the other day — or at least so they thought. As it turns out, the transaction was only visible on the front end, suggesting the broker might be testing crypto trading functionality.

👉 Binance Coin now largest closed-source asset

In technology, software is sometimes referred to as being “open source.” This means that the code for the software is made available to the public, both for those who want to review it and those who want to build on it.

Following its recent success price-wise, Binance Coin has become the largest closed-source digital asset trading on major exchanges!