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📈 30 Second Price Summary
Current Bitcoin Price: $5281
As a whole, the cryptocurrency market is up almost 2% today. Following Bitcoin’s 2% rise yesterday, Ethereum has bounced up about 5% over the last 24 hours. Bitcoin has only risen a further 0.5% over those last 24 hours, though.
XRP is up 1% on the daily, while Litecoin and Binance Coin are posting more impressive gains of 4.4% and 10% respectively. In the top-20, Bitcoin SV has seen a recovery of near 7%, while Tezos is trending up around 12.5%.
Top Stories for 18th April 2019 🔥
👉 Bitcoin SV down near 20% following delistings
If you’ve been following our more recent newsletters, you might have seen the controversy over Bitcoin SV. The coin was recently delisted from major exchanges including Binance, ShapeShift, and Kraken, following the actions of proponent Craig Wright.
After all these delistings, Bitcoin SV is now down nearly 20%, sitting just underneath the $60 mark. It had previously dipped below, but has recovered more than 7% over the last 24 hours.
👉 Brave Rewards reaches Google Play Store
Brave is the cryptocurrency publishing platform that includes a secure, snappy browser and a novel approach to advertising. Users of Brave are rewarded Basic Attention Token (BAT) for watching ads, and can donate the BAT to publishers of their choice.
Today, the Brave Rewards app finally reached the Google Play Store. While the ability to earn cryptocurrency while using the app isn’t yet complete, you can download the app and tip your favorite publishers from the comfort of any Android device.
👉 Rakuten begins accepting applications for exchange
Rakuten is the Japanese retail giant sometimes described as the “Amazon of Japan.” The online conglomerate, a sponsor of FC Barcelona, recently announced its plans to open a cryptocurrency exchange.
Rakuten Wallet, the exchange, has already begun taking applications for users interested in trading on the platform.