π 30 Second Cryptocurrency Price Summary
Current Bitcoin Price:Β $22,540
Bitcoin price has fallen about 4% to begin Monday, as price finally appears to cool off following its monstrous bullish move.
Top-20 altcoins are red across the board, as Ethereum falls 7%, XRP drops 9% and several other coins post 9% losses.
Top Stories for December 21, 2020 π₯
π Personal Details Of 270K Ledger Customers Leaked
A database of 270,000 Ledger customers has been leaked on a hacking forum and marketplace, RaidForums.
Ledger, a popular cryptocurrency hardware wallet company, had publicly disclosed a data breach taht occurred in June, but claimed that the information of only 9,500 customers was compromised.
The leaked information appears to include emails of more than 1 million customers, as well as the physical addresses and phone numbers of 270,000.
π New $900B Stimulus Package Precipitates, Including $600 Checks
US Congress have finally struck a deal on a second stimulus package for 2020, which will provide $900 billion in aid.
The package includes another round of direct stimulus payments, this time of $600 to income earners of lessthan $75,000 per year.
π Dogecoin Surges 25% Following Elon Musk Tweet
Dogecoin (DOGE) has rallied 25% today, following a simple tweet from billionaire Elon Musk about the meme. Musk also edited his profile biography line to say “Former CEO of Dogecoin”.
The coin reached a price of almost 49 cents shortly after the tweet on cryptocurrency exchange Binance, in the absence of any other notable news surrounding the coin.