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📈 30 Second Cryptocurrency Price Summary
Current Bitcoin Price: $6,902
Bitcoin has plunged 4% today, finally breaking the $7,000 mark and settling around $6,900.
Top-20 altcoins did even worse, with XRP plummeting 7%, and Ethereum 6% overnight. Tezos was the only major coin in the green today, rising 3%.
Top Stories for December 17, 2019 🔥
👉 Report on PlusToken Scam Blamed for Bitcoin Plunge
A report by Chainalysis, which covered the alleged ponzi scheme “PlusToken”, has been blamed by some traders for today’s Bitcoin selloff.
The report claims that a combined $239 million worth of Bitcoin and Ether remain controlled by those behind PlusToken. They have allegedly already liquidated another $185 million of stolen Bitcoin.
👉 BAT’s Brave Browser Hits 350,000 Verified Publishers
Brave, the privacy browser created to integrate the BAT token, has reportedly reached a milestone of more than a third of a million verified publishers.
The browser has also achieved over 40 millions downloads on the Google Play Store, and the BAT token has hit over 220,000 addresses.
👉 “Russian Silk Road” to Raise $146 in ICO
A Russian darknet marketplace is looking to raise $146m in crypto, in an effort to make their operation global.
It is thought that the offering will be the first of a new wave of ICOs for online marketplaces which operate in grey or black-market areas.
The ICO is based on a new technology from Bitcoin Cash, which involves the use of ERC-20-like tokens.