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📈 30 Second Cryptocurrency Price Summary
Current Bitcoin Price: $8,646
Bitcoin price has cooled off from its recent run, dropping 2% from local highs today.
Top-20 altcoins have also corrected, as Ethereum drops 2%, and XRP 3% over the last 24 hours of trading. Bitcoin Cash has fallen 6%.
Top Stories for January 16, 2019 🔥
👉 Reserve Bank of Australia Trials Payment System on Ethereum
The Reserve Bank of Australia has disclosed that it has made practice-runs of a payment system, based on a private Ethereum chain.
The purpose of the trial was to simulate the use of a central bank token, issued to commercial banks to settle inter-bank obligations.
👉 Report Shows 9% of Financial Advisers Add Crypto to Client Portfolios
Bitwise and ETF Trends have released a report, which illustrates financial advisers’ attitudes towards cryptocurrencies.
The report found that 9% of advisers allocate a percentage of client funds to crypto, with overall allocation at about 6%.
👉 Ripple’s Motion to Dismiss XRP Securities Lawsuit Taken Under Submission
Minutes have emerged from today’s US District Court hearing, showing that Ripple’s motion to dismiss the XRP securities lawsuit has been taken under submission.
A verdict on the hearing was expected by yesterday, however the outcome will remain unclear for several days, or even weeks from now.