📈 30 Second Cryptocurrency Price Summary Current Bitcoin Price: $10,340 Bitcoin price has smashed through the $10,000 mark today, in a powerful 6% upward move. Top-20 altcoins have responded excellently, with Ethereum gaining 16% and XRP 7%. Binance Coin and Huobi token have cooled off, both losing value today. Top Stories for February 12, 2019 🔥 JPMorgan Chase has been reported to be seeking a merger of its blockchain unit, with well-known Ethereum tech company Consensys. The blockchain unit, called Quorum, is also Ethereum-based, and has a team of 25 members worldwide.They have previously worked with Consensys in joint initiatives. Fed chairman Jerome Powell spoke in front of the House Financial Services Committee today, on the topics of the US economy and monetary policy. The testimony acknowledged the need for privacy in cryptocurrency, as well as the potential implications of Facebook's Libra project on monetary policy. Recorded Future has published a report claiming that North Korea has made a conscious effort to ramp up cryptocurrency mining operations, with a focus on Monero. Whereas the country was mining Bitcoin and Monero equally last year, this year has shown a "tenfold increase in Monero mining activity from North Korean IP ranges". | 