π 30 Second Cryptocurrency Price Summary Current Bitcoin Price: $49,950 Bitcoin price broke the $50,000 mark once again over the weekend, now hovering slightly below the key level going into Monday. Top-20 altcoins are very stationary over the last 24 hours of trading, as Ethereum gains less than 1%, XRP rises 3%, and THETA is the biggest gainer with a gain of 9%. Top Stories for March 8, 2021 π₯ Chinese photo retouching app company, Meitu, has disclosed purchases of Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) totaling $40 million. The exact amount of crypto within the purchases included 15,000 ETH and 379.12 BTC, under a company investment plan which permitted cryptocurrency purchases up to $100 million. Meitu is one of the most popular mobile apps in China, with a market cap of around $1.5 billion. According to reports, the company is also exploring launching an Ethereum-based app. The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced "Operation Hidden Treasure", a program focused on finding unreported cryptocurrency-related income. The program will train agents to pinpoint tax evasion on blockchain public ledgers, in a joint effort between the IRS's civil office of fraud enforcement and criminal investigation unit. Uniswap's UNI governance token has soared over 50% within a single week, earning the token a place in the top-10 cryptocurrencies ranked by market cap.Each UNI token is now valued at more than $33, giving it a total market cap of around $17 billion. The surge has coincided with rumors that the decentralized exchange's V3 upgrade may soon be launched. |