π 30 Second Cryptocurrency Price Summary Current Bitcoin Price: $7,052 Bitcoin price failed its attempt to break above $7,300 this weekend, falling back to the $7,000 mark. Top-20 altcoins are mostly down over the last 24 hours, with Ethereum and XRP both down 2% each, while Bitcoin Cash suffers the largest loss of 4%. Stellar is the only top-20 coin in the green, up 1.5% today. Top Stories for April 20, 2020 π₯ The hackers of the dForce decentralized finance network have reportedly started to return the funds they stole in a recent exploit, following negotiations with dForce. 99.9% of the networks funds were stolen in the exploit, worth $25 million. So far, 10% of the funds have been returned, in the form of HBTC and HUSD - both Huobi tokens. Hong Kong's first regulated Bitcoin fund was launched yesterday by Arrano Capital, a blockchain-focused subsidiary of Venture Smart Asia Limited. The fund tracks Bitcoin price, enabling investors to obtain Bitcoin exposure through a traditional financial tool and without the need for cryptocurrency knowledge. Prominent cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has reported an increase in deposits and purchases of $1,200 of 300%, as compared to statistics from before mid-April. The increase coincides directly with the issuance of 80 million stimulus checks by the US government, of exactly $1,200 each. |