📈 30 Second Cryptocurrency Price Summary Current Bitcoin Price: $7,144 Bitcoin price has fallen half a percent over the last 24 hours, briefly testing the $7,100 mark. Top-20 altcoins have also taken a small hit, with Ethereum down 0.5%, and XRP down 0.8%. Huobi Token is the day's biggest gainer, with a rise of 2%. Top Stories for January 2, 2019 🔥 Two major Singaporean banks are working with multiple other organizations in the country to develop a blockchain trade platform. The platform will be open-source, and is intended to streamline international trade processes. The very first trade on the platform is due to complete this month, involving $20m of iron ore between Africa and China. The Google Play Store has restored the MetaMask Android app, after initially banning it last week. The app was supposedly banned for allegedly offering mining services, with an appeal by the MetaMask team being denied swiftly afterward. China has passed a law governing cryptographic passwords, as part of its roll-out plan for their central bank digital currency. The law separates passwords into three categories: passwords, common passwords, and commercial passwords. | 