📈 30 Second Cryptocurrency Price Summary Current Bitcoin Price: $7,269 Bitcoin has traveled relatively sideways over the last 24 hours, with a price change of less than half a percent. Altcoins are in slightly worse shape, with Ethereum and Litecoin falling about 1.5% each. Stellar is the worst performer in the top-20 today, falling 7% over the last 24 hours. Top Stories for December 3, 2019 🔥 The South African Reserve Bank has drafted a plan to prevent the use of cryptocurrency for evading the country's currency controls. The new rules are due to be implemented in the first quarter of 2020, and follow a bank clamp-down on cryptocurrency firms. SoftBank, a major Japanese holding company, has released a cryptocurrency payment card, which will enable users to store and spend a variety of digital assets. The cards feature an LED screen, micro battery, and a WiFi receiver which can connect the card to the internet. When disconnected from the internet, the card acts as a cold wallet, similar to hardwallets currently available on the market. Vertcoin, which is well-known for its ASIC-resistant approach, has been 51 percent-attacked for a second time in the last year. The attack involved 603 genuine blocks on the chain being replaced by 553 fraudulent blocks written by the attacker, involving 5 instances of double-spending. | 