π 30 Second Cryptocurrency Price Summary Current Bitcoin Price: $8,469 Bitcoin price has fallen half a percent over the last 24 hours, after a larger fall over the weekend. Price has settled below the $8,500 mark. Altcoins have also had poor performance, with most top-20 coins down or relatively unchanged over the last day of trading. Cardano and Tezos have been the best performers, with increases of 1.5% and 3%, respectively. Top Stories for November 18, 2019 π₯ Weibo - China's version of Twitter - has suspended both the Binance and Tron official accounts due to "violations of laws and regulations and relevant provisions". A Chinese news source has reported that the suspension for Binance may be subject to greater penalties. The suspension may be due to Binance's recent announcement of fiat gateways via WeChat and Alipay. Coinbase is collaborating with Kingdom Trust and Regal Assets to launch crypto-based investor returement accounts (IRAs). Accounts will be insured with $200m from the largest insurance company in the world, Lloyd's of London. The United States Federal Reserve Board has expressed its concerns regarding the rise of stablecoins in a recent report, and indicated the steps that must be taken to prevent a crisis. The Fed's main concern appears to lie on a bank-run on stablecoin issuers, in the case of a peg being broken. |