📈 30 Second Cryptocurrency Price Summary Current Bitcoin Price: $8,841 Bitcoin price has continued to soar over the last 24 hours of trading, reaching as high as $9,440 before correcting back under the $9,000 mark. Top-20 altcoins also spiked in price before cooling off, as Ethereum finishes the last 24 hours up 1%, XRP down 1%, and Bitcoin SV leading the way up almost 4%. Top Stories for April 30, 2020 🔥 A surge in cryptocurrency prices led by Bitcoin has caused an overnight jump of $35 billion to the total cryptocurrency market cap. Bitcoin itself rose almost 19%, its highest value since March, before a crash to $4,000. Analysts suggest that the two main factors contributing to the rise are the upcoming Bitcoin halving, as well as central bank monetary policy. A letter from Telegram to its investors has shown that the company has delayed the launch of its blockchain again, now until April 30, 2021. Due to the delay, they have also offered investors a 72% refund on their original investments. Interestingly, they have also added a second option of a 110% refund of their original investment by April 2021, via a loan option. KFC's Middle-Eastern division has deployed a blockchain solution for digital advertising and media purchasing, designed to improve transparency in the area. The platform will also solve issues in the security and privacy of all platform users including publishers, advertisersa nd consumers. | 