 | | | Here are today's ten most important Bitcoin stories, efficiently ranked & summarized by smart humans, not algorithms: | | $BTC (1:16 p.m. EST): $7,438.45 (7.10%) // 90-day high: $9,927.71 // 90-day low: $5,755.25/ / More… $BCH (1:16 p.m. EST): $868.15 (6.54%) // 90-day high: $1,786.80// 90-day low: $608.37 // More… $ETH (1:16 p.m. EST): $493.09 (2.17%) // 90-day high: $831.65 // 90-day low: $365.43 // More… $LTC (1:17 p.m. EST): $90.77 (6.05%) // 90-day high: $251.03 // 90-day low: $73.12 // More… $XRP (1:17 p.m. EST): $0.51 (5.18%) // 90-day high: $1.20 // 90-day low: $0.43 // More… Here are the 10 most important stories about bitcoin and cryptocurrencies today |     | | 6. Boeing plans to develop a pilotless vehicle platform that uses blockchain. The company recently partnered with T, a Texas-based company, to build the platform which will track unmanned air vehicles and allocate flight corridors. “We're at a point in history where technological advances and societal trends are converging to demand bold solutions and a different way to travel,” Boeing’s CTO Greg Hyslop said. –COIN TELEGRAPH 7. Richard Thaler, a Nobel-prize winning economist, has followed Warren Buffet’s advice and plans to avoid bitcoin. “Warren Buffet says a lot of smart things, and one of the things he says is, don’t make investments in things you don’t understand,” Thaler said. “And I have no clue [when it comes to bitcoin].” -CNBC 8. Mastercard continues to apply for blockchain patents. The latest one looks to quicken merchant transactions that use cryptocurrencies. –THE NEXT WEB 9. Bitcoin’s recent price surge means FOMO is back. Bitcoin owners will want to hold on to their coins, while outsiders will want to buy in – quickly. -FORBES 10. Billionaire Marc Lasry believes bitcoin could reach up to $40,000 per coin. The price increase will come as bitcoin becomes easier to trade and a more mainstream form of payment. -CNBC | | | | | | | |
