 | | | Here are today's ten most important Bitcoin stories, efficiently ranked & summarized by smart humans, not algorithms: | | $BTC (1:24 p.m. EST): $6,454.02 (-0.42%) // 90-day high: $8,362.59 // 90-day low: $5,755.25/ / More… $BCH (1:24 p.m. EST): $526.66 (-3.71%) // 90-day high: $1,663.91// 90-day low: $513.11 // More… $ETH (1:25 p.m. EST): $277.18 (-4.69%) // 90-day high: $790.72 // 90-day low: $242.75 // More… $LTC (1:25 p.m. EST): $55.33 (-2.56%) // 90-day high: $162.87 // 90-day low: $52.78 // More… $XRP (1:25 p.m. EST): $0.33 (-1.81%) // 90-day high: $0.86 // 90-day low: $0.22 // More… Here are the 10 most important stories about bitcoin and cryptocurrencies today |     | | 6. Bakkt, the digital asset platform created by Starbucks, Microsoft, and BCG, will not support margin trading. CEO Kelly Loeffler recently outlined the major principles of the platform. They include an infrastructure for institutional investments, transparent and efficient price discovery, and a consistant regulatory construct. –BITCOINIST 7. The New York Times looks at life after the bitcoin boom. In particular, the story looks at investors who have lost significant amounts in recent months because of bitcoin's drop. –THE NEW YORK TIMES 8. The volume of bitcoin futures continues to drop. The volume dropped for the third straight day yesterday, and is down 69 percent from one week ago. –MARKET WATCH 9. The Ethereum Foundation awarded its third wave of grants. The money will fund projects to help scale the ethereum network. –ETH NEWS 10. Australians can now pay their bills with bitcoin. The arrangement comes because of a new partnership with Cointree and Gobbill. –BITCOINIST | | | | | | | |
