 | | | Here are today's ten most important Bitcoin stories, efficiently ranked & summarized by smart humans, not algorithms: | | $BTC (12:25 p.m. EST): $6,791.03 (0.53%) // 90-day high: $11,849.50 // 90-day low: $6,247.06/ / More… $BCH (12:25 p.m. EST): $917.69 (-0.71%) // 90-day high: $1,786.80// 90-day low: $608.37 // More… $ETH (12:26 p.m. EST): $526.42 (0.51%) // 90-day high: $831.65 // 90-day low: $365.43 // More… $LTC (12:26 p.m. EST): $105.68 (0.06%) // 90-day high: $251.03 // 90-day low: $111.31 // More… $XRP (12:26 p.m. EST): $0.57 (0.63%) // 90-day high: $1.20 // 90-day low: $0.47 // More… Here are the 10 most important stories about bitcoin and cryptocurrencies today |     | | 5. 94 of the top 100 blockchain projects have launched on top of the ethereum network, a researcher says. Kevin Rooke, a cryptocurrency researcher and YouTube personality said ethereum has more than 250,000 developers, a shockingly high number based on the relatively small cryptocurrency industry. That market dominance, though, may be beginning to change. In the past year, alternative blockchain protocols have emerged such as EOS, NEO, Cardano, and Qtum. -CCN | | | | 6. There are two ways to invest in bitcoin. There is the old-fashioned way of purchasing coins on an exchange, and now the option to buy futures contracts. This article looks at the pros and cons of both. -CNBC 7. Noted cryptocurrency bull John McAfee told his more than 826,000 Twitter followers not to worry about bitcoin’s price drop. “It is an overreaction to the news that Bitstamp, Coinbase, itBit, and Kraken are being investigated for price manipulation. This will delay the bull market by no more than 30 days. Don’t buy into the fear. Buy the coins.” –GLOBAL COIN REPORT 8. Don’t be fooled by bitcoin’s resurgence after hitting two-month lows this past weekend. Any price gains will be short lived, believes one analyst. -COINDESK 9. Litecoin is in danger of falling below $100 per coin. Litecoin eclipsed $100 per coin last December during the peak of the cryptocurrency boom but has largely followed bitcoin’s decline this year. The numbers, at least in the immediate future, do not project a resurgence. -INVESTOPEDIA 10. Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales talked blockchain at a recent summit. The big takeaway: “You can’t ban blockchain,” he said. “It’s math.” –COIN TELEGRAPH | | | | From the Forums The crypto experience on Twitter is somehow getting worse. Look at the median transaction fees of cryptocurrencies, not the average fee. A Paris sandwich shop will take bitcoin but not credit cards. | | | | | | | |
