 | | | Here are today's ten most important Bitcoin stories, efficiently ranked & summarized by smart humans, not algorithms: | | $BTC (1:15 p.m. EST): $6,682.04 (-0.25%) // 90-day high: $9,927.71 // 90-day low: $5,755.25/ / More… $BCH (1:15 p.m. EST): $752.13 (-2.61%) // 90-day high: $1,786.80// 90-day low: $608.37 // More… $ETH (1:16 p.m. EST): $475.43 (0.33%) // 90-day high: $831.65 // 90-day low: $365.43 // More… $LTC (1:16 p.m. EST): $84.87 (-2.53%) // 90-day high: $251.03 // 90-day low: $73.12 // More… $XRP (1:16 p.m. EST): $0.48 (-2.16%) // 90-day high: $1.20 // 90-day low: $0.43 // More… Here are the 10 most important stories about bitcoin and cryptocurrencies today |     | | 5. An estimated six million bitcoins are currently inaccessible because of lost or theft, said Jameson Lopp, former lead engineer at BitGo. These coins have either been lost or stolen, and their inability to be used raises an interesting question: Should they factor into the price of bitcoin? After all, as Lopp said, there is a finite supply of bitcoin, so if a large portion – 28.5 percent to be exact – are gone, should that factor more into the price? Kim Grauer, senior economist at Chainalysis, said both yes and no. Grauer explained that in the long-term, as the fixed supply of BTC maxes out, it is possible that an increase in demand could push the price of bitcoin higher, but not yet. -CCN |  | | | | 6. New Era Energy, a Singapore-based company, has developed a blockchain-based framework intended to help other blockchain companies offset emissions. The company’s flagship product, the Carbon Grid Protocol, can be used to offset the carbon emissions of almost any kind of business. New Era Energy is targeting blockchain firms because each transaction is easy to track and tends to have a high footprint. –GREENTECH MEDIA 7. An analyst gives three reasons that point to a bullish future for bitcoin. The top reason, he speculates, may be bitcoin’s inverse reaction to Wall Street. When there is uncertainty in the stock market, more money tends to make its way to crypto. -FORBES
8. Spanish lawmakers have pushed to bring blockchain into the country’s government. One-hundred thirty-three members of the Popular Party, the government’s ruling political party, submitted a blockchain-related proposal. It recommends the government introduce blockchain to bring “traceability, robustness and transparency” to decision making. -COINDESK 9. Here’s a timeline of cryptocurrency regulation in India. The country has taken a strict stance on cryptocurrency over the past year. -QUARTZ 10. Fundstrat’s Tom Lee cut his year-end bitcoin price target 20 percent. Lee, a longtime bitcoin bull, lowered his project from $25,000 per coin to $20,000. -CNBC | | | | | | | |
