Today's cryptocurrency and blockchain news
Market leaders
Bitcoin is up 9% at $7,910
XRP is up 7% at 40 cents
and Ethereum is up 8% at $252
Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Blocknet, up 24%
Syscoin up 23%
and Mithril up 18%
The European Central Bank has released a report that they believe cryptocurrencies currently have no significant implications for monetary policy.
Baltimore is the latest city to be hit with a Bitcoin ransomeware attack.
Bitcoin has hit a 14th month high in search results on Google.
Links:
Baltimore: Ransomware Halts Real Estate Deals as Officials Refuse to Pay 13 Bitcoin Ransom
Bitcoin Search Interest Hits 14-Month High, Google Trends Data Shows
European Central Bank: Crypto Currently Has No Significant Implications for Monetary Policy
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