Bitcoin has risen sharply by $ 500 from $ 8,200 to $ 8,700 this Wednesday and at the time of preparation of the material, it is trading around $ 8,600.
At the same time as the exchange rate increasedtrading volume. So, on the Coinbase exchange for the two-hour period, 322 bitcoins were exchanged, while in previous similar segments the value was 20-50 BTC or less.
</p>However, a number of altcoins today surpassBitcoin Ethereum, for example, rose from $ 179 to $ 195, also at higher volumes. Events are developing simultaneously with the conference of Ethereum developers DevCon in Japanese Osaka taking place these days.
</p>The biggest rise in the top ten wasBinance Coin – its rate increased by 9%. Earlier today, Binance announced the launch of peer-to-peer trading of BTC, ETH and USDT paired with the Chinese Yuan and the ability to deposit funds through payment services Alipay and WeChat Pay.
Chainlink also rose 10% within 24 hours; over the week, its growth was 45%, which allowed him to reach the 14th line in the list of the largest crypto assets CoinMarketCap.
Maker was also among the leaders, occupying 23rd place.place – it grew by 18%. Maker Foundation CEO Rune Christensen announced at DevCon that his organization intends to launch new types of collateralized debt positions for the Dai stablecoin and additional services, such as the ability to earn interest payments on Dai holdings.
The Siacoin rate increased by 17%.This was preceded by the announcement of the Kraken exchange about the listing of the cryptocurrency. Previously, the developers of Siacoin reported that they were able to reach an agreement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) during proceedings due to violations of securities laws, and agreed to pay a fine of $225,000
The segment's capitalization today rose by $ 10 billion and reached $ 232 billion, the Bitcoin dominance index fell below 67%.
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