Market Update 3.16.18 – Lisk Prices Surge the Most in the Top 20
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Lisk Prices Surge the Most in the Top 20
In a market that has been predominantly bearish, Lisk has cross the $12.50 mark, going up by 15.64% in the last 24 hours.
This gain has taken Lisk’s token price from $10.70 to $12.50 in only a few hours. A $1.80 gain may not sound much overall, however, to Lisk users, this is a big step forward.
What remains to be seen is whether this altcoin will be able to maintain this upward trend. The feeling is that once Bitcoin’s downward trend reverses, Lisk’s upward trend may reverse.
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Farewell ICO, Hello Airdrops Subscriptions
In a unique move, Onchain, the company that is building an Ontology network designed to connect real-world institutions to each other, is launching its project tokens through online subscriptions for its newsletter. This new token was distributed a little over a month ago and is already trading at just over a dollar, according to Coinmarketcap.
The company has promised to issue 1,000 ONT tokens to every new subscriber to their newsletter. This is called an airdrop and is fast catching on as a trend for new ICOs.
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ATO Issues Warning of Bitcoin Scam
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) recently issued a warning that there is now a new kind of scam doing the rounds. Scammers are claiming fake tax debts on behalf of the ATO and then requesting payments in Bitcoin as well as other cryptocurrencies.
The ATO’s Assistant Commissioner, Kath Anderson warned that this scam first surfaced in 2017, where scammers claimed that there were new tax payment methods available using digital currency. She said that the perpetrators have already managed to steal $50,000 worth of Bitcoins in 2017.
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Total Market Cap: Mar 16
Trading volume once again went down to $13.61 billion in the last 24 hours. Crypto market valuation went up a little to $324.70 billion in the last one day.
Bitcoin Price Analysis: Mar 16
Bitcoin regained a little momentum today, gaining 3.79% to trade at a price of $8,208.67. Trading volume further decreased to $5.63 billion but Bitcoin’s value in the market went up slightly and is now $138.52 billion.
Ethereum Price Analysis: Mar 16
Ethereum has shown a lot of volatility in the last 24 hours, with the altcoin’s price see-sawing up and down. Currently, at the time of writing, Ethereum’s price is up by 2% in the last one day to currently trade at $600.35. The world’s second most valuable cryptocurrency has a trade volume of $1.45 billion and its market capitalization is $58.95 billion.
State of the Top 10 Cryptocurrencies: Mar 16
The following list gives data on the performance of the world’s top ten cryptocurrencies in terms of market capitalization. The data is for the last 24 hours.
- Bitcoin is currently at a market price of $8,208.67, rising by 3.79%. Its current market value is $138.52 billion.
- Ethereum is currently at a market price of $600.35, inching up by 2%. Its current market value is $58.95 billion.
- Ripple is currently at a market price of $0.68, inching up by 4.61%. Its current market value is $26.80 billion.
- Bitcoin Cash is currently at a market price of $912.60, inching up by 2.70%. Its current market value is $15.53 billion.
- Litecoin is currently at a market price of $159.93, inching up by 3.23%. Its current market value is $8.90 billion.
- Cardano is currently at a market price of $0.178432, inching up by 1.06%. Its current market value is $4.62 billion.
- NEO is currently at a market price of $66.70, inching up by 0.43%. Its current market value is $4.33 billion.
- Stellar is currently at a market price of $0.2316, inching up by 4.50%. Its current market value is $4.28 billion.
- EOS is currently at a market price of $4.99, inching up by 0.60%. Its current market value is $3.65 billion.
Dash has entered the top 10 list and is currently at a market price of $410.89, a decline of 3.70%. Its current market value is $3.27 billion.