Crypto bulletin
NASA wants a data scientist with knowledge in crypto and blockchain
NASA is looking for a data scientist who is well versed in blockchain and cryptocurrencies according to their recent job posting on LinkedIn. The American space agency has been looking into different use cases of blockchain to enable secure and private communication with air traffic services.
Facebook breaks down fiat currency contribution to LibraÂ
A myriad of fiat currencies will back Libra, Facebook’s stablecoin, with USD influencing 50% of its price. Facebook explained the breakdown of the other half in a letter to a German legislator, Fabio De Masi. Euro, Yen, British Pound, and the Singapore Dollar will contribute to Libra’s price in the ratio of 18:14:11:7, respectively.Â
Scam masked under Elon Musk’s nameÂ
Bitcoin Profit is a scam using Elon Musk’s picture and promising over 4000% returns to lure investors. The scam above has used names of Richard Branson and Bill Gates to offer authenticity to their advertisements.
Armenian IT firm caught for illegally mining cryptocurrency
The Armenian National Security Service (NSS) busted an IT firm that was illegally consuming energy to mine cryptocurrency. Over 1.5 million kWh, valued at $153,387, was used unlawfully for 18 months.
Etherdelta hackers indicted
The United States attorney’s office indicted Etherdelta hackers, Elliot Gunton, and Anthony Nashatka for stealing private keys and cryp[to addresses. Conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft are among their five indictments.
Bakkt’s futures trading launched
Bakkt’s future trading went live with the first futures trade completed for $10,115. Current trade volume on Bakkt is 28.
Bitcoin Price
Current Bitcoin Price – $9,942.83
Yesterday, Bitcoin opened at a price of $10,024.12. The fluctuations drove it to the lowest value of $9,922.53 and the highest value of $10,074.44 in 24 hours. Bitcoin closed at $10,070.39 and saw an increase of 0.46% throughout the day. The crypto coin is still below its all-time high value of $20,089.00 by 49.85%.
Ethereum Price
Current Ethereum Price – $209.86
Yesterday, Ethereum opened at $215.49. The fluctuations drove it to the lowest value of $207.64 and the highest value of $216.09 in 24 hours. Ethereum closed at $211.55 and saw a decrease of 1.83% throughout the day.
The crypto coin is still below its all-time high value of $1,432.88 by 84.91%.
Ripple Price
Current Ripple Price – $0.274816  Â
Yesterday, Ripple opened at $0.289460. The fluctuations drove it to the lowest value of $0.274316 and the highest value of $0.289673 in 24 hours. Ripple closed at $0.278931 and saw a decrease of 3.64% throughout the day.
The crypto coin is still below its all-time high value of $3.84 by 92.45%.
Litecoin Price
Current Litecoin Price – $73.07  Â
Yesterday, Litecoin opened at $73.51. The fluctuations drove it to the lowest value of $71.80 and the highest value of $73.55 in 24 hours. Litecoin closed at $72.62 and saw a decrease of 1.21% throughout the day.
The crypto coin is still below its all-time high value of $375.29 by 80.4%.
Cardano Price
Current Cardano Price – $0.048711
Yesterday, Cardano opened at $0.051894. The fluctuations drove it to the lowest value of $0.047857 and the highest value of $0.051954 in 24 hours. Cardano closed at $0.049111 and saw a decrease of 5.36% throughout the day.
The crypto coin is still below its all-time high value of $1.33 by 96.09%.
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Bitcoin Market Cap
The day ended with $178,500,281,908 for the Bitcoin Market Cap.
 Ethereum Market cap
The day ended with $22,635,281,505 for the Ethereum Market Cap.
 Ripple Market cap
The day ended with $11,832,226,582 for the Ripple Market Cap.
 Litecoin Market cap
The day ended with $4,626,706,483 for the Litecoin Market Cap.
Cardano Market cap
The day ended with $1,262,940,837 for the Cardano Market Cap.
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Bitcoin Trading Volume
The 24-hour trading volume of Bitcoin – $12,690,702,011  Â
Ethereum Trading Volume
The 24-hour trading volume of Ethereum – $7,053,071,032  Â
Ripple Trading Volume
The 24-hour trading volume of Ripple – $1,101,898,400  Â
Litecoin Trading Volume
The 24-hour trading volume of Litecoin – $2,600,474,499  Â
Cardano Trading Volume
The 24-hour trading volume of Cardano – $67,084,836  Â
Whale alerts
Crypto enthusiasts beware of these whales
- 4,923 BTC ($50,210,372) transferred from an Unknown wallet to another Unknown wallet. Transaction ID:Â 0da5ca0eb5cf315e8866c21a954e967ecb79f06e43e6b851c838fdd6b27fb018
- 311,819,700 XLM ($22,905,868) transferred from Binance to an Unknown wallet. Transaction ID:Â 12f77a36a34803aa44374bdcb1ed5a25765a76f91ead245551477f7fcba35c3c
- 6,000,888 EOS ($22,591,794) transferred from Binance to an Unknown wallet. Transaction ID:Â 789447d0c500e1aff4e2ec4156e6692a84572ea59ef982029e51161a55425d44
Crypto controversy
Why is Business Insider posting a video of Gary Shilling’s opinion on Bitcoin from January 2019?Â
This legendary investor doesn’t trust bitcoin pic.twitter.com/01nKama6to
— Business Insider (@businessinsider) September 23, 2019
Gary Shilling gives his opinion on bitcoin, calling it a ‘black box’ pic.twitter.com/3jEe1pzgve
— Business Insider (@businessinsider) January 4, 2019
What to expect today?
Bitcoin is facing strong resistance at $10,000. Will the bears force BTC to test the $9,600 support levels or will the bulls help push it towards $10,400.
