Bitcoin price today sitting at $6,444
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So far today, Bitcoin price is sitting at $6748.99 representing a growth of 3.11% in the last 24 hours. More than $250 M worth of BTC were exchanged in the BTC/USD market representing an 11.9% share of the global daily volume. The BTC/JPY pair represents a 66.4% share
LIVE CRYPTO RATES FOR TODAY
| Name | Price | 24H (%) |
|---|---|---|
 Bitcoin(BTC) | $95,916.35 | -2.41% |
 Ethereum(ETH) | $3,339.72 | -3.22% |
 XRP(XRP) | $2.17 | -4.60% |
 Cardano(ADA) | $0.87 | -4.26% |
 Bitcoin Cash(BCH) | $438.51 | -4.17% |
 Litecoin(LTC) | $102.62 | -4.52% |
 Monero(XMR) | $190.81 | -1.96% |
 IOTA(IOTA) | $0.295295 | -9.15% |
 Dash(DASH) | $41.41 | -9.53% |
 NEM(XEM) | $0.024308 | -6.93% |
Meanwhile, Ethereum price USD has also gone up this evening to $519.423 this Eth rate is 3.34% over the past 24 hours and is currently sitting at $519.423, with over $50 M worth of Ether exchanged in the past 24 hours on the ETH/USD pair which has a 17.7% market share of the daily trading volume.
Crypto Currency FX
|
Bitcoin (BTC)
|
6748.99
|
3.11% |
 Ethereum (ETH)
|
519.423
|
3.34% |
 Ripple (XRP)
|
0.542727
|
2.49% |
 Bitcoin Cash (BCH)
|
891.624
|
4.55% |
 Litecoin (LTC)
|
98.4728
|
1.67% |
 Cardano (ADA)
|
0.165742
|
1.5% |
 IOTA (MIOTA)
|
1.19864
|
1.59% |
 Dash (DASH)
|
266.351
|
-1.16% |
 Monero (XMR)
|
127.985
|
2.87% |
 NEM (XEM)
|
0.199743
|
1.46% |
Cryptocurrency Market News Updates Headlines Update (18 June 2018)
Etoro Is Launching an OTC Crypto Trading Desk for Institutions
Social investing platform Etoro is now expanding into the institutional segment with a new cryptocurrency offering. According to the news outlet Business Insider, Etoro is setting up an over-the-counter (OTC) trading desk in London for institutions wishing to trade cryptocurrencies and also revealed the launch of its own cryptocurrency exchange. Etoro’s CEO, Yoni Assia, stated:
“We are launching an OTC desk for institutions. We’ve seen more and more interest from corporates and institutions. We’ve actually set up our corporate team here in the UK to start setting up accounts to trade on eToro. We’ve announced that we’re launching the exchange as well so, between the exchange and the OTC desk, we’re also starting to serve more potential institutions and financial institutions.”
Russia’s Largest Banks Are Piloting Bitcoin and Crypto Portfolios
Last Friday, Sberbank and Alfa Bank announced that they are piloting cryptocurrency portfolios for their private clients, according to the Kommersant newspaper. The two of Russia’s largest banks will offer their clients shares in a special fund that will be trading the six most popular cryptocurrencies on major exchanges, including Kraken and Bitstamp. Sberbank’s Deputy Chair, Ana Ivanchuk, said:
“We’d like to offer our clients an absolutely transparent way to invest in digital assets with a full compliance with regulations that will let them invest in the product they are interested in Russia.”
Chip Maker Nvidia Adds Blockchain-AI Startup to Incubator
Nvidia announced the acceptance of Ubex, a cryptocurrency startup, into its Inception Program to develop a smart online marketing platform that uses blockchain and artificial intelligence. According to the Nvidia Program Head, Arjun Dutt, the main factor to take this decision was the deep learning and neural networks used by Ubex, as stated:
“The main area of interest is their use of deep learning [and] neural networks for better online advertising algorithms.”
