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The closed pre-sale of Gram tokens to Telegram LLC raised a total amount of $1.7 billion, exceeding the planned investment level by $500 million. This result allows Telegram to avoid further holding a public ICO and avoid the risks associated with its implementation. That is, users of the messenger who were already looking forward to purchasing tokens of a project doomed to success can only lick their lips.
The price of cryptocurrency is rising again. The price of bitcoin (BTC) has increased by 13% and is now $7,630. Ethereum (ETH) price is up 11.65% at $460. The price of EOS is up 31% in 24 hours to $8.90. Litecoin (LTC) is trading at $120 and Ripple (XRP) is up 11% at $0.56 as of this writing.
The market has revived today and the top five cryptocurrencies by capitalization are showing strong growth. EOS grew the most, replacing Litecoin in the top five.
Malta has been dubbed the “blockchain island” as more and more leading cryptocurrency companies are showing interest in the country’s favorable legal and tax environment for crypto businesses.
In anticipation of government regulation of the crypto market, Russians are preparing to mine, rolling up their sleeves, and purchasing “gray” equipment from China.
Over the past 24 hours, market price movements have been bullish, however, we have already seen a similar picture in previous weeks, so it is too early to write off the bears. Bitcoin struggled to reach $7,000 and is now trading at $6,950, which is 1.7% higher than yesterday’s price. Altcoins are also generally showing signs of growth, but one of them is clearly on fire today. And this is EOS
The number of cryptocurrencies is increasing every year. Some of them are becoming attractive to investors, and their capitalization is growing. Some remain unclaimed and disappear into oblivion. One of the new altcoins is Aion, the token underlying the network of the same name.
JPMorgan Chase & Co was sued in federal court in Manhattan, alleging that the bank charged excessive fees. The lawsuit states that this began to happen after the bank in January prohibited customers from paying for cryptocurrency with credit cards and began to treat such a purchase as a withdrawal of funds.
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