Coins on the crypto markets are both sinking and floating today. Monero (XMR), Ethereum (available on Coinbase) (ETH), and Stellar (XLM) are all up, while Ripple (available on Binance) (XRP), Bitcoin (available on Coinbase) Cash (BCH), and Cardano (ADA) are down.
We are going to be focusing on Monero (XMR), Ethereum (available on Coinbase) (ETH), and Stellar (XLM) today.
Monero (XMR)
Monero (XMR) is currently selling for $231.81. This puts Monero (XMR) up 4.69% in the past twenty-four hours. Monero (XMR) is ranked as the 10th largest cryptocurrency, with a current market cap of $3.71 billion. It is ranked below NEO and before Dash (DASH).
Source: CoinMarketCap
Monero (XMR) is a coin that has been making headlines as of late. Some have chosen to focus on the news that Circle, a blockchain startup, added Monero (XMR) to its list of offerings, while others are looking to see whETHer Monero (XMR) has the potential to hit $1,000 before October of this year. With that being said, not everything is rainbows and butterflies in the Monero (XMR) world. There is, in fact, a dark cloud hanging over the aLTCoin.
Reports have now surfaced that there has been yet another hacker attack conducted by Coinhive, which is a mining software that mines XMR without people knowing. Despite this, however, Monero (XMR) is up Wednesday.
Ethereum (available on Coinbase) (ETH)
Ethereum (available on Coinbase) (ETH) is currently selling for $746.56. This puts Ethereum (available on Coinbase) (ETH) up 1.45% in the past twenty-four hours. Ethereum (available on Coinbase) (ETH) holds the title of being the second largest cryptocurrency, with a market capitalization of $74.15 billion. Ripple (available on Binance) (XRP) is far behind, with a market cap of $31.40 billion.
Source: CoinMarketCap
Just like Monero, Ethereum (available on Coinbase) (ETH) has been making headlines lately. Last week, the co-founder of Ethereum (available on Coinbase) hinted that sharding improvements would be coming to the Ethereum (available on Coinbase) network. That same week, it was disclosed that someone in South Korea had recorded the Panmunjom Declaration on the Ethereum (available on Coinbase) blockchain.
Furthermore, it was also disclosed last week that the government was thinking about regulating Ethereum (available on Coinbase) (ETH). This caused Ethereum (available on Coinbase) (ETH) to drop, and the meeting supposed between SEC and CFTC officials was scheduled for Monday. Word broke yesterday that this meeting never even happened.
That brings us to this week’s announcements. Yesterday, reports surfaced which stated the very first version of Ethereum (available on Coinbase)’s Casper code has been put out into the world.
The first release of the Casper the Friendly Finality Gadget (FFG) update code, designed to change the consensus mechanism in the Ethereum (available on Coinbase) network, is published on GitHub for study by external auditors and developers.
— Yuri Adikin (@yuriadikin) May 9, 2018
Stellar (XLM)
Stellar (XLM) is currently selling for $0.385196. This puts Stellar (XLM) up 0.03% in the past twenty-four hours. Stellar (XLM) is ranked as the 7th largest virtual currency.
Source: CoinMarketCap
Similar to the two other coins on this list, Stellar (XLM) has some interesting things happening as well. On May 1, it was announced Stellar (XLM) is now trading on Bitfinex. This Friday, May 11, Stellar (XLM) will begin trading on Coinbit, along with 49 other cryptocurrencies.
$XLM is a must for new exchange @CoinbitGlobal too. Trading starts this Friday, May 11th, 2018. https://t.co/l4nkpw1t1a
— Stellar Lumens (@StellarLumens) May 9, 2018
The Monero (XMR), Ethereum (available on Coinbase) (ETH), and Stellar (XLM) Takeaway
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