Monero skyrockets by over 50%! ...Today it's pronounced Moon-ero

The price of the privacy-oriented cryptocurrency Monero is going through a massive bull run right now and skyrockets by over 50% today. Its market capitalization surpassed the $1 billion mark for the first time in history. Moon-ero to the moon!

One of the reasons is the news that South Korean exchange Bithumb is soon to launch trading in Monero. Another reason is a recent developer meeting where a couple of big changes such as technology improvements were announced.

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Latest Crypto News - August 21, 2017

Monero Price Hits Record High Near $100 on New Exchange Listing

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_{Read more: coindesk.com}

Monero Price Increases by 50% due to Bithumb Announcement and Future Technology Improvements

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_{Read more: themerkle.com}

US Lawmakers Draft Bill Protecting Cryptocurrencies from Gov Interference

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_{Read more: cointelegraph.com}

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_{Read more: bitcoin.com}

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_{Read more: bloomberg.com}

Bitcoin Price Recovers After Dipping Below $4,000, Market Calm Amid Hard Fork Talks

In the first week of August, CNBC’s Brian Kelly outlined three factors for the recent surge in bitcoin price: completion of the August 1 Bitcoin Cash (BCH) hard fork, elimination of uncertainty surrounding scaling and rapid increase in demand from institutional investors.

_{Read more: themerkle.com}

Philippines Central Bank Grants First Cryptocurrency Exchange Licenses

The central bank of the Philippines has granted licenses to two local bitcoin exchanges, according to reports.
_{Read more: coindesk.com}

A Bitcoin Social Media Storm Hit BitPay This Week: Here's Why

The Bitcoin community is not taking kindly to BitPay this week. Influential developers are accusing the major payment processor of fraud, Bitcoin users on social media are calling for boycots, bitcoin.org is removing recommendations of the company’s products, and NBitcoin developer Nicolas Dorier has launched an initiative to fork some of BitPay’s projects altogether.
_{Read more: bitcoinmagazine.com}

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