*Welcome to my Cryptocurrencies Market Overview for Friday, March 30, 2018.* Today in the news: - The crypto market has fallen to the lowest level since November last year. - Bitfinex is considering a move to Switzerland. - United Colors of Benetton in Lithuania starts accepting Steem and other cryptocurrencies. - Intel has filed a patent for a Bitcoin mining hardware accelerator that would reduce the amount of electricity used in crypto mining. - And more crypto news below... ## 24 Hour Change ![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmf5Rpp2kN3KpAXVahmD1H7uT2DmXL49JnsjQHqaW1vcdq/image.png) *Realtime chart on my website [CoinMarkets.today](https://coinmarkets.today)* ## 7 Day Change ![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmPkBEppmQHisYnR2x6eR5CbC3hp4Ui9pUXGejWmqcv5LU/image.png) ## Month-to-Date Change ![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmagh9p2mR6cA7e7h3q6XeQbWCxNCGtZysA9vBhgL5MdZo/image.png) ## 24 Hour Volume ![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmS2vBCW6MY1fMT3b7voBBU4dyvx3Wb8zXojf6oajLVVvf/image.png) ## Market Capitalization ![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmQV5frECzCbSFCJqFQTc6mM5evCReQAEmaLMjFwsur8Pn/image.png) ## Bitcoin daily chart ![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmZxs5QX8K2kPrTqabXvRLuBSgVu2sMvvdWiuHCwCAZyqb/image.png) *Feel free to use and share my charts, but please mention me as the author.* https://steemitimages.com/DQmbNxNgXLda5QXpWfDZxP2d3XR498RxCgucZVMnrBVcw7g/image.png ## Latest Crypto News - March 30, 2018 #### [Bitcoin Eyes Bottom After 50-Day Low Below $7K](https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-eyes-bottom-after-50-day-low-below-7k/) > Bitcoin (BTC) prices dropped to a 50-day low of $6,630 earlier today, but a glimmer of good news for the bulls is that the cryptocurrency appears to be nearing a bottom. _{*Read more: [www.coindesk.com](https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-eyes-bottom-after-50-day-low-below-7k/)*} #### *More sources about the price:* - **[Bitcoin Drops From $7,900 to $6,600 as Cryptocurrency Market Takes a Beating](https://www.ccn.com/bitcoin-drops-from-7900-to-6600-as-cryptocurrency-market-takes-a-beating/)** - **[Crypto Market Sinks to Lowest Point since Nov 2017](https://cryptovest.com/news/crypto-market-sinks-to-lowest-point-since-nov-2017/)** - **[Crypto Markets See Monthly Lows, BTC Trading Around $7,000](https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-markets-see-monthly-lows-btc-trading-around-7000)** https://steemitimages.com/DQmbNxNgXLda5QXpWfDZxP2d3XR498RxCgucZVMnrBVcw7g/image.png #### [Ethereum Hits All-Time Low for 2018 Following Crypto Bloodbath](https://bitsonline.com/ethereum-low-2018-crypto-bloodbath/) > The world’s second-biggest cryptocurrency, Ethereum (ETH) has dropped below $450 against the US dollar — its lowest point since November 2017. The cryptocurrency’s price, which at press time sits at $397, has been bleeding heavily for the past few weeks. According to Coinmarketcap.com data, ETH has lost half its value since March 1st, 2018. _{*Read more: [bitsonline.com](https://bitsonline.com/ethereum-low-2018-crypto-bloodbath/)*} #### *More sources about Ethereum's price:* - **[Ethereum Slightly Recovers, is There a Bottom in Sight?](https://www.trustnodes.com/2018/03/30/ethereum-slightly-recovers-bottom-sight)** https://steemitimages.com/DQmbNxNgXLda5QXpWfDZxP2d3XR498RxCgucZVMnrBVcw7g/image.png #### [Crypto Exchange Bitfinex Eyeing Move to Switzerland](https://cryptovest.com/news/crypto-exchange-bitfinex-eyeing-move-to-switzerland/) > Bitfinex is looking to relocate its business, and Switzerland is at the top of the list of possible new locations. _{*Read more: [cryptovest.com](https://cryptovest.com/news/crypto-exchange-bitfinex-eyeing-move-to-switzerland/)*} #### *Other sources:* - **[Bitfinex Is Considering a Move to Switzerland](https://bitsonline.com/bitfinex-considering-move-switzerland/)** https://steemitimages.com/DQmbNxNgXLda5QXpWfDZxP2d3XR498RxCgucZVMnrBVcw7g/image.png #### [Telegram Attracts $850 Mln In Second Round Of ICO](https://cointelegraph.com/news/telegram-attracts-850-mln-in-second-round-of-ico) > Pavel and Nikolai Durov reported that they raised $850 mln in the second round of their initial coin offering (ICO) in a notice signed today with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. _{*Read more: [cointelegraph.com](https://cointelegraph.com/news/telegram-attracts-850-mln-in-second-round-of-ico)*} #### *Other sources:* - **[Telegram ICO Hits $1.7 Billion After 2nd Funding Round](https://www.ccn.com/money-pit-telegram-ico-hits-1-7-billion-after-2nd-funding-round/)** https://steemitimages.com/DQmbNxNgXLda5QXpWfDZxP2d3XR498RxCgucZVMnrBVcw7g/image.png #### [Crypto Exchange OKEx to Roll Back Trades After Futures Plunge](https://www.coindesk.com/crypto-exchange-okex-to-roll-back-trades-after-irregular-futures-plunge/) > Hong Kong-based crypto trading platform OKEx will roll back futures transactions following what it called an "irregular" sell-off. _{*Read more: [www.coindesk.com](https://www.coindesk.com/crypto-exchange-okex-to-roll-back-trades-after-irregular-futures-plunge/)*} https://steemitimages.com/DQmbNxNgXLda5QXpWfDZxP2d3XR498RxCgucZVMnrBVcw7g/image.png #### [US Tech Company Intel Files Patent To Reduce Bitcoin Mining Energy Use](https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-tech-company-intel-files-patent-to-reduce-bitcoin-mining-energy-use) > US technology company Intel has filed a patent for a Bitcoin (BTC) mining hardware accelerator that would reduce the amount of electricity used in crypto mining by “reducing the space utilized and power consumed by Bitcoin mining hardware,” according to a US Patent and Trademark Office patent application released yesterday, March 29. _{*Read more: [cointelegraph.com](https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-tech-company-intel-files-patent-to-reduce-bitcoin-mining-energy-use)*} #### *Other sources:* - **[Intel Wants to Patent a Bitcoin Mining Hardware 'Accelerator'](https://www.coindesk.com/intel-wants-patent-bitcoin-mining-hardware-accelerator/)** - **[Intel Submitted a Patent for Bitcoin Mining Hardware Accelerator](https://coindoo.com/intel-submitted-a-patent-for-bitcoin-mining-hardware-accelerator/)** https://steemitimages.com/DQmbNxNgXLda5QXpWfDZxP2d3XR498RxCgucZVMnrBVcw7g/image.png #### [Bittrex Opens TrueUSD-Tether Trading Pair](https://cryptovest.com/news/bittrex-opens-trueusd-tether-trading-pair/) > Just weeks after the appearance of a new dollar-pegged coin, the TrueUSD (TUSD), a new trading pair was set, against Tether (USDT). _{*Read more: [cryptovest.com](https://cryptovest.com/news/bittrex-opens-trueusd-tether-trading-pair/)*} https://steemitimages.com/DQmbNxNgXLda5QXpWfDZxP2d3XR498RxCgucZVMnrBVcw7g/image.png #### [United Colors of Benetton in Lithuania Starts Accepting Steem](https://www.trustnodes.com/2018/03/30/united-colors-benetton-starts-accepting-ethereum-bitcoin-dash-steem-nem-lithuania) > A fashionable high street brand you’ve probably visited during your clothes shopping now accepts in their physical stores in Lithuania a number of cryptocurrencies. _{*Read more: [www.trustnodes.com](https://www.trustnodes.com/2018/03/30/united-colors-benetton-starts-accepting-ethereum-bitcoin-dash-steem-nem-lithuania)*} https://steemitimages.com/DQmbNxNgXLda5QXpWfDZxP2d3XR498RxCgucZVMnrBVcw7g/image.png #### [Singapore Media Regulator Launches ‘Blockchain Challenge’ To Promote Adoption, Innovation](https://cointelegraph.com/news/singapore-media-regulator-launches-blockchain-challenge-to-promote-adoption-innovation) > Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) has launched a “Blockchain Challenge,” in order to promote Blockchain innovation and adoption in businesses, according to a press release published yesterday, March 29. _{*Read more: [cointelegraph.com](https://cointelegraph.com/news/singapore-media-regulator-launches-blockchain-challenge-to-promote-adoption-innovation)*} #### *Other sources:* - **[Singapore Launches Blockchain Challenge with Funding Prizes](https://www.coindesk.com/singapore-launches-blockchain-challenge-with-funding-prizes/)** https://steemitimages.com/DQmbNxNgXLda5QXpWfDZxP2d3XR498RxCgucZVMnrBVcw7g/image.png #### [EOS: What is Keeping the Token in the Green?](https://cryptovest.com/news/eos-what-is-keeping-the-token-in-the-green/) > The EOS digital asset has been having a short-term price hike. What is curious is the EOS market price has kept up well, even in the dramatic price fall that took Ethereum down to $300, and Bitcoin below $7,000. _{*Read more: [cryptovest.com](https://cryptovest.com/news/eos-what-is-keeping-the-token-in-the-green/)*} https://steemitimages.com/DQmbNxNgXLda5QXpWfDZxP2d3XR498RxCgucZVMnrBVcw7g/image.png _{Visit my websites:
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