| 📈 30 Second Cryptocurrency Price Summary Current Bitcoin Price: $42,173 Bitcoin price is trickling slowly downward within the $42,000s to kick off the week, as bullish price movement cools off quickly once again. Top-20 altcoins are mostly down over the last 24 hours, as Ethereum falls 4%, Polkadot tumbles 8% and Cardano stands out with a 6% rise. Top Stories for January 17, 2022 🔥 Walmart has reportedly filed several applications and trademarks with the US Patents Office, concerning the cryptocurrency and metaverse space. The company has plans to sell virtual good and services, including home decorations, toys, games, health and fitness classes and more – all in augmented and virtual reality. Walmart is following in the steps of Adidas, Gucci, Balenciaga and others, who have also recently entered the virtual reality space. Binance is partnering with Gulf Innova Company, owned by Thai billionaire Sarath Ratanavadi, to set up a local cryptocurrency exchange. Gulf Innova is a subsidiary of Gulf Energy that was set up to enter into digital infrastructure. It aims to assist Binance in setting up the exchange with its local business expertise. Wallet provider and crypto platform Crypto.com has paused withdrawals following the discovery of a suspicious transaction pattern on Etherscan. Several thefts had been reported by customers, with Dogecoin founder Billy Markus noting specific cases of such coin movements on the public Ethereum ledger. | 