📈 30 Second Cryptocurrency Price Summary Current Bitcoin Price: $8,352 Bitcoin has corrected almost 3%, after a small fake-out towards the $8,800 mark today. The majority of top-20 altcoins are also down slightly, with Ethereum down 3% despite being officially recognized as a commodity by the CFTC. Ripple is down 1%, while Bitcoin Cash is down 2%. Top Stories for October 11, 2019 🔥 CFTC chairman Heath Tarbert has publicly announced that Ethereum is a commodity, at Yahoo Finance's All Markets Summit. The CFTC had previously mentioned cryptocurrencies, however this is the first time they have specifically addressed Ether as a commodity. Alipay has publicly denied endorsement or permission for its users to purchase cryptocurrency from any service, including Binance. Binance had recently announced two new fiat on-ramps for purchasing crypto, addressing WeChat and Alipay by name. Bakkt announced new 24-hour trading volume highs via Twitter today, boasting a total of 212 contracts changing hands. The statistic should ease some of the skepticism surrounding the seemingly-insignificant value traded on the platform since its recent launch. | 