Weekly update: BTC surpassing 6000$, Bittrex supporting BTG, Stellar Lumens breakout...
BTC surpassing 6000$
BTC has passed for the first time 6000 dollars, this is a new ATH.
This week has been marked by the continuous rise of BTC, which has negatively affected many altcoins. People are buying BTC because of the two forks that we will have soon, they want to receive "free money".
The market cap of BTC exceeded 100 billion dollars for the first time in history.
Bittrex supporting BTG
"If you have a Bitcoin (BTC) balance on Bittrex during the BTG snapshot block 491,407 occurring approximately on October 24, 3am PT (10am UTC), you will be additionally credited the equivalent amount of Bitcoin Gold (BTG) on a 1:1 basis. i.e. 1 BTC on Bittrex held during the on-exchange snapshot will get you 1 BTG. BTC held on orders will also be credited. Only the BTC held on your account is eligible for BTG."
Full statment here
This means that Bittrex joins HitBTC as a TOP-10 exchange that will give BTG.
Stellar Lumens breakout
This happened beacause XLM has announced some great partnerships. IBM and payments network KlickEx have announced Stellar as the backbone of its new “cross-border payments solution.”
This news pumped the price from 350 satoshis to 840 satoshis.