The Newsletter by Tokenize Xchange (Vol.134| April 2021)
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Top Cryptocurrencies’ ATHs til Today
As ETH just hit a fresh all-time high of $2.7K, let’s revise to see what the current price records of the top cryptocurrencies (by market cap, stable-coins not included) are.
Ether Hits All-Time High Price Above $2.7K After Rallying 19% in 3 Days
The price move extends the second-largest cryptocurrency’s stunning rally this year: It has tripled already in 2021, amid trader enthusiasm over growth in blockchain applications.
Ether (ETH) rose Tuesday to a record high price above $2,700 after a powerful three-day rally.
The price of ether, the native cryptocurrency of the Ethereum blockchain and the second-biggest overall, climbed to as high as $2,718 around 1:00 coordinated universal time (9 p.m. ET), based on CoinDesk data. As of press time, ether was changing hands around $2,640, up 5.6% in the past 24 hours.
The new high came after three straight daily gains totaling 19%. The move extended the cryptocurrency’s stunning rally this year: It has tripled already in 2021, amid trader enthusiasm over growth in blockchain applications like decentralized finance (DeFi) and non-fungible tokens. Bitcoin (BTC), by comparison, is up 89% this year.
Intel, Microsoft Beef Up Customers’ Cryptojacking Defenses
Microsoft and Intel are working together to more quickly and effectively identify and remediate cryptojacking threats for users, Intel said Monday.
- Cryptojacking is the illegal use of another person or entity’s computer to mine cryptocurrency, often deployed through malware or compromised websites.
- Intel’s new technology aims to more accurately detect malware regardless of the malicious code’s obfuscation techniques.
- “This is a true inflection point for the security industry,” Intel’s Michael Nordquist, senior director of Strategic Planning and Architecture, said in a statement. “The scale of this CPU-based threat detection rollout across customer systems is unmatched and helps close gaps in corporate defenses.”
- Microsoft cited research findings that coin-mining malware attacks increased 53% in the fourth quarter of 2020 compared to the third quarter.
- Other research suggests cryptojacking has declined as crypto prices have surged in 2021.
Elon Musk’s Tesla Sold Bitcoin in Q1 for Proceeds of $272M
Tesla sold some of its bitcoin (BTC, -0.86%) stash in the first quarter for $272 million in proceeds.
The sale trimmed Tesla’s position by 10%, Tesla CFO Zach Kirkhorn said on an earnings call Monday.
In the slide deck accompanying the company’s first-quarter earnings results Monday, Tesla mentioned the sale of some bitcoin:
“Year over year, positive impacts from volume growth, regulatory credit revenue growth, gross margin improvement driven by further product cost reductions and sale of Bitcoin ($101M positive impact, net of related impairments, in ‘Restructuring & Other’ line) were mainly offset by a lower ASP, increased SBC, additional supply chain costs, R&D investments and other items. Model S and Model X changeover costs negatively impacted both gross profit as well as R&D expenses.”
Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company purchased $1.5 billion worth of bitcoin in February.
Kirkhorn said on the call that Tesla invested in bitcoin to earn yield on its excess cash in a low-interest-rate environment.
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Disclaimer
Cryptocurrencies are subjected to high market risk and volatility despite high growth potential. Users are strongly advised to do their research and invest at their own risk.