Altcoins This Week: Thai Central Bank to Create New Cryptocurrency; EOS Mainnet Launched And More

Altcoins This Week: Thai Central Bank to Create New Cryptocurrency; EOS Mainnet Launched And More
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Thai Central Bank Set to Launch Own Cryptocurrency

The Governor of the Central Bank of Thailand has piqued the interest of the blockchain world by announcing that it may soon launch its own digital currency. The initial purpose of the coin would be to reduce the delays and fees involved in settling payment between banks. In his keynote address at the Nomura Investment Forum Asia this week, Veerathai Santiprabhob said the bank is working closely with the fintech industry to bring blockchain technology to “various banking applications”.

‘World’s First’ Crypto Art Auction to sell Andy Warhol Painting

Blockchain platform Maecenas looks set to enjoy its ‘fifteen minutes of fame’ with the announcement this week that it will hold the world’s first “cryptocurrency art auction”. The sale of ‘Small Electric Chairs’ by Andy Warhol, will give investors the chance to purchase a percentage interest in the artwork, which is currently valued at $5.6 million.

EOS Mainnet Finally Launched

EOS holders and supporters will be relieved to hear that the project finally launched its this week after months of speculation and controversy. The project launched by Block.One, raised over $4 billion during its year long ICO, but as recently as last month Chinese security firm Qihoo 360 notified EOS that it had discovered “a series of epic vulnerabilities” in the system and the Mainnet launch was pushed back several times to fix bugs.

Switzerland says no to “Sovereign Money”

Switzerland has gained a reputation as a Crypto Nation, thanks to its blockchain hub in Zug and attractive tax laws. However, Switzerland has voted not to adopt Sovereign money, which commentators have compared to Bitcoin. Sovereign Money was developed to end the issuing of loans by banks without the capital to back them up.

Altcoin Markets Take A Hit

Altcoins showed steady progress this week until Sunday when they suffered a sharp decline. Ethereum (ETH) opened the week at $617, before dropping to $580 on Tuesday. It climbed back to the $600 mark, staying there until Sunday, when the price suddenly plummeted to a weekly low of $520. Ripple (XRP) opened the week at $0.70, before sliding back to $0.64 on Monday. Although by Sunday it had dipped dramatically, reaching its lowest price of $0.58. Bitcoin Cash (BCH) had another rollercoaster week, opening on Monday at $1200, before sliding back to $1068 on Tuesday. It then showed some recovery on Wednesday, before dropping to $1092 on Sunday. EOS is still the fourth biggest altcoin despite a tumultuous week that saw its Monday price of $14.67 plumett to $12.97 by Tuesday but it then recovered to $14.69 on Friday, before closing the week at $12.10. Finally, Litecoin (LTC) began the week at $126 before it too dipped, dropping to $116 on Tuesday, but getting back up to $122 by Thursday. It remained steady before dipping to a low of $105 on Sunday.

Altcoins This Week: Thai Central Bank to Create New Cryptocurrency; EOS Mainnet Launched And More

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