Cryptocurrency mining hardware manufacturers have notified their customers orders are going to be delayed because of the controls the Chinese government has created to contain the coronavirus outbreak.
Cryptocurrency scammers tripled the amount they made in 2018, duping victims out of a total of $4.3 billion last year. The majority of the funds went to a few major Ponzi schemes, with the rest going to fake token sales, blackmail, and phishing schemes.
The CME has, according to its Managing Director and Global Head of Equity Products Tim McCourt, traded $100 billion worth of Bitcoin Futures since the product was launched in December 2017.
Top stories in the Crypto Roundup today:
- Cryptocurrency Miner Deliveries Are Being Delayed by Coronavirus Controls
- Cryptocurrency Scammers Duped Victims out of $4.3 Billion Last Year: Chainalysis
- CME Traded $100 Billion Worth of Bitcoin Futures Since 2017
At the time of writing, bitcoin (BTC) is trading at $9,369.50 (0.12%) with a daily Top Tier volume of $2.40 billion. As for ether (ETH), it is trading at $182.72 (4.03%) with a daily Top Tier volume of $587.36 million. The MVIS CryptoCompare Digital Assets 10 Index