BitPay has released payment statistics that reveal Bitcoin makes up over 90% of the payments it processes. Behind it are Bitcoin Cash and Ether, with market shares ranging from 3%-5% and 2%-3% respectively.
Bitcoin’s mining difficulty has increased the most in nearly two and a half years as some miners are turning their machines back on. Two difficulty decreases after the block reward halving have made it profitable for them to mine again.
There are now over 8,000 Bitcoin ATMs throughout the world, allowing users to buy and sell cryptocurrency in 73 different countries.
Top stories in the Crypto Roundup today:
- BitPay Reveals Bitcoin Makes Up Over 90% of the Payments it Processes
- Bitcoin’s Mining Difficulty Made Its Biggest Jump Since Early 2018
- Number of Bitcoin ATMs Throughout the World Surpasses 8,000
At the time of writing, bitcoin (BTC) is trading at $9,500.11 (0.05%) with a daily Top Tier volume of $2.46 bn. As for ether (ETH), it is trading at $234.59 (0.70%) with a daily Top Tier volume of $717.86 million. The MVIS CryptoCompare Digital Assets 10 Index is currently tracking at 3,139.54 (0.79%).