Today in the news:
- The South Korean city of Seoul is developing its own cryptocurrency, the "S-Coin".
- The Ethereum community is considering a hard fork to fight ASIC miners.
- Steem's price is doing great today! :)
- Google has banned cryptocurrency mining browser extensions from the Chrome store.
- The Japanese online broker Monex is planning an acquisition of the hacked crypto exchange Coincheck.
- And more crypto news below...


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## 7 Day Change
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## Month-to-Date Change
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## 24 Hour Volume
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## Market Capitalization
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## Latest Crypto News - April 03, 2018

#### [Bitcoin Price Surges 6% to $7,350 as Cryptocurrency Market Gains $10 Billion](https://www.ccn.com/bitcoin-price-surges-6-to-7350-as-cryptocurrency-market-gains-10-billion/)
> After recording a rebound from $6,500 to $7,000 on April 2, the price of bitcoin has surged 6 percent again today, on April 4, as the entire cryptocurrency market recorded a daily gain of $10 billion.
<sub>*Read more: [www.ccn.com](https://www.ccn.com/bitcoin-price-surges-6-to-7350-as-cryptocurrency-market-gains-10-billion/)*</sub>

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#### [South Korea's Capital Is Planning to Launch Its Own Cryptocurrency](https://www.coindesk.com/south-koreas-capital-is-planning-to-launch-its-own-cryptocurrency/)
> The South Korean city of Seoul is developing its own cryptocurrency - the "S-Coin" - to be used in city-funded social benefits programs, says its mayor.
<sub>*Read more: [www.coindesk.com](https://www.coindesk.com/south-koreas-capital-is-planning-to-launch-its-own-cryptocurrency/)*</sub>

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#### [Ethereum Community Considers Hard Fork To Fight ASIC Miners](https://cointelegraph.com/news/ethereum-community-considers-hard-fork-to-fight-asic-miners)
> Ethereum developer Piper Merriam opened Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) #958 on Github on March 30, presenting the idea of a possible hard fork in the Ethereum (ETH) protocol to invalidate ETH ASICs.
<sub>*Read more: [cointelegraph.com](https://cointelegraph.com/news/ethereum-community-considers-hard-fork-to-fight-asic-miners)*</sub>

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#### [Japanese Brokerage Firm May Acquire Hacked Coincheck Exchange](https://www.coindesk.com/japanese-brokerage-firm-may-acquire-hacked-coincheck-exchange/)
> Tokyo-based cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck, which suffered a major hack early this year, may soon be under new management. According to Nikkei sources, Monex - an online brokerage firm also based in japan - is considering buying a majority stake in the exchange. Under the possible deal, Monex would reportedly replace the management team and rebuild the Coincheck platform itself.
<sub>*Read more: [www.coindesk.com](https://www.coindesk.com/japanese-brokerage-firm-may-acquire-hacked-coincheck-exchange/)*</sub>

#### *Other sources:*
- **[Billions of Yen: Major Japanese Brokerage Could Rescue Crypto Exchange Coincheck](https://www.ccn.com/major-japanese-trading-broker-offers-takeover-of-crypto-exchange-coincheck/)**
- **[Japanese Exchange Coincheck Receives Acquisition Offer](https://cryptovest.com/news/japanese-exchange-coincheck-receives-acquisition-offer/)**
- **[Japanese Online Broker Monex Plans Acquisition Of Hacked Crypto Exchange Coincheck](https://coinjournal.net/japanese-online-broker-monex-plans-acquisition-of-hacked-crypto-exchange-coincheck/)**

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#### [SEC Halts Mayweather-Endorsed ICO, Charges Founders With Fraud](https://www.coindesk.com/sec-halts-mayweather-endorsed-ico-charges-founders-fraud/)
> The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has halted an initial coin offering and charged its founders with "orchestrating a fraudulent initial coin offering," the regulator said Monday night.
<sub>*Read more: [www.coindesk.com](https://www.coindesk.com/sec-halts-mayweather-endorsed-ico-charges-founders-fraud/)*</sub>

#### *Other sources:*
- **[Floyd Mayweather-Backed ICO Co-Founders Arrested for Fraud](https://news.bitcoin.com/floyd-mayweather-backed-ico-co-founders-arrested-for-fraud/)**
- **[SEC Busts Fraudulent ICO Endorsed By Floyd Mayweather, Founders Defrauded $32 Mln](https://cointelegraph.com/news/sec-busts-fraudulent-ico-endorsed-by-floyd-mayweather-founders-defrauded-32-mln)**

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#### [Bitcoin Foundation’s Jon Matonis: Bitcoin ‘Is Pin To Pop’ World Finance Bubble](https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-foundations-jon-matonis-bitcoin-is-pin-to-pop-world-finance-bubble)
> In an Apr 2 interview with Business Insider, during the Innovate Finance conference in London, Jon Matonis took the opportunity to tell the mainstream media publication that the concept of Bitcoin being in a ‘bubble’ was hypocritical. “To the people who say bitcoin's a bubble, I would say bitcoin is the pin that's going to pop the bubble,” he said.
<sub>*Read more: [cointelegraph.com](https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-foundations-jon-matonis-bitcoin-is-pin-to-pop-world-finance-bubble)*</sub>

#### *Other sources:*
- **[Jon Matonis Claims Bitcoin Is The ‘Pin To Pop’ The Financial Bubble](https://cryptona.co/jon-matonis-claims-bitcoin-is-the-pin-to-pop-the-financial-bubble/)**

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#### [Blockchain is Not the Only Tech Behind Bitcoin, Banks Are Mistaken](https://news.livecoinwatch.com/blockchain-is-not-the-only-tech-behind-bitcoin-banks-are-mistaken/)
> Contrary to the statements, studies, and findings of leading financial institutions, the blockchain is not the only technology behind bitcoin.
<sub>*Read more: [news.livecoinwatch.com](https://news.livecoinwatch.com/blockchain-is-not-the-only-tech-behind-bitcoin-banks-are-mistaken/)*</sub>

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#### [Google Bans Crypto Mining Browser Extensions](https://www.coindesk.com/google-bans-crypto-mining-browser-extensions-chrome/)
> Google has banned cryptocurrency mining browser extensions from the Chrome store.
<sub>*Read more: [www.coindesk.com](https://www.coindesk.com/google-bans-crypto-mining-browser-extensions-chrome/)*</sub>

#### *Other sources:*
- **[Google Bans All Cryptocurrency Mining Extensions From Chrome Web Store](https://bitsonline.com/google-mining-extensions-chrome/)**
- **[Google Moves Against Cryptojacking, Bans Chrome Mining Extensions](https://news.bitcoin.com/google-moves-against-cryptojacking-bans-chrome-mining-extensions/)**

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#### [Bank of Japan Sets Up Crypto Q&A Page](https://cryptovest.com/news/bank-of-japan-sets-up-crypto-qa-page/)
> The Bank of Japan has published an educational material in the form of Q&A that deals with virtual currencies.
<sub>*Read more: [cryptovest.com](https://cryptovest.com/news/bank-of-japan-sets-up-crypto-qa-page/)*</sub>

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#### [New AML Rules for Australia's Bitcoin Exchanges Kick In Today](https://www.coindesk.com/new-aml-rules-australias-bitcoin-exchanges-kick-today/)
> Australia's cryptocurrency exchanges must now follow new rules aimed to counter money laundering and terrorism financing (AML/CTF).
<sub>*Read more: [www.coindesk.com](https://www.coindesk.com/new-aml-rules-australias-bitcoin-exchanges-kick-today/)*</sub>

#### *Other sources:*
- **[Australian Cryptocurrency Exchanges are Under Regulation, Starting Today](https://www.ccn.com/australian-cryptocurrency-exchanges-are-under-regulation-starting-today/)**
- **[Australia Launches New Cryptocurrency Exchange Regulations](https://cointelegraph.com/news/australia-launches-new-cryptocurrency-exchange-regulations)**

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#### [Tokyo-Based Chat Giant Line Launches Blockchain Affiliate in South Korea](https://cointelegraph.com/news/tokyo-based-chat-giant-line-launches-blockchain-affiliate-in-south-korea)
> Line Plus, the mobile platform subsidiary of Japan’s most popular messaging app Line, launched its Blockchain affiliate, Unblock, in South Korea on April 2.
<sub>*Read more: [cointelegraph.com](https://cointelegraph.com/news/tokyo-based-chat-giant-line-launches-blockchain-affiliate-in-south-korea)*</sub>

#### *Other sources:*
- **[Messaging Giant Line to Launch South Korean Blockchain Subsidiary](https://www.coindesk.com/messaging-giant-line-to-launch-south-korean-blockchain-subsidiary/)**

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#### [Local Bitcoin Trading Volumes Spike in Canada After Bank Bans](https://www.trustnodes.com/2018/04/03/local-bitcoin-trading-volumes-spike-canada-bank-bans)
> Global trading volumes on the peer to peer Localbitcoin exchange have nearly halved recently from $130 million to $75 million. But some jurisdictions show a very different story. Canada in particular, has seen a considerable spike from around $1 million to $8 million per week.
<sub>*Read more: [www.trustnodes.com](https://www.trustnodes.com/2018/04/03/local-bitcoin-trading-volumes-spike-canada-bank-bans)*</sub>

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