The Coinrail Hack Wasn't What Sent BTC Prices Below $7,000

By Money Morning Staff Reports, Money Morning • June 11, 2018

BTC prices dropped 6.6% today (June 11) after a small cryptocurrency exchange named Coinrail announced it had been hacked.

At least, that's what the mainstream media would have you believe...

In a blog post, Coinrail confirmed a "cyber intrusion" of its systems. Some have estimated that it lost over $40 million in tokens.

However, the hack of one small exchange in South Korea was unlikely to cause such a panic. It was barely in the top 100 exchanges in terms of trading volume before the hack.

Yes, the infiltration didn't help the crypto market, but there's a bigger story...

As Cointelegraph.com noted in a report today, it's more likely the price dip was caused by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) demanding extensive trading data from several cryptocurrency exchanges.

The CFTC wants to know if prices are being manipulated.

Here is a recap of the top five cryptocurrencies by market cap as of 11:00 a.m. EST:

Cryptocurrency	Market Cap	Price	Change (24h)
Bitcoin (BTC)	$115,946,552,700	$6,785.50	-6.60%
Ethereum (ETH)	$53,143,559,008	$531.39	-6.79%
Ripple (XRP)	$22,746,827,715	$0.58	-7.13%
Bitcoin Cash (BCH)	$16,044,785,325	$934.05	-9.44%
EOS (EOS)	$9,934,265,195	$11.09	-16.07%

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The Top Cryptocurrency Stories for June 11

• Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao said this weekend that the downturn in Bitcoin prices in 2018 has been very similar to the downturn in 2014. It's important for cryptocurrency investors to keep in mind that although Bitcoin prices are down in 2018, BTC traded for $963.66 per coin on Jan. 1, 2017.

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• Speaking of Binance, the company said that its user base has quadrupled over the last six months. Bloomberg reports that Binance now has 9 million users. However, the firm hasn't quite generated the level of profits that one might expect. Bloomberg said that Binance only generated $150 million in profits during Q1 2018. That figure is down from the $200 million that it earned in Q4 2017. Naturally, the downturn of cryptocurrency prices played a significant role in the impact on its balance sheet.
• While the economy of Zimbabwe continues its long road to recovery, the country has defended its direct ban of the cryptocurrency exchange Golix. The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe filed court papers this week that defended the country's decision and raised concerns about the associated risks to the nation's financial system. Zimbabwe has faced ongoing foreign currency shortages, which has made it difficult for citizens to send money out of the country or purchase goods from international suppliers.

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