📈 30 Second Cryptocurrency Price Summary Current Bitcoin Price: $47,339 Bitcoin price has rocketed back above $47,000 once again, in a rapid short-squeeze from recent lows. Top-20 altcoins are looking great, as Ethereum rises 9%, Cardano gains 7% and Solana leads with a 12% increase. Top Stories for October 1, 2021 🔥 El Salvador president Nayib Bukele has provided an update on the country's mining strategy, which uses geothermal power from volcanoes for mining Bitcoin. The update paraded the first $500 worth of BTC mined by the volcano-powered hardware – a figure expected to increase dramatically as the strategy comes to fruition. Payments giant Visa has developed a protocol concept which is designed to provide interoperability for central bank digital currency (CBDC) payments. The concept – called Universal Payments Channel – involved a sample smart contract which was deployed on Ethereum's "Ropsten" testnet. Social media platform TikTok has announced that it will be launching an NFT program on Ethereum's Immutable X, enabling creators to be rewarded for content. "TikTok Top Moments" will feature videos from the platform's top content creators, with all sales going directly to the creators and artists. | 