![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://media.coindesk.com/uploads/2018/01/Boat.jpg) #### [Bitcoin Eyes $18000 as Tide Turns in Bulls' Favor](https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-eyes-18000-as-tide-turns-in-bulls-favor/) > Bitcoin is strongly bid today amid reports of institutional buying, and has climbed 10 percent in the last 24 hours. _{*Read more: [www.coindesk.com](https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-eyes-18000-as-tide-turns-in-bulls-favor/)*} https://steemitimages.com/DQmbNxNgXLda5QXpWfDZxP2d3XR498RxCgucZVMnrBVcw7g/image.png ## Related news #### [New Code Release Means Bitcoin Cash Addresses Are Just Around the Corner](https://news.bitcoin.com/new-code-release-means-bitcoin-cash-addresses-are-just-around-the-corner/) > The bitcoin cash community moved one step closer to having their own address format today with the release of Bitcoin ABC 0.16.2. The full node implementation of BCH includes a switch to a proprietary address format to distinguish it from bitcoin core. It... _{*Read more: [news.bitcoin.com](https://news.bitcoin.com/new-code-release-means-bitcoin-cash-addresses-are-just-around-the-corner/)*} https://steemitimages.com/DQmbNxNgXLda5QXpWfDZxP2d3XR498RxCgucZVMnrBVcw7g/image.png ## Other hot crypto news today - [Bitcoin rises after report says early Facebook investor Peter Thiel is buying massive amounts](https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/02/bitcoin-rises-after-report-says-early-facebook-investor-peter-thiel-is-buying-massive-amounts.html) - [How to buy ripple, one of the hottest bitcoin competitors](https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/02/how-to-buy-ripple.html) - [E-Trade begins CME bitcoin trading as of Tuesday evening](https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/02/e-trade-begins-cme-bitcoin-trading-as-of-tuesday-evening.html) - [Bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash, Ripple, IOTA, Litecoin, Dash, Cardano: Price Analysis, Jan.2](https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-ethereum-bitcoin-cash-ripple-iota-litecoin-dash-cardano-price-analysis-jan2) - [Bitcoin's share of the crypto market hits an all-time low as 'alt-coins' go wild](http://www.businessinsider.com/bitcoins-crypto-market-share-hits-all-time-low-as-alt-coins-go-wild-2018-1) - [The Cream of the Crypto Crop: 10 Best Performing Assets in 2017](https://cointelegraph.com/news/the-cream-of-the-crypto-crop-10-best-performing-assets-in-2017) - [Peter Thiel’s VC Fund Invests Millions Into Bitcoin, Market Reacts](https://cointelegraph.com/news/peter-thiels-vc-fund-invests-millions-into-bitcoin-market-reacts) - [Ethereum Foundation Announces Millions in Grants for Scaling Research](https://www.coindesk.com/vitalik-buterin-announces-new-subsidies-for-ethereum-scaling-research/) - [Putin Adviser Says ‘CryptoRuble’ Will Circumvent Sanctions, Government Remains Divided](https://cointelegraph.com/news/putin-adviser-says-cryptoruble-will-circumvent-sanctions-government-remains-divided) https://steemitimages.com/DQmbNxNgXLda5QXpWfDZxP2d3XR498RxCgucZVMnrBVcw7g/image.png _{*Follow me @cryptonized for the latest cryptocurrency news...*}