The markets are green again for another day driven by momentum during the Asian trading session News that Japanese exchange Coincheck will be refunding all of its investors with their stolen XEM would have been a positive influence One altcoin however is standing apart again with gains of over 16 on the day and that is Populous

In the world of payment processing the biggest name in the Bitcoin game is almost undoubtedly Bitpay Fresh off the opening of their expansive Amsterdam office to round out their San Franciso and New York Offices theyve certainly got the look and the resources to get a firm hold of their target sector

ShapeShift has proven to be one of the most popular services to be available in the virtual currency ecosystem today Having the option to trade Bitcoin and over 40 other virtual currencies intermittently without having to register for an account or complete a verification procedure has attracted a lot of attention Earlier today news broke about ShapeShift raising US16m in funding to further expand their service