Almost a week ago I reported reported that more than one million Gridcoin were traded in 24 hours. This trend seems to continue and today the trading volume has exceeded 1.7 million Gridcoin.
BTC / GRC market on SouthXchange
Both the price and trading volume of Gridcoin have increased significantly. In the last 24 hours, the price has increased by a whopping 27%.
Gridcoin on Coinmarketcap
If I didn't know better, I would say that this is related to the massive update that Gridcoin will soon experience. The next mandatory upgrade 5.4.0.0 will introduce Manual Rewards Claim. This innovation allows all users of BOINC to earn Gridcoins without any initial investment. And this despite the fact that Gridcoin is a proof-of-stake coin!
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