October 17, 2018

Cryptocurrency and blockchain news for October 17, 2018.
Civil misses token-sale target and will issue refunds.
Gemini dollar tops its' peg to fiat dollar.
Rwanda to use blockchain to track tantalum conflict mineral.
Today's price for bitcoin, ethereum and XRP.
Today's top gainers last 24 hours.

• Media Startup Civil to Issue Refunds as $8 Million Token Sale Fails - CoinDesk
• Winklevoss-Backed Stablecoin Soars Above $1 as Tether's Market Cap Plunges - CoinDesk
• Rwanda Starts Tracking Conflict Metal Tantalum With Blockchain - CoinDesk