August 23, 2019

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news.

Bitcoin is up 1% at $10,122
XRP is even at 27 cents
and Ethereum is up 1% at $189

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
WanChain up 35%
and Dent up 22%

Patrick Byrne has stepped down from his position as CEO of Overstock

Several proposed members of Libra’s governance program are considering washing their hands of the Facebook-backed fiasco.

Several exchanges have been affected by an issue with Amazon Web Service in the AP region.

Bitmain is bulking up with over half a million more crypto mining chips.

• Binance suspends deposits and withdrawals due to issues with AWS - The Block
• Libra | Financial Times
• Bitmain buying 600K more crypto mining chips that could bring $1.2 billion in profit - Report - The Block
• Patrick Byrne, Cryptocurrency Champion, Resigns as Overstock CEO - CoinDesk