October 27, 2019

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news

Bitcoin is even at $9,313
XRP is up 1% 29 cents
and Ethereum is down slightly at $179

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Sirin labs token up 33%
Neo gas up 27%
and neo up 22%

The managing director of digital product and development at State Street Bank talks about the typical portfolio model changing to tokenized and illiquid assets.

Huobi Japan has raised $4.6 million in new funding to expand in the country,

Ethereum’s next system-wide upgrade, Istanbul, is scheduled to arrive on mainnet the week of Dec. 4.

• Ethereum Targets Dec. 4 for Istanbul Mainnet Activation - CoinDesk
• Huobi Japan raises $4.6M in new funding to expand in the country - The Block
• State Street says the average portfolio could shift towards digital asset capabilities as soon as 5 years from now - The Block