"The gates are open" February 21, 2020

Bitcoin is up 1% at $9,752
XRP is up 1% at 27 cents
and Ethereum is up 3% at $265

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Power ledger up 37%
DragonCoins up 22%
Aragon network up 15%

Sweden’s central bank is starting tests on its digital e-krona.

The bZx attack vulnerability was identified over a month ago.

Decentraland has finally opened to the public.

Researchers are pointing out that the bitcoin lightning network is growing increasingly centralized.

• Bitcoin's Lightning Network Is Growing 'Increasingly Centralized,' Researchers Find - CoinDesk
• Ethereum-based virtual game world Decentraland has launched - The Block
• bZx attacks and 1inch.exchange allegations: Here’s what the teams have to say - The Block
• Sweden’s central bank starts testing its digital currency e-krona - The Block