"Twitter Hacker charged, Putin to prohibit crypto payments" August 1, 2020

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency headlines

Bitcoin is up 2.5% at $11,532
Ethereum is up 2% at $353
and XRP is up 7% at 26 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Melon Protocol up 15%

Putin has signed a bill that will prohibit the use of cryptocurrencies as a means of payment in Russia.

17-year old charged in Twitter hack.

Longfin Corp to pay 223 million to investors over the company's 2017 IPO.

• An update on our security incident
• Putin signs bill that will prohibit the use of cryptocurrencies for payment starting next year - The Block
• 17-year-old Florida resident charged in connection with Twitter hack and bitcoin giveaway scam - The Block
• In Re Longfin Corp. Securities Class Action Litigation, Docket No. 1:18-cv-02933 (S.D.N.Y. Apr 03, 2018), Court Docket