"Goldman considers their own token. Senate confirms Hester Peirce" August 7, 2020

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news

Bitcoin is up slightly at $11,765
Ethereum is down 1% at $394
and XRP is up 1% at 30 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Aurora up 15%
and Elrond up 15%

IDEX has pulled in an extra $2.5 million in seed money ahead of its IDEX 2.0 launch.

US Senate has confirmed SEC commissioner Hester Peirce for a second term in office.

Dapper Labs has raised a new funding round.

Goldman Sachs is considering its own cryptocurrency.

• NBA Players Andre Iguodala, Spencer Dinwiddie, Javale McGee, and Aaron Gordon join Samsung, Coinbase Ventures, and the Cultural Leadership Fund, in Dapper Labs $12M investment round for Flow blockchain
• U.S. Senate confirms crypto-friendly SEC commissioner Hester Peirce for second term in office - The Block
• Decentralized exchange IDEX raises $2.5 million in seed funding ahead of IDEX 2.0 launch - The Block
• Goldman names new head of digital assets in bet on blockchain