Bitcoin is up 2% at $8,167
XRP is up 1% at 24 cents
and Ethereum is up 5% at $173

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Dent up 23%
Metal up 23%
Cortex up 21%
and Particl up 20%

Proposals of a treasure tax on cryptocurrency mining have been put forth by the Association of Banks of Russia.

The NBA has rejected Spencer Dinwiddie's proposal to tokenize his multi-million dollar contract.

ING’s chief economist predicts central banks will be issuing their own digital currencies in 2 to 3 years.

Links:

• Russia could tax bitcoin and other crypto mining as a treasure - The Block
• NBA rejects Nets player Spencer Dinwiddie's attempt to tokenize his $34.4 million contract - The Block
• ING's Chief Economist Predicts Central Bank Digital Currencies in 2-3 Years - CoinDesk
• A Dangerous Bug in Bitcoin's Lightning Network Has Been Fixed - CoinDesk