Bitcoin is up 1% at $9,605
Ethereum is up 4% at $284
and XRP is up 2% at 21 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Unibright up 26%
and Block Stack up 15%

A federal court ruled that Bitcoin is a form of “money” covered under the Washington DC Money Transmitters Act.

Bitcoin Suisse raised $48 million in their first round of fund-raising.

Former CFTC chair Christopher Giancarlo made a case for the development of a digital dollar in a senate hearing.

Links:

• Crypto Bank Hopeful Bitcoin Suisse Raises $48M in First-Ever Round - CoinDesk
• Bitcoin Is a Form of Money in DC, Federal Court Rules - CoinDesk
• Giancarlo pitches Congress on piloting a 'digital dollar' in the U.S.

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Unibright, up 31%

Bitcoin tumbled 15% yesterday breaking it’s month long increase streak

Consensus Distributed begins tomorrow and runs all week.

Swiss crypto broker Bitcoin Suisse is looking to raise a series A at 283 million pre-money valuation.

New Zealand’s monetary authority is looking for a head of money and cash.

Links:

• Bitcoin price tanks by 15% in 10 minutes causing $226M of liquidations on BitMEX - The Block
• Swiss crypto broker Bitcoin Suisse is raising Series A at over $280 million pre-money valuation - The Block
• Head of Money and Cash - Reserve Bank of New Zealand
• Consensus 2020 - CoinDesk