Bitcoin is down 0.5% at $8597
XRP is down 1% at 23 cents
and Ethereum is down 1% at $221

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Bezant up 37%
Steem up 17%
Burst up 16%

Major exchanges OKEx and Bitfinex were hit with a DDOS attack with no users impacted.

Coinbase tested the facial recognition software owned by Clearview AI.

The chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell says Coronavirus poses "evolving risks" to the US economy.

niTRON is postponed indefinitely.

Links:

• TRON’s 2020 summit for next week has been postponed indefinitely due to coronavirus - The Block
• Coinbase tested facial recognition software developed by controversial startup Clearview AI - The Block
• Crypto exchanges OKEx and Bitfinex hit by DDoS attacks, no users impacted - The Block

Bitcoin is up 3% at $7,760
XRP is up 1% at 23 cents
and Ethereum is up 1% at $154

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
DigixDAO, up 33%
Streamr, up 24%
Hydro up 21%
and Burst up 16%

FBI arrest Virgil Griffith, programmer and developer who has worked with Ethereum since 2016.

Bakkt’s chief executive Kelly Loeffler has reportedly been selected to replace Senator Johnny Isakson.

German banks will be allowed to offer the sale and storage of crypto under new laws.

IBM has registered a patent that will stop rogue drones from stealing packages.

Bitcoin is up 3% at $9,890
XRP is up 1% at 25 cents
and Ethereum is up 2% at $173

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Burst up 25%
and Grin up 18%

North Korea is denying the UN report that suggests the nation was behind major hacks of banks and cryptocurrency exchanges.

Craig Wright asking for an addiditional 14 days to challenge the judge’s decision because of hurricane dorian.

The Thai crypto exchange bitcoin co is shuttering after 5 years.

Phillipino boxer and senator Manny Pacquiano is launching his own cryptocurrency called ‘pac’.

Soviet-era factories are finding a second life as Bitcoin mining farms.

Links:

• Craig Wright Aims to Challenge Court Decision That Cost Half His Bitcoins - CoinDesk
• Bitcoin Mining Farms Are Flourishing on the Ruins of Soviet Industry in Siberia - CoinDesk
• North Korea denies it amassed $2 billion through cyberattacks on banks - Reuters
• Thai crypto exchange Bitcoin Co. shutting down abruptly after 5 years of service - The Block