Bitcoin is up 3% 8,980
Ethereum is up 3% at $214
and XRP is up 3% at 22 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Power Ledger up 37%
Bytecoin up 36%
and Hedra Hashgraph up 15%

MMC ventures points to equity funding as the area to be optimistic about within the UKs blockchain ecosystem.

Ripple has released their Q1 numbers showing their lowest ever XRP sales.

Fireblocks is reporting they’ve conducted $30 billion in digital asset transfers to date.

a16z raises $515m for their Crypto Fund II.

Links:

• Ripple posts its lowest ever XRP sales in Q1 2020 - The Block
• MMC Ventures report
• Fireblocks crosses $30 billion in digital asset transfers, expands in Asia - The Block
• Crypto Fund II - Andreessen Horowitz

Bitcoin is up 2.5% 7,147
Ethereum is up 5% at $184
and XRP is up 2% at 19 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Bytecoin up 36%
Stellar up 15%
and Unibright up 17%

The dForce attacker returned all of the stolen funds to the DeFi project.

Ripple filed a lawsuit agains Youtube for the video platform failing to stop XRP Giveaway scams

Libra has added Hiefer International, a nonprofit working to end world hunger and poverty, as their 23rd member.

Links:

• Ripple sues YouTube over videos that used CEO Brad Garlinghouse's image in crypto XRP scams | Fortune
• dForce attacker returns all $25M stolen funds back to the DeFi project - The Block
• Libra Association adds nonprofit aimed at ending world hunger as latest member - The Block

Bitcoin is down 4.5% at 8,705
XRP is down 5.5% at 22 cents
and Ethereum is down 7.5% at $226

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Bytecoin up 15%

Lawmakers in Minnesota are once again looking to outlaw campaign contributions in the form of cryptocurrency.

BitGo, the crypto custodian is launching a new lending business with a $150 million book.

Lenders and depositors are coming back to bZx because of significantly higher yields on ether deposits.

Bitcoin is up 0.5% at $10,248
XRP is up 1% at 33 cents
and Ethereum is up 1% at $270

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Bytecoin up 25%
Steem up 19%
Siacoin up 15%

The IOTA Foundation pauses its network, saying between $300K and $1.2M worth of tokens stolen from users of Trinity wallet.

US Government agencies are seeking millions of dollars in additional funding for to support their cryptocurrency oversight and enforcement efforts.

The key management network Torus has exited beta and open sourced its codebase.

Links:

• IOTA Foundation pauses network, says between $300K and $1.2M worth of tokens stolen from users of Trinity wallet - The Block
• U.S. agencies seek millions in new funding to bolster crypto efforts, budget documents show - The Block
• Key management network Torus exits beta, open-sources its codebase - The Block

Bitcoin is up 1% at $9,352
XRP is up 2% at at 24 cents
and Ethereum is up 2% at $181

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Bytecoin up 34%
Centrality up 18%
NEM up 15%

Ring is in the news this week for compromised security.

Ethereum miners are holding on to their ethereum tokens which could be and indication of their confidence in the project.

Google has reinstated Bitcoin Blast in the google play store.

Kraken’s security team has shown that hackers can exploit Trezor hardware wallets in under 15 minutes.

Links:

• Ethereum Miners' ETH Holdings Near Record Highs - CoinDesk
• Third-Party Trackers Are Pulling Your Data Off Ring's Android App - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up 1% at $8,903
XRP is up 2% at 24 cents
and Ethereum is up 2% at $171

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Kick token up 96%
Steem up 34%
Bytecoin up 34%

Block.one is changing the blockchain structure behind Voice, its Facebook-challenging social network.

Binance partners with a subsidiary of Yahoo! Japan to operate a separate exchange in the country.

The Libra association forms a 5 member committee to oversee the technical development of the Libra project.

The Proof of Trust plans to list on the London Stock Exchange.

Links:

• Binance ties up with Yahoo! Japan subsidiary to operate a separate exchange in the country - The Block
• Libra Association forms 5-member committee to oversee technical development of the project - The Block
• Blockchain Arbitration Firm Proof of Trust Plans London Stock Exchange Listing - CoinDesk
• Block.One Will Not Launch Its Social Network on EOS - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up 2% at $8,063
XRP is up 1% at 21 cents
and Ethereum is up 3% $142

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Bytecoin up 37%
Steem up 23%

The people’s bank of china has said that the top level of its design for their digital currency has reached completion.

Spencer Dinwiddie says he's going to be allowed to tokenize his contract beginning January 13th.

A revised lawsuit is coming back to Bitfinex and Tether for allegedly manipulating the bitcoin market.

A LedgerX board member is raising his concerns about the ousting of the founders.

Links:

• China’s central bank says it has completed ‘top-level’ design of digital currency - The Block
• Market manipulation lawsuit against Bitfinex, Tether has been revised and refiled - The Block
• LedgerX Board Member Says Company in Disarray After Founders' Ouster - CoinDesk

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Monacoin up 31%
Bytecoin up 25%
and Aragon up 24%

The Libra Association chief has said that Libra stable coin is scheduled to launch by the end of 2020.

Germany is denouncing Libra saying they will block market-relevant private stable coins from the country.

Square is apparently looking to roll out free stock trades on Cash App.

Bitcoin is headed to the premier league as part of a brand partnership with sportsbet & Watford FC.

Coinme, the company behind the crypto ATMs and kiosks raised 1.5 million.

Links:

• Libra stablecoin scheduled to launch by end of 2020, says Libra Association chief - The Block
• Germany takes aim at Facebook Libra; plans to block private stablecoins - The Block
• Jack Dorsey's Square Is Testing a New Free Stock-Trading Service - Bloomberg
• Premier League soccer team will sport Bitcoin logo on jersey - The Block
• Largest Bitcoin ATM Network Coinme Raises New Funding from Ripple's Xpring  - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down 1% at $10,423
XRP is down 1% at 25 cents
and Ethereum is down slightly at $171

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Bytecoin up 23%
and Augur up 22%

The test-net launch date for ethereum’s new upgrade Istanbul has been set around the second of october.

Satoshi’s treasure is headed to North American college campuses this fall.

The PBOC is moving ahead with its Libra competitor, and hopes to beat the facebook project to the market.

Jed mcCaleb loaded 100 million XRP into his wallet—may be poised to unload.

Links:

• 100M XRP Has Just Been Transferred to Former Ripple CTO - BeInCrypto
• Alibaba, Tencent, Five Others To Receive First Chinese Government Cryptocurrency
• A Bitcoin Treasure Hunt Is Coming to College Campuses This Fall - CoinDesk
• China's Crypto Competitor Is Being Built in a Secret Office with Restricted Access - CoinDesk
• Ethereum Picks Early October for Testnet Activation of Istanbul Hard Fork - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down 4% at $10,426
XRP is up slightly at 25 cents
and Ethereum is down 2% at $173

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Bytecoin up 23%
and Augur up 22%

The US Energy Department plans to run a trial with the Factom Blockchain to secure the national power grid.

There’s a unique cryptominig malware distribution scheme targeting university students.

Apple’s vice president Jennifer Bailey talked crypto with CNN.

New whale wallet holds over 94,000 bitcoins.

Malta finance regulators are promising to actively monitor crypto firms to prevent any sort of money laundering

Links:

• Bitcoins worth $1 billion just moved to an unknown wallet - The Block
• Malta finance regulator to ‘actively monitor’ crypto firms to prevent money laundering - The Block
• How to avoid downloading a textbook or essay with a virus | Kaspersky official blog
• Apple Exec Says Cryptocurrency ‘Interesting’ — Has Long-Term Potential By Cointelegraph
• US Energy Department Funds Trial of Factom Blockchain to Secure Power Grid - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up 1% at $10,420
XRP is up 6.7% at 26 cents
and Ethereum is up 4.3% at $192

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Hydro up 28%
and Bytecoin up 20%

The core developers for ethereum have finalized a list of 6 code changes for Istanbul, launching in October.

A 19-year old was sentenced to 20 months in jail for offering hacking services in return for payments in crypto.

Coinbase has notified users of a password storage issue that affected 3,000 customers.

An exit scam in China resulted in a possible $2.9 billion being stolen.

Links:

• Coinbase Reveals Password Glitch Affecting 3,500 Customers - CoinDesk
• Ethereum Coders Approve 6 Changes for Upcoming Istanbul Hard Fork - CoinDesk
• Man Offering Hacking Services for Bitcoin Gets 20-Month Jail Sentence - CoinDesk
• An alleged cryptocurrency exit scam swindled $2.9 billion, but main suspects still on the run - The Block

Bitcoin is up 4.7% at $10,493
XRP is up 1% at 31 cents
and Ethereum is up 2.6% at $219

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Bytecoin up 23%
Zclassic up 17%
and Byteball up 16%

Walmart has filed a patent for a fiat-pegged stable coin that echoes the ghost of Facebook’s Libra project.

The Brave browser’s BAT can now be used on Twitter to tip.

Square is showing 125 million in reported bitcoin sales through the Cash App

London based CEX.IO is now operational in 31 states and DC.

Links:

• Blockchain Browser Brave Launches Token Tipping Service for Twitter Users
• Walmart could be looking to rival Facebook’s Libra with a USD-pegged stablecoin issuance, a patent filing shows - The Block
• Crypto Exchange CEX.IO Expands US Service to Cover 31 States - CoinDesk
• Square's Q2 Bitcoin Revenue Nearly Doubles From Previous Record - CoinDesk