Bitcoin is down slightly at $8,871
Ethereum is down slightly at $213
and XRP is up slightly at 22 cents

Those are your leaders by market cap

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Kleros 15%
and Digix Gold Token up 15%

Block.one has been awarded a patent that aims to encourage positive feedback on social media.

Bitmain is back in the news this week after the Beijing Haidian Justice Bureau sided co-founder Micree Zhan

Jefferies’ head of equity strategy Chris Wood suggested investors should buy bitcoin ahead of the halving

Links:

• Buy some bitcoin ahead of the halving, says Jefferies' head of equity strategy in new note - The Block
• Local government sides with Bitmain co-founder Micree Zhan in a dispute over his former position - The Block
• Blockstack's revenue declined 37% last year, due to lower Stacks token sales - The Block
• Block.one social patent