Bitcoin is up half a percent at $7,229
XRP is down 1% at 22 cents
and Ethereum is up slightly at $144

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Navcoin, up 16%

The large cap cryptocurrencies remain one of the biggest investment success stories of the decade.

A darknet marketplace in Russia is looking to raise 146 million through a token sale in an effort to fund a worldwide expansion.

Lightcurve is laying off 40% of its staff to become more agile again.

The European Central Bank is looking to get ahead of the curve on stable coins and accelerate its efforts in the digital currency space

Links:

• Cryptocurrency Is Still the World's Best Performing Asset Class This Year - CoinDesk
• Russia's Largest Darknet Market Is Hawking an ICO to Fund Global Expansion - CoinDesk
• Blockchain project Lisk's unit Lightcurve lays off 40% of staff to become ‘more agile again’ - The Block
• The European Central Bank hopes to get "ahead of the curve" on stablecoins - The Block