Bitcoin is up 1% at $7,177
XRP is up 2% at 19 cents
and Ethereum up 1% at $128

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Decentraland , up 19%
NavCoin up 18%

Robinhood is facing a fine for failing to ensure the best execution when routing customer orders.

Blockstream is making an effort to keep the peace on the lightning network with Watchtowers

Ripple has taken on more funding in a 200 million series C led by Tetragon.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has been awarded a U.S. patent for a Bitcoin sending method.

A British national has been extradited to the U.S. for his alleged participation in “The Dark Overlord” hacker group.

Links:

• Robinhood fined $1.25M for failing to ensure best execution when routing customer orders - The Block
• Blockstream's 'Watchtowers' Will Bring a New Justice System to the Lightning Network - CoinDesk
• Ripple Raises $200M in Series-C Round Led by Tetragon - CoinDesk
• Coinbase CEO Armstrong Wins Patent for Tech Allowing Users to Email Bitcoin - CoinDesk
• Alleged 'Dark Overlord' Hacker Gang Member Extradited to US - CoinDesk

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