Bitcoin is up .05% at $9,538
Ethereum is up 4% at $274
and XRP is up .05% at 20 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
VeThor Token up 23%

A hacker has been using a botnet to infect thousands of computers to hijack them and mine Monero

Apple Co-founder Steve Wozniak has sued Youtube and Google over Bitcoin giveaway scams

Opera’s web browser is reporting for the first time that 170,000 users use its crypto wallets each month.

Links:

• YouTube asks court to dismiss crypto giveaway scam lawsuit filed by Ripple - The Block
• Opera's Built-In Crypto Wallets Have 170K Monthly Active Users - CoinDesk
• Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak Sues YouTube Over Bitcoin Giveaway Scams - CoinDesk
• Newly Discovered Botnet Infected Up to 5,000 Computers with a Monero Miner - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up 11% at 5,307
Ethereum is up 8% at $117
and XRP is up 8% at 14 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Cyber Network up 20%
Mixin up 17%
Lisk up 17%

Bitfinex has listed a first-ever crypto hedge fund for accredited investors.

The Philippine Stock Exchange will halt trading until further notice.

The US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency names Coinbase CLO Brian Brooks as its next COO.

The Opera browser is now letting US users buy Bitcoin and Ether through Apple Pay.

Links:

• Bitfinex lists first-ever crypto hedge fund for 'accredited' investors - The Block
• U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency names Coinbase exec as its chief operating officer - The Block
• Opera now lets US users buy bitcoin and ether via Apple Pay - The Block
• Philippine Stock Exchange will halt trading tomorrow until further notice - The Block

Opera Supports Bitcoin Directly

Revolut Banking App to US

Crypto Held By Institutionals Doubles in October

Links:

• Opera Becomes First Major Browser to Enable Direct Bitcoin Payments
• Crypto App Revolut Confirms MasterCard on Board for 2019 US Expansion
• Bitcoin Futures: Institutional Long Positions Value Doubled in October