Bitcoin is up 4% at $13,911
Ethereum is up 3% at $390
and XRP is up 2% at 24 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Ampleforth up 21%
Stacks up 15%

Bitcoin turns 12 today. The Bitcoin white paper was published October 31, 2008.

Ripple paid 9.3 million in XRP incentives to MoneyGram in Q3.

Verizon unveils "Full Transparency" blockchain backed effort.

Overstock(.)com touts possibility of VOATZ

MakerDao members vote today on a safeguard against flash-loan voting attacks.

Links:

• Updates - Flash Loans and securing the Maker Protocol - Updates - MakerDAO
• Overstock Touts Voatz Blockchain Voting App as Solution to US Election Fracas - CoinDesk
• MoneyGram International Reports Third Quarter 2020 Results | Moneygram International Inc
• Verizon’s ‘Full Transparency’ launches blockchain verification for news releases | About Verizon

Bitcoin is up slightly at 9,113
XRP is down slightly at 24 cents
and Ethereum is up 3% at $244

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Monero Classic up 125%
LTO network up 26%
Zilqua up 15%

Overstock’s subsidiary Medici ventures is leading an 8.2 million dollar investment round in agricultural blockchain startup Grain Chain.

Bitcoin mining activity is expected to increase as chinese hardware makers start to clear from the coronavirus slowdown.

Bitcoin 2020 postponed.

DC Blockchain Summit postponed

Paris Blockchain week postponed.

MIT Bitcoin expo to go on.

Links:

• Coronavirus risks lead to postponement of this month's major crypto and blockchain events - The Block
• Overstock subsidiary Medici Ventures leads $8.2M investment in agricultural blockchain startup - The Block
• Bitcoin mining activity expected to surge as Chinese hardware makers shake off coronavirus slowdown - The Block

Bitcoin is up 1% at $10,122
XRP is even at 27 cents
and Ethereum is up 1% at $189

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
WanChain up 35%
and Dent up 22%

Patrick Byrne has stepped down from his position as CEO of Overstock

Several proposed members of Libra’s governance program are considering washing their hands of the Facebook-backed fiasco.

Several exchanges have been affected by an issue with Amazon Web Service in the AP region.

Bitmain is bulking up with over half a million more crypto mining chips.

Links:

• Binance suspends deposits and withdrawals due to issues with AWS - The Block
• Libra | Financial Times
• Bitmain buying 600K more crypto mining chips that could bring $1.2 billion in profit - Report - The Block
• Patrick Byrne, Cryptocurrency Champion, Resigns as Overstock CEO - CoinDesk