Bitcoin is down 0.5% at $9,038
Ethereum is down 0.5% at 225
and XRP is down 1% at 18 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
VeChain up 23%

BaFin had only one staff member at the financial reporting enforecement panel (FPREP) working on the Wirecard review for 2019.

Bitcoin’s price has been increasingly correlated with the S&P 500.

2020's Q2 sees $180 billion transacted on Bitcoin blockchain

Bitcoin is up 6.5% at 9,662
Ethereum is up 4.5% at $202
and XRP is up 2% at 20 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Crypterium up 30%
Matic network, up 20%
Reddcoin up 16%

The New York Digital Investment Group discloses an unknown 140 million bitcoin fund.

The correlation between Bitcoin and the S&P 500 has reached a 2 month low

Reddit is beta testing two ethereum-based tokens for users to collect rewards.

After the halving shakeup in the mining sector Lubian is now the 6th largest mining pool.

Links:

• Firm With Ties To Former ‘Sheriff Of Wall Street’ Discloses $140 Million Bitcoin Fund
• Bitcoin's correlation to stocks has declined significantly - The Block
• Reddit Rolls Out 'Community Points' on Ethereum to Incentivize Positive Behavior - CoinDesk
• Little-known Lubian is now one of bitcoin's biggest mining pools - The Block
• Visa is seeking a patent for 'digital fiat currency' – and the filing points to a central bank use case - The Block
• First State-Owned Entity Joins Libra Association - CoinDesk
• Aggrieved Investors Mull Suing Telegram Over Canceled TON Blockchain Project - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up 10% at 5,624
Ethereum is up 10% at $124
and XRP is up 6% at 15 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Steem Token up 151%
Dash up 29%
and Zcash up 18%

The Steem token saw a huge lift in price with Binance and Huobi vouching to support the Steem blockchain hard fork.

The S&P500 VIX (fear index) closed at all-time highs this week.

The FDIC has approved the deposit insurance application for Square.

Hawaii has announced a regulatory sandbox for digital currency issuers.

Links:

• Binance, Huobi to support Steem's hard fork into Hive; the steem token is up by 180% - The Block
• The S&P500 "Fear Index" closed at all time highs this week as volatility across assets remain near historic highs - The Block
• Square's new industrial loan company receives approvals ahead of planned 2021 launch - The Block
• Hawaii is establishing a regulatory sandbox for digital currency issuers - The Block