Bitcoin is up slightly at $9,220
Ethereum is down slightly at $239
and XRP is up 2% at 20 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Elrond, up 23%
Stellar, up 15%

Bitcoin Gold’s developer team is reporting that a 51% attack on the blockchain was unsuccessful.

Whale Alert has issued a new report that scammers have made $24 million in bitcoin in the first half of 2020.

Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen is apparently paying to install hundreds of security cameras across San Francisco.

Links:

• Chasing Crypto Criminals. During the past two weeks we have been… | by Whale Alert | Jul, 2020 | Medium
• Why Is a Tech Executive Installing Security Cameras Around San Francisco? - The New York Times
• Attempted 51% Attack on Bitcoin Gold Was Thwarted, Developers Say - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down 6% at 6,237
Ethereum is down 5% at $128
and XRP is down 4% at 17 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Cybervein up 23%
HXRO up 17%

Singapore has granted several crypto firms limited term exemptions for licensing.

San Francisco based Solana has raised 1.8 million from its launch auction on Coin List.

Last week saw the second-largest decrease in bitcoin mining difficulty in the network’s history.

Coinbase says Coinbase Commerce has proessed $200 million in transactions since it launched.

Links:

• Coinbase says its Commerce platform has seen $200 million in transactions processed since launch - The Block
• Ripple, Coinbase get license exemption in Singapore for a limited period  - The Block
• Bitcoin’s mining difficulty sees the second-largest drop in history - The Block
• Blockchain project Solana raises $1.76M from its launch auction on CoinList - The Block

Kraken: Bitcoin at $350,000 by 2045

San Fran is Top Crypto Town

Overton Window Opens for Digital Dollar

Links:

• Kraken Predicts Wealth Transfer will Cause BTC Rise to $350K by 2045
• Report: Crypto Investment Wealth Is Highest in San Francisco Bay Area
• The Overton Window – Mackinac Center
• Congressional Bills Signal Digital Dollar Is Politicaly Feasible- CoinDesk