Bitcoin is up slightly at $8,642
XRP is up 3% at 23 cents
and Ethereum is up 2% at $167

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Sirin labs token up 25%
Pivx up 19%
Bitcoin sV up 18%

Australian firm Raiz is launching a micro-investment fund with Gemini as the custodian.

The ousting of Bitmain's largest shareholder seems to be complete for the time being.

Canada is hammering out the details around a $130K development deal for blockchain steel tracking.

Monerium is set to issue e-money on Algorand’s proof of stake blockchain protocol platform.

UK’s tax authority wants to deploy a blockchain analytics tool to catch crypto cybercriminals.

Links:

• Investing spare change in bitcoin - Australian firm launching a fund with Gemini as the custodian - The Block
• How Was It Possible for Bitmain to Oust Its Largest Shareholder Overnight? - CoinDesk
• Canada Forges $130,000 Development Deal for Steel-Tracking Blockchain - CoinDesk
• Monerium to issue e-money on Alogrand's proof-of-stake blockchain protocol - The Block
• UK’s tax authority wants to deploy a blockchain analytics tool to catch crypto cybercriminals - The Block

Bitcoin is even at $9,313
XRP is up 1% 29 cents
and Ethereum is down slightly at $179

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Sirin labs token up 33%
Neo gas up 27%
and neo up 22%

The managing director of digital product and development at State Street Bank talks about the typical portfolio model changing to tokenized and illiquid assets.

Huobi Japan has raised $4.6 million in new funding to expand in the country,

Ethereum’s next system-wide upgrade, Istanbul, is scheduled to arrive on mainnet the week of Dec. 4.

Links:

• Ethereum Targets Dec. 4 for Istanbul Mainnet Activation - CoinDesk
• Huobi Japan raises $4.6M in new funding to expand in the country - The Block
• State Street says the average portfolio could shift towards digital asset capabilities as soon as 5 years from now - The Block