Bitcoin is up slightly at $11,439
XRP is up 1.5% at 30 cents
and Ethereum is up 2.7% at $210

Those are your leaders by market cap

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Dent up 21%
Zclassic up 17%
and Dock up 27%

IBM has filed a patent for a blockchain based web browser.

A senior official at China’s central bank announced that their central bank digital currency is ready.

Etihad Airways has partnered with a Winding Tree for internal information systems.

Coinbase has released a detailed look at how it foiled a large scale, highly sophisticated attack.

Links:

• IBM Files Patent for a Blockchain-Based Web Browser - CoinDesk
• Etihad Airways Integrates Travel-Focused Blockchain Platform Winding Tree
• Responding to Firefox 0-days in the wild - The Coinbase Blog
• China's central bank digital currency is "ready" after 5 years of development - The Block
• Emirates' Etihad partners with Swiss blockchain platform Winding Tree - Reuters

Bitcoin even at 11,780
Ethereum down 2% at $230
XRP up 4% at .32

Top gainers in the last 24 hours
Digibyte, up 18%
Zclassic, up 18%
Partcl, up 17%

The Federal Reserve has decided it must develop a new interbank system of real-time settlements.

The UN Security Council North Korea Sanctions Committee said that hackers from North Korea stole up to $2 Billion to fund North Korea’s weapons programs.

Facebook has hired Susan Zook of Main Street Consulting to help it lobby for Libra.

Libra faces data privacy concerns.

Links:

• Samsung Now Offering 17 Crypto Apps in Blockchain Keystore - CoinDesk
• US Federal Reserve Launching Payment System, Crypto Bulls Nonplussed
• North Korea Stole $2 Billion in Cryptocurrency From Exchanges, Says UN
• Facebook Hires US Senator's Former Aide to Lobby for Libra Cryptocurrency - CoinDesk
• Global Regulators Warn on Privacy Risks of Facebook's Libra - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down .5% at $10,697
XRP is up slightly at 31 cents
and Ethereum is down 1% at $219

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Everex up 20%
Zclassic up 17%
Dent up 15%

On the MoneyGram earnings call CEO Alex Holmes spoke about the benefits of the commercial agreement with Ripple.

South Korean Shinhan Financial investment is looking to offer peer-to-peer stock lending on blockchain.

Brazilian tax authorities have levied new requirements for crypto traders.

Links:

• South Korea's Shinhan Brokerage to Offer Blockchain-Based Securities Lending - CoinDesk
• MoneyGram talks up Ripple partnership, goes live with XRP and xRapid, in Q2 earnings - The Block
• Cryptocurrency Transactions in Brazil Must Now be Reported to its Tax Authorities | The Rio Times

Bitcoin is up 4.7% at $10,493
XRP is up 1% at 31 cents
and Ethereum is up 2.6% at $219

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Bytecoin up 23%
Zclassic up 17%
and Byteball up 16%

Walmart has filed a patent for a fiat-pegged stable coin that echoes the ghost of Facebook’s Libra project.

The Brave browser’s BAT can now be used on Twitter to tip.

Square is showing 125 million in reported bitcoin sales through the Cash App

London based CEX.IO is now operational in 31 states and DC.

Links:

• Blockchain Browser Brave Launches Token Tipping Service for Twitter Users
• Walmart could be looking to rival Facebook’s Libra with a USD-pegged stablecoin issuance, a patent filing shows - The Block
• Crypto Exchange CEX.IO Expands US Service to Cover 31 States - CoinDesk
• Square's Q2 Bitcoin Revenue Nearly Doubles From Previous Record - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up 1% at $9,504
XRP is up .5% at 31 cents
and Ethereum is down 1.7% at $209

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Byteball up 18%
Zclassic up 17%

The CEO of Huawei told several Italian media outlets that China should consider issuing cryptocurrencies and look to beat Facebook's Libra.

The FBI is reportedly looking into the 2017 Long Island Iced Tea corporation’s pivot to blockchain.

Binance’s charity arm has fallen short of its transparency goals.

Links:

• The FBI wants more information about Long Blockchain — Quartz
• Binance Exchange's Charity Falling Short of Transparency Goals - CoinDesk
• Huawei CEO thinks China has more power than Facebook when it comes to issuing cryptocurrencies - The Block

Bitcoin is down 3% at $9,478
XRP is down 3% at 31 cents
and Ethereum is down 4% at $207

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Zclassic up 17%

The IRS is sending letters to 10,000 cryptocurrency holders telling them to report their crypto holdings and pay the proper taxes.

An MIT fellow has called out Libra for "lifting” several of his ideas for the token.

Bitcoin-rewards app Lolli has added 900 retail locations of SafeWay.

Links:

• IRS sends letters to warn over 10,000 cryptocurrency investors to report and pay taxes properly - The Block
• MIT Fellow Says Facebook 'Lifted' His Ideas for Libra Cryptocurrency - CoinDesk
• Lolli CEO on Twitter