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Bitcoin is up 6% at $34,794
Ethereum is up 5% at $1076
and XRP is up 5% at 29 cents


Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Stellar up 18%
Compound up 18%
Synthetix up 16%


Bitcoin’s active addresses and trading volumes have reached all time highs.


Steve Chen was sentenced yesterday to 10 years in prison for the GemCoin Ponzi scheme.


Bakkt forms Bakkt Holdings in prep for IPO.


Kentucky Reps look to bring crypto mining to the state with tax breaks.


New Zealand’s Financial Markets Authority says crypto buyers beware.
Links:

Kentucky mining bill

Bakkt, the Digital Asset Marketplace Launched by Intercontinental Exchange in 2018, to Become a Publicly Traded Company via Merger with VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings | Business Wire

GemCoin Founder Sentenced to 10 Years for $147M Crypto Scheme - CoinDesk

NZ regulator issues Bitcoin warning: Be prepared to lose all your money - NZ Herald

Bitcoin's Active Addresses, Trading Volumes Now at All-Time Highs - CoinDesk



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