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Bitcoin is down 2% at $40,014
Ethereum is up 8% at $1317
and XRP is up 4% at 33 cents


Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Dash up 50%
Maker up 47%
Bitcoin Cash up 34%


Bitcoin’s mining difficulty reaches record high.


A test for the digital yuan has given us a look at the card-based hardware wallets.


PayPal, Coinbase invest in TaxBit.


Brad Garlinghouse takes to Twitter to answer questions re: SEC lawsuit.


SoFi may go public.


Kyrgyzstan proposed first regulatory framework for crypto.
Links:

Kyrgyzstan Has Proposed Its First Regulatory Framework for Crypto - CoinDesk

EXCLUSIVE-SoFi to go public through merger with Palihapitiya-backed SPAC | Reuters

TaxBit Secures Investments from PayPal Ventures and Coinbase Ventures; Winklevoss Capital Doubles Down

Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Hits Record High Amid Miner Revenue Surge - CoinDesk

China Is Testing A Hardware Wallet For Digital Yuan

Brad Garlinghouse on Twitter: "I’m not going to litigate the SEC’s unproven allegations on Twitter, and as you can imagine, there are new considerations to what can / should be said publicly after the litigation process starts. However, I would like to address 5 key questions I’ve seen. 1/10" / Twitter



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