Bitcoin drops 15%, indicators show potential for decline to $6,500
BTC π $8,776 (-10.12%) / ETH π $171 (-15.6%) / XRP π $0.29 (-10.41%)
Santander leads $14 million round in digital securities platform Securitize

Securitize, a blockchain-based digital securities platform, raised $14 million in its latest funding round.
Bitcoin drops 15%, indicators show potential for decline to $6,500

In the last three hours, the BTC price dropped 15 percent breaking out to the downside of a technical pattern that predicts a further decline to $6,500.
Ethereum miners increase network capacity by 20% in response to congestion

Miners have expanded the gas limit on Ethereum by 20 percent over the last 10 days, helping address congestion and highlighting an innovative network capability.
NEO joins Microsoft-created .NET Foundation as first blockchain member

NEO joined the Microsoft-created .NET Foundation as a member, the first blockchain organization to do so. It seems the projectβs newest executive, Microsoft veteran John deVadoss, is making good use of his connections.
Bakkt Bitcoin futures launch volumes 75 times smaller than CMEβs first day

The first day of Bakktβs Bitcoin futures saw less than 2 percent of the CMEβs debut day trading volume, prompting speculation over whether the highly anticipated contract will deliver on its mission of being a βkey piece of infrastructureβ in the cryptocurrency market.
EOS.IO successfully upgrades to version 1.8 in first consensus hard fork

EOSIO successfully implemented its first-ever consensus hard fork in its v1.8 upgrade. The new version brings βmajor enhancementsβ to the blockchain in hopes of βpaving the way for a more secure and scalable future.β
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