Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news

Bitcoin is up 2% at $8,063

XRP is up 1% at 21 cents

and Ethereum is up 3% $142

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:

Bytecoin up 37%

Steem up 23%

The people’s bank of china has said that the top level of its design for their digital currency has reached completion.

Spencer Dinwiddie says he's going to be allowed to tokenize his contract beginning January 13th.

A revised lawsuit is coming back to Bitfinex and Tether for allegedly manipulating the bitcoin market.

A LedgerX board member is raising his concerns about the ousting of the founders.

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