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Bitcoin is down slightly at $12,961

Ethereum is down 1% at $407

and XRP is down 1% at 25 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:

Filecoin up 29%

Quant Network up 18%

Kyber Announces KyberPRO

CME group passed BitMEX this week to become the second largest bitcoin futures exchange.

Chinese authorities backed by the PBoC have conducted mass arrests and gambling shutdowns related to Tether.

The FED updated rules for bank transfers, lowering thresholds and including crypto.

Ken Kurson arrested on cyberstalking charges.

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