| | Here are today's ten most important Bitcoin stories, efficiently ranked & summarized by smart humans, not algorithms: | | $BTC (12:40 p.m. EST): $6,729.57 (-0.92%) // 90-day high: $11,849.50 // 90-day low: $6,247.06/ / More… $BCH (12:40 p.m. EST): $874.85 (-2.31%) // 90-day high: $1,786.80// 90-day low: $608.37 // More… $ETH (12:41 p.m. EST): $529.36 (-1.57%) // 90-day high: $831.65 // 90-day low: $365.43 // More… $LTC (12:41 p.m. EST): $96.90 (-1.62%) // 90-day high: $251.03 // 90-day low: $93.45 // More… $XRP (12:41 p.m. EST): $0.53 (-1.55%) // 90-day high: $1.20 // 90-day low: $0.47 // More… Here are the 10 most important stories about bitcoin and cryptocurrencies today | | | 7. The Chinese Academy of Sciences, China’s federal science institution, will take part in a new research project around blockchain. The academy has established a new lab that has been launched in collaboration with blockchain startup Tai Cloud Corp. It will focus on “the relationship between blockchain technology and mathematics.” -COINDESK 8. Zcash and Stellar Lumens were added to BitcoinIRA’s retirement platform. The coins now join major cryptocurrencies bitcoin, ethereum, and ripple, as investment options for those that want to place digital coins in a retirement account. –AMB CRYPTO 9. Litecoin founder Charlie Lee weighs in on the Bithump hack. He argues that the hack does not change the fundamentals of bitcoin. –COIN TELEGRAPH 10. Bank of America owns about 50 blockchain patents. The reason is simple: The bank doesn’t want to get left behind. -FORTUNE | | | | | | |