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Subscribe | View in browser Here are today's ten most important Bitcoin stories, efficiently ranked & summarized by smart humans, not algorithms: $BTC (1:54 p.m. EST): $6,607.86 (2.03%) // 90-day high: $8,362.59 // 90-day low: $5,755.25/ / More… $BCH (1:54 p.m. EST): $531.23 (0.90%) // 90-day high: $1,663.91// 90-day low: $513.11 // More… $ETH (1:55 p.m. EST): $277.54 (-0.14%) // 90-day high: $790.72 // 90-day low: $242.75 // More… $LTC (1:55 p.m. EST): $57.70 (2.18%) // 90-day high: $162.87 // 90-day low: $52.78 // More… $XRP (1:55 p.m. EST): $0.32 (-0.18%) // 90-day high: $0.86 // 90-day low: $0.22 // More… Here are the 10 most important stories about bitcoin and cryptocurrencies today       1. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will review its decision to reject nine bitcoin-related ETFs. The announcement of the review came Thursday, a day after the agency issued three statements rejecting the proposed ETFs. The SEC's four commissioners will review those decisions, which staff said were based on potential fraud and price manipulation in the bitcoin marketplace. -REUTERS       Lucyd Launches First Eyewear Store that Accepts Crypto Can your glasses take calls, play music, and catch a ride? Lucyd Loud can and it starts at just $99! Lucyd Loud is the first Bluetooth "soundglass" that you can order in your prescription. We even take Bitcoin & Ether! Get 500 free LCD tokens with your first purchase. Click here to learn more For an ad-free experience, upgrade to Inside Premium       2. A gambler won $3 million in ether playing Fomo3D, an ethereum-based gambling game. The game's developers, though, said the winning player was not lucky. Instead, he or she used their digital cash to rig the game for themselves. The game involves purchasing keys to manipulate a time clock, but as a developer put it, the winning player "absolutely out f**king skilled" everyone else playing, including automated bots. -VICE       3. Coinbase announced its intent to "create an open financial system for the world." To pursue this mission, Coinbase has set up a number of core principles to guide the company's business toward this vision. These principles emphasize operating a fair and orderly market, enhancing security to protect its customers, and enforcing transparency. -BITCOINIST       4. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) reported holdings of both ethereum and litecoin. In doing so, Gabbard became the second member of Congress to disclose cryptocurrency holdings. She reported purchasing between $1,000 and $15,000 of both ETH and LTC in a financial disclosure report filed with the clerk of the legislative body. Rep. Robert Goodlatte (R-Virginia) was the first member of Congress to disclose cryptocurrency holdings. -CCN       5. Dash has recently seen increased adoption in Venezuela. The coin, ranked 14th by market capitalization, has seen an increase in wallet downloads and merchant signups as Venezuela continues through an economic crisis. Bitcoin has already seen increased use throughout the country. Residents have turned to cryptocurrencies to protect their assets as the country's currency, the bolivar, has suffered from hyperinflation. -BITCOINIST       6. Mt. Gox's creditors can now being submitting claims in a newly-approved rehabilitation process. An online claim filing system is now running for creditors, whether or not they filed proofs for claims in previous bankruptcy proceeding. Creditors have until October 22 to file proofs. This process provides a way for Mt. Gox customers to receive the funds that were lost when Mt. Gox closed following a cyber breach in 2014. -COINDESK 7. The Wall Street Journal looks at bitcoin cash. The story explains how developers see it as a better bitcoin, but the coin continues to drop in price. –THE WALL STREET JOURNAL 8. Germany wants an independent financial system free from the United States. This could mean big things for bitcoin, several experts said. -CCN 9. A writer believes bitcoin needs a clear narrative before an ETF is approved. The SEC must be convinced that bitcoin is safe for investors, free of fraud and price manipulation. -COINDESK 10. The National Research Council of Canada has supported the development of a blockchain explorer. It was developed with help from the NRC's Industrial Research Assistance Program. -BLOCKONOMI       From the Forums Bitcoin cash may introduce fatal errors. Time to ignore the block size limit. Discussing the Mt. Gox news.       Written and curated by David Stegon. He has been a reporter for 15 years, the past 10 focused on technology. Follow him @davidstegon. Editing team: Lon Harris (editor-in-chief at Inside.com, game-master at Screen Junkies), Krystle Vermes (Breaking news editor at Inside, B2B marketing news reporter, host of the "All Day Paranormal" podcast), and Susmita Baral (editor at Inside, recent bylines in NatGeo, Teen Vogue, and Quartz. Runs the biggest mac and cheese account on Instagram).

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