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XRP Markets See Low Volatility in Q2

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XRP Markets See Low Volatility in Q2

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Q2 2018 XRP Markets Report

In Q2 Ripple sold $73.53 million in XRP amidst low volatility. Three billion XRP was released out of cryptographic escrow and 2.7 billion XRP was returned to escrow. Read more insights on the XRP market from Q2 in the report.

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The Difference Between Ripple and XRP

To help clarify how Ripple, the technology company, and XRP, the independent digital asset, are distinctly different, we've outlined in a simple infographic the most frequently asked questions related to the two.

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Here are today's ten most important Bitcoin stories, efficiently ranked & summarized by smart humans, not algorithms:

$BTC (1:25 p.m. EST): $7,127.99 (2.25%) // 90-day high: $8,362.59 // 90-day low: $5,755.25/ / More

$BCH (1:25 p.m. EST): $707.61 (2.28%) // 90-day high: $1,663.91// 90-day low: $608.37 // More

$ETH (1:25 p.m. EST): $410.07 (0.79%) // 90-day high: $790.72 // 90-day low: $365.43 // More

$LTC (1:26 p.m. EST): $74.51 (1.21%) // 90-day high: $162.87 // 90-day low: $73.12 // More

$XRP (1:26 p.m. EST): $0.41 (-2.74%) // 90-day high: $0.86 // 90-day low: $0.41 // More

Here are the 10 most important stories about bitcoin and cryptocurrencies today

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1. There is a new application that makes it easy for non-coders to write smart contracts. Named Fondu, the app helps entrepreneurs launch their ICO without the need to code smart contract, or pay someone to do it for them. Users simply answer questions about the type of ICO they want to launch, and the required code is automatically generated. The files users need to launch the ICO are also made available for download. –THE NEXT WEB

Fondu app to make it easy to write smart contracts
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2. Bitmain will open a new blockchain data center near Austin, Texas. The facility will be in Rockdale, which has a population of just more than 5,000. According to the company, it will invest roughly $500 million in the project, including programs to educate and train potential employees in the workings of blockchain. The facility — slated to be operational in two years — will bring about 400 jobs to the city. –NEWS BTC

Bitmain investing in small Texas town
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3. A Chinese firm has created a television that mines cryptocurrency while in use. Canaan Creative, a Beijing-based firm, created a television that will be equipped with a processing capability of 2.8 trillion hashes per second. The television, which has yet to be released to the public, would be powered by artificial intelligence with voice control capabilities. The device also features a real-time calculation of bitcoin mining profitability. -CRYPTOVEST

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4. The transaction volume of CryptoKitties has plummeted to about a tenth of its all-time high, but CEO Roham Gharegozlou is not worried. "What we've been trying to do is keep out the speculators," Gharegozlou says. "People are crazy about the cats. People get cat tattoos, they make their own wood carvings and sell them on Reddit … We want to focus on that community, and the few people that are actually playing, rather than speculating." -FORTUNE

CryptoKitties volume plummets from high
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5. An Okcoin user has sued the exchange, claiming he did not receive his free allocation of bitcoin cash in August of 2017. The trader, known as Feng Bin, was unable to claim 38 BCH (worth about $26,000) when Okcoin added support following bitcoin's hard fork last year. By the time he had contacted customer support and investigated what appeared to be a technical issue, the exchange refused to award the funds. The exchange claims that a deadline for all customers to claim the coins had passed. -BITCOINIST

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6. Ohio has passed a law that legally recognizes data stored and transacted on the blockchain. The bill states that "a record or contract that is secured through blockchain technology is considered to be in an electronic form and to be an electronic record." The bill also gives legal standing to signatures secured through the blockchain. Language, though, to recognize smart contracts was omitted from the final bill. -COINDESK

Ohio passes bill empowering blockchain
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7. Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Virginia), and Chair of the House Judiciary Committee, owns between $17,000 and $80,000 in cryptocurrency. The holdings were made public as part of his annual financial disclosure. -FORBES

8. The space industry continues to expand its use of blockchain. This article looks at some of the big space players and how they are leveraging the technology. –COIN TELEGRAPH

9. Blockchain may be secure, but not the software around it. This article looks at some of the security issues surrounding blockchain and its supporting technology. –CSO ONLINE

10. Bitcoin derivates trading provider LedgerX saw record volume last month. The company said it cleared $50 million in derivatives in July alone. -COINDESK

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Written and curated by David Stegon. He has been a reporter for 15 years, the past 10 focused on technology. Follow him @davidstegon.

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