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The digital token XRP, which was created by the founders of Ripple, has been showing strong growth recently. After running from $0.25 to $0.75 last month, many experts began to talk about the token price reaching $1, one of them is Nigel Green, founder and CEO of financial consulting company deVere Group.
Consolidation in a narrowing range ended in decline. But the dynamics of the fall are not yet impulsive
The European Parliament met in Strasbourg to discuss issues important to the continent. Blockchain is also on the agenda, but parliamentarians are still divided on the issue.
Many believe that large investments will be the driving force behind Bitcoin's next bull run. The most common belief is that such investments will come with the adoption of Bitcoin ETF applications, such as those currently being developed by the SEC.
According to local media, last week a French official was arrested on charges of selling state secrets for Bitcoin on a dark web site.
“Ross’s prison sentence turned five years old on October 1st,” Ulbricht’s family wrote in an email to news.bitcoin.com. "On this sad anniversary, we are launching a new project that will reveal many previously unknown details of the Ross Ulbricht case. You can read or listen to the first episode now."
Crowd Machine, a California-based blockchain startup, was the victim of a hack that resulted in the theft of approximately $14 million. Oklahoma police have arrested two men who reportedly stole 1 billion Crowd Machine tokens worth an impressive amount.
The Swell by Ripple event, taking place in San Francisco, will continue today, October 2nd, and will begin at 7 am (UTC). President Bill Clinton is the keynote speaker for the event, scheduled to begin at 11 a.m., immediately following an opening speech from Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse.
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