• A critical exploit originally found in bitcoin’s code was patched last month before criminals could act on it. But it now appears there were some victims.
• IBM claims to have found a way to reduce the energy consumption needed on proof-of-work blockchains.
• This week RIpple was out in full force at its Swell conference.
• Crypto exchange Gemini announced that from now on the digital assets it holds in custody will be covered by the insurance company Aon.
• A new Congressional bill dubbed Blockchain Promotion Act of 2018 was recently introduced to the U.S. House of Representatives.

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