Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news Bitcoin is down 1% at $7,979 XRP is up 1% at 25 cents and Ethereum is up 1% at $174 Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Centrality, up 28% Viberate up 22% Dentacoin up 15% A bargain botnet is being used to work on unsuspecting crypto users to get into their wallets. Algo Capital lost a few million dollars in USDT, and ALGO after its CTO’s phone was compromised. Bitcoin is being called not a security in an October 1st SEC letter. SegWit transactions were up 15% in September.