Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news Bitcoin is even at $8,095 XRP is down 1% at 24 cents and Ethereum is down 1% at $169 Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Dentacoin up 15% UK & US to sign treaty allowing UK police to force US-based social media platforms to disclose encrypted messages. A serious bug in the Lightning Network has been fixed. The Iranian government has been putting the squeeze on cryptocurrency miners.