Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news Bitcoin is up 1% at $10,420 XRP is up 6.7% at 26 cents and Ethereum is up 4.3% at $192 Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Hydro up 28% and Bytecoin up 20% The core developers for ethereum have finalized a list of 6 code changes for Istanbul, launching in October. A 19-year old was sentenced to 20 months in jail for offering hacking services in return for payments in crypto. Coinbase has notified users of a password storage issue that affected 3,000 customers. An exit scam in China resulted in a possible $2.9 billion being stolen.