Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news Bitcoin is up 8% at $6,786 XRP is up 5% at 31 cents and Ethereum is up 10% at $188 Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Ripio Credit Network, up 29% Enjoin coin, up 25% and Melon up 19% The US house of representatives has voted to create a new task force aimed at financial technology called the FinTech Task Force. The Federal Reserve of Boston has announced it’s working on plans to design a blockchain supervisory node. MolochDAO the co-operative for funding Ethereum-based public goods development, has raised 1 million in funding since Feb.