Today's cryptocurrency and blockchain news Bitcoin is up 3.5% at $3,975 XRP is up 2.3% at 31 cents and Ethereum is up 6.5% at $140 Bittrex has cancelled its initial exchange offering of the Raid token. Japan is set to hold its first-ever trial involving cryptocurrency cyber-theft. CBOE effectively de-lists its bitcoin futures. Bitcoin daily trading volume has topped 11 billion for the first time in nearly a year.