January 26, 2019

Today's cryptocurrency and blockchain news.

Bitcoin is even at $3,554
XRP is down slightly at 31 cents
Ethereum is up slightly at $115

NYSE Arca and Bitwise Asset Management are in discussions to bring the first bitcoin ETF to market in the US—slowed by the US government shutdown.

Morgan Creek Digital has backed a 3.1 million dollar seed round for the tokenized real-estate startup RealBlocks.

Bank of England denying Maduro access to $1.2 Billion.

Ripple is at the center of a recent deal between SBI holdings, and the RDIF.

• NYSE Arca Files Paperwork for Bitwise Bitcoin ETF Approval - CoinDesk
• Venezuela Denied Access to Overseas Gold: This is Why Bitcoin is Important | NewsBTC
• A Big Deal for Ripple as SBI Joins Russian Banks to Invest in SBS Bank