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Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency headlines Bitcoin is up slightly at $9,617 Ethereum is up 2% at $242 and XRP is up .05% at 20 cents Top gainers in the last 24 hours: HedgeTrade up 32% Loopring up 15% US Securities and Exchange Commissioner Hester Peirce has been nominated for another term by the White House Coinbase has cut rewards for holding the USDC stable coin by 90%. Coincheck, the Japanese exchange has fallen victim to a data breach. The OOC, a nonprofit working on offshore energy, has found a blockchain management system that reduces costs and time for transporting wastewater.