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Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news

Bitcoin is up slightly at $8,671
XRP is down slightly 26 cents
and Ethereum is down 1% at $183

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Verge up 48%
Cortex up 40%
Horizon up 19%
and QuarkChain up 19%

Blockchain.com’s lending business is coming out of stealth mode.

Two men have been arrested and charged in a US district court in Boston for a nationwide SIM-swap plot.

Walmart’s Canada unit has built a blockchain solution to track, verify and automte payments for its carriers.

Coinmine has added interest to its at-home crypto miners.
Links:

Walmart builds blockchain solution to automate payments of its carriers in Canada - The Block

US authorities arrest 2 in alleged SIM swap cryptocurrency theft scheme - The Block

As credit concerns loom in crypto, Blockchain.com secretly builds multi-million dollar loan desk - The Block

WATCH: Coinmine Adds Interest Payments to Its At-Home Crypto Miners - CoinDesk

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