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Bitcoin's price was above $8,000 at the end of July. Now in the middle of August, the cryptocurrency is down to around $6,500.

To keep readers up-to-date on the latest price fluctuations and trends pertaining to cryptocurrencies, we compile a list of the week's top stories each Friday.

Peruse the listicle below for the headlines you might have missed.

Sunday, Aug. 12: Bitcoin (BTC) now makes up 50 percent of the entire cryptocurrency market capitalization.

CoinMarketCap's bitcoin dominance…

“It feels a little quiet but I think under the surface there’s a lot going on. You’re going to see another wave of consolidation,” said the ex-CSRA chief and current Carlyle Group executive.

Jim Kelligrew, vice chairman and co-head of corporate and commercial banking at U.S. Bank, says this particular Development Network Chapter is an important one because it signals U.S. Bank's commitment to the Charlotte market.

Denver Business Journal launches its new feature, “Form D Friday.”

Blockchain innovator ConsenSys is getting a new office.

The Brooklyn-based tech pioneer is heading to East Williamsburg where it will take over 15,000 square feet at 13 Grattan St. (h/t Crain's New York).

ConsenSys, which helps companies build a wide range of services on the Ethereum blockchain, was founded by Joseph Lubin. Since many of today's ICOs (initial coin offerings) are launched on Ethereum, Lubin — who also co-founded the blockchain tech — vowed to commit more manpower to improving…

President Donald Trump is asking the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to look at letting public companies file earnings every six months rather than every three.

Trump tweeted Friday morning that “some of the world's top business leaders” had suggested ditching quarterly earnings reports as a way to “make business (jobs) even better in the U.S.”

That would probably be welcome news to many of the CEOs of Central Texas' 30-plus public companies. However, it could rile investors wary of decreasing…

A gun policy that Charlotte-based Bank of America Corp. adopted earlier this year in the wake of a mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida, has eliminated it from working on a bond sale in Louisiana.

The state's bond commission banned both Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) and Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) from potentially being selected to participate in the underwriting of a $600 million sale of bonds that would be used to finance interstate projects, Bloomberg reports. The two banks were among…

After 22 years in business, Overland Park-based KHC Wealth Management decided to change its brand to Aspyre Wealth Partners.

The company offers career planning, investment management and financial planning. President Matt Starkey said the name change exemplifies its mission to partner with clients in excelling at whatever phase of life they are in.

“Aspirations are a client's strong desires, aims or ambitions, what are they trying to accomplish, and what are they (aspiring) to be,” Starkey said…

Dunbar Armored Inc.'s signature red trucks may become a thing of the past within the next two years now that the company has been acquired by the Brink's Co.

Richmond-based Brink's closed its $520 million all-cash purchase of Dunbar on Aug. 13. The executives at Brink's wasted no time moving ahead with integration, visiting Dunbar's headquarters in Hunt Valley, Maryland, and other local branches to speak with employees. Ray Shemanski, Brink's president of U.S. operations, was in Baltimore and talked…

The Philadelphia Business Journal’s annual list of the 10 largest local credit unions shows an 8 percent increase in total assets from last year, 11 percent loan growth and 6 percent jump in membership.