Altcoins had a fantastic week, with many projects breaking out of their downtrend and posting 50+ percent gains. While there was a fair share of bearish news this week, including Bill Gates’ discredit of crypto and the SEC’s ICO clamp down announcement, buying pressure was sustained as bitcoin held the $11,000 range.

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Here’s everything you missed as we head into the weekend:

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News of the Week

Self-proclaimed bitcoin creator sued for allegedly stealing $5 billion worth of crypto, other assets

Walmart To Implement Blockchain-Based Delivery System

1200 Newsstands in Australia Now Selling Bitcoin and Ethereum

‘Decentralized Hedge Funds’ Ripe For Volatile Cryptocurrency Market

Marshall Islands to be first to issue own sovereign cryptocurrency

Bill Gates: Cryptocurrency is ‘super risky’ over the long-term

Shoppers would welcome an Amazon cryptocurrency, survey says

Crypto Exchange Poloniex Acquired by Circle

Most Cryptocurrency Startups Still Alive And Kicking After 12 Months

Coinbase Tells 13,000 Users It’s Sending Their Data to the IRS

Get Rich… or Lie Tryin: 50 Cent Admits His Bitcoin Fortune Never Existed

Top Gainers of the Week

% represents 7-day change at 5 PM on Friday. This list does not include pump-and-dumps or dead projects. Graphs show 1-month time frame or longest available time frame under a month for reference.

Ties.DB (111.06%)

Description: A public, distributed and decentralized database with one common thread: trust. Enforced by integrated fault tolerance, incentive schemes and smart contracts.

Symbol: TIE

Website: tiesdb.com

DCORP (76.34%)

Description: Blockchain venture capital

Symbol: DRP

Website: dcorp.it

ArbitrageCT (63.93%)

Description: Cryptocurrency trading terminal for trading on two exchanges simultaneously

Symbol: ARCT

Website: arbitragect.com

Synereo (60.30%)

Description: Synereo offers blockchain-enabled Attention Economy solutions, allowing direct and platform agnostic monetization of original content posted anywhere on the net.

Symbol: AMP

Website: synereo.com

SpankChain (51.86%)

Description: Adult Entertainment on the Blockchain

Symbol: SPANK

Website: spankchain.com

Theta Token (48.85%)

Description: Next generation video delivery powered by you

Symbol: THETA

Website: thetatoken.org

InvestFeed (43.92%)

Description: The Epicenter of the Cryptocurrency Community

Symbol: IFT

Website: investfeed.com

Rebellious (43.68%)

Description:Fully serviced customizable blockchain platforms

Symbol: REBL

Website: rebellious.io

LBRY Credits (42.46%)

Description: LBRY is a free, open, and community-run digital marketplace.

Symbol: LBC

Website: lbry.io

Bounty0x (41.91%)

Description: A decentralized bounty hunting platform enabling anyone to manage bounty programs, and bounty hunters to receive payment for completing bounty tasks.

Symbol: BNTY

Website: bounty0x.io

Vericoin (40.08%)

Description: VeriCoin and Verium is the first dual blockchain protocol technology that pairs a digital currency with a digital reserve.

Symbol: VRC

Website: portal.vericoin.info

Visit us again next Friday to check out which coins make the list of top gainers.

Disclaimer: The author(s) of this article may have a position in one or more of the securities mentioned above. This article is for informational purposes only and should not be taken as investment advice. Always conduct your own due diligence before making investments.