These uncertainties ensured that the focus was off the Bitcoin cryptocurrency during the week. This helped others to gain ground and the situation could continue like this for whole of this month. Among the other cryptocurrencies that gained ground was Ethereum, which posted moderate gains. Ethereum recovered by over 5% to touch the $300 mark. Litecoin, which has been continuously rising since the last month and had touched the $65 mark on 16th October, slipped before the weekend and recovered to $55 this week. This digital currency is based on open source software and cannot be controlled by any central authority.