"Ripple eyes CBDCs. McAfee charged" March 6th, 2021

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Bitcoin is down slightly at $47,399
Ethereum is down 1% at $1525
and Cardano is down .5% at 1.10

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Populous up 21%
Whale up 20%

John McAfee charged with conspiracy to commit fraud, and money laundering.

BitGo earns trust license from the NYDFS.

Ripple is working to pivot private ledger to central bank digital currencies.

Swedish fraudster Roger Nils-Jones Karlsson has pled guilty to charges of securities fraud.

• John McAfee charged with fraud over cryptocurrency - BBC News
• BitGo Receives NY Trust Charter from the New York State Department of Financial Services | Business Wire
• Ripple Pilots a Private Ledger for Central Banks Launching CBDCs | Ripple
• Cryptocurrency Fraudster Pleads Guilty to Securities Fraud and Money Laundering Charges in Multi-Million Dollar Investment Scheme | OPA | Department of Justice