Bitcoin is up 2% at $18,323
Ethereum is up 1% at $554
and XRP is down 5% at 53 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Stacks up 13%

Vladimir Putin signed an order requiring public officials in russia to disclose their digital assets.

The IRS has moved the crypto tax question to the top of the Form 1040.

Oyster Pearl creator charged.

Blockchain research firm Elliptic says privacy wallets are replacing mixers.

Links:

• The IRS has officially moved its crypto tax question to the top of Form 1040, making it much more prominent - The Block
• Cryptocurrency Founder “Bruno Block” Charged With Multimillion-Dollar Tax Evasion Scheme | USAO-SDNY | Department of Justice
• Financial Crime Typologies In Cryptoassets: The Concise Guide for Compliance Leaders
• Putin Orders Russia's Public Officials to Report Crypto Holdings - CoinDesk

IRS Gives Instructions on Crypto

PayPal Throttles Epik

Garlinghouse Tells CNBC Tech Companies Must Engage on Issues

Links:

• Tax Payers Needn't Disclose Merely Holding Cryptos: IRS Draft 2020 Guidance - CoinDesk
• Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse opposes Coinbase’s 'no politics' policy

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Dock up 19%
Dragonchain up 17%
Dentacoin, up 15%

Binance adds a second cryptocurrency to its decentralized affiliate Binance Chain.

The SEC has sued Telegram for the Grams offering.

The IRS will be asking tax payers if they own cryptocurrencies in a new 1040 tax form.

Ripple invested 750k into the wallet BRD.

Links:

• Binance Adds XRP-Pegged Token to Its Decentralized Exchange - CoinDesk
• The SEC sues Telegram, aims to stop distribution to US investors of Grams sold in $1.7B sale - The Block
• The IRS will ask taxpayers if they own cryptocurrencies in new 1040 tax form - The Block
• Ripple invests $750K in crypto wallet BRD to increase XRP usage - The Block