Bitcoin is down slightly at $20,060
Ethereum is down slightly at $1,575
and Binance Coin up slightly at $278

DC attorney general sues Michael Saylor over alleged tax evasion.

Tickemaster partners with Dapper Labs' Flow for NFT tickets.

South Korean officers arrest 16 over alleged foreign exchange violations.

crypto. com withdraws from Champion's League sponsorship.

a16z wants to help solve NFT copyright issues.

Links:

• AG Karl A. Racine on Twitter: "NEW: Today, we’re suing Michael Saylor - a billionaire tech executive who has lived in the District for more than a decade but has never paid any DC income taxes - for tax fraud." / Twitter
• South Korean customs officers arrest 16 people for alleged foreign exchange violations
• The Can’t Be Evil NFT Licenses - a16z crypto
• EXCLUSIVE: Crypto.com pulled out of huge Champions League sponsorship at last moment | SportBusiness

Bitcoin is up slightly at $30,092
Ethereum is up slightly at $1775
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $290

Terra luna classic, up 56%
IoTeX up 22%

SEC investigates terraform labs

Jay-Z & Jack Dorsey launch Bitcoin Academy in Brooklyn

Mastercard announces partnership with NFT gateways

PartyDAO raises $16.4m in a round led by a16z.

Bloomberg expands terminal data coverage from 10 cryptos to 50.

Bitcoin is down .5% at $29,413
Ethereum is down slightly at $1943
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $321

a16z launches 4.5B crypto fund IV

MSTR trading down with the wider market — lowest since November 2020

Seth Green's phished BAYC NFT was tied to a show.

Do Kwon’s controversial plan to repurpose the terra blockchain has passed in an on-chain vote.

Links:

• Crypto Fund 4 - a16z crypto
• Terra Station
• Actor Seth Green is on Twitter trying to reclaim a stolen Bored Ape

Bitcoin is up 1% at $29,402
Ethereum is up 1% at $1953
and Binance Coin is up 1% at $299

A16z launches a $600M fund focused on the gaming industry.

UST bag holders and cash-outs come forward.

South Korea re-instates "Grim Reaper" Financial Crimes unit to look at Terraform Labs.

Miners in new York state face down regulatory uncertainty.

Links:

• GAMES FUND ONE: Building the Future of Games | Andreessen Horowitz
• GameFi firm Azra Games raises $15 million in seed funding led by a16z
• Joey Krug on Twitter: "@fintechfrank We managed that position down over time as it became increasingly profitable/large, in order to maintain a diversified portfolio. We initially invested in LUNA because of the progress we saw in developer adoption, the payments usage, and the broader ecosystem being built on Terra" / Twitter
• [단독] 한동훈이 되살린 '여의도 저승사자' 1호 수사 루나 | SBS 뉴스
• New York Bitcoin Miners Start to Give Up on State Amid Regulatory Uncertainty
• Learnings From Last Week - Delphi Digital

Bitcoin is down .5% at $31,627
Ethereum is down 1% at $2,417
and Binance Coin is down 1% at $306

UST falls to record lows among wider market fall — Luna plunges.

a16z backs co:create

Bitcoin is up .5% at $35,850
Ethereum is up .5% at $2,504
and Binance Coin is up 1% at $386

Shiba Inu, up 15%
Fantom up 15%
Harmony up 16%

Tennis legend Serena Williams joins Sorare as board advisor

Kim Milosevich is rejoining a16z from Coinbase

Bitcoin mining difficulty rose by over 9%

LendInvest's Christian Faes is looking to start crypto mining in Texas.

Bitcoin is up slightly at $42,026
Ethereum is even at $3,137
and Binance Coin up .5% at $463

crypto.com changes story about hack—34M in user funds taken.

Russia’s central bank wants a firm ban on crypto

a16z looks for 4.5B more for crypto funds.

Google exec tells Bloomberg the company will evolve with user and merchant demands for crypto payments.

Gary Gensler and the SEC are pushing for more scrutiny for crypto exchanges.

Links:

• a16z seeks 4.5B | Financial Times
• Google (GOOG) Hires PayPal (PYPL) Vet to Reset Strategy After Banking Retreat - Bloomberg
• crypto.com on hack
• Crypto Exchanges Will Face More Scrutiny From SEC, Gensler Says - Bloomberg
• Russia's central bank calls for crypto ban

Bitcoin is up slightly at $41,981
Ethereum is down slightly at $3,205
and Binance Coin up slightly at $455

Idex, up 14%

PayPal is looking into creating its own stable coin

Katie Huan is raising 900M for her crypto funds

a16z releases 10 principles for World leaders Shaping the Future of Web3

Bitso has penned a three-year sponsorship deal with the Brazilian soccer club SPFC.

Links:

• Katie Huan setting up own crypto fund | Financial Times
• How to Build a Better Internet: 10 Principles for World leaders Shaping the Future of Web3 | Andreessen Horowitz
• Bitso lands sponsorship deal with lauded São Paulo soccer club
• PayPal Explores Launch of Own Stablecoin in Crypto Push - BNN Bloomberg

Bitcoin is down 1% at $48,510
Ethereum is down 1% at $4,018
and Binance Coin is down 1% at $534

Helium up 25%
Elrond up 23%
Avalanche up 17%

Jack & Jay-Z announce board for BTrust

Russia’s central bank is keen on banning investments in cryptocurrency

Deutsche Börse acquires majority stake in Crypto Finance AG.

Katie Haun is set to depart Andreessen Horowitz to form her own fund.

Links:

• Russian cenbank to seek ban on investment in cryptocurrencies, sources say | Reuters
• Kathryn Haun on Twitter: "1/ Today @cdixon and I shared with the @a16z crypto team that I will be launching my own fund focused on crypto and web3 early next year. The current crypto fund will be my last at the firm" / Twitter
• Dorsey names board members of his bitcoin endowment with Jay-Z
• Deutsche Börse closes deal for majority stake in Crypto Finance AG

Bitcoin is down 3% at $57,198
Ethereum is down slightly at $4,165
and Binance Coin up 1% at $568

Ethos up 130%
Loopring up 16%

ConstitutionDAO misses out at auction.

Gemini raises $400M at a valuation of $7B.

Macy’s New York Thanksgiving day parade will release collection of NFTs.

The SEC is charging a California man over allegedly fraudulent bitcoin schemes.

a16z led the $13M funding round for the Swiss based Nym

Links:

• Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Gets In on NFT Craze With Collectible Balloons
• SEC.gov | SEC Charges Promoter with Conducting Cryptocurrency Investment Scams
• Gemini valued at $7.1 billion in first funding round
• Sotheby's on Twitter: "#AuctionUpdate: Tonight's historic sale of The 'Official Edition' of The United States Constitution soared to a record-breaking $43.2 million, with all proceeds benefiting the Dorothy Tapper Goldman Foundation's educational programs for students. https://t.co/uR5ZJT2UY0" / Twitter
• Mixnet maker Nym tops up with $13M led by a16z’s crypto fund | TechCrunch

Bitcoin is down .5% at $61,775
Ethereum is down .5% at $4,516
and Binance Coin up 3% at $609

Crypto.com chain up 22%
Chia up 18%
AR Weave up 17%

NYC Mayor-elect Eric Adams is set to take his first three paychecks in Bitcoin.

Square’s Cashapp saw $1.8B in Bitcoin revenue in the third quarter.

A regulator in South Korea says they do not generally view NFTs as virtual assets.

Gaming startup Mythical Games raised a $150M series-C round led by a16z.

Links:

• NFT gaming startup Mythical Games raises $150 million in funding
• Twitter
• Q3 Square Earnings
• S. Korean Regulator Says NFTs Are Not Virtual Assets: Report

Bitcoin is up slightly at $47,896
Ethereum is up 1% at $3,620
and Cardano is up slightly at $2.47

Sushi Swap up 22%
Avalanche up 18%
Thorchain up 16%

China increases hunt for illicit miners.

Nate Chastain accused of insider trading at OpenSea.

BitMEX’s first employee has agreed to be extradited to the US to face money laundering charges.

Ethereum Founder Vitalik Buterin made Time’s ‘most influential’ list.

Links:

• China Said to Intensify Hunt for Cryptocurrency Miners in Hiding
• CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
• Cryptocurrency executive agrees to extradition to face US banking law charges - The Royal Gazette | Bermuda News, Business, Sports, Events, & Community |
• Vitalik Buterin Is on the 2021 TIME100 List | TIME

Bitcoin is up slightly at $45,973
Ethereum is up slightly at $3,437
and Cardano is up slightly at $2.61

Avalanche up 23%
Tron up 20%
Elrond up 19%

Ark investments looks to add Canadian Crypto ETFs

The Paris Saint Germain football club adds crypto.com as their cryptocurrency partner.

a16z seeks token delegate applicants for their DeFi investments.

Dom Hofmann releases WAGMIGOTCHI. Project sees $43k spent in gas fees.

Links:

• Revised ARKW prospectus
• Crypto.com sponsors football club PSG, including NFT deal - Ledger Insights - enterprise blockchain
• CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
• alexkroeger.eth on Twitter: "In August we at a16z open sourced our thinking around token delegation. Today we’re opening up a delegate application for individuals and organizations interested in participating in DeFi governance for Uniswap and Compound. https://t.co/xijgthsimx" / Twitter

Bitcoin is down .5% at $32,280
Ethereum is down .5% at $2,051
and Binance Coin is down 2% at $287

SLP up 36%
Axie Infinity up 27%
Dent up 16%

The Tom Brady co-founded NFT Platform Autograph has partnered with Lionsgate and DraftKings

FV Bank awarded US patent for a stablecoin design based on government debt.

Zen Run and Virtually Human Studios pulls in $20M from a16z

ThorChain suffers another exploit.

Links:

• Autograph, the NFT Platform Co-Founded by Tom Brady, Announces Iconic Talent Deals & Strategic Relationships with DraftKings and Lionsgate
• A startup that lets you race NFT horses has raised $20 million from a16z, TCG
• THORChain on Twitter: "THORChain has suffered a sophisticated attack on the ETH Router, around $8m. The hacker deliberately limited their impact, seemingly a whitehat. ETH will be halted until it can be peer-reviewed with audit partners, as a priority. LPs in the ERC-20 pools will be subsidised." / Twitter
• US10977645B2 - Tokenized asset backed by government bonds and identity and risk scoring of associated token transactions - Google Patents

Bitcoin is up slightly at $31,396
Ethereum is up .5% at $1,864
and Binance Coin is up .5% at $299

Electroneum up 59%
SLP up 24%

Bitcoin futures are coming to Bank of America.

DeFi wallet Phantom raises $9M in a series-A led by a16z.

Thorchain lost 4k Ether in an attack

Google searches for Bitcoin price have reached a 7-month low

PayPal is increasing the limits on customer purchases of crypto per week from 20k to 100k

Links:

• Press Release: Increased Purchase Limits for Crypto on PayPal
• Google Searches for 'Bitcoin Price' Reach 7-Month Low - CoinDesk
• THORChain Suffers Another Exploit | RUNEBase
• DeFi wallet Phantom raises $9 million in Series A funding led by A16z
• Bank of America has begun clearing bitcoin futures

Bitcoin is up 1% at $33,180
Ethereum is up .5% at $1,840
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $279

Internet Computer up 21%
Harmony up 17%
Decred up 15%

The SEC has once again postponed a decision on a Bitcoin ETF.

The Bank of International Settlements has released a new report on CBDCs

a16z launched a new $2.2B crypto venture fund.

UK regulator has approved a fifth crypto company for crypto-asset register.

Links:

• SEC extends Valkyrie Bitcoin ETF
• BIS REPORT: III. CBDCs: an opportunity for the monetary system
• UK regulator approves fifth crypto company for crypto-asset register
• Crypto Fund II - Andreessen Horowitz

Bitcoin is down .5% at $39,104
Ethereum is down .5% at $2,419
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $358

XFin Network up 22%
Mir Coin up 15%

The World Bank rejects El Salvador’s request for help implementing Bitcoin as legal tender

US House Republican’s campaign arm will take donations in cryptocurrency

Iron Finance had a catastrophic day yesterday

a16z is backing Goldfinch

Links:

• a16z backs DeFi project Goldfinch, which aims to reshape lending
• World Bank rejects El Salvador request for help on bitcoin implementation | Reuters
• House Republican campaign arm to accept cryptocurrency donations - Axios
• Iron Finance's Titan Token Falls to Near Zero in DeFi Panic Sell - CoinDesk
• STEEL compensation (07 May 2021 ValueDeFi incident) | by Iron.Finance | Jun, 2021 | Medium

Bitcoin is up slightly at $56,848
Ethereum is up .5% at $2924
and Binance Coin is up 1% at $618.09

Nano up 28%
Hex up 17%
Helium up 15%

Andreesen Horowitz is setting up a new fund to invest up to $1B in crypto and crypto startups.

The Bank of England has begun hiring for the central bank digital currency team.

Paxos raises $300M, becomes latest Crypto unicorn.

Miners generated $1.7B in revenue in April.

Ethiopian education minister confirms partnership with Cardano.

Bitcoin is up .5% at $59,102
Ethereum is up .5% at $1,841
and Binance Coin is down slightly at 269.11

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
BitTorrent up 83%
Pundi X up 55%
Tron up 16%

Coinbase fined $6.5M by CFTC.

The Guggenheim museum is looking for MBA interns who have an opinion on NFT artworks.

NFT marketplace OpenSea raised 23 million in a series A round led by a16Z.

Wirex defends tradmark in high court.

Buyer of $69M Beeple NFT reveals himself.

Links:

• CFTC Orders Coinbase Inc. to Pay $6.5 Million for False, Misleading, or Inaccurate Reporting and Wash Trading | CFTC
• Even NYC's Highfalutin Guggenheim Museum Is Looking at NFTs, Job Posting Suggests - CoinDesk
• NFTs: The First 5000 Beeples - The Metapurser
• Brown Rudnick Client Wirex Wins Cryptoback Trade Mark Infringement Claim Against Cryptocarbon and Bee-One - Brown Rudnick
• NFT marketplace OpenSea raises $23M in Series A round led by a16z

Bitcoin is up .75% at $46,678
Ethereum is up 1% at $1792
and Cardano is up 3% at .89

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Dash up 29%
VeChain up 20%
stellar up 15%

A bill was introduced in Iowa to create a more even playing field for blockchain and smart contracts.

a16z put more money behind DeFi payment platform Celo.

Swarm raised $6 Million in a private token sale.

Over $5 Billion has been staked in the Ethereum 2 staking contract.

Links:

• Bill Text: IA SF303 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced | LegiScan
• A16z backs DeFi payments platform Celo's $20 million raise
• Swarm secures funds for mainnet release | by Ethereum Swarm | Ethereum Swarm | Feb, 2021 | Medium
• ETH worth more than $5 billion has been staked in the Eth2 contract

Bitcoin is up 3% 8,980
Ethereum is up 3% at $214
and XRP is up 3% at 22 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Power Ledger up 37%
Bytecoin up 36%
and Hedra Hashgraph up 15%

MMC ventures points to equity funding as the area to be optimistic about within the UKs blockchain ecosystem.

Ripple has released their Q1 numbers showing their lowest ever XRP sales.

Fireblocks is reporting they’ve conducted $30 billion in digital asset transfers to date.

a16z raises $515m for their Crypto Fund II.

Links:

• Ripple posts its lowest ever XRP sales in Q1 2020 - The Block
• MMC Ventures report
• Fireblocks crosses $30 billion in digital asset transfers, expands in Asia - The Block
• Crypto Fund II - Andreessen Horowitz

Bitcoin is up 4.5% slightly at 7,046
Ethereum is up 9% at $170
and XRP is up 3.5% at 19 cents

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Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
ABBC coin up 24%
and Komodo up 21%

dForce raised $1.5m in a new round of funding led by Multicoin Capital.

Crypto entrepreneur Alex Masmej sold $20,000 in income-sharing tokens on the Ethereum blockchain.

Andreeseen Horowitz is reportedly raising a second crypto fund

China is set to launch its national blockchain platform next week on April 25th.

Bitcoin is up slightly at $9,350
XRP is even at 30 cents
and Ethereum is up 3% at $192

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
IoTeX, up 24%
and Dentacoin, up 15%

The UN has said that North Korea has been using blockchain company to launder stolen funds.

Turkey is working on a blockchain-based national digital currency.

Dune Analytics a platform for visualizing data on the Ethereum blockchain has emerged from stealth mode.

a16z has led the $5 million investment round for Arweave, a protocol for storing internet information permanently.

Coca-Cola’s technology operations oversight is partnering with SAP to leverage blockchain technology to examine their supply chain.

Links:

• Binance-backed Dune Analytics comes out of stealth mode - The Block
• Andreessen Horowitz leads $5M round in blockchain-based internet archive - The Block
• Coca-Cola's bottlers expand blockchain pilot with SAP - The Block

Bitcoin is down 1% at $8,159
XRP is up 1.5% at 25 cents
and Ethereum is down 1% at $174

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Centrality up 103%
Dentacoin up 15%

Venture capital institution Andreessen Horowitz is launching a crypto startup school.

Tim Cook says Apple has no plans to launch a cryptocurrency.

US lawmakers are looking once again to hear from Mark Zuckerberg.

PayPal may pull out of the founding group of Libra Association.

Links:

• U.S. House panel wants Facebook's Zuckerberg to testify on Libra by January - Reuters
• Apple has no plans to launch cryptocurrency, says CEO Tim Cook - The Block
• Andreessen Horowitz launches crypto startup school - The Block
• PayPal Might Withdraw From Libra Association: Report - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up 1% at $10,331
XRP is even at 25 cents
and Ethereum is up slightly at $179

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Counterparty up 14%

The french government has called for crypto rules at the EU level, and the creation of a public digital currency.

The CME group is looking to double the limit of available futures contracts per spot month.

Dapper labs has raised $11 million in a new round of financing which attracted a16z, and warner music group et.al.

A moscow based law firm claims to have identified Russian nationals who received bitcoin stolen in the 2014 hack of Mt Gox and says they can be recovered.

Links:

• Exclusive: From CryptoKitties To Cardi B: Warner Music Joins $11 Million Investment In Ethereum Replacement
• $2 Billion Lost in Mt. Gox Bitcoin Hack Can Be Recovered, Lawyer Claims - CoinDesk
• CME looks to double monthly open positions limit of its bitcoin futures contracts - The Block
• France calls for EU crypto rules and creation of a ‘public digital currency’ - The Block