Bitcoin is down .5% at $20,636
Ethereum is down 1% at $1142
and Binance Coin is down .5% at $214

Avalanche, up 16%
Maker up 18%
Aave up 20%

Solend vote chaos

Noah Davis joins Yuga Labs

Elon says he'll continue supporting Doge

Michelle Bond — head of ADAM to run for congress.

Bitcoin is up slightly at $31,736
Ethereum is up slightly at $1976
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $320

Cardano up 25%
Axie infinity up 25%
Aave up 17%

Singapore's MAS announces plans to research use cases for DeFi on public blockchains.

Terra’s Mirror Protocol suffered a 90M exploit

Korean prosecutors launch official investigation of TerraUSD.

B2B buy now pay later solution Mondu has raised 43M

Links:

• FatMan on Twitter: "Two coffees later, as I was about to give up, I found this. Hold on... What's going on here? A single transaction from October 2021 unlocking one position over and over again - and it actually executed. Here's the transaction: https://t.co/2pbiwqKWNT (9/12) https://t.co/lklZHIYQqV" / Twitter
• MONDU funding announcement | LinkedIn
• [Exclusive] Summoning all staff of 'Luna Terra'... Full-scale investigation begins | JTBC News
• Singapore regulator announces plans to explore blockchain use cases

Bitcoin is down slightly at $47,351
Ethereum is down slightly at $3,409
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $439

Zilliqa up 54%
Aave up 17%

Axie Infinity’s Ethereum side chain exploited

Michael Saylor & Macrostrategy take out $205M loan to buy more bitcoin.

Greenpeace launches "Change the Code not the climate" campaign.

FCA to extend temporary registration deadline for select crypto firms.

Bitcoin is down slightly at $42,533
Ethereum is up slightly at $2,912
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $400

Orchid up 21%
SLP up 17%

Aave debuts Lens Protocol

Former attorney pleads guilty to Bitcoin fraud that pulled $5M from investors.

Netflix orders docuseries on Bitfinex money launderers.

OpenSea launches venture arm and NFT ecosystem grant program.

Links:

• Disbarred Attorney Pleads Guilty To $5 Million Cryptocurrency Fraud | USAO-SDNY | Department of Justice
• OpenSea launches venture arm, NFT ecosystem grant program

Bitcoin is up slightly at $47,086
Ethereum is up 3% at $3,966
and Binance Coin is down .5% at $531

Aave up 17%

Michael Saylor and Microstrategy are trying to figure out what to do with all that BTC.

Adidas picks up 23M from it’s collaborative “Into the Metaverse” drop

Polygon and Seven Seven Six launch $200 million Web3 fund.

Bitwise launches NFT tracking index fund

Links:

• Polygon and Reddit co-founder's VC launch $200 million Web3 fund
• Adidas Originals NFT drop nets $23 million - Crypto Daily™
• MicroStrategy’s Saylor Lays Out Ways Firm Could Generate Yield From Its Massive Bitcoin Holdings
• Bitwise Launches Blue-Chip NFT Index Fund, Offering Broad Exposure to the Most Iconic Digital Art Collections | Business Wire

Bitcoin is up slightly at $60,378
Ethereum is up slightly at $4,203
and Binance Coin down slightly at $512

Zillqua up 17%
Decentraland up 16%
ARweave up 15%

Today’s the 13th anniversary of the publishing of the Bitcoin white paper

Justin Sun has withdrawn billions of dollars of crypto from AAVE’s lending pools.

Cardano-based DeFi protocol Ardana raises $10M in strategic funding.

AWS seeks specialist to build digital asset underwriting, transaction, and custody in the cloud.

Bitcoin is even at $34,632
Ethereum is up slightly at $2,224
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $294

Aave up 17%
Compound up 16%
Elrond up 15%

Beijing and Suzhou are testing digital yuan payments on subways.

Million Doge Disco launches today.

Bitcoin mining difficulty records largest drop in history.

Casper Labs and SJM Group partner to promote web3 adoption in the UAE.

Links:

• Greenidge Generation Announces Letter of Intent to Expand Bitcoin Mining Operation to Site in South Carolina
• Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Records Largest Drop in History - CoinDesk
• CasperLabs & SJM Group Partner to Promote Web3 Adoption in
• Doge Disco
• Beijing, Suzhou enable China's digital yuan payments for subways

Bitcoin is down slightly at $50,734
Ethereum is down 1% at $1664
and Binance Coin is down .5% at 238.85

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Mir coin up 20%
Aave up 16%
Uniswap up 15%

The IRS issued clarification around crypto taxable events.

DeFi Project Meerkat was apparently exploited for $31 million worth of crypto

Ethereum’s EIP 1559 proposal set for July

Links:

• Ethereum's 'EIP 1559' Fee Market Overhaul Greenlit for July - CoinDesk
• Rug pull? DeFi project Meerkat drained by $31M on Binance Smart Chain
• Frequently Asked Questions on Virtual Currency Transactions | Internal Revenue Service

Bitcoin is up 1% at $37,929
Ethereum is up slightly at $1665
and Polkadot is down 1% at 20.58.

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Maker up 37%
Cardano up 17%
Theta Token up 16%

Yearn Finance suffered an exploit in a DAI lending protocol.

LL Cool J, Paul Tudor Jones among backers of stealth crypto fund

Suzhou will give away about $5M in the latest digital yuan test.

Crosstower is launching a bitcoin fund

Stefan He Qin facing charges for $90M security fraud.

Links:

• Founder Of $90 Million Cryptocurrency Hedge Fund Charged With Securities Fraud And Pleads Guilty In Federal Court | USAO-SDNY | Department of Justice
• Suzhou to give away around $5 million in latest digital yuan test
• yearn.finance on Twitter: "We have noticed the v1 yDAI vault has suffered an exploit. The exploit has been mitigated. Full report to follow." / Twitter
• $72M Crypto Fund Backed by Paul Tudor Jones and LL Cool J Comes Out of Stealth - CoinDesk
• CrossTower Launches Bitcoin Fund to Compete With Grayscale’s GBTC - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up slightly at $37,673
Ethereum is up 1% at $1643
and Polkadot is down .slightly at 20.38.

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
UMA up 136%
DogeCoin up 55%
Aave up 32%

Ether new ATH

Coinbase looks to Nasdaq.

PayPal is creating a dedicated business unit for crypto services.

NFT Marketplace Rarible picked up $1.75M in seed funding.

Visa partners with First Boulevard

Links:

• Visa Expands Digital Currency Roadmap with First Boulevard | Business Wire
• Rarible secures funding from CoinFund to build community-governed NFT marketplace | by Rarible | Medium
• PayPal is investing in a new business unit focused on crypto and digital currencies

Bitcoin is down 1% at $32,354
Ethereum is down slightly at $1325
and Polkadot is down 1% at $17.64

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Golem up 35%
Aave up 17%
Uniswap up 16%

Mad Money’s Jim Cramer tells lottery winner to buy Bitcoin.

Crypto exchange LVL is opening pre-orders for a MasterCard debit card.

Samsung eyes a $10B nanochipmaking facility in Austin Texas

iSTOX raised $50M in a series-A funding round.

Links:

• How Jim Cramer would invest the $731 million Powerball jackpot
• iSTOX closes Series A funding round with USD 50 million raised
• Bitcoin Exchange LVL Launches Mastercard Debit Card - CoinDesk
• Samsung Is Said to Mull $10 Billion Texas Chipmaking Plant - Bloomberg

Bitcoin is down slightly at $37,615
Ethereum is up 1% at $1228
and Polkadot is up 21% at $16.78

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Avalanche up 21%
Aave up 20%
Cardano up 15%

Bangalore hacker forfeits $1.2M to authorities.

Tandem says mounting losses create material uncertainty for the firm.

Ledger releases bitcoin bounty for information on data attacks.

FinCEN extends comment time for controversial crypto wallet rule.

European Parliament petitioned for superfund for victims of cryptocurrency crimes, hacks, and thefts.

Links:

• UK neobank Tandem issues “material uncertainty” warning as losses mount - The Block
• Hardware wallet startup Ledger offers bitcoin bounty for information on data attacks - The Block
• FinCEN Extends Comment Period for Crypto Wallet Rule - CoinDesk
• Bitcoin Worth $1.2M Seized From India Hacker - CoinDesk
• Home | PETI | Committees | European Parliament

Bitcoin is down slightly at $15,891
Ethereum is up 1.5% at $459
and XRP is up 1.5% at 26 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Aave up 25%
Uniswap up 15%

Maker Dao’s DAI stable coin broke the $1 billion market capitalization this week.

DeFi project Akropolis was exploited late this week for over $2M in DAI.

Ethereum-based mixer Tornado Cash’s privacy pool value hit $13M.

Ethereum unnanounced hard-fork.

Binance has launched an Ethereum mining pool.

Links:

• MakerDAO's DAI Stablecoin Breaks $1B Market Cap - CoinDesk
• Delphi Savings Pool Exploit - Akropolis Newsletter
• Tornado Cash's privacy pool USD value surpasses $13M, hitting a new high - The Block
• Ethereum Service Providers Scramble to Update Software After 'Unannounced Hard Fork' - CoinDesk
• Binance Pool Officially Launches Ethereum Mining Pool, Enjoy Zero Pool Fees for the First Month! | Binance Support

Bitcoin is down 1% at $15,463
Ethereum is up 3.5% at $460
and XRP is up 1% at 26 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Yearn.finance up 45%
Aave up 25%
Synthetix up 15%

The DOJ is working to stop Visa’s 5.3 billion dollar acquisition of Plaid.

Grayscale's Ethereum Trust crossed $1Billion in assets under management.

Square reports $1.63 billion in bitcoin sales in the Q3.

OKEx hires external legal counsel to resolve withdrawal issues.

ArDrive launches on Arweave.

Links:

• DOJ complaint re:Visa&Plaid
• Grayscale on Twitter: "MILESTONE: Grayscale #Ethereum Trust has just hit $1 billion AUM! As the first publicly-quoted $ETH investment product in the US and the second #digitalcurrency investment product to become an SEC reporting company, we're proud of the milestones so far. https://t.co/lgnBxHZR20 https://t.co/QFtnFQSDDy" / Twitter
• Square reports $1.63 billion in bitcoin sales for the third quarter via its Cash App - The Block
• ‘Permanent Dropbox’ App Launches on Arweave - CoinDesk
• OKEx says it has hired 'external legal counsel' to help resolve withdrawal issues - The Block

Bitcoin is up 4.5% at $15,508
Ethereum is up 9% at $443
and XRP is up 7% at 26 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Aave up 42%
Synthetix up 26%
Uniswap up 25%

US Department of Justice seizes Silk Road Trove — $1 Billion in Bitcoin. To auction, or Hodl?

Vitalik Buterin stakes $1.4 million in Ether on Ethereum 2.0.

Bitcoin tests $16k.

A US district court in Colorado enters judgement against a ponzi scammer.

Links:

• Silk Road Bitcoins Worth Over $1 Billion Are Target of U.S. - Bloomberg
• Court Enters $900K Judgment Against Crypto Ponzi Scammer on Behalf of CFTC - CoinDesk
• Vitalik Buterin Sends $1.4M of Ether in Preparation for Ethereum 2.0 Staking - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down slightly at $10,658
Ethereum is up slightly at $351
and XRP is down 1% at 24 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
The Midas Touch up 15%

Private equity investment firm Valentus is looking to raise $50 million through a token sale.

Ant Group has launched a cross-boarder blockchain trading platform called Trusple.

Aave has launched a new governance framework on the ethereum mainnet.

US lawmakers seek to clarify the rules and restrictions around cryptocurrency in the US.

Links:

• Lawmakers want to amend the Securities Act to provide more clarity for crypto assets - The Block
• The Governance is in your hands: vote on the first AIP! | by Isa Kivlighan | Aave Blog | Sep, 2020 | Medium
• Ant Launches Business Trade Blockchain in Run-Up to $35B IPO - CoinDesk
• U.S. firm Valentus to raise capital for credit fund via digital currency sale | Reuters

Bitcoin is up 1% at $11,880
Ethereum is up 2% at $436
and XRP is down 1% at 29 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Synthetix up 32%
Digibyte up 17%
and Aave up 16%

Brad Garlinghouse, the CEO of Ripple told the financial times that the company aims to be the Amazon of payments.

The Boston Federal reserve is partnering with MIT on a research effort focused on central bank digital currencies

The Winklevoss Twins met with Barstool founder Dave Portnoy in a wide-ranging conversation about Bitcoin.

Links:

• Barstool Sports' Dave Portnoy buys bitcoin after Winklevoss pitch - The Block
• Ripple aims to become 'the Amazon of payments' says CEO - The Block
• Ripple CEO Hits Out at Reports Claiming Firm Is Pivoting From Interbank Payments - CoinDesk
• Speech by Governor Brainard on "An Update on Digital Currencies" - Federal Reserve Board

Bitcoin is down 1% at $11,026
Ethereum is down 0.5% at $319
and XRP is up 2% at 24 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Aave up 25%
and Travala. com up 18%

Ledger updates from security breach

Chinese authorities arrest all 27 "major suspects" of the PlusToken fraud.

US Marines were notified this week that they are prohibited from using government issued mobile devices to mine cryptocurrency.

Bitcoin is down slightly at $9,139
Ethereum is down slightly at $234
and XRP is down 1% at 20 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Aave up 22%
Digitex Futures, up 16%

Jose Delbo is premiering new ethereum-backed artwork on MakersPlace.

The US Office of Foreign Assets Control said 4 Chinese nationals used crypto to launder drug money.

Colorado is throwing more support behind blockchain and crypto in an effort to develop a Web3 lottery system.

Today’s episode is sponsored by ungrocery.com.

Bitcoin is up 1% at $9,153
Ethereum is up 0.5% at $233
and XRP is up 3% at 20 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Algorand up 32%
Aave up 20%
and Stellar up 17%

The US Department of Energy has awarded a $1 million grant to software company infoBeyond Technology.

The Bank of Thailand has confirmed that they are actively using their CBDC.

The Malaysian financial regulator has clarified that Binance is not authorized to operate in the country

Jae Woo Kim of New York was arrested on charges of defrauding investorsof more than $4.5 million.

Links:

• U.S. officials award $1 million to company studying blockchain's use in power grid security - The Block
• Binance is not authorized to operate in Malaysia, says the country's financial regulator - The Block
• New Yok Man Charged With Wire Fraud In Alleged Multi-Million Dollar Cryptocurrency Investment Scheme | USAO-NDCA | Department of Justice
• BOT cryptocurrency rolled out for businesses before public debut 
• NCLA Stands up for Bitcoin Investors in Suit Against IRS for Unlawful Seizure of Private Financial Data

Bitcoin is up 1% at $9,261
Ethereum is up 1% at $240
and XRP is up 1% at 20 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Aave up 20%
Hyperion, up 15%

A New York appeals court rules against Bitfinex and Tether re: jurisdiction, and the legal standing of Tether.

Over half the PPP funds in the crypto sector went to development firms and financial services.

A securities regulator in Texas has accused a south african trading pool of fraud.

Canaan Creative was in the news this week for internal troubles.

Bitcoin is up 1% at $9,197
Ethereum is up slightly at 228
and XRP is up slightly at 18 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Aave up 17%
and Kyber Network up 16%

The ZenGo wallet service discovered a double-spend vulnerability in its competitors wallets.

Crypto custodian Curv raised a 23 million dollar series A.

Lawyers in washington DC can now accept crypto as payment for services.

The UK high court of justice has ordered the exchange GPay to shutter.

Links:

• A newly-disclosed flaw found in several popular Bitcoin wallets could let attackers trick users into thinking they got paid - The Block
• Crypto custodian Curv raises $23 million in Series A funding - The Block
• Acceptance of Cryptocurrency as Payment for Legal Fees
• Online cryptocurrency trading platform shut down by courts - GOV.UK

Bitcoin is down slightly at $9,404
Ethereum is down 1% at $233
and XRP is down 1% at 19 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Elrond up 34%
Aave up 18%
and iExec RLC up 17%

CEO Markus Braun has resigned from Wirecard.

we.trade has laid off half its staff.

Earnst and Young has launched a crypto tax app.

Ebang has picked Nasdaq for its IPO — looking to raise more than 100 million.

Links:

• Wirecard CEO quits after auditors can't find $2.1 billion
• EY Launches Cryptocurrency Tax App | CPA Practice Advisor
• Banks-owned blockchain trade finance startup We.trade cuts 50% of its staff - The Block
• Bitcoin miner maker Ebang selects Nasdaq for its IPO, in which it plans to raise more than $100 million - The Block

Bitcoin is down 2% at $9,455
Ethereum is down 2% at $236
and XRP is down 1.5% at 19 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Monero Classic up 19%
and Aave up 15%

The US Department of defense has run war game scenarios based on Gen Z using bitcoin to undermine and evade the establishment.

Gemini has hired former singapore based Goldman Exec. Jeremy Ng to help with Asia expansion.

Ontario securities commission has released its report for QuadrigaCX: Ponzi scheme.

Vanguard and Symbiont announce initial phase of a pilot program looking at the digitization of asset-backed securities.

Links:

• Vanguard Advances Blockchain Technology Pilot To Streamline Asset-Backed Securities Markets | State | dailyamerican.com
• Ontario securities regulator publishes investigative report on crypto exchange QuadrigaCX - The Block
• Pentagon Documents Reveal The U.S. Has Planned For A Bitcoin Rebellion
• Gemini hires former Goldman Sachs exec for Asia expansion, plans to get licensed in Singapore - The Block

Bitcoin is up 1.5% at $9,550
Ethereum is up 8% at $236
and XRP is up 3.5% at 20 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Maker up 48%
Aave up 20%

Amazon has patented a DLT system for proving the authenticity of consumer goods

San Francisco based Magic lands $4 million in funding.

The digital dollar project has issued a white paper calling for a US central bank digital currency.

Links:

• Digital Dollar Project Calls for 2-Tiered Distribution System in First White Paper for US CBDC - CoinDesk
• 'Passwordless Login' Startup Magic Raises $4M From Naval Ravikant, Placeholder - CoinDesk
• Amazon Patents Blockchain-Based Product Authenticator - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up 4% 7,466
Ethereum is up .5% at $185
and XRP is up 1.5% at 19 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Digibyte up 22%
Hive up 41%
and Aave up 15%

Binance has released a new social payments app in Africa called Bundle.

Mcdonalds, Starbucks, and Subway are piloting China’s CBDC in a promotional pilot in the Xiong New Area.

Coinlist moved into the Defi market this week.

Coinbase has launched a decentralized price oracle.

Links:

• McDonalds, Subway, Starbucks Pilot CBDC
• Binance launches social payments app 'Bundle' in Africa - The Block
• Jack Dorsey-backed token listing platform CoinList expands to DeFi - The Block
• Coinbase launches a price oracle as it widens its focus on DeFi space - The Block