Bitcoin is up slightly at $20,996
Ethereum is up .5% at $1222
and Binance Coin is up .5% at $239

Harmony attacker moving funds

Two arrested after plotting to hold someone hostage for BTC in NY state.

Robinhood price jumps on rumors of FTX acquisition

Alan Howard's Geometry emerges from stealth

Yuga Labs files lawsuit over copycats

Kaiko raises 53M series B

Links:

• Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX Is Seeking a Path to Buy Robinhood (HOOD) - Bloomberg
• Two charged for alleged plan to steal tens of millions of dollars in bitcoin from New York home
• Harmony 💙 on Twitter: "1/ We are aware the hacker has begun to move funds through Tornado Cash. The team is working with two highly reputable blockchain tracing and analysis partners, and collaborating with the FBI as part of an investigation into this criminal act. 🧵" / Twitter
• Crypto Data Company Kaiko Raises $53 Million During Market Rout - Bloomberg
• Alan Howard-Backed Cryptography Investor Geometry Emerges From Stealth
• The Bored Ape Gazette🍌 on Twitter: "https://t.co/ZgZEbk6lTC" / Twitter

Bitcoin is up .5% at $29,527
Ethereum is up slightly at $1,753
and Binance Coin is down .5% at $276

IRA Financial Trust suing Gemini.

US Senators introduce full version of crypto regulation bill.

SEC investigating Binance's BNB token.

Pintu closes $113M Series B.

Alan Howard backs Navigate.

Links:

• Amid crypto turmoil, senators propose sweeping oversight - The Washington Post
• Crypto Exchange Platform Binance Investigated by SEC Over BNB Token - Bloomberg
• IRA Financial Trust Brings Lawsuit Against Gemini Trust Company Alleging Crypto Exchange Security Failures
• Indonesian crypto trading app Pintu scores $113M Series B | TechCrunch
• Alan Howard invests in Polygon-based web3 data startup Navigate

Bitcoin is down .5% at $41,494
Ethereum is down 1% at $2,724
and Binance Coin is down .5% at $395

Golem up 15%

Infura infrastructure affects Metamask/OpenSea users.

Circle delays DeFi API product.

Manchester City inks sponsorship deal with crypto exchange OKX.

Alan Howard leads $7.5M raise for French DeFi platform Nested.

Links:

• Manchester City Announces Official Cryptocurrency Exchange
• Why Infura cannot serve certain areas – MetaMask
• Circle delays its DeFi API product, citing need for regulatory guidance
• Infura on Twitter: "In response to the concerns we have been hearing, we want everyone to know that we corrected the problem that so many of you have pointed out. In changing some configurations as a result of the new sanctions directives from the United States and other jurisdictions, we" / Twitter
• MetaMask 🦊💙 on Twitter: "MetaMask is a client-side wallet that strives to make the blockchain maximally accessible to everyone. Infura had a misconfiguration this morning, but it has been corrected now." / Twitter
• Alan Howard leads $7.5 million raise into DeFi trading platform Nested

Bitcoin is down 1% at $37,111
Ethereum is down .05% at $2,454
and Binance Coin is down 1% at $358

Chiliz up 40%
AMP up 27%

IMF watching El Salvador closely ahead of meeting.

OKcoin is awarding a 100k grant to Brink a bitcoin development Non-profit.

State-chartered banks in Texas have gotten the green light for crypto asset custody

British Billionaire Alan Howard leads a $25M investment in the London crypto custodian Copper.

Links:

• Alan Howard makes fresh investment in crypto start-ups | Financial Times
• Texas State Regulator Greenlights Banks to Custody Crypto - CoinDesk
• Okcoin Awards $100K Grant to Bitcoin Development Non-Profit Brink - CoinDesk
• IMF Sees Risks After El Salvador Makes Bitcoin Legal Tender - Bloomberg

ECB Wants Power to Veto Stablecoins in Europe

State Bank of India Joins Liink

Bottlepay Raises Fifteen and a Half Million in Funding Round

Links:

• ECB Wants to Be Able to Veto Stablecoins Like Diem in the EU - CoinDesk
• State Bank of India joins JPMorgan’s blockchain payments network
• Bottlepay, a Payments Startup That Lets You Send Bitcoin on Social Media, Raises $15M - CoinDesk