Bitcoin is up slightly at $19,138
Ethereum is up .5% at $1045
and Binance Coin is down .5% at $217

Amp up 16%

DOJ charges developer of Baller Ape NFT

El Salvador buys 80 BTC

Meta rolling out NFT feature for Facebook

Greenidge air permit denited by NYDEC

FBI adds Ruja Ignatova to most wanted list.

Links:

• Justice Department Announces Enforcement Action Charging Six Individuals with Cryptocurrency Fraud Offenses in Cases Involving Over $100 Million in Intended Losses | OPA | Department of Justice
• Nayib Bukele on Twitter: "El Salvador bought today 80 #BTC at $19,000 each! #Bitcoin is the future! Thank you for selling cheap 😉 https://t.co/ZHwr0Ln1Ze" / Twitter
• Statement from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation on Denial of the Title V Permit Renewal for Greenidge Generation, LLC - NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation
• FBI Adds OneCoin Founder Ruja Ignatova to Its Most Wanted List

Bitcoin is down .5% at $37,830
Ethereum is down slightly at $2,539
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $387

Amp up 18%
Helium up 16%
Loopring up 16%

IMF wants El Salvador to walk away from BTC.

Ripple has announced a stock buyback.

Meta's (Facebook's) Diem (Libra) may be shutting down for good.

PleasrDAO is raising $69M.

Links:

• Mark Zuckerberg Stablecoin Project Diem Considers Selling Off Remaining Assets - Bloomberg
• Ripple announces stock buyback, nabs $15 billion valuation
• IMF urges El Salvador to remove Bitcoin as legal tender - BBC News
• Crypto art collector PleasrDAO is raising $69 million

Bitcoin is down 1% at $54,399
Ethereum is down 1% at $4,102
and Binance Coin is down 2% at $597

Amp up 16%

Google says hackers are using Google Cloud Platform instances to mine crypto

Crypto .com will sponsor the CONMEBOL Libertadores cup from 2023 to 2026.

El Salvador picks up 100 more BTC.

MoonPay helping celebrities buy NFTs.

Links:

• Google's Threat Horizons Report
• CONMEBOL announces multi-year partnership with Crypto.com as Official Partner of CONMEBOL Libertadores
• Nayib Bukele 🇸🇻 on Twitter: "El Salvador just bought the dip. 100 extra coins acquired with a discount 🥳 #Bitcoin 🇸🇻" / Twitter
• MoonPay quietly set up a concierge service to help celebrities buy NFTs

Bitcoin is down .5% at $62,025
Ethereum is down .5% at $4,541
and Binance Coin down 1% at $553

Holo up 22%
Amp up 16%
Axie infinity up 15%

The OCC multi-agency crypto sprint has wrapped up — details soon.

Binance is taking steps against the project Squid that they’ve labelled a scam

Quentin Tarantino is getting set to auction off 6 uncut scripts of Pulp Fiction as NFTs

El Salvadorian President Bukele announces new Bitcoin education project yesterday.

A DAO that includes Vincent Van Dough has spent $250k on an NFT of a large cube of tungsten.

Links:

• Quentin Tarantino to auction six uncut scripts for Pulp Fiction as NFTs
• The Tungsten Cube - 14.545 inch, ~2000 lb (1 Ton, 907 kg) cube held in Willowbrook, Illinois, USA by Midwest Tungsten Service - Midwest Tungsten Service - Tungsten Cubes | OpenSea

Bitcoin is down slightly at $61,534
Ethereum is up .5% at $3,951
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $479

Klaytn up 34%
Amp up 15%
Bitcoin Gold up 15%

The SEC gives Bitcoin futures ETFs the greenlight.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has fined and settled $42.5M against Tether and Bitfinex.

CryptoPunk owner declines big bid.

Bit Mining’s subsidiary BTC.com said they will exit mainland China amid crackdown

Links:

• SEC Approves Bitcoin ETF, Opening Crypto to Wider Investor Base
• CFTC Orders Tether and Bitfinex to Pay Fines Totaling $42.5 Million | CFTC
• CryptoPunk owner seemingly turns down a $9.5 million bid for his rare NFT
• BIT Mining exit mainland china market

Bitcoin is up 1% at $47,504
Ethereum is up 1% at $3,236
and Cardano is up slightly at $2.24

Vechain up 24%
AMP up 15%
THORchain up 15%

El Salvador has started mining bitcoin with geothermal energy from volcanos.

The bank of England starfs up third-party working groups to provide input into CBDC.

TikTok announces NFT collection that will partner with top creators.

Rugpull in Solana NFT project.

US Fed Chair Jerome Powell said he’d misspoken abut CBDCs replacing private cryptos.

Links:

• Nayib Bukele 🇸🇻 on Twitter: "We’re still testing and installing, but this is officially the first #Bitcoin mining from the #volcanode 🌋" / Twitter
• Membership of CBDC Engagement and Technology Forums | Bank of England
• TikTok launches first creator-led NFT collection | TikTok Newsroom
• Supposed 17-year-old artist sells $138,000 of fake NFTs and disappears
• Fed Chair Powell Says He Has ‘No Intention’ of Banning Crypto — CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down 1% at $39,641
Ethereum is down 1% at $2,290
and Binance Coin is down 1% at $311

Quant Network up 38%
Terra up 18%
Amp up 16%

Robinhood IPO.

Lending platform Vauld raised $25M.

Uniswap deletes video from EthCC conference that suggested partnerships.

Coke creates first brand inspired collection of NFTs.

The Dallas Symphony Orchestra is releasing classical music NFTs on Rarible.

Links:

• Uniswap Says It's Talking With PayPal, Robinhood and More in Deleted Video - CoinDesk
• Vauld Raises $25M Round Led By Valar Ventures to Build
• Tafi-Coca-Cola NFT | Tafi Avatar
• Rarible – Create, sell or collect digital items secured with #blockchain

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

Bitcoin is down 3% at $35,512
Ethereum is down 4% at $2,613
and Binance Coin is down 4% at $386

Amp up 20%
Wootrade up 17%
Theta fuel up 15%

Jack Dorsey tweeted yesterday that Square is considering developing a bitcoin hardware wallet.

Sotheby’s has opened a virtual replica of its London galleries in Decentraland

China is launching a new copyright protection blockchain

Links:

• Sotheby’s Opens Virtual Replica of Its London Galleries in Decentraland - CoinDesk
• Jack on Twitter: "Square is considering making a hardware wallet for #bitcoin. If we do it, we would build it entirely in the open, from software to hardware design, and in collaboration with the community. We want to kick off this thinking the right way: by sharing some of our guiding principles." / Twitter
• China Launches New Copyright Protection Blockchain - CoinDesk