Bitcoin is up slightly at $36,056
Ethereum is up .05% at $2,439
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $343

Aragon Network up 27%

Alien punk Cryptopunk brings in $12M at a Sotheby’s auction

Sustainable supply chain traceability company Circulor raises $14M in a series A round.

Silvergate Bank cuts ties with Binance

Basel Committee for banking supervision published a consultation imposing strict capital requirements for banks with crypto exposure.

Links:

• ‘Covid Alien’ CryptoPunk Sells for $11.75 million in Sotheby’s Sale | Barron's
• Series A investment press release | Circulor
• Silvergate Bank cuts ties with Binance, affecting deposits and withdrawals
• Basel Committee comment on Crypto

Bitcoin is down 2% at $51,389
Ethereum is down 2% at $1,572
and Binance Coin is down 3% at 237.81

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
DeepBrain Chain up 29%
Aragon network up 28%

Market slides ahead of $6B options expiration.

Serena Williams backs Bitcoin rewards startup Lolli.

StarkWare raised 75M in a Series B led by Paradigm.

Fidelity is the latest to file for a bitcoin ETF

Links:

• Serena Williams Backs $5M Round in Bitcoin Rewards Startup Lolli - CoinDesk
• StarkWare raises $75 million in Series B funding round led by Paradigm 
• Fidelity Bitcoin ETF S-1
• Record $6B in Options to Expire Friday - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down slightly at $11,558
Ethereum is down 2% at $385
and XRP is down 0.5% at 28 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Aragon network up 18%
Cosmos up 17%
and Ocean Protocol up 15%

Researchers at cybersecurity firm Mitiga identified a Monero mining script in a community AWS AMI.

Scientists at the Los Alamos National Laboratory say they’ve designed an AI for detecting would-be cryptojackers.

The CFTC is going after the owner of the fraudulent bitcoin trading scheme Control-Finance.

Links:

• An AWS Virtual Machine Is Infected With Mining Malware. There Could Be Others - CoinDesk
• CFTC seeks $572 million in penalty and restitution from the owner of 'fraudulent' bitcoin scheme Control-Finance - The Block
• Los Alamos Scientists Develop AI to Fight Cryptojacking - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down 1% at $9,662
XRP is down 0.5% at 27 cents
and Ethereum is down 1% at $262

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Aragon Network up 17%

A New Jersey lawmaker is introducing a bill that would mandate that cryptocurrency businesses must obtain a license to operate in the state.

The IOTA foundation is set to resume its main net after it paused the network due to a 2 million dollar hack.

The US Marshals service auctioned off 4,000 bitcoins this week.

A man in ireland lost control of 6,000 bitcoin while he was in custody.

Links:

• New Jersey lawmaker files bill to require licenses for crypto companies - The Block
• Drug dealer loses codes for €53.6m bitcoin accounts
• IOTA Foundation expects to reactivate network by March 2 following $2M user wallet attack - The Block
• U.S. Marshals Service auctions off over 4,000 BTC to two winning bidders - The Block