Bitcoin is up slightly at $46,768
Ethereum is up slightly at $3,528
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $458

Celo, up 23%
Audius up 15%

German authorities shutter the Russian darknet site Hydra Market.

US seizes $34M in crypto from darknet operator in south Florida.

SEC chair Gary Gensler calls for more regulation on stablecoins & DeFi.

OpenZepplin details $15B vulnerability in Convex Finance.

Links:

• $15 Billion Rugpull Vulnerability in Convex Finance protocol Uncovered and Resolved - OpenZeppelin blog
• United States Forfeits Millions in Cryptocurrency Used to Launder Illicit Dark Web Proceeds | USAO-SDFL | Department of Justice
• German Authorities Shut Down Russian Darknet Market, Seize $25M in Bitcoin
• SEC chair Gensler calls for more regulation on stablecoins and crypto firms' custody, market-making arms

Bitcoin is down slightly at $47,351
Ethereum is down .5% at $3,437
and Cardano is down slightly at $2.36

Aelf up 35%
Shiba Inu up 24%
Audius up 24%

More than a billion dollars worth of Ether has been burned since Ethereum’s London upgrade.

Franklin Templeton has formed a blockchain venture fund that has already raised $10M

Audius has raised $5M from giants in the music industry.

Joke Project Jay Peg Auto Mart sees $3M siphoned from SushiSwaps MISO launchpad.

Decentral Games makes strategic investment in GameFi DAO supporting metaverse poker.

Links:

• Franklin Templeton's SEC FORM D
• More than $1 billion worth of ether has been burned since Ethereum's London upgrade
• CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
• (1) Decentral Games on Twitter: "1/ Decentral Games is excited to announce the development of free-play, play-to-earn Metaverse poker! ♦️♣️♥️♠️ 👉 Read the announcement here: https://t.co/NMZBPdgTrz 👉 Read the whitepaper here: https://t.co/idXvAbiz8B A thread 👇 https://t.co/g1isrCPFRi" / Twitter
• ‘Kia Sedona’ NFT sale goes belly up as $3 million goes missing
• Audius Announces $5 Million Strategic Investment From Katy Perry, The Chainsmokers, Nas, Jason Derulo, Pusha T, Guy Oseary’s Sound Ventures, Electric | LinkedIn

Bitcoin is up 1% at $44,261
Ethereum is up 3% at $3,147
and Binance Coin is up 1% at $358

ICP up 25%
Uniswap up 15%
VE chain up 15%

Binance US CEO Brian Brooks quit the organization

Elon Musk urges lawmakers considering the infrastructure bill not to pick crypto winners or losers.

The Beijing subway has fully integrated China’s e-CNY.

Blockchain based audio platform Audius is up to 5M monthly users

New York City is looking to blockchain to prevent deed fraud in land sales.

Links:

• Blockchain-Based Music Streaming Service Audius Up to 5M Monthly Users - CoinDesk
• Beijing subway has fully integrated the e-CNY with its payment ecosystem
• Brian Brooks on Twitter: "Greetings #crypto community. Letting you all know that I have resigned as CEO of ⁦⁦⁦@BinanceUS⁩ . Despite differences over strategic direction, I wish my former colleagues much success. Exciting new things to come!" / Twitter
• Elon Musk on Twitter: "@brian_armstrong @MarkWarner Agreed, this is not the time to pick technology winners or losers in cryptocurrency technology. There is no crisis that compels hasty legislation." / Twitter
• New York City to Explore Blockchain for Preventing Deed Fraud in Land Sales - CoinDesk