Bitcoin is down .5% at $19,436
Ethereum is down slightly at $1102
and Binance Coin is up .5 at $225

Coinshares has finalized their acquisition of Napoleon Asset Management.

Nexo signs due dilligence to consider acquiring Vauld.

Bank of England calls for enhanced crypto regulation.

Celsius repays their $120M stable coin debt to Maker Protocol.

000.eth sells for 300eth.

Links:

• DeFi Explore | MCD #25977
• 000.eth - ENS: Ethereum Name Service | OpenSea
• CoinShares acquires Napoleon Asset Managementnode:title] | ETF Express
• Crypto lender Vauld offered lifeline a day after suspending withdrawals - The Washington Post
• Bank of England Committee Calls for Enhanced Crypto Regulation to Limit Contagion

Bitcoin is down slightly at $41,583
Ethereum is down slightly at $3,010
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $415

Gala up 28%
Origintrail, up 17%

Merkle Standard to pick up 5k Bitmain Pro Hydros

Qredo raises $80M at $460M valuation

Tron’s Justin Sun has been accused of a sort of governance attack by GFX labs

The Bank of England apparently highly unlikely to develop a retail wallet for CBDC.

Links:

• Crypto Miner Merkle Among First to Get Bitmain’s Newest Liquid Cooling Mining Rigs
• Qredo Announces an $80mm Series A Raise Led by 10T Holdings, with Strategic Investment from Coinbase, Avalanche and Terra | Business Wire
• Tron’s Justin Sun Accused of ‘Governance Attack’ on DeFi Lender Compound
• Bank of England is ‘highly unlikely’ to develop a retail wallet for CBDC

Links:

• Bank of England sees CBDCs as a revolution for the future of money
• Nifty News: $2.5M virtual land sale, MetaSoccer raises $2.2M, CryptoDragons get Egg-cited
• Animoca Brands to Cover Losses From ‘Phantom Galaxies’ Discord Hack
• Canadian investment company buys $2.5 million worth of virtual real estate in Decentraland

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

Links:

• OK Group to help China combat money laundering with blockchain
• Australian government awards $4M in grants to two blockchain startups
• Bank of England Warns of Crypto Spillover to Mainstream Markets - CoinDesk
• Binance reportedly halts pounds sterling withdrawal for UK customers again

Bitcoin is down 1% at $37,148
Ethereum is down 1% at $2,272
and Binance Coin is down 1% at $346

Mirror Protocol up 23%
Mir Coin up 23%
Celo up 15%

The government in Sichuan orders state power grid to cut the power supply for 26 bitcoin mining farms.

Bank of England executive Tom Mutton speaks about CBDCs

BitDAO raised 230M through a private token sale

Blockchain analytics firm TRM Labs raises $14M in a series A

Links:

• BitDAO Raises $230M for Decentralized Crypto Investment Fund - CoinDesk
• Decentralized derivatives platform SynFutures raises $14 million
• Sichuan orders state power grid to cut supply for 26 bitcoin mining farms
• Central Bank Digital Currency: An update on the Bank of England’s work - speech by Tom Mutton | Bank of England
• Blockchain analytics firm TRM Labs raises $14 million Series A

Bitcoin is up .5% at $48,959
Ethereum is up 1% at $3,905
and Binance Coin is up .5% at 587.

Polygon up 31%
Cardano up 15%
Cosmos up 15%

Microsoft is closing down its Azure Blockchain Service in September.

The Bank of England says it looks probable that the state would need to issue some form of digital cash to retain citizen’ confidence.

Argentina’s Tax authority has ordered crypto exchanges to file information on transactions.

Binance is facing an investigation by the IRS and Department of justice

The Bitcoin wallet used by DarkSide for ransom payments has ben ID’d by Elliptic

Links:

• Azure Blockchain Service retirement notification and guidance - Azure Blockchain | Microsoft Docs
• Binance Faces Probe by U.S. Money-Laundering and Tax Sleuths (1)
• Elliptic Follows the Bitcoin Ransoms Paid by Colonial Pipeline and Other DarkSide Ransomware Victims
• Do we need ‘public money’? - speech by Jon Cunliffe | Bank of England
• Argentina’s Tax Authority Orders Crypto Exchanges to File Information on Transactions: Report - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up slightly at $56,848
Ethereum is up .5% at $2924
and Binance Coin is up 1% at $618.09

Nano up 28%
Hex up 17%
Helium up 15%

Andreesen Horowitz is setting up a new fund to invest up to $1B in crypto and crypto startups.

The Bank of England has begun hiring for the central bank digital currency team.

Paxos raises $300M, becomes latest Crypto unicorn.

Miners generated $1.7B in revenue in April.

Ethiopian education minister confirms partnership with Cardano.

Bitcoin is up 2% at $18,692
Ethereum is up 1% at $515
and XRP is up 28% at 40 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Near Protocol up 24%
Stellar up 15%

The Bank of England’s chief economist said digital currencies might be a solution for negative interest rates.

Japan’s MUFG is set to launch blockchain payment network GO-NET next year

DAiM launches first company-sponsored retirement plans that support Bitcoin.

Microstrategy is exploring how it can become more invested in Bitcoin.

Chainalysis is on the edge of a $100 million dollar raise at Unicorn valuation.

Links:

• MUFG Plans to Launch Blockchain Payment Network in 2021 - CoinDesk
• Digital Asset Investment Management (DAiM) launches first ERISA compliant employer-sponsored 401(k) plans with Bitcoin
• Bank of England’s chief economist: digital currencies may mitigate the need for negative interest rates - The Block
• MicroStrategy execs say the publicly traded firm is exploring new bitcoin data products - The Block
• Bitcoin Investigation Giant To Raise $100 Million At $1 Billion Valuation

Bitcoin is up slightly at $15,967
Ethereum is down 1% at $455
and XRP is up 1% at 27 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Sushiswap up 25%
Compound up 15%

Sir John Cunliffe, Deputy Governor of the Bank of England, said it’s not the job of the bank to protect bank business models.

Deutsche Bank’s research team has highlighted they believe that CBDCs will replace cash in the long term.

PayPal removed the waitlist for their new crypto service and lifted the weekly purchase limit to $20k.

Bitcoin is down 3.5% at $10,435
Ethereum is down 4.5% at $393
and XRP is down 2% at 26 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Celo up 15%

Saudi Arabia business leaders propose blockchain based business passport.

Robinhood faces SEC investigation.

SEC brings charges against Mindset 24 Global LLC.

Bank of England Governor speaks on stable coins, central bank digital currencies, and the future of payments.

Links:

• Saudi Arabia Pitches Blockchain-Based Business Passport to Boost Trade Finance - CoinDesk
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• Self-Help Firm That Mostly Took Bitcoin as Payment Mostly Just Helped Itself, SEC Charges - CoinDesk
• WSJ: Robinhood facing SEC investigation over dealings with high-frequency trading shops - The Block

Bank of England Attends CBDC Meeting Tomorrow

Hackers Mining Crypto Attack AWS Credentials

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Links:

• Bank of England Joins Key Roundtable on Central Bank Digital Currency Design
• Researchers Detect Crypto-Mining Worm to Steal AWS Credentials — X BTC $12,184 +2.25% ETH $428 -0.21% LTC $64.77 +0.36% XRP $0.31 +0.85% BCH $312 -1.14% EOS $3.65 -5.32% ENGLISH ADVERTISE
• Starting Second Term Today, SEC Commissioner Peirce Tells Cointelegraph Her Crypto Priorities

Bank of England Considering CBDC

Binance Card Debit Card Soon in Europe

Rich Dad Poor Dad Author Robert Kiyosaki Says Bitcoin Going to $75,000.00

Links:

• Bank of England Considering a Central Bank Digital Currency, Governor Says - CoinDesk
• Binance’s Swipe-Powered Crypto Debit Card Debuts in Europe
• Rich Dad Poor Dad Author: ‘Gold Guys are Being Phased Out’

IFS Seeks Help on Crypto

TON is Dead

Bank of England: No Compromise on CBDC

Links:

• IRS Seeks Third-Party Contractors to Help With Taxpayers’ Crypto Calculations
• Telegram Abandons TON Blockchain Project After Court Fight With SEC - CoinDesk
• Bank of England: No Compromise on Our Principles for Any Future CBDC - CoinDesk

SoFi Buys Galileo

Bank of England Says Private Companies Could Partner in CBDC

CasperLabs Launching Own Crypto

Links:

• SoFi Acquires Payment Processor Galileo in $1.2 Billion Deal
• Private Companies Could Play Role in Digital Currency Issuance, Bank of England Says - CoinDesk
• ETH 2.0 Development Firm CasperLabs to Work on Its Own Blockchain

Andreas Antonopoulos Predicted Bitcoin Price Drop

Edward Snowden Wants In

Bank of England Telegraphs Move to CBDC?

Links:

• 2 Months Ago, Andreas Antonopoulos Explained Why Bitcoin Would Crash
• Edward Snowden ‘Feels Like Buying Bitcoin’ Amid Price Crash
• Bank of England Releases Discussion Paper on CBDCs | Cointelegraph

Houbi Chain Launched

JVCA Boasts Three New Members

Bank of England Sweating Crypto Rise

Links:

• Coinbase Registers as Second-Class Member with JVCEA | Cointelegraph
• Huobi Open-Source DeFi Blockchain Now Live for Public Beta Testing
• Bank of England Warns Crypto Adoption May Impact Credit Creation

Bitcoin is down 3.8% at $9,977
XRP is down 2.8% at 26 cents
and Ethereum is down 3% at $188

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
WanChain up 70%
Civic up 43%
FunFair up 37%
and Ignis up 35%

The Governor of the bank of England Mark Carney favors a libra-like currency as the world’s reserve currency instead of the US dollar.

Chairwoman Maxine waters has said that her committee will continue to keep its sights on Libra through the fall.

Circle is planning to raise a 100 million venture capital fund for its equity crowdfunding platform seedinvest.

Hotmine wants to heat homes in Siberia, and decentralize mining power.

Links:

• Waters Announces Fall 2019 Priorities and Highlights Committee Accomplishments | Financial Services Committee
• Circle is raising $100 million for its new venture fund - The Block
• Carney Urges Libra-Like Reserve Currency to End Dollar Dominance - Bloomberg
• Bitcoin Miners Are Heating Homes Free of Charge in Frigid Siberia - CoinDesk