Bitcoin is up slightly at $61,396
Ethereum is up .5% at $4,298
and Binance Coin is up .5% at $521

Decentraland up 87%
The Sandbox up 37%
Basic attention token up 33%

CryptoPunk 9998 wash traded their NFT for over $500M

NYDIG acquires UK Startup Bottlepay with a $300M stock purchase

DOJ looks for supervisory trial attorney to lead new Crypto department.

Coinlist now valued at over $1.5B

Links:

• Here’s Why a CryptoPunk Sold for $530M
• CoinList is now valued at $1.5 billion with a fresh $100 million in funding
• NYDIG acquires British bitcoin startup Bottlepay in $300 million stock purchase
• USAJOBS - Job Announcement

Bitcoin is down .5% at $60,959
Ethereum is down 1% at $4,328
and Binance Coin is down .5% at $497

Decentraland up 50%
Basic attention token up 16%
Helium up 15%

Ether has topped 4.4k for the first time

New Jersey has hit five crypto scams with cease and desist orders

Wharton school of business will take crypto for a new online program called Economics of Blockchain and Digital Assets.

Microstrategy has added almost 9k bitcoins to its holdings.

Links:

• MicroStrategy Adds Almost 9,000 Bitcoins to Its Holdings in Third Quarter
• Wharton School to accept crypto tuition payments for new blockchain program
• New Jersey Bureau of Securities Issues Five Orders Directing Website Operators to Stop Offering Fraudulent Cryptocurrency Investment Opportunities - New Jersey Office of Attorney General

Bitcoin is down .5% at $58,180
Ethereum is down 1% at $1797
and Cardano is down 1.5% at $1.43

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Basic Attention Token up 30%
Filecoin up 23fi%
Crypto(.)com Chain up 15%

Morgan Stanley annouces three Bitcoin-related funds for its top tier clients.

Maple Finance raised $1.4M for its reputation based DeFi lending platform

US GSA auctioned off 3/4 of a Bitcoin at just over $9k above the market price

Vladimir Putin is calling for more scrutiny into the illicit use of digital assets

Digital art heist.

Links:

• Bitcoin: Morgan Stanley is the first big U.S. bank to offer wealthy clients access to bitcoin funds
• Maple Finance Raises $1.4M for Its Reputation-Based DeFi Lending Platform - CoinDesk
• The U.S. government auctions off 0.7501 BTC for $9,000 above market price
• Putin Says Russia Must Stop Illegal Cross-Border Crypto Transfers - CoinDesk
• Nifty Gateway on Twitter: "Please see our statement below on reports circulating around security concerns on Nifty Gateway 👇👇👇" / Twitter

Bitcoin is down slightly at $31,790
Ethereum is up slightly 4% at $1215
and Polkadot is down slightly at $17.18

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
HedgeTrade up 23%
UMA up 18%
Basic Attention token up 16%

Janet Yellen evolves on crypto stance.

30% of Ethereum Miners oppose EIP 1559.

Yearn Finance considers minting more YFI Tokens.

Firo wars with 51% attacker.

Links:

• Yellen Leaves Door Open to Tax Increase on Wealthy Americans - Bloomberg
• Minority Ethereum Mining Pools Threaten to Block Update - CoinDesk
• Firo (formerly Zcoin) on Twitter: "We are under 51% attack at the moment. We recommend not to make transactions during this time until the network returns to a normal state. We will post updates when we have them. Note this is not a coding error but a nature of PoW. $XZC $FIRO" / Twitter
• 'Let's Not Be Bitcoin': Yearn Finance Considers Minting $200M in New YFI Tokens - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down 4% at $11,160
Ethereum is up 2.5% at $366
and XRP is up 5% at 28 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Hedge Trade up 37%
and bluezelle up 30%

Bitcoin tested 12k yesterday and saw 12% drop in 6 minutes as it met a wall of futures positions

Decentralized exchange volumes rose to 4.3 billion in July.

Coinbase launched a 2% rewards program on DAI stablecoin accounts.

The number of Robinhood users holding Kodak jumped 1200% on government loan.

Japanese brave browser users are on the deck to receive BAT tokens as rewards for web browsing.

Links:

• Coinbase Now Offers 2% Rewards on Dai Stablecoin Accounts - CoinDesk
• The number of Robinhood users holding Kodak stocks soars after Trump admin announces $765M loan - The Block
• Brave browser's Japanese users will soon be able to receive BAT token - The Block
• Decentralized exchange volumes surged to $4.3 billion in July, breaking monthly record - The Block
• Bitcoin and Ethereum crash by more than 12% in 6 minutes as more than $1B of positions gets liquidated - The Block

Bitcoin is down 2% at 9,623
Ethereum is up slightly at $209
and XRP is up 1.5% at 22 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
0x, up 32%
Augur up 24%
and Basic Attention Token up 20%

Google has policed another round of Chrome extensions that were impersonating crypto wallet services

Bitcoin miners brought home $412 million in April.

A bill is advancing through the california legislature and would limit which digital assets are called securities.

Binance's CZ addresses the location of Binance HQ at the ConsenSys Ethereal Summit

Links:

• Google takes down 22 more extensions that were impersonating popular crypto wallets - The Block
• Bitcoin miners made $412.5 million in revenue during April, new data indicates - The Block
• Bill Text - AB-691 Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act.
• Binance Doesn’t Have a Headquarters Because Bitcoin Doesn’t, Says CEO - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down 1.5% at $8,610
XRP is down 2.5% 26 cents
and Ethereum is down 1% at $186

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Cortex up 48%
and Dentacoin, up 15%

Coinbase’s visa debit card has added support for XRP, BAT, Augur, Stellar and 0x.

Iran has announced new power tariffs for crypto miners, and is offering a bounty for exposing illegal mining operations.

Hackers are demanding 5 million in bitcoin as they hold Mexico’s national oil company Pemex in a cyberattack.

Justin Sun has confirmed his involvement in the investor group that acquired Poloniex from Circle.

Google is partnering with Citi bank to offer checking accounts under the moniker Cache.

Links:

• Google plans to offer checking accounts in partnership with Citi bank - The Block
• Hackers demand $5M in bitcoin from Mexico's national oil company Pemex - The Block
• Iran announces power tariffs for crypto miners; offers bounty for exposing illegal operations - The Block
• Coinbase’s crypto Visa debit card adds support for XRP and 4 more coins - The Block

Bitcoin is up 4.7% at $10,493
XRP is up 1% at 31 cents
and Ethereum is up 2.6% at $219

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Bytecoin up 23%
Zclassic up 17%
and Byteball up 16%

Walmart has filed a patent for a fiat-pegged stable coin that echoes the ghost of Facebook’s Libra project.

The Brave browser’s BAT can now be used on Twitter to tip.

Square is showing 125 million in reported bitcoin sales through the Cash App

London based CEX.IO is now operational in 31 states and DC.

Links:

• Blockchain Browser Brave Launches Token Tipping Service for Twitter Users
• Walmart could be looking to rival Facebook’s Libra with a USD-pegged stablecoin issuance, a patent filing shows - The Block
• Crypto Exchange CEX.IO Expands US Service to Cover 31 States - CoinDesk
• Square's Q2 Bitcoin Revenue Nearly Doubles From Previous Record - CoinDesk