Bitcoin is down slightly at $35,502
Ethereum is down slightly at $2,329
and Binance Coin is down .5% at $305

Golem up 27%
Axie Infinity up 24%
Ardor up 15%

Cayman Island's financial watchdog investigates Binance's registration status.

Two men in California agree to plead guilty to fraud charges in relation to a $1.8M ICO.

Beeple launches WENEW NFT platform

Crypto exchange Bithumb bans employees from trading on platform.

Bitcoin is up .5% at $59,102
Ethereum is up .5% at $1,841
and Binance Coin is down slightly at 269.11

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
BitTorrent up 83%
Pundi X up 55%
Tron up 16%

Coinbase fined $6.5M by CFTC.

The Guggenheim museum is looking for MBA interns who have an opinion on NFT artworks.

NFT marketplace OpenSea raised 23 million in a series A round led by a16Z.

Wirex defends tradmark in high court.

Buyer of $69M Beeple NFT reveals himself.

Links:

• CFTC Orders Coinbase Inc. to Pay $6.5 Million for False, Misleading, or Inaccurate Reporting and Wash Trading | CFTC
• Even NYC's Highfalutin Guggenheim Museum Is Looking at NFTs, Job Posting Suggests - CoinDesk
• NFTs: The First 5000 Beeples - The Metapurser
• Brown Rudnick Client Wirex Wins Cryptoback Trade Mark Infringement Claim Against Cryptocarbon and Bee-One - Brown Rudnick
• NFT marketplace OpenSea raises $23M in Series A round led by a16z

Bitcoin is down .5% at $55,940
Ethereum is down .5% at $1752
and Binance Coin is down 3% at 260.41

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Chiliz up 96%
Matic Network up 42%
Terra up 15%

Gavel falls on NFT history.

Jamaica is looking to pilot a CBDC

Former UK chief for Coinbase joins MoonPay

The bank of Russia looks to create a CBDC prototype

Links:

• Beeple (b. 1981), EVERYDAYS: THE FIRST 5000 DAYS | Christie’s
• Bank of Russia Eyes Digital Ruble Prototype in Late 2021: Report - CoinDesk
• Bank of Jamaica set to roll out digital currency by early 2022
• Beeple NFT Everydays Sells at Christies Auction for $69 Million in Ether - Bloomberg
• Former Coinbase CEO Zeeshan Feroz joins MoonPay as chief growth officer

Bitcoin is up slightly at $56,344
Ethereum is up .5% at $1792
and Binance Coin is down slightly at 282.56

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Hedra Hashgraph up 36%
Theta Token up 26%
Ziliqa up 15%

Bidding for Beeple’s EVERYDAYS NFT on auction with Christies tops $13M.

Weibo has suspended Huobi, OKEx and Binance accounts.

Greyscale's ETF considerations.

Links:

• Bids for Beeple's 5000-day collection at over $13M as auction winds down
• Chinese social media Weibo suspends Huobi, OKEx and Binance accounts
• GBTC ETF prospectus

Bitcoin is up 1% at $46,630
Ethereum is up slightly at $1479
and Cardano is up 1% at 1.11

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
TrustSwap up 43%
Cartesi up 37%
and Oly up 21%

Bitcoin dropped below 45k—biggest weekly price drop since March 2020.

Beeple sells on Nifty Gateway for record $6.6M.

UK Treasury realises they need to hit the gas to retain fintech relevance.

Coinbase files S-1: revenue topped $1 billion in 2020, CEO pulls in $60M/yr.

Links:

• Beeple (b. 1981), EVERYDAYS: THE FIRST 5000 DAYS | Christie’s
• Nifty Gateway on Twitter: "CROSSROAD By @beeple The #1/1 from beeple's first NG drop has just resold on the secondary market for $6.6 million. History has just been made. Congrats to beeple and of course to @pablorfraile for the sale. https://t.co/mTYG4VABSw" / Twitter
• Review of UK Fintech
• Coinbase Paid CEO Armstrong $60M in 2020 – Including $1.8M for 'Personal Security' - CoinDesk
• Ki Young Ju 주기영 on Twitter: "13k $BTC flowed out from Coinbase a few hours ago. It seems those BTC went to multiple Coinbase custody wallets. US institutional investors are still buying Bitcoin at the 48k price. This is the strongest bullish signal I've ever seen. Chart 👉 https://t.co/20Dz85Y5mG https://t.co/SC7Fol7CGQ" / Twitter
• Coinbase pre-IPO shares soar on FTX after S-1 drop

Bitcoin is down 1% at $51,015
Ethereum is up 1% at $1826
and Cardano is up slightly at .87

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
PancakeSwap up 30%
IOST up 25%
Decred up 18%

Bitcoin mining offline in storm-swept Texas.

Christies set for first-of-its-kind auction of Beeple's work.

2nd ETF races through Canadian approvals.

Dubai free zone becomes first UAE government entity to accept bitcoin.

Links:

• NYDIG Bitcoin ETF
• Bitcoin Mining Farms in Texas Offline From Winter Storm - CoinDesk
• Dubai free zone KIKLABB starts accepting Bitcoin - first government entity to do so | Markets – Gulf News