Bitcoin is down slightly at $31,427
Ethereum is up slightly at $1911
and Binance Coin is down 1% at $307

Helium up 15%

Jack Ma’s Ant Group launches digital bank in Singapore.

White House to issue report on crypto mining.

Lithuania puts together crypto licensing regime.

Links:

• ANEXT Bank Soft Launches Today As Singapore’s Newest Digital Wholesale Bank | Business Wire
• Crypto Miners’ Energy, Climate Costs Draw White House Scrutiny
• Antsy Lithuania Latest to Anticipate EU Crypto Law With One of Its Own

Bitcoin is up slightly at $40,470
Ethereum is up slightly at $3,045
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $416

Tornado Cash to block sanctioned addresses.

President Biden nominates former Ripple advisor Michael Barr as Fed regulator.

Terraform labs has given $820M in Luna tokens to the Luna Foundation Guard.

Emirates plans NFTs and expanded activity in metaverse

Links:

• Emirates to launch NFTs and experiences in the metaverse
• Terra (UST) 🌍 Powered by LUNA 🌕 on Twitter: "TFL has gifted an additional 10 million $LUNA to the @LFG_org. https://t.co/tNirkgGGm0" / Twitter
• Statement from President Biden on His Intent to Nominate Michael Barr to Serve as Vice Chair for Supervision of the Federal Reserve | The White House
• Ethereum mixer Tornado Cash blocks sanctioned addresses from its frontend

Bitcoin is down 1% at $41,845
Ethereum is down 1% at $2,735
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $394

Terra up 20%
Waves up 20%
Monero up 16%

Dubai adopts initial crypto legal framework and announces creation of a regulatory and licensing authority.

White House confirms details around Biden’s planned executive order on digital assets.

LimeWire is plots comeback as web3 NFT marketplace.

DOJ charges three men for an alleged $40M crypto investment fraud.

Links:

• Owners and Operators of Online Cryptocurrency Companies Indicted for Defrauding Investors | USAO-EDNY | Department of Justice
• LimeWire announces comeback as web3 NFT marketplace
• Here's what's in Biden's executive order on crypto
• Statement about the Regulatory and Supervisory Framework to assure AML/CFT Compliance across Virtual Assets in the UAE | News | Media Center | Securities and Commodities Authority

Bitcoin is down .5% at $38,840
Ethereum is down .5% at $2,574
and Binance Coin is down .5% at $384

Immutable X up 27%
Golem up 22%
Waves up 15%

Biden is reportedly planning to sign an executive order on crypto

The World of Women NFT project teams up with The Sandbox

Coinbase said its currently blocking 25k crypto addresses linked to Russia

Links:

• Using Crypto Tech to Promote Sanctions Compliance | by Coinbase | Mar, 2022 | The Coinbase Blog
• World of Women Teams Up With The Sandbox for $25M Inclusivity Push
• Biden to order studies on regulating, issuing cryptocurrency -source | Reuters

Bitcoin is down slightly at $33,380
Ethereum is down 1% at $2,199
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $341

Biden administration due to release an executive order on crypto early next month.

Solana struggles under sell-off load.

A NFT exploit is in the spotlight on twitter.

JPMorgan Chase has apparently closed the bank accounts of Uniswap founder Hayden Adams.

Links:

• White House Is Set to Put Itself at Center of U.S. Crypto Policy - Bloomberg
• (1) Loopify 🧙‍♂️ on Twitter: "Urgent Issue: Someone is capitalising on the OpenSea listing problem and buying all the NFTs affected with the issue. They’ve made hundreds of ETH already. Please check https://t.co/5O6yiWy7cs before transferring your NFTs back to a wallet! https://t.co/9NwxxTjViE" / Twitter
• JPMorgan Chase closes Uniswap founder's bank accounts
• Traders are complaining about Solana's performance, raising questions about its status as a Wall Street darling

Bitcoin is up slightly at $47,761
Ethereum is up .5% at $3,308
and Binance Coin is up .5% at $425

Axie Infinity up 31%
Theta Network up 15%

Biden administration to focus on cybersecurity & also looks at regulation of stablecoin issuers.

Around 6000 Coinbase accounts were compromised through MFA this spring.

Axie Infinity is debuting a decentralized exchange.

Grayscale adds Solana, Uniswap to digital large cap fund.

Links:

• Axie Infinity is launching a decentralized exchange
• Statement by President Joe Biden on Cybersecurity Awareness Month | The White House
• Biden Administration Seeks to Regulate Stablecoin Issuers as Banks - WSJ
• Hackers rob thousands of Coinbase customers using MFA flaw
• Grayscale Adds Solana to $494M Digital Large Cap Fund — CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up 1% at $35,500
Ethereum is up 1% at $2,458
and Binance Token is up 1% at 330

Monero up 20%
Zcash up 17%
Helium up 17%

USDC maker Circle is considering a SPAC deal

The SEC has filed a lawsuit against the alleged promoters of the BitConnect crypto Ponzi scheme

US treasury looking to expand crypto reporting

Police in the west midlands discover illicit mining farm.

Links:

• SEC.gov | SEC Charges U.S. Promoters of $2 Billion Global Crypto Lending Securities Offering
• Treasury revenue proposals. (p.94)
• Bitcoin ‘mine’ uncovered during industrial unit raid | News | West Midlands Police
• After $440 million fundraise, Circle is said to be considering a SPAC deal

Bitcoin is up .5% at $50,104
Ethereum is up .5% at $2306.40
and Binance Coin is up 2% at 520.70

BitTorrent up 15%

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President Biden announced tax plan adjustments yesterday that pushed bitcoin and the broader market into a slide

Turkish exchange Thodex is being accused of fraud

The Graph launches micro transaction system Scaler

Huobi asset management has launched four crypto funds

Links:

• Bitcoin sinks below $50,000 as cryptos stumble over Biden tax plans | Reuters
• Thodex Bitcoin ($BTC) Cryptocurrency Investors Fear Losses as CEO Goes Missing - Bloomberg
• The Graph Launches Microtransaction System for Blockchain Data Providers - CoinDesk
• Huobi Asset Management Raises $50M for Crypto 'Tracker' Funds - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up slightly at $19,017
Ethereum is up .5% at $589
and XRP is up 2% at 59 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Augur up 24%

Maxine waters has sent a flurry of recommendations to president-elect Joe Biden

Bill Hinman’s last day as the SEC’s division of corporation finance director was Friday.

Kraken will match $150,000 developer grants via the Gitcoin fundraising platform.

1inch raised $12 million in series A funding.

Coinbase will support an upcoming airdrop for Spark.

Bitcoin is up 7.5% at $14,887
Ethereum is up 5% at $403
and XRP is up 1.5% at 24 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Hedge Trade up 32%

Bitcoin to test $15k

DeFi fee mistake costs user $9k.

EN+ partners with BitRiver for joint mining venture.

Sam Bankman Fried, FTX CEO/Founder a top contributor to Biden2020.

Nearing Ethereum 2.0 launch date.

Links:

• eth2 quick update no. 19 | Ethereum Foundation Blog
• FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is among Joe Biden’s top contributors with more than $5M in donation - The Block
• Russian Hydropower Giant Opens Bitcoin Mining Farm - CoinDesk
• Help needed! I payed 23.5172 ETH ($9500) for $120 Uniswap transaction by mistake : ethtrader