Bitcoin is down slightly at $56,941
Ethereum is down .5% at $4,605
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $625

Those are your leaders by market cap, top gainers in the last 24 hours…

Cosmos up 20%
Polygon up 16%

Senator Elizabeth Warren wants answers from bitcoin mining company Greenidge Generation.

The SEC denied WisdomTree's spot Bitcoin ETF proposal.

DeFi Protocol BadgerDAO was exploited yesterday. $120M lost.

Coinbase Cloud has $30B worth of assets staked on platform.

Square will rebrand its corporate entity to Block

Links:

• Square = Block. Business Wire
• Warren's Letter
• Coinbase Cloud has $30 billion in crypto assets staked

Links:

• Senators pressure Facebook to ‘immediately discontinue’ Novi wallet pilot
• Mashinsky says USDT is minted for crypto as $1M bounty offered to unpick reserves
• Bitcoin futures ETF debuts with highest-ever first day ‘natural’ volume of $1B

Links:

• Epic welcomes blockchain games but don't expect any Fortnite NFTs
• Grayscale hints at plans to convert Bitcoin trust into BTC-settled ETF
• Bitcoin's Futures ETF To Launch Tuesday | ZeroHedge

Bitcoin is down 1% at $34,120
Ethereum is down 1% at $2,126
and Binance Coin is down 1% at $296

Augur up 33%
Alice up 24%
Theta Network up 15%

Binance US is considering an IPO says leader CZ

FTX has lowered the limits on leverage trading from 101x to 20x

A hacker stole $76,000 in rune tokens with clever bait and switch.

GlobalX filed for a Bitcoin ETF this week.

Bitcoin is up 1% at $33,180
Ethereum is up .5% at $1,840
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $279

Internet Computer up 21%
Harmony up 17%
Decred up 15%

The SEC has once again postponed a decision on a Bitcoin ETF.

The Bank of International Settlements has released a new report on CBDCs

a16z launched a new $2.2B crypto venture fund.

UK regulator has approved a fifth crypto company for crypto-asset register.

Links:

• SEC extends Valkyrie Bitcoin ETF
• BIS REPORT: III. CBDCs: an opportunity for the monetary system
• UK regulator approves fifth crypto company for crypto-asset register
• Crypto Fund II - Andreessen Horowitz

Bitcoin is up .5% at $49,498
Ethereum is down slightly at $2213
and Binance Coin is down slightly at 496.33

Ethos up 24%
Dogecoin up 21%
Celo up 17%

The NYSE has filed to list shares of Valkyrie’s Bitcoin ETF.

Paxos has become the third federally regulated crypto bank.

The tax collection department in Seoul cracks down on tax evaders

A UK court rules that Craig Wright can serve bitcoin.org over the publication of the Bitcoin white paper.

Links:

• NYSE Files to List Shares of Valkyrie's Bitcoin ETF - CoinDesk
• OCC Conditionally Approves Chartering of Paxos National Trust | OCC
• City of Seoul seizes cryptocurrencies from tax delinquents | Yonhap News Agency
• London court allows Australia's Wright to serve bitcoin copyright claim | Reuters

Bitcoin is down 2% at $51,389
Ethereum is down 2% at $1,572
and Binance Coin is down 3% at 237.81

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
DeepBrain Chain up 29%
Aragon network up 28%

Market slides ahead of $6B options expiration.

Serena Williams backs Bitcoin rewards startup Lolli.

StarkWare raised 75M in a Series B led by Paradigm.

Fidelity is the latest to file for a bitcoin ETF

Links:

• Serena Williams Backs $5M Round in Bitcoin Rewards Startup Lolli - CoinDesk
• StarkWare raises $75 million in Series B funding round led by Paradigm 
• Fidelity Bitcoin ETF S-1
• Record $6B in Options to Expire Friday - CoinDesk

Danish Red Cross Sponsors Volcano Relief Bond On Blockchain

SkyBridge Capital Files for Bitcoin ETF

Links:

• Danish Red Cross sponsors $3M blockchain-based volcano catastrophe bond
• SkyBridge Capital latest to file Bitcoin ETF application with US SEC

Bitcoin is up slightly at $56,094
Ethereum is up slightly at $1,766
and Binance Coin is down .5% at 258.76

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Matrix up 51%
VSP up 34%
Dawn up 33%

Coinbase is delaying its direct listing until April

Lindsay Lohan is partnering with Justin Sun to debut NFTs on Tron.

Tony Hawk to auction NFT of his last Ollie 540.

The latest Bitcoin ETF is coming from First Trust Advisors and Skybridge Capital.

Fireblocks raised $133M to stay independant and bring crypto custody to megabanks.

Links:

• Fireblocks Raises $133M to Serve More Megabanks With Crypto Custody - CoinDesk
• Lindsay Lohan Partners With Justin Sun to Release NFTs on Tron - CoinDesk
• Tony Hawk on Instagram: “In 1989 I started trying ollie 540’s as a joke, since it seemed there was no way to keep a skateboard on your feet throughout 1 1/2 spins…”
• Coinbase’s Direct Listing Is Said to Be Pushed Back to April - Bloomberg
• Bitcoin ETF S1

Bitcoin is up 2.5% at $28,369
Ethereum is up 1% at $731
and Litecoin is up slightly at 124 dollars

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Uniswap up 22%
Theta Token up 15%

BItcoin crosses 29k for the first time

Andre Cronje released a new DeFi protocol called yCredit.

BitGo settles with the US treasury over sanctions violations

Coinbase faces class action lawsuit in California over the XRP sale.

Van Eck is going back to the SEC for a bitcoin ETF.

Russell Okung becomes first NFL player to take BTC in his salary.

Links:

• Bitcoin Hits $29K for First Time Ever, Raising HODLer Hopes for $30K by New Year's - CoinDesk
• Russell Okung Becomes First NFL Player to Be Paid in Bitcoin - CoinDesk
• BitGo settles with US Treasury over sanctions violations - The Block
• Coinbase faces class action lawsuit in California over XRP sale - The Block

Bitcoin is down 1% at $17,751
Ethereum is down slightly at $474
and XRP is up 3% at 30 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Sushiswap up 25%
Yearn Finance up 17%

Solidus Labs is working on a crypto surveillance tool to help launch a Bitcoin ETF

Deutsche Bank says investors are increasingly keen on bitcoin over gold as an inflation hedge.

A sentiment index that measures fear and greed for bitcoin suggests "extreme greed" at 18k.

A Dubai investment firm is staking $10 million worth of Ethereum to support the Eth 2.0 launch.

CME bitcoin futures have crossed $1 billion in open interest

Links:

• Deutsche Bank Says Investors Increasingly Prefer Bitcoin Over Gold as Inflation Hedge - CoinDesk
• Solidus Labs Believes Its Crypto Surveillance Tool Can Help Launch a Bitcoin ETF | Nasdaq
• IBC Group to invest $10m in the launch of Ethereum 2.0
• Crypto investors exhibit 'extreme greed' as bitcoin crosses $18,000 - The Block
• CME bitcoin futures cross $1 billion in open interest — a new all-time high - The Block

Samsung Files Patent for Blockchain Drive

Binance Buys JEX

Bitcoin and Ether on ETF

Links:

• Samsung Files Patent for ‘Programmable Blockchain Solid State Drive’
• Binance Acquires Crypto Exchange JEX to Boost Derivatives Offerings - CoinDesk
• VanEck, SolidX to Offer Bitcoin ETF to Institutions via SEC Exemption: Report - CoinDesk