Bitcoin is down slightly at $19,854
Ethereum is down slightly at $1476
and Binance Coin down slightly at $275

EthPoW slides 60% after mainnet launches

Magna closes $15M funding round

FTX in the lead for Voyager's assets.

Investors add 74M to Valkyrie's holdings.

TrueLayer announces layoffs.

Links:

• A message from TrueLayer CEO | TrueLayer
• Magna Token Management Raises $15M in Seed Funding Led by Tiger Global and Tusk Venture Partners
• FTX Is in the Lead to Buy Crypto Lender Voyager Digital’s Assets Out of Bankruptcy: Source
• ETHPoW (ETHW) plunges over 60% a day after mainnet launch
• Valkyrie raises $73.6M for crypto-focused trusts

Bitcoin is down slightly at $20,124
Ethereum is up slightly at $1591
and Binance Coin up slightly at $275

Ethereum's merge finalized.

PredictIt sues to block CFTC mandated shutdown.

Craig Wright tells Norwegian court he broke hard drive containing private keys but wants court order to go after Satoshi's BTC.

Links:

• Craig Wright Tells Court He ‘Stomped on the Hard Drive’ Containing Satoshi Wallet Keys
• Ethereum activates The Merge as it shifts to proof of stake
• PredictIt Sues US Regulator Over Move to Nix Contracts (Correct)

Bitcoin is down .5% at $20,096
Ethereum is down slightly at $1587
and Binance Coin down 1% at $277

BTC & cryptos slide on wider markets downturn due to CPI

South Korean courts issue warrent for Do Kwon's arrest.

BTC money laundering suspect arrested in The Netherlands

Craig Wright's lawyers say they'll not offer cryptographic proof in ongoing trial.

Bitcoin is up slightly at $22,606
Ethereum is up slightly at $1740
and Binance Coin up .5% at $296
Ravencoin up 17%

Starbucks announces Starbucks Odyssey in partnership with Polygon.

Coinbase PM's brother pleads guilty to insider trading.

Huobi Global delists 7 privacy coins.

BitGo files $100M lawsuit against Galaxy Digital.

Fidelity eyeing bitcoin trading for retail customers.

Stone Ridge to sunset bitcoin strategy fund.

Links:

• Stone Ridge liquidation Filing Documents for 0001193125-22-242484
• Huobi Global to Delist DASH, DCR, FIRO, XMR, XVG, ZEC, and ZEN-Huobi Global-Official Huobi Website
• Starbucks brewing revolutionary Web3 experience for its Starbucks Rewards members
• BitGo on Twitter: "Late yesterday, BitGo filed a lawsuit against Galaxy Digital seeking damages of more than $100 million arising from Galaxy’s improper repudiation and intentional breach of its merger agreement with BitGo." / Twitter
• First Guilty Plea in Coinbase-Related Insider Trading Charges
• Fidelity to offer bitcoin trading to retail customers: Reports

Bitcoin is up .5% at $22,314
Ethereum is down slightly at $1746
and Binance Coin up .5% at $298

Hodlnaut vs Craig Wright in Norway

Fireblocks takes Centaur title.

The Block says Solana data suggests they're having a moment.

Square Enix will validate on Oasys.

Amber Group cuts 10% of staff.

Bitcoin is down .5% at $21,560
Ethereum is down slightly at $1767
and Binance Coin down slightly at $295

DBS is acquiring a 3x3 plot of land in The Sandbox

Algorand Foundation has $35M of exposure to troubled lender Hodlnaut

Vitalik Buterin surprises guests at Kyiv Tech Summit.

Blockchain. com to open an office in Dubai.

Paradigm says infrastructure providers should not be subject to US treasury sanctions.

Links:

• DBS partners with The Sandbox to launch ‘DBS BetterWorld’ to demonstrate how the metaverse can be used as a force for good
• Algorand Foundation exposure to Hodlnaut
• Base Layer Neutrality - Paradigm
• Dubai grants provisional approval to crypto firm Blockchain.com | Reuters
• Ethereum Co-founder Vitalik Buterin Appears at Kyiv Tech Summit to Support for Ukraine

MicroStrategy will sell $500M more shares — could buy more BTC.

Bolt walks away from $1.5B Wyre deal.

Senators ask Mark Zuckerberg for comments on crypto scams.

Quentin Tarantino & Miramax walk away from lawsuit.

Community Labs raises $30M in strategic funding.

Links:

• Quentin Tarantino Reaches Settlement With Miramax in ‘Pulp Fiction’ NFT Lawsuit
• Letter to Zuck
• Bolt's $1.5 billion deal to buy Wyre dies
• MicroStrategy prospectus
• Community Labs raises $30 million strategic funding round

Bitcoin is down slightly at $20,935
Ethereum is down slightly at $1700
and Binance Coin up slightly at $292

FTX Ventures takes 30% stake in SkyBridge Capital

DAO Maker hack funds on the move for the first time in a year.

Florida man pleads guilty to role in $100M crypto ponzi scheme.

SEC will form new office for crypto filings.

Chainalysis collaborates with US LE to recover $30M from Ronin hack.

Links:

• EmpiresX Head Trader Pleads Guilty to Global Cryptocurrency Investment Fraud Scheme that Amassed Approximately $100 Million from Investors | OPA | Department of Justice
• $30 Million Seized: How the Cryptocurrency Community Is Making It Difficult for North Korean Hackers To Profit - Chainalysis
• SEC to form a new office for crypto disclosures
• FTX Ventures to Acquire Stake in SkyBridge Capital
• Cash from 2021 DAO Maker Crypto Hack Being Mixed Through Tornado Cash

Bitcoin is up slightly at $19,329
Ethereum is up slightly at $1637
and Binance Coin down slightly at $278

Mysten Labs secures $300M in Series B

GameStop partners with FTX.US

NBA partners with Sorare

Coinberry files suit against users over BTC.

Voyager will auction assets

Lael Brainard says crypto industry needs new regulations.

Bitcoin is up slightly at $18,735
Ethereum is up slightly at $1512
and Binance Coin up slightly at $263

Tesseract raises $78M in first funding round.

Attacker profits $370k off of flash loan attack.

Circle CEO says Binance's decision re: BUSD is good for USDC liquidity.

Kwasi Kwarteng to be the new finance minister in UK.

3AC withdraws $45M from Curve and Convex

Links:

• (1) Jeremy Allaire on Twitter: "Sharing some perspective on Binance forced conversion of USDC. Lots of misleading headlines and interpretations. Binance is not ending support for USDC, and change will likely lead to more USDC flowing to Binance. Here’s why. 1/" / Twitter
• (1) CertiK Alert on Twitter: "#CertiKSkynetAlert🚨 CertiK Skynet has reported a #flashloan attack on #AVAX impacting contract 0xe767c... & some LPs. The attacker profited ~$370k USDC. Possible impacted protocols include: @nereusfinance @traderjoe_xyz @CurveFinance Contact us for analysis. Stay Frosty!☃️ https://t.co/bZvtgVPpl4" / Twitter
• Former Revolut big cheese Alan Chang’s Tesseract raises $78m | Sifted
• 3AC withdraws $45 million from Curve and Convex
• UK’s New PM Truss Picks Kwasi Kwarteng to Be Finance Minister

Bitcoin is down slightly at $19,671
Ethereum is up slightly at $1566
and Binance Coin up slightly at $274

Sony Music files trademark for NFT media.

Binance prioritizes BUSD on platform.

Federal Police in Australia form crypto unit.

Indian Police make arrests over $12M scam crypto scam.

Aave halts Eth lending ahead of merge.

Liz truss takes over at number 10 Downing St.

Bitcoin is down slightly at $19,671
Ethereum is up slightly at $1566
and Binance Coin up slightly at $274

Poolin acknowledges liquidity trouble.

Nigeria wants to create a virtual free zone

LG picks Hedera Blockchain for NFTs

Stepn announces move to Cyberport in HK

UKs financial reporting council scrutinizes Revolut.

Links:

• NFT sneaker game maker Stepn to set up first office in Hong Kong’s government-owned Cyberport as regional headquarters | South China Morning Post
• Announcement on settlement adjustment and ZERO fee promo – Poolin Help Center
• UK regulators find flaws in audit of crypto-friendly neobank Revolut: FT
• LG Picks Lesser-Known Hedera Blockchain for Television NFTs
• A Virtual Free Zone in Africa Is Being Discussed with Binance

Bitcoin is down slightly at $19,805
Ethereum is up .5% at $1574
and Binance Coin up slightly at $279

BlackRock to use Kraken subsidiary for crypto offering.

CZ said Binance has identified two suspects in KyberSwap hack.

PWC Venezeula twitter hacked to promote scam.

Responses to Biden's Executive order on crypto due next week.

Vasil upgrade confirmed for Sept. 22

Bitcoin is up slightly at $19,811
Ethereum is down slightly at $1547
and Binance Coin down slightly at $276

FIFA & Algorand announce FIFA+ NFT collection.

UBS & Wealthfront part ways.

Hackers target acting icon Bill Murray.

dYdX requires liveness check for promotion

Links:

• FIFA to launch FIFA+ Collect
• UBS, Wealthfront call off $1.4 billion deal
• dYdX on Twitter: "Due to extremely overwhelming demand of the $25 deposit bonus promotion, we are ending the campaign, effective immediately. Thank you to the many thousands of new users that onboarded to dYdX today. We truly underestimated the amount of interest the campaign garnered." / Twitter
• Hacker Steals Bill Murray’s Crypto After $185K NFT Charity Auction

Bitcoin is down slightly at $20,084
Ethereum is down slightly at $1590
and Binance Coin up slightly at $279

Compass will move 2 GA based facilites to TX.

Coinbase misprices Georgia national currency.

Snap shutters web3 division among layoffs.

Yuga Labs teases dark Koda backstory

Thailand will strengthen rules for crypto ads.

Links:

• Otherside on Twitter
• Jake Sheinman on Twitter: "After ~4 years at @Snap, today is my last day. As a result of the company restructure, decisions were made to sunset our web3 team. The same team that I co-founded last year with other pirates who believed in digital ownership and the role that AR can play to support that. 1/2" / Twitter
• Compass Mining hosting partner sites shut down in Georgia due to 50% power spike
• Crypto Ads in Thailand Must Feature Clear Investment Warnings, New Regulations Require – Regulation Bitcoin News
• Coinbase Users Across Georgia Milk Price Bug for 100x Profit

Bitcoin is down slightly at $20,060
Ethereum is down slightly at $1,575
and Binance Coin up slightly at $278

DC attorney general sues Michael Saylor over alleged tax evasion.

Tickemaster partners with Dapper Labs' Flow for NFT tickets.

South Korean officers arrest 16 over alleged foreign exchange violations.

crypto. com withdraws from Champion's League sponsorship.

a16z wants to help solve NFT copyright issues.

Links:

• AG Karl A. Racine on Twitter: "NEW: Today, we’re suing Michael Saylor - a billionaire tech executive who has lived in the District for more than a decade but has never paid any DC income taxes - for tax fraud." / Twitter
• South Korean customs officers arrest 16 people for alleged foreign exchange violations
• The Can’t Be Evil NFT Licenses - a16z crypto
• EXCLUSIVE: Crypto.com pulled out of huge Champions League sponsorship at last moment | SportBusiness

Bitcoin is up slightly at $24,422
Ethereum is down slightly at $1984
and Binance Coin down slightly at $331

Announce of August 10th arrest of Tornado Cash Developer Alexey Pertsev shakes crypto world.

Binance seized $450k from Curve exploiter

CFTC accuses Ohio man of operating a $12M Bitcoin ponzi scheme.

Indian authorities freeze $46M worth of the crypto lender Vauld’s assets.

SkyNet labs to shutter.

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 .5% at $19,219
Ethereum is down .5% at $1046
and Binance Coin is down 1% at $215

Meta to shutter Novi Crypto wallet.

CEO of KuCoin says exchange is fine despite rumors.

3AC files chapter 15.

Sam Bankman Fried says he'll consider belagured miners to help crypto contagion.

Voyager Digitial temporarily halts trading, withdrawals, deposits.

Links:

• Johnny_KuCoin on Twitter: "Be aware of FUDs! Not sure who's spreading these sheer rumors, and what their intentions are, but #KuCoin does not have any exposure to LUNA, 3AC, Babel, etc. No “immense suffer” from any “coin collapse”, no plan to halt withdrawal, everything on KuCoin is operating well." / Twitter
• Three Arrows Capital Files for Bankruptcy in New York Tied to British Virgin Islands Proceeding
• After BlockFi Deal, Sam Bankman-Fried Explores Buying Distressed Crypto Miners - Bloomberg
• Voyager Digital Provides Market Update
• International Money Transfers & Remittances | Novi

Bitcoin is up slightly at $19,138
Ethereum is up .5% at $1045
and Binance Coin is down .5% at $217

Amp up 16%

DOJ charges developer of Baller Ape NFT

El Salvador buys 80 BTC

Meta rolling out NFT feature for Facebook

Greenidge air permit denited by NYDEC

FBI adds Ruja Ignatova to most wanted list.

Links:

• Justice Department Announces Enforcement Action Charging Six Individuals with Cryptocurrency Fraud Offenses in Cases Involving Over $100 Million in Intended Losses | OPA | Department of Justice
• Nayib Bukele on Twitter: "El Salvador bought today 80 #BTC at $19,000 each! #Bitcoin is the future! Thank you for selling cheap 😉 https://t.co/ZHwr0Ln1Ze" / Twitter
• Statement from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation on Denial of the Title V Permit Renewal for Greenidge Generation, LLC - NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation
• FBI Adds OneCoin Founder Ruja Ignatova to Its Most Wanted List

Bitcoin is up slightly at $20,996
Ethereum is up .5% at $1222
and Binance Coin is up .5% at $239

Harmony attacker moving funds

Two arrested after plotting to hold someone hostage for BTC in NY state.

Robinhood price jumps on rumors of FTX acquisition

Alan Howard's Geometry emerges from stealth

Yuga Labs files lawsuit over copycats

Kaiko raises 53M series B

Links:

• Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX Is Seeking a Path to Buy Robinhood (HOOD) - Bloomberg
• Two charged for alleged plan to steal tens of millions of dollars in bitcoin from New York home
• Harmony 💙 on Twitter: "1/ We are aware the hacker has begun to move funds through Tornado Cash. The team is working with two highly reputable blockchain tracing and analysis partners, and collaborating with the FBI as part of an investigation into this criminal act. 🧵" / Twitter
• Crypto Data Company Kaiko Raises $53 Million During Market Rout - Bloomberg
• Alan Howard-Backed Cryptography Investor Geometry Emerges From Stealth
• The Bored Ape Gazette🍌 on Twitter: "https://t.co/ZgZEbk6lTC" / Twitter

Bitcoin is down .5% at $21,280
Ethereum is down 1% at $1220
and Binance Coin is down 1% at $238

Stacks up 16%

Goldman Sachs is reportedly raising $2B from investors to buy distressed assets from Celsius

Shares in Coinbase are down 5% in premarket trading

Voyager Digital issues default notice against 3AC.

FlowDesk raises 30M to expand market making services

XCarnival Hacker returns half of stolen Eth.

Links:

• Flowdesk, the French Digital Asset Financial Technology Provider, Raises $30 Million to Expand Its Infrastructure and Trading Platform | Business Wire
• Voyager Digital issues default notice against Three Arrows Capital
• Goldman Sachs Leading Investor Group to Buy Celsius Assets: Sources
• Tal Be'ery on Twitter: "1/8 Update 🧵: The hacker accepted the offer and returned ~ half of the funds to @XCarnival_Lab. Some of the negotiations (the victim to attacker side) is visible on the blockchain! Including the "bounty" offer going up from initial $300K to $1.8M https://t.co/iWLDyp15Gl" / Twitter

Bitcoin is up .5% at $21,129
Ethereum is up 2% at $1195
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $236

Polygon up 16%
Frax up 22%

Solana Labs is launching a mobile phone.

Cristiano Ronaldo signs multi-year NFT deal with Binance

Bitcoin miner Aspen Creek Digital opens facility in Colorado

Harmony's cross-chain bridge exploited for $100M

Funds from AnubisDAO exploit on the move for the first time in 8 months.

Links:

• PeckShieldAlert on Twitter: "#PeckShieldAlert PeckShield has detected @AnubisDAO rug pullers just transferred ~97 $ETH to 0x07002d0212e3d40a6e17773460579d694100b7f4 @AnubisDAO rugged ~$58m in October 2021. https://t.co/2N5LO6ECtq" / Twitter
• (1) Harmony 💙 on Twitter: "1/ The Harmony team has identified a theft occurring this morning on the Horizon bridge amounting to approx. $100MM. We have begun working with national authorities and forensic specialists to identify the culprit and retrieve the stolen funds. More 🧵" / Twitter
• (1) Cristiano Ronaldo on Twitter: "Proud to be partnering with @binance Together we’ll give you the opportunity to own an iconic piece of sports history. I’m excited to take this journey with all of you. Let’s change the NFT game with #Binance. https://t.co/SNSCMHggct" / Twitter
• Solana launches web3-focused smartphone Saga to improve crypto-mobile relationship | TechCrunch
• Bitcoin miner Aspen Creek Digital opens 6-megawatt facility in Colorado

Bitcoin is down 2% at $20,852
Ethereum is down 2% at $1137
and Binance Coin is down 1.5% at $219

Waves, up 19%
Zilliqa up 20%

BIS addresses CBDCs and crypto

Solend Whale moves funds

Ukraine sells dontated cryptopunk for $100k

Deutsche Börse signs deal with Kaiko

Cloudflare web outage ripples into exchanges

Links:

• Deutsche Börse Xetra - Deutsche Börse partners with Kaiko to extend its market data offering in the crypto sector
• CBDCs, Not Crypto, Will Be Cornerstone of Future Monetary System, BIS Says
• Cloudflare Status - Cloudflare Service Issues
• Alex Bornyakov on Twitter: "Breaking news on crypto donations: #CryptoPunk #5364 has been sold for 90 ETH. It's over $100K. Few months ago this NFT was donated for @_AidForUkraine fund. Crypto community continues to support Ukraine." / Twitter

Bitcoin is down .5% at $20,636
Ethereum is down 1% at $1142
and Binance Coin is down .5% at $214

Avalanche, up 16%
Maker up 18%
Aave up 20%

Solend vote chaos

Noah Davis joins Yuga Labs

Elon says he'll continue supporting Doge

Michelle Bond — head of ADAM to run for congress.

Bitcoin is down slightly at $19,161
Ethereum is up slightly at $1000
and Binance Coin is down .5% at $202

Meta launches Avatar Store with Balenciaga, Prada and Thom Browne.

Decentraland DAO votes to give Decentraland Games a $1M grant in MANA.

FTX acquires Bitvo

Immutable launches 500M venture fund for web3

Links:

• Immutable Launches $500 Million Developer and Venture Investment Fund to Accelerate Adoption of Web3 Games and Projects
• FTX Acquires Alberta-Based Restricted Dealer to Expand Canadian Presence
• Meta is launching an avatar store, and designer clothes are the first products - The Verge
• Decentraland DAO votes to give Decentral Games $1 million grant

Bitcoin is down .5% at $20,938
Ethereum is down 1% at $1090
and Binance Coin is down 1% at $217

Elon Musk named in class action lawsuit over Dogecoin

Babel Finance suspends client withdrawals

3AC has been liquidated by FTX, Deribit and BitMEX according to the Block

Bitso passes $1B in crypto remittances

Circle announces euro-backed stablecoin

Bitcoin is down 1% at $21,094
Ethereum is down 1.5% at $1113
and Binance Coin is down 1% at $216

BitMEX co-founder Ben Delo faces 30 months probation

Inverse Finance exploited for $1.2M

MetaMask & Phantom vulnerability patched

Manhattan Landlord to re-list building NFT after ETH price sags.

Links:

• Halborn MetaMask “Demonic” Vulnerability Discovery

Bitcoin is down 2% at $23,517
Ethereum is down 3% at $1196
and Binance Coin is down 2.5% at $218

Major cryptos down double digits across 24 hours.

Celsius halts withdrawals

Tron DAO Reserve ready to deploy $2B for USDD.

Class action lawsuit against binance.us over Terra.

Bitcoin is up slightly at $27,446
Ethereum is up .5% at $1468
and Binance Coin is up .5% at $258

Coinhouse raises $40M

Coinbase CEO responds to employee criticism

AMEX introduces first crypto rewards card

BlockFi hires lobbyists

Bitcoin is down .5% at $28,792
Ethereum is up slightly at $1585
and Binance Coin is down .5% at $279

Jack Dorsey & TBD announce intentions for web5

Hacker of 20 million OP tokens returns 17 million, keeps 2 million as bounty.

Seth Green re-purchases his stolen Bored Ape for 300k.

Coin Center sues US Treasury over unconstitutional tax reporting.

Bitcoin is up slightly at $30,092
Ethereum is up slightly at $1775
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $290

Terra luna classic, up 56%
IoTeX up 22%

SEC investigates terraform labs

Jay-Z & Jack Dorsey launch Bitcoin Academy in Brooklyn

Mastercard announces partnership with NFT gateways

PartyDAO raises $16.4m in a round led by a16z.

Bloomberg expands terminal data coverage from 10 cryptos to 50.

Bitcoin is down .5% at $30,301
Ethereum is down slightly at $1805
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $290

Coinbase to make a strategic investment in Zipmex

Ethereum Ropsten testnet completes merge

FireStake admits to draining two million of the 5M that was exploited from Osmosis

20M OP tokens sniped from Wintermute

Greenidge Generation mined 195 bitcoin in May

NYDFS issues stablecoin guidance.

Links:

• Industry Letter - June 8, 2022: Guidance on the Issuance of U.S. Dollar-Backed Stablecoins | Department of Financial Services
• A Message to the Community from the Optimism Foundation
• FireStake | Validator on Twitter: "in the process, we managed to convert $226 USD to ~$2M. We were thinking about our family's future, and not the future of our community. Shortly after doing so, we stressed throughout the night about how we can set things right. We’re currently working with the Osmosis team..." / Twitter
• Coinbase to make strategic investment in Zipmex following acquisition talks
• Ethereum’s Ropsten Testnet Has Completed Its Merge
• Bitfly (@etherchain_org) / Twitter
• Greenidge Generation Provides May 2022 Operational Update

Bitcoin is up slightly at $30,392
Ethereum is up slightly at $1806
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $290

Theta Network up 15%

Yuga Labs removes infinite ape code.

Solana has set up a 100M fund for Korean crypto startups

PayPal has converted its conditional virtual currency license to a full bitlicense.

Aurora labs pays $6M bounty to a white hat

Osmosis exploited for up to $5M.

Links:

• EmperorTomatoKetchup on Twitter: "@Blockworks_ The contract owner has now been burned. While we’d been meaning to do this for a long time, we hadn't out of an abundance of caution. Felt comfortable doing it now. All done. In lay terms: The issue flagged in this article is now impossible." / Twitter
• Osmosis 🧪 on Twitter: "Liquidity pools were NOT "completely drained". Devs are fixing the bug, scoping the size of losses (likely in the range of ~$5M), and working on recovery. More info to come." / Twitter
• PayPal Converts Conditional Virtual Currency License to Full BitLicense
• Solana launches $100M investment and grant fund for South Korean web3 startups | TechCrunch
• Aurora Labs pays $6 million reward to hacker who saved 70,000 ETH from getting stolen

Bitcoin is up .5% at $29,527
Ethereum is up slightly at $1,753
and Binance Coin is down .5% at $276

IRA Financial Trust suing Gemini.

US Senators introduce full version of crypto regulation bill.

SEC investigating Binance's BNB token.

Pintu closes $113M Series B.

Alan Howard backs Navigate.

Links:

• Amid crypto turmoil, senators propose sweeping oversight - The Washington Post
• Crypto Exchange Platform Binance Investigated by SEC Over BNB Token - Bloomberg
• IRA Financial Trust Brings Lawsuit Against Gemini Trust Company Alleging Crypto Exchange Security Failures
• Indonesian crypto trading app Pintu scores $113M Series B | TechCrunch
• Alan Howard invests in Polygon-based web3 data startup Navigate

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 .5% at $29,668
Ethereum is up .5% at $1784
and Binance Coin is up .5% at $296

Those are your leaders by market cap - top gainers in the last 24 hours:
IOTEX up 18%

BAYC Discord hacked.

CFTC says consumers lost over $1B to fraud involving crypto last year.

Abu Dhabi to give free crypto domains to all women who live and work in the capital.

MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor says zoom out.

Links:

• MicroStrategy CEO Saylor says bitcoin’s near-term volatility largely irrelevant
• Abu Dhabi Investment Office and Access Abu Dhabi Team Up with Unstoppable Domains to Give All Women in the UAE Capital Free Crypto, NFT and Blockchain Domains
• OKHotshot on Twitter: "🚨BAYC & OtherSide discords got compromised‼️ Seems because Community Manager @BorisVagner got his account breached, which let the scammers execute their phishing attack. Over 145E in was stolen Proper permissions could prevent this https://t.co/lCl2DfZQ0W" / Twitter
• New Analysis Finds Consumers Reported Losing More than $1 Billion in Cryptocurrency to Scams since 2021 | Federal Trade Commission

Bitcoin is down slightly at $29,623
Ethereum is down .5% at $1765
and Binance Coin is down .5% at $298

The Graph up 15%

Central African Republic announces plans to tokenize the country’s minerals.

FTX launches a licensed crypto exchange service in Japan

Binance Labs has lost two veteran employees

Ethereum mining revenues fell across the month of May

Bermuda is still building crypto destination despite downturn.

Links:

• Faustin-Archange Touadéra on Twitter: "The next step for us, the Central African Republic is the democratization & tokenization of resources, a new chapter with tremendous possibilities. This #vision & strategy will open unique #opportunities for #investors #worldwide. #CAR #RCA https://t.co/v7mzlsUeTw" / Twitter
• FTX Launches FTX Japan to Service Japanese Market
• Binance Labs loses top two executives
• May by the numbers: A look at crypto exchange volumes, open interest, and miner revenue
• Bermuda Doubles Down on Crypto Despite Recent Market Turmoil - WSJ

Bitcoin is down slightly at $29,745
Ethereum is down slightly at $1770
and Binance Coin is down .5% at $297
Voyager Token up 21%

New York Senate passes bill imposing moratorium on all-new proof of work crypto mining in the state.

Japan passes stablecoin bill to ensure redemption at face value

Coinbase extends hiring freeze.

CFTC accuses Gemini of making misleading statements related to Bitcoin futures product.

Links:

• CFTC Charges Gemini Trust Company for Making Material False or Misleading Statements and Omissions to the Commission | CFTC
• Update on Hiring Plans. By L.J Brock, Chief People Officer | by Coinbase | Jun, 2022 | The Coinbase Blog
• New York Senate passes moratorium on proof-of-work mining
• Japan Passes Crypto Stablecoin Bill That Enshrines Investor Protection - Bloomberg

Bitcoin is up .5% at $30,149
Ethereum is up .5% at $1837
and Binance Coin is up .5% at $305

Golem up 16%

A grand jury indicts former head of product at OpenSea Nathaniel Chastain over insider trading.

Kanye West files for NFT trademark applications

Chipotle to accept crypto

Sam Bankman-Fried signs billionaires' giving pledge.

Links:

• Former Employee Of NFT Marketplace Charged In First Ever Digital Asset Insider Trading Scheme | USAO-SDNY | Department of Justice
• Kanye West's Yeezus files for NFT trademarks
• Chipotle Lovers Can Now Buy Burritos With Bitcoin and Ether
• SBF on Twitter: "I'm excited and honored to sign the Giving Pledge: https://t.co/9Z6eTdR1a0" / Twitter

Bitcoin is up slightly at $31,572
Ethereum is up slightly at $1937
and Binance Coin is down .5% at $316

NuCypher up 100%
Voyager Token up 56%
Keep Network up 30%

Binance raises new 500M investment fund

Akatsuki announces a $20M Web3 fund

Prada has announced a collection of NFTs

Optimism launches governance token OP

Polygon increases KYC scrutiny for investments in India.

Links:

• Binance Labs Closes $500M Investment Fund to Boost Blockchain, Web3, and Value-Building Technologies | Binance Blog
• Exclusive: Japanese gamemaker Akatsuki launches $20m fund to back Web3 projects in Asia
• Prada Timecapsule | PRADA
• Optimism (✨🔴_🔴✨) on Twitter: "Sup sleuths—as you might have guessed, OP Drop #1 launches today. We have NOT officially announced yet, but we’re already experiencing an all-time high demand. We knew everyone would be excited, but holy cow—y’all just couldn’t wait for #OPSummer." / Twitter
• Polygon Increases KYC Scrutiny of Potential Investments and Grants in India

Bitcoin is up slightly at $31,736
Ethereum is up slightly at $1976
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $320

Cardano up 25%
Axie infinity up 25%
Aave up 17%

Singapore's MAS announces plans to research use cases for DeFi on public blockchains.

Terra’s Mirror Protocol suffered a 90M exploit

Korean prosecutors launch official investigation of TerraUSD.

B2B buy now pay later solution Mondu has raised 43M

Links:

• FatMan on Twitter: "Two coffees later, as I was about to give up, I found this. Hold on... What's going on here? A single transaction from October 2021 unlocking one position over and over again - and it actually executed. Here's the transaction: https://t.co/2pbiwqKWNT (9/12) https://t.co/lklZHIYQqV" / Twitter
• MONDU funding announcement | LinkedIn
• [Exclusive] Summoning all staff of 'Luna Terra'... Full-scale investigation begins | JTBC News
• Singapore regulator announces plans to explore blockchain use cases

Tether launches MXNT — peso-pegged stable coin.

AI-based NFT collection by Refik Anadol sells for $6.2M.

$100M fund founded by ex-binance executives comes out of stealth

29 Moonbirds valued at 1.5M phished.

CryptoPunks drops below 100k

Links:

• Andeh #OnChain on Twitter: "🚨Community Scam Alert @p2peers 🚨 ➼ https://t.co/9cTRutiMbm was used by scammer (@Dvincent_) today to steal 29 MOONBIRD NFTS (>$700,000 USD). ➼ I've done my best to find out what happened on-chain and retrieved as much info as I can. Follow along with what I found 🧵👇 https://t.co/lXRw6fgcCl" / Twitter
• Tether Launches Tokens Pegged to the Mexican Peso on Ethereum, Tron, and Polygon – Altcoins Bitcoin News
• $100 million fund founded by ex-Binance execs comes out of stealth
• Refik Anadol’s NFT displayed on LG’s OLED screen sold for $6.2M < #BIZ < 기사본문 - 스마트타임스

Bitcoin is down .5% at $29,413
Ethereum is down slightly at $1943
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $321

a16z launches 4.5B crypto fund IV

MSTR trading down with the wider market — lowest since November 2020

Seth Green's phished BAYC NFT was tied to a show.

Do Kwon’s controversial plan to repurpose the terra blockchain has passed in an on-chain vote.

Links:

• Crypto Fund 4 - a16z crypto
• Terra Station
• Actor Seth Green is on Twitter trying to reclaim a stolen Bored Ape

Bitcoin is down .5% at $29,210
Ethereum is down 1% at $1959
and Binance Coin is down 1% at $321

Police in Korea ask exchanges to freeze Luna Foundation Guard assets.

Coinbase added to Fortune 500 list.

Optimism removes 17k addresses from airdrop eligible list.

Central African Republic teases Project Sango.

Lockheed Martin is working with the Filecoin foundation to for open-source blockchain network in space.

Links:

• Coinbase is the first cryptocurrency company to break into the Fortune 500 | Fortune
• Optimism (✨🔴_🔴✨) on Twitter: "Optimism is for the people, not the sybils. We’ve been carefully analyzing OP Airdrop #1 for sybil attackers that slipped through the cracks. We’re happy to announce that we’ve removed an additional 17k sybil addresses and recovered over 14 million OP. Bye bye sybils! https://t.co/XfWTcOFXEa" / Twitter
• Central African Republic teases 'Project Sango' crypto hub
• South Korean police request to freeze LFG assets (Cryptocurrency:UST-USD) | Seeking Alpha
• Lockheed Martin, Filecoin Foundation to Explore Hosting Blockchain Nodes in Space

Gamestop unveils crypto and NFT wallet.

Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Trust is establishing a digital asset custodian

Sparkster which fundraised in 2018 has converted 22M in Ether to USDC. Community calls for blacklist.

Protego Trust bank has quietly raised 70M

Bitcoin is up slightly at $29,287
Ethereum is up slightly at $1970
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $307

Wormhole pays a $10M bug bounty to a white hat.

Swiss luxury watch maker TAG Heuer will now accept cryptocurrency through BitPay

Explosion at Blockfusion facility disables some miners.

Former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes avoids hard jail time — will do 2 yrs probation.

Links:

• Former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes Sentenced to 2 Years Probation
• Bit Digital, Inc. Announces Interruptions To Certain Hosting Partners’ Operations - Bit Digital
• Wormhole Uninitialized Proxy Bugfix Review | by Immunefi | Immunefi | May, 2022 | Medium

Bitcoin is down slightly at $30,339
Ethereum is up slightly at $2048
and Binance Coin is up 1% at $314

Shopify expands crypto payment options with a passthrough to crypto.com.

The CFTC charges two men with running a $44M crypto Ponzi scheme.

Chicago is encouraging vaccinated teens to mint NFTs of themselves

OpenSea has disabled a bored ape sale during an ongoing legal case.

Links:

• Bored Ape Yacht Club | OpenSea
• CFTC Charges 2 Men With Running a $44M Crypto Ponzi Scheme
• Crypto.com Brings Crypto.com Pay to All Shopify Merchants
• Chicago’s Vaccinated Teens Who Joined Face Forward Project Can Have Portraits Minted as NFTs

Bitcoin is up 1% at $29,402
Ethereum is up 1% at $1953
and Binance Coin is up 1% at $299

A16z launches a $600M fund focused on the gaming industry.

UST bag holders and cash-outs come forward.

South Korea re-instates "Grim Reaper" Financial Crimes unit to look at Terraform Labs.

Miners in new York state face down regulatory uncertainty.

Links:

• GAMES FUND ONE: Building the Future of Games | Andreessen Horowitz
• GameFi firm Azra Games raises $15 million in seed funding led by a16z
• Joey Krug on Twitter: "@fintechfrank We managed that position down over time as it became increasingly profitable/large, in order to maintain a diversified portfolio. We initially invested in LUNA because of the progress we saw in developer adoption, the payments usage, and the broader ecosystem being built on Terra" / Twitter
• [단독] 한동훈이 되살린 '여의도 저승사자' 1호 수사 루나 | SBS 뉴스
• New York Bitcoin Miners Start to Give Up on State Amid Regulatory Uncertainty
• Learnings From Last Week - Delphi Digital

Bitcoin is down slightly at $29,772
Ethereum is down slightly at $2026
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $300

Major law firm LKB & Partners have decided to sue Do Kwon on behalf of investors who lost out on UST.

Nansen acquires DeFi investment tracker Ape Board.

Robinhood set to launch new DeFi wallet to rival Metamask

Ledger set to add a browser extension to connect their hardware to web3 apps

Over 5k Eth from the ronin bridge are on the move

Bitcoin is down .5% at $30,290
Ethereum is down slightly at $2079
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $305

Revolut's Nik Stronsky launches QuantumLight — an AI led VC fund.

Politicians in south Korea call for Do Kwon to attend a hearing related to TerraUSD’s collapse.

The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance says China still #2 in mining power.

Spotify trials NFTs on platform

Links:

• Exclusive: Spotify tests letting artists promote NFTs on their profiles - Music Ally
• Bitcoin mining – an (un)surprising resurgence? - News & insight - Cambridge Judge Business School
• South Korean politician calls for hearing on Terra crisis
• Revolut’s Billionaire Founder Nik Storonsky To Launch AI-Led Venture Capital Fund

Bitcoin is down 1% at $29,845
Ethereum is down 1% at $2028
and Binance Coin is down .5% at $299

Luna Foundation Guard publishes detailed breakdown of the 3B in funds they spent trying to defend the UST peg & Luna.

Grayscale investments is set to list its first ETF in Europe.

President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador says 44 countries will visit El Salvador to discuss Bitcoin.

The CEO of the EminiFX trading platform arrested by FBI, charged with fraud.

Links:

• CEO Of Cryptocurrency And Forex Trading Platform Charged With Fraudulent Scheme Involving Over $59 Million | USAO-SDNY | Department of Justice
• LFG | Luna Foundation Guard on Twitter: "1/ As of Saturday, May 7, 2022, the Luna Foundation Guard held a reserve consisting of the following assets: · 80,394 $BTC · 39,914 $BNB · 26,281,671 $USDT · 23,555,590 $USDC · 1,973,554 $AVAX · 697,344 $UST · 1,691,261 $LUNA" / Twitter
• Nayib Bukele on Twitter: "Tomorrow, 32 central banks and 12 financial authorities (44 countries) will meet in El Salvador to discuss financial inclusion, digital economy, banking the unbanked, the #Bitcoin rollout and its benefits in our country." / Twitter
• Grayscale Investments Lists First ETF in Europe
• Binance's LUNA investment, which peaked at $1.6 billion, now worth just $3,000

Bitcoin is up 1% at $30,638
Ethereum is up 1.5% at $2116
and Binance Coin is up 1% at $308

Cardano up 30%
Solana up 24%
XRP up 23%

Terra halts for 9 hours. Luna and UST hit lows — delisted by some major exchanges.

QuickNode acquires NFT analytics platform Icy Tools.

Links:

• LEADING BLOCKCHAIN INFRASTRUCTURE PROVIDER QUICKNODE ACQUIRES LEADING NFT ANALYTICS PLATFORM ICY.TOOLS
• Celsius pulled half a billion dollars out of Anchor Protocol amid Terra chaos

Bitcoin is down 1% at $27,868
Ethereum is down 1.5% at $1913
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $267

Tether lost its $1 peg briefly overnight amid a wider market slide that saw the crypto market cap drop 16%.

Coinbase stock falls in post-market trading. ARK buys 500k shares.

Lighthouse Labs has raised $7M in a seed round.

FTX.US has applied for a trust charter in New York.

Bitcoin is down .5% at $31,627
Ethereum is down 1% at $2,417
and Binance Coin is down 1% at $306

UST falls to record lows among wider market fall — Luna plunges.

a16z backs co:create

Bitcoin is up .5% at $31,633
Ethereum is up slightly at $2,403
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $325

UST depegs to record lows — recovers.

El Salvador buys 500 more BTC.

Arianee raises $21M to bring luxury NFTs into the metaverse

Azuki founder Zagabond tweets about other project history.

Chile says digital peso would need to work offline

Bitcoin is up .5% at $32,961
Ethereum is up 1% at $2,398
and Binance Coin is up 1% at $331

Stablecoin UST briefly loses peg over weekend.

Bankless Crypto has been banned from YouTube without notice.

India’s GST Council mulls proposal to impose 28% tax on all crypto

UK police say crypto muggings are on the rise.

Links:

• Gst Council To Consider Levying 28% Gst On Cryptocurrencies
• ‘Crypto muggings’: thieves in London target digital investors by taking phones | Cryptocurrencies | The Guardian
• Luna Foundation Guard says it will lend out $1.5 billion in BTC and UST to defend stablecoin peg
• Bankless 🏴 the UNBANNED on Twitter: "🚨🚨🚨 The Bankless @YouTube account 'has been terminated' 🪓 No warning. No notification. No justification 150,000 subs 10,000+ hours of content Hey @YouTube, our community would like a word! RETWEET to let YouTube hear you: It’s not okay to ban crypto content https://t.co/MJQ4MGwtYD" / Twitter

Bitcoin is down slightly at $34,695
Ethereum is up slightly at $2,568
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $357

Julian Sawyer appears to step down as CEO of Bitstamp.

Meta plans NFT pilot.

Nvidia settles charges with the SEC

Under Armour will drop NFTs with Steph Curry

Pangea picks up 85M in funding.

Links:

• Meta’s Instagram to Support NFTs From Ethereum, Polygon, Solana, Flow
• SEC.gov | SEC Charges NVIDIA Corporation with Inadequate Disclosures about Impact of Cryptomining
• Under Armour to mint NBA Warriors' Stephen Curry-inspired NFTs
• (1) Julian Sawyer (@julian_sawyer) / Twitter
• Crypto Wunderkinds Secure $85 Million to Start Own Hedge Fund Pangea - Bloomberg — Strategy is to focus on three to seven proven tokens

Bitcoin is down slightly at $36,007
Ethereum is down slightly at $2,685
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $374

NY Senate committee will not consider New York moratorium on mining in this session.

US offers $15M in rewards to catch Conti cyber criminals.

Google is building a web3 team

US ads blender to North Korea sanctions list.

Bitcoin is up .5% at $36,020
Ethereum is up .5% at $2,702
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $377

OpenSea’s Discord was apparently hacked to promote a scam NFT pass

Block reports $1.73B in bitcoin sales via cash app

Copy-paste error sees $3M of Juno tokens sent to inaccessible address.

US Court orders BitMex founders to pay $30M.

Links:

• US Court Orders BitMEX Founders to Pay $30M for Illegal Trading
• PeckShieldAlert on Twitter: "#PeckShieldAlert #phishing @opensea discord is exploited, youtubenft[.]art is the phishing site. Do NOT fall prey to it! https://t.co/rjqMpTnpjW" / Twitter
• Block reports $1.73 billion in bitcoin sales via Cash App during Q1 2022

Bitcoin is down slightly at $39,507
Ethereum is up slightly at $2,931
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $405

Waves, up 17%
Zilliqa up 26%

Binance & Sequoia among slew of investors backing Elon's Twitter takeover

Gucci to accept crypto in flagship US stores.

Starbucks announces NFT collections, hints at Digital Community Web3 platform

California Gov. signs exec order re: crypto regulation

Links:

• Gucci to accept crypto in leap for luxury industry | Vogue Business
• schedule 13D Twitter — Binance.
• Starbucks: We're creating the digital Third Place
• California governor signs executive order to create a crypto framework

Bitcoin is up slightly at $38,984
Ethereum is up slightly at $2,865
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $390

Curve, up 15%

Ryan Carson, Ex Moonbird COO sees $40M worth of commitments to NFT fund: 121G.

MicroStrategy says it might explore more yield generation opportunities for BTC.

Fitness club Equinox to accept crypto payments in New York.

Elon Musk changed his twitter pfp to a stock photo of bored apes.

Argo Blockchain has borrowed $70M From NYDIG.

Bitcoin is up slightly at $38,447
Ethereum is up slightly at $2,835
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $387

Algorand, up 20%
Helium up 19%
Arweave up 17%

Algorand to be official blockchain of World Cup 2022

Two banks in Argentina have added crypto trading to their platforms.

Square Enix sells off $300M in IP to invest in blockchain & AI.

VanEck is launching a collection of 1,000 NFTs.

Bitcoin is down .5% at $38,453
Ethereum is down .5% at $2,790
and Binance Coin is down .5% at $384

Solana struggled with uptime on Saturday night — down for 7hrs.

Otherside land sale sells out — causes gas war on Ethereum network.

Wikipedia association to stop accepting crypto donations.

crypto.com cuts card rewards significantly.

Links:

• Solana Network down tweet on Twitter
• Otherside land NFTs sell out in hours as Yuga Labs rakes in $317 million
• Wikipedia to Stop Accepting Crypto Donations on Environmental, Other Grounds
• Crypto.com Visa Cards Update

Bitcoin is down slightly at $38,575
Ethereum is down slightly at $2,831
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $397

Uma up 18%

Lux real estate developer Damac to accept crypto payments in the UAE

Ape Tokens lost about 36M in liquidations.

Saddle Finance exploited for $10M

Panama Assembly passes bill to permit the use of crypto assets.

ENS NFTs fllip BAYC by volume.

Bitcoin is up slightly at $39,733
Ethereum is down slightly at $2,925
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $404

Goldman Sachs has made its first Bitcoin backed loan

Yuga Labs’ Otherside land sale scraps plans for a dutch style auction in favor of flat fee.

Binance has closed several accounts of individuals with links to the Russian government

The labor department raises concerns re: Fidelity’s 401k bitcoin plans

Links:

• Goldman Sachs (GS) Offers Bitcoin-Backed Loan (BTC) in Crypto Push - Bloomberg
• Dutch auctions are actually bullshit — Otherside
• Russia Sanctions: Binance Blocks Accounts Tied to Relatives of Kremlin Officials - Bloomberg
• Labor Department has 'grave concerns' over Fidelity's 401(k) bitcoin plans

Bitcoin is up slightly at $39,799
Ethereum is up slightly at $2,930
and Binance Coin is up .5% at $405

OneFootball has raised $300M in their series D round.

Deus Finance exploited for $13M.

Meta says their metaverse unit Reality Labs lost $2.9B in Q1 2022

Edward Snowden was a part of the core group ceremony that launched Zcash.

Bitcoin is up .5% at $39,085
Ethereum is up .5% at $2,895
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $391

OpenSea acquires NFT aggregator GEM

City of Fort Worth Texas votes to become a bitcoin miner

The New York Assembly has passed a two-year crypto mining moratorium bill on carbon-fuled mines.

Central African Republic adopts Bitcoin as legal tender. .

Bitcoin is up slightly at $40,475
Ethereum is down slightly at $3,001
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $400

Dogecoin, up 15%
The Graph up 15%

Moonbird #2642 sets records — selling for for 350Eth on OpenSea.

Bored Ape Yacht Club Instagram was hacked yesterday.

Meta opening brick-and-mortar stores.

Doge was up on Elon’s Twitter takeover

Bitcoin is up 1% at $38,824
Ethereum is up 1% at $2,862
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $392

Kraken granted license to operate in Abu Dhabi.

New crypto ETFs debut in Australia.

Macron comments on digital Euro, regulation.

Ethereum's PoS switch drives down price of GPUs

Bitcoin is down slightly at $39,573
Ethereum is down 2% at $2,954
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $404

Coinbase stock hit an all-time low during yesterday’s trading

AkuDreams suffers griefing exploit — sees $34M locked up.

Lawmakers in New York want to make rug pulls a crime.

Bitcoin seized by feds will repay Ross Ulbricht's $183M debt.

Links:

• Seized BTC settles debt
• NY State Senate Bill S8839: Crypto Fraud
• Foobar on Twitter: $34M locked?
• Coinbase stock slides to all-time low amid NFT marketplace beta rollout

Bitcoin is up slightly at $40,535
Ethereum is up slightly at $3,011
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $411

Binance seizes $5.8M linked to the Axie Infinity hack.

OpenSea suspends trading of the Sands Vegas Casino Club NFTs

Ukraine’s central bank has banned crypto purchases in local currency.

A man in New York has been arrested for crypto mining fraud.

Links:

• Ukraine's Central Bank Bans Crypto Purchases in Local Currency
• OpenSea Stops Gambling Apes NFT Trading | PYMNTS.com
• CZ 🔶 Binance on Twitter: "The DPRK hacking group started to move their Axie Infinity stolen funds today. Part of it made to Binance, spread across over 86 accounts. $5.8M has been recovered. We done this many times for other projects in the past too. Stay #SAFU." / Twitter
• Man Charged With Defrauding Customers Who Sought To Buy Cryptocurrency-Mining Computers And Miner-Hosting Services | USAO-SDNY | Department of Justice

Bitcoin is up slightly at $42,535
Ethereum is up .5% at $3,158
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $425

Neutrino Dollar, up 16%
IoTeX up 15%

Limewire raises $10.4M in a private token sale

US Treasury issues sanctions against Russian crypto miners.

Binance and CZ have emoji faux-pas.

Coinbase is reportedly in talks to acquire the Turkish crypto exchange BtcTurk.

Links:

• LimeWire raises $10 million in private token sale to grow music-linked NFT platform
• Russia-related Designations and Designation Update; Issuance of Russia-related General Licenses | U.S. Department of the Treasury
• Binance on Twitter: "Well that was obviously really embarrassing. We’re not sure how that emoji got through several layers of review without anyone noticing, but we immediately flagged the issue, pulled it down, and the new emoji design is being rolled out as we speak." / Twitter
• Coinbase in Talks to Acquire BtcTurk for About $3.2B: Report

Bitcoin is up 1% at $42,124
Ethereum is up 1% at $3,156
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $428

Immutable X, up 16%

Robinhood signs to acquire the crypto wallet and card startup Ziglu

IMF issues report calling for coordinated efforts and capital controls for crypto

Binance acquires money transmitter license in Puerto Rico.

Solana DeFi Protocol Delta One has raised $9.1m to offer crypto yield farming.

Links:

• Solana DeFi Protocol Delta One Raises $9.1M to Offer Crypto Yield Farming
• IMF Report | April 2022
• Robinhood Acquires Crypto App Ziglu
• Binance.US obtains money transmitter license in Puerto Rico

Bitcoin is up slightly at $40,907
Ethereum is up slightly at $3,059
and Binance Coin is down 1% at $418

CoinDCX has raised 135M in a series D

Bitfinex suspends trading after users report issues.

The Sandbox wants 400M at a 4B valuation.

Moonbirds' buzzy debut.

UST rises to third position for stablecoins.

Links:

• CoinDCX raises $135 million, now valued at $2.15 billion
• Bitfinex on Twitter: "We are investigating issues with the platform and have to temporarily halt trading. We will keep everyone updated on here and our status page https://t.co/82DW9ZUwkC as we know more. We apologise for the inconvenience." / Twitter
• SoftBank-Backed Game Platform Sandbox Seeks Funds at $4 Billion Value: Sources - Bloomberg
• Terra’s LUNA Surges 17% as UST Becomes Third Largest Stablecoin
• Moonbirds: The official PROOF PFP

Bitcoin is up .5% at $39,310
Ethereum is up 1% at $2,939
and Binance Coin is up .5% at $405

Beanstalk exploited for over $180M

Gulf Energy makes strategic investment in Binance.US and BNB

Louis Vuitton releasing new NFTs

Canada’s WonderFi has announced an intention to acquire the Coinberry Crypto

Bitcoin is up slightly at $40,405
Ethereum is up slightly at $3,048
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $414

2TM plans to launch quantitative trading service.

Judge orders SEC to produce materials related to the Hinman speech in ongoing Ripple battle.

European Commission has received about 10k public comments so far on the digital euro.

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 slightly at $40,187
Ethereum is down slightly at $3,021
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $416

US officials say North Korea’s Lazarus hackers are the ones responsible for the Ronin blockchain

MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor tells shareholders BTC as reserve is a success.

Central Bank of Portugal grants country’s first crypto license to a bank.

Meta allows digital sales on Horizon — will take half of creators profits in fees.

Links:

• Meta Plans to Charge Up to 50% Fees for Transactions in the Metaverse | Barron's
• MicroStrategy 14A
• Registration of virtual assets service providers | Banco de Portugal
• US government connects North Korean hacking group with last month's $600 million Ronin exploit

Bitcoin is up slightly at $41,189
Ethereum is up slightly at $3,090
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $420

Thorchain. Up 17%

Blockchain. com sponsors the Dallas Cowboys NFL team.

Jack Dorsey's first tweet returns to the auction block.

Regulators in Texas and Alabama block sales of Cyprus-based Sand Vegas Casino Club NFTs.

Class action lawsuit levied against Uniswap Labs.

Bitcoin is down slightly at $39,792
Ethereum is down slightly at $3,017
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $413

MoonPay’s Series A round saw 87M in funds from over 60 celebrities

Nexo has partnered with Mastercard to offer a crypto-backed card with no selling of digital assets.

Funds from The Ronin exploit are on the move.

Binance announces a 100M Euro investment in France.

Bitcoin is down 1% at $41,019
Ethereum is down 1% at $3,041
and Binance Coin is down 1% at $403

Crypto exchange traffic increased in March.

Multiple Indian political and governmental entities had their Twitter accounts compromised.

The Luna Foundation Guard picks up $173M more in Bitcoin.

US Senate republicans issue policy paper on crypto.

Links:

• Crypto's campaign year - POLITICO

Bitcoin is down slightly at $42,559
Ethereum is down slightly at $3,243
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $423

New York senate gives more budget to NYDFS for crypto oversight.

Motus Capital launches.

Coinbase disables Unified Payments Interface in India in the face of regulatory pressure.

David Kleiman estate appeals december Craig Wright verdict.

Links:

• Former Citigroup Executives Seek $100 Million for Crypto Hedge Funds - Bloomberg
• Self-proclaimed bitcoin inventor's award worth $47 bln challenged by ex-partner's estate | Reuters
• Coinbase India UPI Payments: Regulatory heat forces Coinbase to halt UPI payments in just three days
• New York Senate Authorizes NYDFS to 'Assess' Crypto Companies

Bitcoin is up slightly at $42,459
Ethereum is down slightly at $3,207
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $426

Blockstream and Block will partner with Tesla to launch a bitcoin mining center powered by Tesla batteries and solar tech.

Bitstamp focuses on underserved traders in the market.

Applied blockchain files for $60M nasdaq IPO.

Binance picks head of FCA as its global director of regulatory policy.

Links:

• Block and Blockstream are partnering with Tesla on an off-grid, solar-powered Bitcoin mine in Texas - The Verge
• Bitstamp sees opportunity in 'underserved' next wave of crypto investors
• applied blockchain IPO filing
• Binance Recruits Senior FCA Official • AmkNews - AMKNews

Bitcoin is down slightly at $43,345
Ethereum is down slightly at $3,261
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $428

Strike’s CEO announced a partnership with Shopify, Blackhawk Network, and NCR at the Miami Bitcoin

Robinhood’s activates crypto wallet for 2 million eligible customers.

Wyre has been acquired by Bolt in a deal valued around $1.5B

Improbable raises $150M to build an interoperable metaverse network.

Links:

• Bolt to Acquire Wyre, Accelerating Mainstream Adoption of Cryptocurrency
• Robinhood Releases Crypto Wallet to 2M Users, Plans Integration With Bitcoin Lightning Network
• Strike CEO Jack Mallers announces Shopify partnership, new payment network
• Improbable Raises US$150m to Establish M² (MSquared), a Metaverse Network and Ecosystem Powered by Its Morpheus Technology | Business Wire

Bitcoin is up .5% at $43,803
Ethereum is up 1% at $3,256
and Binance Coin is up 1% at $435

Binance US closes first funding round for over $200M.

ESPN signs deal with Tom Brady’s NFT Platform Autograph

US house introduces bill to mitigate the risks from El Salvador’s adoption of bitcoin.

A Bored Ape holder loses NFTs in fake trade to a scammer.

Links:

• Binance.US raises over $200 million at a $4.5 billion pre-money valuation
• ESPN Signs First-Ever NFT Deal with Autograph
• quit.pcc.eth on Twitter: "Today, bored ape holder "s27" lost their bubble gum ape and matching mutants ($567k at current floors) in an instant. This is a thread on how it happened, and how to prevent something similar from happening to you. 1/🧵" / Twitter

Bitcoin is down .5% at $44,902
Ethereum is down 1% at $3,311
and Binance Coin is down .5% at $436

Sky Mavis has raised $150M to reimburse victims of Ronin hack.

Marathon Digital Holdings will move its bitcoin miners from a coal-powered facility in Montana to a more sustainable location.

The Luna Foundation Guard picks up another $230M in bitcoin.

Hivemapper has raised $18M in a series A.

Links:

• Marathon to move from coal-powered plant
• Sky Mavis Raises $150M Led By Binance, Funds to be Restored on the Ronin Bridge
• Do Kwon 🌕 on Twitter: "Today I: - Watered my plants - Wrote some emails - Bought 230M in $BTC - vacuumed the house - had some mcdonalds Now off to walk the dog 🤝" / Twitter
• Hivemapper raises $18 million to create decentralized mapping network

Bitcoin is up slightly at $46,768
Ethereum is up slightly at $3,528
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $458

Celo, up 23%
Audius up 15%

German authorities shutter the Russian darknet site Hydra Market.

US seizes $34M in crypto from darknet operator in south Florida.

SEC chair Gary Gensler calls for more regulation on stablecoins & DeFi.

OpenZepplin details $15B vulnerability in Convex Finance.

Links:

• $15 Billion Rugpull Vulnerability in Convex Finance protocol Uncovered and Resolved - OpenZeppelin blog
• United States Forfeits Millions in Cryptocurrency Used to Launder Illicit Dark Web Proceeds | USAO-SDFL | Department of Justice
• German Authorities Shut Down Russian Darknet Market, Seize $25M in Bitcoin
• SEC chair Gensler calls for more regulation on stablecoins and crypto firms' custody, market-making arms

Bitcoin is up slightly at $46,166
Ethereum is up .5% at $3,479
and Binance Coin is up .5% at $446

Coinbase is looking to hire 1,000 people in India.

Oklahoma considering legislation to incentivize bitcoin miners

Officials in Turkey seek 40,000-year sentence for former CEO of Thodex.

BitMEX is laying off 75 employees after bank acquisitions fall through.

Links:

• Turkey Seeks 40,000 Years of Jail Time for Missing Crypto CEO - Bloomberg
• OK SB590 | 2022 | Regular Session | LegiScan
• Lighting Up The Map: How Coinbase Plans To Scale Globally | by Coinbase | Feb, 2022 | The Coinbase Blog
• BitMEX lays off 75 employees after bank acquisition collapses

Bitcoin is down .5% at $46,160
Ethereum is down slightly at $3,482
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $443

1 in 5 Americans has used, invested in, or traded cryptocurrency according to small NBC poll.

PrimeBlock is planning to go public via a 1.25B SPAC.

Inverse Finance loses 15M in exploit

CleanSpark pens deal to expand its Texas mining capacity by up to 500MW.

Links:

• PeckShield Inc. on Twitter: "Hi, @InverseFinance, you may want to take a look: https://t.co/KHHWAozWj1" / Twitter
• Bitcoin miner PrimeBlock to go public via $1.25 bln SPAC deal | Reuters
• Cryptocurrency news: 21% of adults have traded or used crypto, NBC poll shows
• CleanSpark inks deal to expand Texas mining capacity by up to 500 megawatts

Bitcoin is down slightly at $46,478
Ethereum is down slightly at $3,488
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $427

The graph up 15%
Convex finance up 19%

The CME Group looking at futures options for Solana's SOL and Cardano's ADA

Dev's tighten security following Ronin's 600M exploit.

OpenSea introduces credit card options for platform.

Fractal has picked up 35M in seed funding.

Bitcoin is down .5% at $45,009
Ethereum is down slightly at $3,284
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $427

IOST up 24%

Bored Ape Yacht Club discord briefly hacked

Elizabeth Warren says its go time for US CBDC.

Ex-OpenSea executive Nate Chastain raising money for new NFT platform.

Buenos Aires is working on a digital identity platform

Links:

• Elizabeth Warren Calls for US to Create a CBDC
• OpenSea Exec Who Quit After ‘Insider Trading’ Scandal Is Back With NFT Platform
• Bored Ape Yacht Club on Twitter: "STAY SAFE. Do not mint anything from any Discord right now. A webhook in our Discord was briefly compromised. We caught it immediately but please know: we are not doing any April Fools stealth mints / airdrops etc. Other Discords are also being attacked right now." / Twitter
• Identidad-digital/Whitepaper Tango.md at main · gcba/Identidad-digital · GitHub

Bitcoin is down slightly at $47,179
Ethereum is down slightly at $3,407
and Binance Coin is down .5% at $445

IOST up 38%
Skale Network up 29%
Zilliqa up 20%

Shib Developers announce Shib the Metaverse

Zilliqa's Metapolis causes value to soar.

blockchain.com hits $14B valuation.

Phishing attacks from Twitter grab over $900k of NFTs from victims.

Bitcoin is down slightly at $47,351
Ethereum is down slightly at $3,409
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $439

Zilliqa up 54%
Aave up 17%

Axie Infinity’s Ethereum side chain exploited

Michael Saylor & Macrostrategy take out $205M loan to buy more bitcoin.

Greenpeace launches "Change the Code not the climate" campaign.

FCA to extend temporary registration deadline for select crypto firms.

Bitcoin is up 1% at $48,047
Ethereum is up 1% at $3,478
and Binance Coin is up 1% at $441

Waves up 56%
Thorchain up 17%
Chiliz up 17%

Lawmakers in the US introduce an ECASH bill.

SEC proposal threatens DeFi with re-defining terms.

WisdomTree launches crypto ETPs for Solana, Cardano, and polkadot in Europe.

Hashdex hires European director

Links:

• _gabrielShapir0 on Twitter: "it's an all-out shadow attack on decentralized finance" / Twitter
• A new bill would launch a large-scale test of digital dollars - The Verge
• WisdomTree Launches Crypto ETPs for Solana, Cardano, Polkadot in Europe
• Brazil’s Hashdex hires Europe director to lead expansion

Bitcoin is down slightly at $47,274
Ethereum is down slightly at $3,343
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $435

Filecoin up 33%
VeChain up 20%
EOS up 19%

ApeCoin's rise liquidates 4.5M in futures contracts.

Coindesk eyeing acquisition of 2TM & Mercado Bitcoin.

BNB Chain to launch sidechains.

Wirex withdraws from FCA’s temporary register.

Greenidge Generation Holdings secures $100 million to triple hashrate

Bitcoin is up slightluy at $44,679
Ethereum is up slightly at $3,148
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $414

VeChain up 24%

Avalanche is launching a 100M creator fund

Binance has doubled down on ultiverse with extra 5M

Madonna enters the metaverse with BAYC.

Exxon mobile pilots project for mining with wasted flare gas.

White House asks for public comments on crypto’s energy use and environmental impact.

Links:

• Avalanche launches $100 million creator fund with Grimes and web3 platform Op3n
• Exxon (XOM) Weighs Taking Gas-to-Bitcoin Pilot to Four Countries - Bloomberg
• Madonna on Instagram: “I finally entered the MetaVerse…,………..My very own Ape! What should I name her ? 🦧 Thanks @moonpay 🪄 We all need protection from Evil Eye. 🧿”
• Binance doubles down on Ultiverse with another $5 million investment
• Federal Register :: Request for Information on the Energy and Climate Implications of Digital Assets

Bitcoin is down 1% at $40,465
Ethereum is down slightly at $2,801
and Binance Coin is down 1% at $386

DCR will be offline next week. See you soon.

Unknown investor borrows 5 bored apes from a vault to claim 1.1M of the recently dropped APEcoin.

GameStop moving ahead with their planned NFT platform

Argentina’s government is working on a nearly $45 billion debt restructuring deal with IMF — will disavow crypto.

Meta Platforms and Meta Platforms Ireland facebook’s parent company is being sued by the ACCC over crypto ads.

Links:

• Argentina and the IMF
• GameStop to launch NFT platform by end of Q2
• Someone borrowed 5 Bored Apes to claim $1.1 million of APE tokens
• ACCC takes action over alleged misleading conduct by Meta for publishing scam celebrity crypto ads on Facebook | ACCC

Bitcoin is up 1% at $41,032
Ethereum is up 1% at $2,800
and Binance Coin is up 2% at $392

Avalanche up 15%
Thorchain up 18%
Cake up 24%

Ukraine signs virtual assets bill into law

Mark Zuckerberg confirms Instagram NFTs

Lava Labs raises $10M series-A

Block invests in challenger bank Kyash.

Bitcoin is down slightly at $40,466
Ethereum is down 1% at $2,678
and Binance Coin is down .5% at $376

Digital bits up 20%

HSBC joins the sandbox

Yuga Labs is planning to launch a virtual world ft. land sales and an APECoin token as currency.

DeFi protocols Agave and Hundred Finance exploited on the Gnosis chain

DeFi analytics firm Treehouse lands $18M in seed funding.

Bitcoin is down .5% at $38,778
Ethereum is down .5% at $2,572
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $367

Ukraine releases details about raising funds selling NFTs

Japan sets penalties on crypto exchanges for violating sanctions against Russia

Mila Kunis backed TV show "The Gimmicks" hands control over to NFT holders

Solana based NFT marketplace Magic Eden has raised a 27M series A.

Links:

• Ukraine to launch NFT to mark history of Russian invasion | Ukraine | The Guardian
• Japan urges crypto exchanges to comply with Russia sanctions
• Solana-Based NFT Marketplace Magic Eden Raises $27M Series A

Bitcoin is down .5% at $38,483
Ethereum is down 1% at $2,539
and Binance Coin is down .5% at $368

EU once again eyeing legislation around POW currencies

LootLARP is placing NFTs into physical objects

Ukraine gives more details on what crypto donations have helped supply.

Princeton alumni launch $20M research project on DLT and decentralized power.

Links:

• LootLARP
• Venture Forward gift launches initiative on blockchain and decentralization of power
• Limiting Proof-of-Work Crypto Back on the Table as EU Parliament Prepares Virtual Currencies Vote
• Ukraine turns crypto donations into 5,550 bulletproof vests, 500 helmets and more

Bitcoin is up slightly at $39,207
Ethereum is up slightly at $2,592
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $377

Yuga Labs buys CryptoPunks and Meebits from Larva Labs

US Treasury Department issues guidance on sanctions evasion using crypto.

Jack Dorsey’s Block wallet will have a fingerprint sensor, not a screen

New York based hedge fund Fir Tree capital has reportedly shorted Tether.

Links:

• Hedge Fund Fir Tree Bets Big With Short of Stablecoin Tether - Bloomberg

Bitcoin is down 1% at $39,577
Ethereum is down slightly at $2,638
and Binance Coin is down .5% at $374

Stacks up 32%

10M Ether is now locked into the Eth 2.0 staking contract

OnlyFans has donated 500Eth to UkraineDAO

The US DOL cautions retirement plans from offering crypto in their 401k plans

StarkWare is raising funds with a 6B valuation

Links:

• Compliance Assistance Release No. 2022-01 | U.S. Department of Labor
• OnlyFans Donated 500 ETH to DAO Supporting Ukraine
• 10M Ether Now Locked on Eth 2.0 Staking Contract
• StarkWare set to hit $6 billion valuation in new funding round | Ctech

Bitcoin is up slightly at $39,295
Ethereum is up slightly at $2,604
and Binance Coin is down .5% at $372

OMG Network up 17%
Mir Coin up 16%

Cake DeFi launches a $100M venture fund

Santander is set to offer loans secured by grain-based crypto tokens in Argentina.

Month over month Web traffic to crypto exchanges fell 20% in February.

Crypto-friendly candidate Yoon Suk-yeol wins bid for SK Presidency.

SoftBank plans NFT marketplace.

Links:

• Monthly web traffic to crypto exchanges fell by 20% in February
• South Korea: Conservative candidate Yoon Suk-yeol elected president - BBC News
• SoftBank Internet Arm Plans NFT Mall to Grow Global Footprint - Bloomberg
• Fintech Platform Cake DeFi Creates $100M Venture Capital Arm
• Así es la primera experiencia mundial que ofrece préstamos garantizados con criptoactivos - Post by Santander

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 up slightly at $38,701
Ethereum is up 1% at $2,580
and Binance Coin is up .5% at $379

Metis up 19%

Prolific DeFi developer Andre Cronje has wrapped up his time in DeFi causing ex-projects to slide.

FTX announces launch into Europe

Binance restores service in Europe

The Philippines central bank is launching a CBCD research effort.

Brantley Millegan to stay on as a director of the ENS foundation after a vote to oust him fails.

Links:

• ENS proposal: [EP6.1] [Social] Removal of Brantly Millegan as Director of The ENS Foundation
• Dozens of Tokens Tumble as Prolific Developer Andre Cronje Calls It Quits
• FTX Continues Global Expansion with the Establishment of FTX Europe
• Binance Fully Reopens EUR and GBP Bank Transfer via SEPA and Faster Payments | Binance Support
• Philippines central bank to launch CBDC research effort

Bitcoin is up .5% at $38,509
Ethereum is up slightly at $2,618
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $376

Mir coin up 28%

Paypal, Visa and Mastercard have all suspended operations in Russia

A bug in Convex Finance caused the CVX token to drop.

Brazil’s central bank has picked nine CBDC projects for next step in innovation challenge.

Genesis digital assets plans a 100% clean energy mining center in Sweden.

Bitcoin is down .5% at $39,015
Ethereum is down .5% at $2,646
and Binance Coin is down .5% at $379

Mir Coin up 36%
Anchor Protocol up 19%

Revolut is banning transfers in Russia and Belarus

CVS has filed for trademark on NFTs and health services in virtual and augmented reality.

Shake Shack is offering customers crypto rewards through Cash App.

A Mickey Mantle baseball card NFT has sold for 471k in an OpenSea auction

Links:

• Healthcare giant CVS files for NFTs and virtual goods trademark
• Shake Shack Tests Bitcoin Rewards to Lure Younger Consumers - WSJ
• Russian-born Revolut boss denounces war in Ukraine
• Mickey Mantle Baseball Card NFT Sells for $471K in OpenSea Auction

Bitcoin is down .5% at $41,494
Ethereum is down 1% at $2,724
and Binance Coin is down .5% at $395

Golem up 15%

Infura infrastructure affects Metamask/OpenSea users.

Circle delays DeFi API product.

Manchester City inks sponsorship deal with crypto exchange OKX.

Alan Howard leads $7.5M raise for French DeFi platform Nested.

Links:

• Manchester City Announces Official Cryptocurrency Exchange
• Why Infura cannot serve certain areas – MetaMask
• Circle delays its DeFi API product, citing need for regulatory guidance
• Infura on Twitter: "In response to the concerns we have been hearing, we want everyone to know that we corrected the problem that so many of you have pointed out. In changing some configurations as a result of the new sanctions directives from the United States and other jurisdictions, we" / Twitter
• MetaMask 🦊💙 on Twitter: "MetaMask is a client-side wallet that strives to make the blockchain maximally accessible to everyone. Infura had a misconfiguration this morning, but it has been corrected now." / Twitter
• Alan Howard leads $7.5 million raise into DeFi trading platform Nested

Bitcoin is up slightly at $43,594
Ethereum is down slightly at $2,916
and Binance Coin is up 1% at $411

Anchor Protocol up 19%
Frax Share up 15%

Ukraine has cancelled their recently announced airdrop

Russia sanctions may mean tougher Fed stance on crypto.

Billboard and Universal Music Group partner for NFT project: ChartStars.

Pantera capital is leading a $10M investment round in Rarify

Links:

• Monetary Policy and the State of the Economy | U.S. House Committee on Financial Services
• Pantera Capital Leads $10M Investment in NFT Infrastructure Startup Rarify
• Billboard and Universal Music Group partner to launch NFT project
• Mykhailo Fedorov on Twitter: "After careful consideration we decided to cancel airdrop. Every day there are more and more people willing to help Ukraine to fight back the agression. Instead, we will announce NFTs to support Ukrainian Armed Forces soon. We DO NOT HAVE any plans to issue any fungible tokens" / Twitter

Bitcoin is down slightly at $43,973
Ethereum is down .5% at $2,983
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $411

Convex Finance up 24%
Render Token up 15%

The Advertising Standards Authority in the UK has banned ads for Floki Inu

Ukraine has promised an airdrop following crypto donations.

Moonpay picks up World of Women #5672 for just under $1M

Bitcoin miners picked up over a billion in revenue in February

Lawmakers in the EU remove possible bitcoin ban from proposed legislation.

Links:

• Stefan Berger on Twitter: "Richtig ist: Der Paragraph ist nicht mehr im Text. Der Bericht muss erst noch im Ausschuss abgestimmt werden. Bei dieser Abstimmung sehen wir dann, wo die Mehrheiten liegen. Die Entscheidung ist noch nicht gefallen #MiCA" / Twitter
• Ukraine / Україна on Twitter: "Airdrop confirmed. Snapshot will be taken tomorrow, on March 3rd, at 6pm Kyiv time (UTC/GMT +2 hours). Reward to follow! Follow subsequent news re Ukraine’s crypto donation campaign at @FedorovMykhailo" / Twitter
• MoonPay strikes again with $754,000 World of Women NFT purchase at Christie's
• Bitcoin miners brought in just over $1 billion in revenue during February
• Floki Inu - ASA | CAP

Bitcoin is up slightly at $38,295
Ethereum is down slightly at $2,636
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $367

Ruble denominated Bitcoin volumes hit a 9-month high

Ukraine government receives more than $20M in donations from crypto citizens

Binance pledges $10M to intergovernmental and non governmental organizations in Ukraine.

Ukraine plans to make legal demands on crypto exchanges in order to halt access to crypto for all Russian citizens

eBay is looking into taking crypto payments

Bitcoin is up .5% at $39,674
Ethereum is down slightly at $2,809
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $378

EU commits to cutting Russian banks off from SWIFT due to Ukraine Invasion

Ukraine is apparently forming a task force to surveil Russian politicians crypto wallets

Co-founders of crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX plead guilty to violating the US Bank Secrecy Act

Coinbase Ventures lead Katherine Wu departs for VC firm Archetype.

Goldman Sachs veteran Roger Bartlett leaves Wall Street for Coinbase

Bitcoin is down 1% at $38,993
Ethereum is up 2% at $2,761
and Binance Coin is up .5% at $375

Cosmos up 15%

The European Commission proposes troubling language in new Data Act regarding smart contracts.

Rakuten launches its own NFT marketplace

Federal grand jury indicts founder of BitConnect.

Patreon, removes charity "Come Back Alive" from site.

Links:

• On the removal of Come Back Alive | Patreon Blog
• BitConnect founder indicted for alleged $2.4 billion Ponzi scheme
• Press corner | European Commission
• Rakuten Launches Rakuten NFT, a New Marketplace and Sales Platform for NFTs | Rakuten Group, Inc.

Bitcoin is up 1% at $39,343
Ethereum is up 2% at $2,707
and Binance Coin is up 1% at $364

Terra up 27%
Fantom up 21%
Avalanche up 15%

China is increasing restrictions to jail those found raising funds through crypto sales.

Robinhood error shows incorrect market price for BTC

Ukrainian NGOs receive hundreds of thousands in BTC donations to support military groups.

Warner Music Group signs partnership with Splinterlands

Links:

• Ukrainian military group receives hundreds of thousands in BTC donations
• Robinhood Help on Twitter: "The Robinhood app experienced a temporary issue that led to an incorrect display price for crypto for an hour at 6:50 pm PT. The issue is now resolved. Some customers may have unfilled market orders due to this display issue. We apologize for any inconvenience caused." / Twitter
• China can now jail people if funds raised via crypto from public
• Warner Music Group and Splinterlands Collaborating on Play-to-Earn Games - Decrypt

Bitcoin is down slightly at $35,233
Ethereum is down 1% at $2,357
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $333

Russia attacks Ukraine, also pushes to limit crypto transactions.

Pantera Capital says recent crypto selling pressure comes from tax positions

NFT platform OneOf expands to sports, Polygon.

Sotheby’s withdraws "Punk it" — 104 CryptoPunks— at behest of the consignor

Links:

• Russia to Restrict Crypto Trading to Licensed Platforms, Certified Wallets
• February Blockchain Letter | Pantera
• OneOf Expands Sports NFT Presence With New Collection on Polygon
• Sotheby's withdrew a lot of 104 CryptoPunks before its auction was set to begin
• FTX moves into $300 billion luxury fashion industry with new hire

Bitcoin is up .5% at $39,033
Ethereum is up 1% at $2,742
and Binance Coin is up .5% at $382

NuCypher up 18%
Terra, up 15%

OpenSea hit with a $1M lawsuit by Timothy McKimmy

UK regulator raises flag on crypto mergers following the Bitpanda-Trustology deal.

Peckshield reports devs behind the meme coin web3memes has rugged 235k from users.

Laura Shin worked with Chainalysis to identify notorious The Dao hacker

Links:

• Exclusive: Austrian Programmer And Ex Crypto CEO Likely Stole $11 Billion Of Ether
• (3) PeckShieldAlert on Twitter: "#rugpulls PeckShield has detected $Web3Memes https://t.co/IOHWEjhmVC rugged. 0x5adbffa751abcdfc94d2a81f5657113d37a3494f has deposited 625 BNB to @TornadoCash. Stay AWAY from tokens that are deployed by funds withdrawn from @TornadoCash. https://t.co/bsWpHALz0b" / Twitter
• UK financial regulator issues warning shot on crypto mergers following Bitpanda deal
• 1-1 | PDF | Diversity Jurisdiction | Lawsuit

Bitcoin is up .5% at $37,550
Ethereum is up 1% at $2,596
and Binance Coin is down .5% at $364

London Stock Exchange Group acquires fintech firm Tora

Bitpanda acquires Crypto Custodian Trustology

FTX US is launching a new gaming business called FTX Gaming

Spotify may be taking baby steps into crypto/web3.

Canada’s watchdog the OSC warns crypto exchanges not to promote self-custodial wallets.

Links:

• FTX Enters Gaming as Backlash Grows Against Cryptocurrency’s Incursion - Bloomberg
• Senior Backend Engineer | Spotify | LinkedIn
• Bitpanda Exchange Acquires Crypto Custodian Trustology for Undisclosed Amount
• LSEG to acquire TORA | LSEG
• OSC flags Emergencies Act tweets by Kraken, Coinbase CEOs to RCMP | Regina Leader Post

Bitcoin is down 1% at $37,550
Ethereum is down 1% at $2,606
and Binance Coin is down 1% at $368

Crypto enthusiasts are forming a DAO to purchase the Denver broncos.

The US Federal Reserve places new bans on trading stocks bonds, crypto and commodities.

PayPal limits NFT protections for merchants within their Seller Protection program.

Vesta Equity launches Algorand-based real-estate backed NFT platform.

Links:

• Vesta Equity Launches Global Real Estate NFT Marketplace on Algorand
• PayPal Policy Updates
• Crypto Enthusiasts Forming DAO to Buy Denver Broncos NFL Team

Bitcoin is down slightly at $38,348
Ethereum is up slightly at $2,642
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $381

Injective protocol up 15%

Rough seas on OpenSea — possible phishing exploit.

250k white hat bounty for TOA

Pplpleasr announces Shibuya: a decentralized video platform.

Links:

• Devin Finzer (dfinzer.eth) on Twitter: "As far as we can tell, this is a phishing attack. We don’t believe it’s connected to the OpenSea website. It appears 32 users thus far have signed a malicious payload from an attacker, and some of their NFTs were stolen." / Twitter
• Neso on Twitter: "Seen confusion about the OS thing so. Attacker had people sign half of a valid wyvern order, the order was basically empty except the target (attacker contract) and calldata, attacker signs other half of order." / Twitter
• Tree of Alpha on Twitter: "Coinbase's "largest-ever bug bounty" How a flaw in the new Advanced Trading feature would have allowed a malicious user to sell BTC or any other coin without owning them, and how Coinbase's reaction speed on a Super Bowl Friday averted a possible crisis. Bounty: $250,000 https://t.co/Y91M48pCcI" / Twitter
• Pplpleasr announces decentralized video platform at ETHDenver

Bitcoin is up .5% at $39,990
Ethereum is up .5% at $2,736
and Binance Coin is up .5% at $397

Anchor Protocol up 25%

ByBit sponsors RedBull’s F1 Team—3 years for $150M.

Vitalik Buterin calls Canada’s efforts to stop flow of funding to Freedom Convoy "heavy handed" and "dangerous" — disagrees with FC goals, but principle underscores importance of crypto.

State lawmakers in Illinois and Georgia push for tax incentives for bitcoin miners

Nexo to stop paying interest on new deposits from US customers.

Links:

• Big savings news for U.S. Customers : Nexo
• State Lawmakers in Illinois, Georgia Propose Tax Incentives for Bitcoin Miners
• ORACLE RED BULL RACING GEARS UP TO THE NEXT LEVEL AS BYBIT JOINS THE CHARGE
• Vitalik Buterin Calls Canada's Use of Banks to Stifle Protestors 'Dangerous'

Bitcoin is up .5% at $40,468
Ethereum is up 1% at $2,905
and Binance Coin is up .5% at $405

Senator Cynthia Lummis wants the federal reserve holding bitcoin

Sequoia capital is launching a $500M+ crypto fund

PeckShield flags hackers moving ether from AscendEX breach.

UAE set to license virtual asset providers by the end of Q1

Fireblocks has acquired crypto payments processor First DAG

Links:

• UAE Readies National Cryptocurrency Licensing in Push to Embrace Fintech - Bloomberg
• PeckShield on Twitter
• Sequoia earmarks $500mn for push into cryptocurrency markets | Financial Times
• Cynthia Lummis. Full Crypto Webinar - YouTube
• Fireblocks acquires First DAG in cash-and-stock deal

Bitcoin is down slightly at $43,147
Ethereum is down 1% at $3,053
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $423

Snoop Dogg wants Death Row Records to be the first major label in the metaverse

Canada sanctions 34 crypto wallets associated with the trucker freedom convoy

Disney promotes Mike White metaverse-leaning position.

US plans new legislation to mitigate risks of El Salvador’s bitcoin adoption.

Links:

• Clubhouse SnoopDogg NFT - YouTube
• Canada Sanctions 34 Crypto Wallets Tied to Trucker 'Freedom Convoy'
• Disney hires Mike White to lean into metaverse efforts
• President Bukele on Twitter

Bitcoin is down slightly at $44,019
Ethereum is down .5% at $3,114
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $429

Mir Coin up 18%

Housecat emerges from stealth with $3.5M in funding

NYSE files for trademark focused on virtual goods and NFTs.

JPMorgan picks up a spot in Decentraland.

Congressman Warren Davidson introduces legislation to prohibit Feds from restricting the use of convertible virtual currency.

Links:

• Congressman Warren Davidson introduces bill to protect self-hosting of cryptocurrencies
• JPMorgan Enters the Metaverse With Virtual Decentraland Lounge - Blockworks
• NYSE moves closer to NFT trading with trademark application | Reuters
• Crypto copy-trading protocol Housecat emerges from stealth

Bitcoin is down slightly at $44,230
Ethereum is up 1% at $3,118
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $428

Render Token up 20%
Gala up 15%
Mina up 15%

Intel introduces new, more sustainable crypto mining chip

Binance Smart Chain has rebranded to the BNB chain

A federal judge has ordered the release on bail of money launderer Heather "Razzlekhan" Morgan

Build Finance DAO loses $470k in hostile governance takeover.

Links:

• Build Finance DAO suffers 'hostile governance takeover,' loses $470,000
• Federal Judge Releases 'Razzlekhan,' Orders Other Bitfinex Hack Laundering Suspect to Remain in Jail
• Intel says its new crypto chip is designed to be energy-efficient - The Verge

Bitcoin is down slightly at $42,435
Ethereum is down .5 at $2,928
and Binance Coin is down 1% at $400

Crypto central at Super Bowl 56

Propy sells first US based NFT backed property.

UK’s tax enforcement has seized NFTs in £1.4M probe.

Monero watchdogs are raising the alarm over MineXMR — control 44% of hash rate.

Links:

• NFT house sells for $654k in historic auction — Tampa condo up next
• Taxman makes first ever seizure of NFTs
• Concerns grow over Monero mining pool with 44% of its hash rate
• Cryptocurrency’s big Super Bowl ads sold FOMO, not the future - The Verge

Bitcoin is down slightly at $42,533
Ethereum is up slightly at $2,912
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $400

Orchid up 21%
SLP up 17%

Aave debuts Lens Protocol

Former attorney pleads guilty to Bitcoin fraud that pulled $5M from investors.

Netflix orders docuseries on Bitfinex money launderers.

OpenSea launches venture arm and NFT ecosystem grant program.

Links:

• Disbarred Attorney Pleads Guilty To $5 Million Cryptocurrency Fraud | USAO-SDNY | Department of Justice
• OpenSea launches venture arm, NFT ecosystem grant program

Bitcoin is up .5% at $43,565
Ethereum is up .5% at $3,101
and Binance Coin is up .5% at $416

Skale Network up 22%

Bi-partisan bill in Tennessee is pro crypto.

BlackRock may offer crypto trading

AML regulation waitlist leaves some crypto firms off balance.

Russia shuts down some darknet sites.

OnlyFans verified NFT pfps

Links:

• Elliptic Analysis: Russia Seizes Four Major Dark Web Carding Sites with $263 Million in Crypto Sales
• Crypto firms face cliff-edge in UK as time ticks down for AML approval
• BlackRock Planning to Offer Crypto Trading, Sources Say
• OnlyFans jumps into NFT profile pictures | Reuters
• Bipartisan Bill Would Allow Tennessee to Invest in Crypto and NFTs
• Coinbase Trading Vulnerability Exposed by White-Hat Hacker
• Dr. Oz files trademarks for digital goods and services in the metaverse
• Andrew Holness on Twitter: "This will serve as a foundation for Jamaica’s digital payments architecture and will facilitate greater financial inclusion, increase transaction velocity while reducing the cost of banking for the Jamaican people." / Twitter
• BlockFi to Pay $100M Penalty, Stop Opening New High-Yield Bitcoin Accounts: Report - Decrypt
• US Treasury reiterates that the IRS won't consider crypto miners, stakers or coders to be brokers

Bitcoin is up slightly at $44,920
Ethereum is up slightly at $3,254
and Binance Coin is up 1.5% at $434

Anchor Protocol up 19%

Gucci buys land in The Sandbox

McDonalds & Panera file trademarks for virtual restaurants in metaverse

EOS considering legal action against block.one

Sotheby’s to auction off 104 cryptopunks.

Links:

• Yves La Rose on Twitter: "As Founder of @EosNFoundation I share your frustrations! We are taking further steps to hold @B1 accountable for its past actions and broken promises against #EOS. Review of ALL possible legal recourse to seek $4.1B in damages underway. Let's do this together! #4BillionDAO coming" / Twitter
• McDonald’s and Panera Bread file trademarks for virtual restaurants
• Gucci plans virtual world for Gen Z on The Sandbox | Vogue Business
• Sotheby's on Twitter: "CryptoPunks get the Sotheby's treatment. Our next #SothebysMetaverse sale 'Punk It! 104 CryptoPunks. 1 Lot.' will be a landmark LIVE Evening Auction on February 23. A truly historic sale for an undeniably historic NFT project. https://t.co/LAu6j8Atu3" / Twitter

Bitcoin is up .5% at $44,187
Ethereum is up 1% at $3,197
and Binance Coin is up .5% at $424

Bitfinex’s Unus sed Leo up 55%
Flow up 15%

US Government seizes $3.6B in Bitcoin from the Bitfinex hack of 2016

Russia government & bank reach agreement on crypto regulation

EU body looks into regulating metaverse.

Links:

• EU's Vestager says analysing metaverse ahead of possible regulatory action
• What I learned from the words and rhymes of alleged Bitcoin launderer Razzlekhan - The Verge
• U.S. Department of Justice Announcement Regarding Seizure of Bitcoin Linked to the August 2016 Security Breach
• US government seizes $3.6 billion in bitcoin tied to 2016 hack of crypto exchange Bitfinex
• Russia set to recognize crypto as a form of currency: report
• Wife of couple accused of $4.5 billion Bitcoin swindle gave cybersecurity advice
• Heather Morgan, Rapping Tech CEO, Accused of Laundering Billions in Hacked Crypto With Ilya Lichtenstein
• Bail for Crypto Couple in $4.5 Billion Hack Is Halted by Judge

Bitcoin is down .5% at $43,453
Ethereum is down .5% at $3,076
and Binance Coin is down 1% at $421

Shiba Inu up 16%
SLP up 16%

NFT platform HitPiece hit with cease and desist.

Polygon has picked up $450M in a funding token sale.

Axie Infinity re-structures SLP economics

President of Kazakhstan calls for tax increase on crypto mining.

Links:

• Polygon raises $450 mln from Sequoia Capital India, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, others | Reuters
• RIAA Moves Against HitPiece – Calls For Permanent End to Bogus NFT Site’s Infringement of Artist Rights - RIAA
• Axie Infinity Reduces SLP Emissions to Prevent 'Collapse'
• Kazakhstan President Calls for Tax Increase on Crypto Mining: Report

Bitcoin is down slightly at $42,724
Ethereum is up .5% at $3,082
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $428

Shiba Inu up 24%
Quant Network, up 15%

ENS to remove Brantly Milligan as a steward over 2016 tweet.

Bud Light partners with Nouns DAO for SuperBowl ad.

Tesla records $101M impairment loss on Bitcoin.

Mitsubishi UFJ wants to use blockchain technology for securities.

Links:

• Bud Light partners with Nouns DAO for its upcoming Super Bowl ad
• Mitsubishi UFJ Trust to issue cryptocurrency for trading purposes - Nikkei Asia
• Telsa 10-K
• Ethereum Name Service Removes Core Team Member Brantly Millegan Over 2016 Tweet

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

Bitcoin is up slightly at $41,532
Ethereum is up .5% at $3,026
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $423

The Sandbox up 19%
Near Protocol, up 18%
Decentraland up 16%

Tx. Senator Ted Cruz buys Bitcoin in recent downturn

Disney seeks Business Development Manager with experience in NFTs

IMX slides as GameStop sells 15M tokens. ($42M)

Senator Pat Toomey cautions over digital Yuan

Nike sues StockX over NFTs

Links:

• DISNEY jobs
• IMX token tumbles as GameStop dumps $42 million from Immutable X grant
• Toomey to Yellen on Digital Yuan
• MetaBirkins Creator Says He Received a Cease & Desist from Hermès, Claims Fair Use - The Fashion Law
• Nike and Hermès File Lawsuits for Trademark Infringement as Fashion Collides With NFTs
• Sen. Ted Cruz discloses a bitcoin purchase worth up to $50,000

Bitcoin is up slightly at $38,118
Ethereum is up slightly at $2,848
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $379

Ontology, up 18%

Tezos to sponsor Manchester United kit.

Metaverse tokens slid on Facebook’s sharp stock drop

AssangeDAO raises 4M+

Miami receives first payout from CityCoins: 5.25M

Chainalysis acquires Abaxx.

Links:

• Welcoming Abaxx Associates to Chainalysis - Chainalysis
• Mayor Francis Suarez on Twitter: "I’m so excited to announce that the @CityofMiami has received its first-ever disbursement from @mineCityCoins totaling $5.25M. This is a historic moment for our city to collaborate with an innovative project that creates resources for our city through innovation not taxation." / Twitter
• Metaverse Tokens AXS, SAND Plummet as Meta Reports $10B Loss
• Manchester United to unveil new £20m-per-year training kit sponsorship with blockchain platform Tezos - The Athletic
• A DAO trying to free Julian Assange has raised $4 million and counting

Bitcoin is up slightly at $36,724
Ethereum is up slightly at $2,614
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $364

Immutable X, up 35%

Gamestop building own NFT marketplace in partnership with Immutable X

Dune Analytics raised 69.42 Million in a series B

Wormhole exploited for $323M

Music NFT marketplace HitPiece facing backlash for listing artists songs without asking.

Links:

• Blockchain bridge Wormhole confirms that exploiter stole $320 million worth of crypto assets | TechCrunch
• HitPiece slammed for selling music assets without artist permission
• GameStop Forms Partnership with Immutable X | Gamestop Corp.
• Dune Analytics Raises Crypto’s Latest Meme Round: $69,420,000

Bitcoin is down slightly at $38,633
Ethereum is up slightly at $2,789
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $384

Quant Network, up 16%

The FSCA regulator in South Africa issues warnings on FTX and Bybit.

MicroStrategy picks up another $25M in bitcoin.

NFT collector Larry Lawliet scammed — loses $2.7M.

FTX is acquiring Japanese exchange Liquid.

Links:

• Acquisition of Liquid by FTX
• larrylawliet.eth on Twitter: "I lost all my apes and mutants just now, any one bought it??? pls touch me! https://t.co/AN5IMt2ntu" / Twitter
• Microstrategy 8-K
• South African Regulator Issues Warning on FTX, Bybit

Bitcoin is up .5% at $38,716
Ethereum is up .5% at $2,783
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $384

Solana, up 16%
Mina up 15%

Hackers move $3.55B worth of Bitcoin from 2016 Bitfinex hack

Alexis Ohanaian has raised a 500M to for crypto startup investments

OpenSea has said that over 80% of its free NFT mints were plagiarism, spam, or fake.

US Senate is set to have a hearing on stablecoins

Links:

• US Senate slates hearing on stablecoins for February 15
• OpenSea on Twitter: "To all the creators in our community impacted by the 50 item limit we added to our free minting tool, we hear you and we're sorry. We have reversed the decision. But we also want to offer an explanation ↯ https://t.co/Y3igaE1RM2" / Twitter
• Alexis Ohanian’s Venture-Capital Firm Raises $500 Million, Doubles Down on Crypto Startups - WSJ
• Hackers Move $3.55B Worth of Bitcoin From 2016 Bitfinex Hack

Bitcoin is up slightly at $37,038
Ethereum is up .5% at $2,542
and Binance Coin is up .5% at $372

ApeDAO voting to dissolve, sell NFTs.

BitMEX has airdropped 1.5M BMEX tokens to users

Wall Street banks increasing crypto analysts

Visa sees upswing in crypto-linked cards.

Trezor adopts Swiss travel rule for AML.

Links:

• Visa says crypto-linked card usage hit $2.5 billion in its first quarter
• ApeDAO's members are voting to sell 81 Bored Ape NFTs and many more
• BITMEX on Twitter re: BMEX
• Wall Street banks are expanding crypto sell-side research
• Trezor hardware wallet to integrate the Swiss travel rule protocol | Invezz

Bitcoin is down slightly at $37,948
Ethereum is down 1% at $2,612
and Binance Coin is down .5% at $384

Wonderland votes out former QuadrigaCX co-founder Michael Patryn

NFT trading volume sets new monthly record

Crypto leaders announce GMI PAC

Controversial crypto rule returns from FinCEN

Links:

• Crypto leaders launch PAC to back congressional candidates
• Monthly NFT trading volume reaches all-time high of $6 billion in January
• The Unhosted Crypto Wallet Rule Is Back

Bitcoin is up slightly at $37,822
Ethereum is up slightly at $2,570
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $392

Render Token up 23%
Celsius Network up 16%
Flow up 15%

State senator in Arizona introduces bill to make Bitcoin legal tender.

Google hires slew of blockchain experts.

Lebron James Family Foundation enters into a multi-year deal with crypto.com

Vitalilk Buterin receives $100M back from his $1.2B donation in order to re-direct efforts beyond regulation.

Links:

• Google Cloud launches dedicated Digital Asset Team | Google Cloud Blog
• Sandeep | Polygon 💜 on Twitter: "CryptoRelief Update: Have been in discussions with @VitalikButerin on how to accelerate relief efforts in India. And we have come up with a solution, we will moving $100mn USDC back to Vitalik, a non-Indian, to do fast deployment in high risk/reward projects. Why? A thread" / Twitter
• LeBron James and the LeBron James Family Foundation Announce Multi-Year Partnership with Crypto.com

Bitcoin is down .5% at $36,264
Ethereum is down 1% at $2,375
and Binance Coin is down 1% at $378

Ethereum-BSC bridge X-bridge exploited for $80M

OpenSea listing corrections see frontrunning issue.

Anheuser-Busch launching NFT project: Bud Light Next

$670M of Bitcoin moved off of centralized exchanges.

Links:

• Qubit Finance on Twitter: "The protocol was exploited by; 0xd01ae1a708614948b2b5e0b7ab5be6afa01325c7 The hacker minted unlimited xETH to borrow on BSC. The team is currently working with security and network partners on next steps. We will share further updates when available." / Twitter
• OpenSea tries to save NFTs but pesky frontrunners are poaching them
• Bitcoin Worth $670M Leaves Centralized Exchanges After Hawkish Fed Comments

Bitcoin is down slightly at $36,688
Ethereum is down slightly at $2,455
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $372

Theta fuel up 24%

Putin wants a regulated crypto mining industry.

DeFi Protocol Wonderland dealing with the nature of a Decentralized, sometimes anonymous community.

Once-shiny Diem indeed selling — to Silvergate capital for $200M

FTX.US closes round with $8B valuation

Links:

• Putin Backs Bitcoin (BTC), Crypto Mining Despite Bank of Russia’s Ban Plans - Bloomberg
• DeFi protocol Wonderland is allegedly run by QuadrigaCX co-founder
• Facebook’s Cryptocurrency Venture to Wind Down, Sell Assets - WSJ
• Crypto exchange FTX US valued at $8 bln as first fundraise draws SoftBank, Temasek | Reuters

Bitcoin is down .5% at $37,830
Ethereum is down slightly at $2,539
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $387

Amp up 18%
Helium up 16%
Loopring up 16%

IMF wants El Salvador to walk away from BTC.

Ripple has announced a stock buyback.

Meta's (Facebook's) Diem (Libra) may be shutting down for good.

PleasrDAO is raising $69M.

Links:

• Mark Zuckerberg Stablecoin Project Diem Considers Selling Off Remaining Assets - Bloomberg
• Ripple announces stock buyback, nabs $15 billion valuation
• IMF urges El Salvador to remove Bitcoin as legal tender - BBC News
• Crypto art collector PleasrDAO is raising $69 million

Bitcoin is up .5% at $36,583
Ethereum is up 1% at $2,442
and Binance Coin is up .5% at $373

Fantom up 23%
Helium up 19%
Vechain up 18%

MicroStrategy Still buying

Elon Musk tweets at McDonalds I will eat a happy meal on tv if you [sic] accept Dogecoin

Blockparty partners with Warner Music Group

OpenSea releases update to stop NFT exploit

Thailand is set to ban digital asset operators from crypto as a means of payment

Bithumb announces they’ll block unregistered addresses.

Links:

• Thailand to regulate use of digital assets as payments | Reuters
• WMG Digital Collectibles Platform Blockparty Partners with Warner Music Group
• NFT Marketplace OpenSea Launches New Listing Manager After Discount Bug
• South Korean Crypto Exchange Bithumb Will Block Unregistered Wallets

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 .5% at $35,850
Ethereum is up .5% at $2,504
and Binance Coin is up 1% at $386

Shiba Inu, up 15%
Fantom up 15%
Harmony up 16%

Tennis legend Serena Williams joins Sorare as board advisor

Kim Milosevich is rejoining a16z from Coinbase

Bitcoin mining difficulty rose by over 9%

LendInvest's Christian Faes is looking to start crypto mining in Texas.

Bitcoin is up slightly at $35,807
Ethereum is up 1.5% at $2,495
and Binance Coin is up 3% at $375

Bitcoin has hit a 6 month low, and El Salvador is buying.

The SEC doesn't like MicroStrategy’s approach to bitcoin accounting.

SEC Commissioner Elad Roisman ends term early.

BlackRock files for ETF tracking blockchain & crypto companies.

Twitter seeks Senior Product Manager, Crypto.

Links:

• Nayib Bukele 🇸🇻 on Twitter: "Nope, I was wrong, didn’t miss it. El Salvador just bought 410 #bitcoin for only 15 million dollars 🥳 Some guys are selling really cheap 🤷🏻‍♂️" / Twitter
• Senior Product Manager, Crypto
• SEC Commissioner Roisman steps down two years ahead of schedule
• SEC form BlackRock's new Blockchain/Tech ETF

Bitcoin is down .5% at $38,407
Ethereum is down 1% at $2,783
and Binance Coin down 1% at $416

No blockbuster moments from congressional hearing on crypto

Twitter launches verified NFT PFPs

Adidas originals and Prada announce NFT collab.

NYC mayor Eric Adams takes first paycheck in BTC and ETH.

Links:

• Elon Musk on Twitter: "Twitter is spending engineering resources on this bs while crypto scammers are throwing a spambot block party in every thread!?" / Twitter
• adidas for Prada re-source | A co-created digital art project with Zach Lieberman.
• Mayor Adams to Receive First Paycheck in Cryptocurrency | City of New York
• No fireworks at House's Bitcoin mining hearing, but pending climate bills could home in on crypto