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 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 $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 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 down .5% at $42,795
Ethereum is down 1% at $3,285
and Binance Coin down slightly at $490

Metis, up 20%

CROCS NFTS

Bitfinex shutting down in Ontario.

Tether freezes 3 addresses holding over 160M of USDT.

Judge rules SEC must surrender Hinman email to Ripple

Russian officials seize crypto, other assets from REvil.

Links:

• Russian authorities raid REvil hackers, seize luxury cars and crypto
• Ruling on SEC email
• (TETHER FREEZE) Ethereum Transaction Hash (Txhash) Details | Etherscan
• Important Notice for Ontario (Canada) customers
• Crocs Is Chomping Into NFTs, Trademark Filings Show

Bitcoin is down slightly at $61,534
Ethereum is up .5% at $3,951
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $479

Klaytn up 34%
Amp up 15%
Bitcoin Gold up 15%

The SEC gives Bitcoin futures ETFs the greenlight.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has fined and settled $42.5M against Tether and Bitfinex.

CryptoPunk owner declines big bid.

Bit Mining’s subsidiary BTC.com said they will exit mainland China amid crackdown

Links:

• SEC Approves Bitcoin ETF, Opening Crypto to Wider Investor Base
• CFTC Orders Tether and Bitfinex to Pay Fines Totaling $42.5 Million | CFTC
• CryptoPunk owner seemingly turns down a $9.5 million bid for his rare NFT
• BIT Mining exit mainland china market

Links:

• CryptoPunks creators sign with top Hollywood agents as sales top $305M in a week
• CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
• CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data

Bitcoin is up 1% at $33,632
Ethereum is up 1% at $2,118
and Binance Coin is up 1% at $290

StormX up 15%
Ardor up 15%
Arweave up 15%

Bitfinex has halted trading while its investigating issues on the platform.

Binance is once again operating in the UK

Robinhood was slapped with $70M in penalties yesterday.

Argo Blockchain has taken out a $20M loan to build out a mining facility in Texas.

Hut8 has bought another $44M worth of mining machines to double its hash rate.

Links:

• FINRA Orders Record Financial Penalties Against Robinhood Financial LLC | FINRA.org
• Bitfinex on Twitter: "We are investigating issues with platform reduced performances and have temporarily halted trading. We will keep everyone updated on here and on https://t.co/u3pYCVVGQq Thanks for your patience." / Twitter
• Crypto exchange Binance says sterling withdrawals reactivated after outage | Reuters
• Hut 8 Mining Announces Purchase of 12,000 New MicroBT Miners for Deployment by End of Q4 2021 – Hut 8 Mining
• Bitcoin-backed loan agreement - 07:00:03 29 Jun 2021 - ARB News article | London Stock Exchange

Bitcoin is up .5 at $62,476
Ethereum is up 1% at $2438
and Binance Coin is up slightly at 543.36

XFin Network up 41%
Maker up 22%
Compound up 17%

$623M of Bitcoin that was stolen in the Bitfinex hack in 2016 moved yesterday.

Berlin hard fork is complete on Ethereum

Coinbase valued at over 65B after first day.

VanEck launches new digital asset ETF.

AXA Switzerland will let customers pay premiums in BTC.

Links:

• Coinbase's first day on Nasdaq ends with an $85.7 billion valuation
• VanEck Launches Digital Transformation ETF (DAPP) | Business Wire
• Berlin Hard Fork Goes Live, Promises to Reduce Sky-High Ethereum Fees - Decrypt
• $623M in Bitcoin From 2016 Bitfinex Hack Moved Under Cover of COIN Hype - CoinDesk
• New payment option: Bitcoin | AXA

Tether and Bitfinex Need 30 More Days

Jack Back: Stock Up

BMW and Ford: Step 2 for MOBI

Links:

• Tether and Bitfinex seek further 30 days to produce critical trial documents
• Jack Ma resurfaces in new video after an almost 3-month ‘disappearance’
• BMW, Ford Help Advance Standard for 'Tamper-Proof' Blockchain Identities for Vehicles - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up 1% at $9,261
Ethereum is up 1% at $240
and XRP is up 1% at 20 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Aave up 20%
Hyperion, up 15%

A New York appeals court rules against Bitfinex and Tether re: jurisdiction, and the legal standing of Tether.

Over half the PPP funds in the crypto sector went to development firms and financial services.

A securities regulator in Texas has accused a south african trading pool of fraud.

Canaan Creative was in the news this week for internal troubles.

Bitcoin is up .05% at $9,353
Ethereum is up .05% at $228
and XRP is up slightly at 19 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
DaVinci Coin up 43%
and Haven Protocol up 35%

Economists at the New York Federal reserve called bitcoin just another type of fiat money in a blog post.

Ethereum’s miners are increasing their gas limit by 25%

Bitfinex has been granted just 2 out of 3 subpoenas while it looks for millions of dollars that went missing in 2018

Canada’s central bank is hiring for a CBDC project manager

Links:

• Canada’s Central Bank Is Serious About Designing a CBDC, Job Posting Reveals - CoinDesk
• Bitfinex Granted 2 of 3 Subpoenas in Hunt for Missing Millions - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up 2% at $9,037
Ethereum is up half a percent at $213
and XRP is up 1.5% at 22 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Dent up 28%
Lambda up 22%
and Holo up 17%

The US Department of Justice is trying to find customers impacted by the closure of a small crypto exchange called CoinGather.

A white hat hacker from Intezer made a great discovery this week when digging around in the code of Blockfolio.

Bitfinex is having a fresh go finding out where Crypto Capital stored their funds.

CasperLabs is integrating with Chainlink’s decentralized oracle network.

Links:

• CasperLabs Integrating Chainlink For Stable, Fiat Denominated Transaction Fees
• U.S. Department of Justice seeks claimants to funds seized from crypto exchange in 2018 - The Block
• Blockfolio Quietly Patches Years-Old Security Hole That Exposed Source Code - CoinDesk
• Bitfinex, Tether Seek Subpoenas Across US in Hunt for Missing $800M - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down 0.5% at $8591
XRP is down 1% at 23 cents
and Ethereum is down 1% at $222

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Kyber Network up 26%
Band Protocol up 19%

Japanese messaging company LINE has shuttered its singapore crypto exchange BITBOX and has launched BITFRONT.

Bitfinex says it has repaid tether another 100 million of an outstanding loan.

Bitstamp has added full support for SEGWIT bitcoin addresses.

The US House of Representatives Committee on Small Business will hold a hearing on blockchain’s impact.

Links:

• Bitstamp adds full support for SegWit bitcoin addresses - The Block
• House committee to explore benefits of blockchain for small businesses next week - The Block
• Messaging giant LINE shuts down Singapore crypto exchange, launches a global platform based in the US - The Block
• Crypto exchange Bitfinex says it has repaid Tether another $100M of outstanding loan - The Block

Bitcoin is down 0.5% at $8597
XRP is down 1% at 23 cents
and Ethereum is down 1% at $221

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Bezant up 37%
Steem up 17%
Burst up 16%

Major exchanges OKEx and Bitfinex were hit with a DDOS attack with no users impacted.

Coinbase tested the facial recognition software owned by Clearview AI.

The chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell says Coronavirus poses "evolving risks" to the US economy.

niTRON is postponed indefinitely.

Links:

• TRON’s 2020 summit for next week has been postponed indefinitely due to coronavirus - The Block
• Coinbase tested facial recognition software developed by controversial startup Clearview AI - The Block
• Crypto exchanges OKEx and Bitfinex hit by DDoS attacks, no users impacted - The Block

Aztec Launches on Ethereum

Fowler Tell US Government "No Deal"

Winklevoss Brothers Net Six Crypto Patents

Links:

• Privacy on Ethereum: Aztec Protocol Launches on Mainnet
• Reginald Fowler Rejects Plea Deal in Crypto 'Shadow Bank' Case - CoinDesk
• Crypto Tycoon Winklevoss Brothers Obtain Six Stablecoin Patents

Bitcoin is down 1% at $8,543
XRP is down 3% at 22 cents
and Ethereum is down 1% at $161

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Ethlend up 27%
Smartcash up 16%

The SEC says Telegram launched its token sale because it was short on cash and needed to pay for servers.

KyberSwap is swapping Malta for BVI because of AMLD5.

Plaintiffs in three separate punitive class action lawsuits against Bitfinex and Tether will consolidate their cases.

Bitcoin miners across the world brought in an estimated $5 billion in revenue in 2019.

The government of South Korea is planning to charge 20% tax on income from crypto transactions.

Links:

• SEC: Cash-Strapped Telegram Launched 2018 Token Sale to Pay for Servers - CoinDesk
• Another crypto firm moving out of the EU in response to 5AMLD, this time non-custodial exchange KyberSwap - The Block
• Plaintiffs Move to Combine Their Market-Manipulation Lawsuits Against Bitfinex and Tether - CoinDesk
• Bitcoin miners made an estimated $5 billion in revenue during 2019 - The Block
• South Korea plans 20% tax on crypto gains - The Block

Bitcoin is up 2% at $8,063
XRP is up 1% at 21 cents
and Ethereum is up 3% $142

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Bytecoin up 37%
Steem up 23%

The people’s bank of china has said that the top level of its design for their digital currency has reached completion.

Spencer Dinwiddie says he's going to be allowed to tokenize his contract beginning January 13th.

A revised lawsuit is coming back to Bitfinex and Tether for allegedly manipulating the bitcoin market.

A LedgerX board member is raising his concerns about the ousting of the founders.

Links:

• China’s central bank says it has completed ‘top-level’ design of digital currency - The Block
• Market manipulation lawsuit against Bitfinex, Tether has been revised and refiled - The Block
• LedgerX Board Member Says Company in Disarray After Founders' Ouster - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up 1% at $7,302
XRP is up 3% at 19 cents
and Ethereum is up 2.5% at $127

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
LBRY credits, up 17%

Bitfinex has beefed up its KYC process.

Virgil Griffith, the ethereum research scientist, has been denied bail by the US attorney’s office.

Google has suspended MetaMask’s Android client from its app store.

Project Sand Dollar will kick off today in Exuma.

Swiss president Ueli Maurer stated that Libra does not have a chance of being successful.

Links:

• Bitfinex tightens its KYC process, asking verified users to submit additional information - The Block
• Central Bank of The Bahamas to begin piloting digital currency - The Block
• Google suspends MetaMask's Android client; rejects appeal - The Block
• Ethereum research scientist Virgil Griffith denied bail in North Korea case - The Block
• Swiss president: The current form of Facebook's Libra has 'failed' - The Block

Banque de France Wants CBDC

Bitfinex Sued Again

Links:

• ‘Mercenary and Baseless’ — Bitfinex Responds to New Lawsuit
• France Archives - CoinDesk

Revealed: BitcoinLightening Net Vulnerable to DoS Attack

Bitfinex Files for Deposition

Libra Waffles on "Basket"

Bitcoin Reward to Miners Halves in May 2020 Causing Twitter Chatter

Links:

• Researchers Uncover Bitcoin 'Attack' That Could Slow or Stop Lightning Payments - CoinDesk
• Bitfinex Files for Subpoena in Bid to Recover $880 Million in Frozen Funds - CoinDesk
• Libra Could Drop 'Basket' and Issue Individual Fiat Stablecoins - CoinDesk
• Bitcoin: ‘Most Dramatic’ 2020 Halving Could Cut Supply by $63M a Week