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 slightly at $58,115
Ethereum is up 1% at $3529
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $648.15

Ethereum Classic up 40%
Cardano up 20%
Bitcoin Cash up 17%

Coinbase released its transparency report yesterday. US, UK, Germany top requester list.

NYDIG and fintech firm FIS want to help banks offer Bitcoin to their customers.

Mercado Libre revealed a $7.8M treasury Bitcoin buy yesterday.

The national bank of Georgia has announced that the country is exploring CBDCs

Galaxy Digital will acquire crypto custodian BitGo for $1.2B.

Links:

• Coinbase Transparency Report — H2 2020 | by Coinbase | May, 2021 | The Coinbase Blog
• Mercado Libre Report
• Georgia's central bank is exploring the issuance of a CBDC
• Bitcoin in Your Bank Account? FIS, NYDIG Partner to Enable Banks to Offer Their Customers the Ability to Buy, Sell and Hold Bitcoin | Business Wire

Bitcoin is down slightly at $47,399
Ethereum is down 1% at $1525
and Cardano is down .5% at 1.10

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Populous up 21%
Whale up 20%

John McAfee charged with conspiracy to commit fraud, and money laundering.

BitGo earns trust license from the NYDFS.

Ripple is working to pivot private ledger to central bank digital currencies.

Swedish fraudster Roger Nils-Jones Karlsson has pled guilty to charges of securities fraud.

Links:

• John McAfee charged with fraud over cryptocurrency - BBC News
• BitGo Receives NY Trust Charter from the New York State Department of Financial Services | Business Wire
• Ripple Pilots a Private Ledger for Central Banks Launching CBDCs | Ripple
• Cryptocurrency Fraudster Pleads Guilty to Securities Fraud and Money Laundering Charges in Multi-Million Dollar Investment Scheme | OPA | Department of Justice

Gemini Wants ETF in Canada

Lagarde Wants Global Bitcoin Regulation

BitGo Taps Jeff Horowitz for CCO

Marathon Selling Stock

Goldman Global Head of Research: Bitcoin Needs More Institutional Investors

Links:

• Goldman Sachs Exec Says More Institutional Investment Would Calm Bitcoin Volatility - CoinDesk
• Twitter
• BitGo Taps Former Coinbase Exec Jeff Horowitz as Chief Compliance Officer - CoinDesk
• Winklevoss' Gemini Backs New Bitcoin ETF Application in Canada - CoinDesk
• Bitcoin Miner Marathon to Raise $250M in Direct Stock Offering - CoinDesk

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

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

BItcoin crosses 29k for the first time

Andre Cronje released a new DeFi protocol called yCredit.

BitGo settles with the US treasury over sanctions violations

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

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

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

Links:

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

Bitcoin is up 1.5% at $24,865
Ethereum is down 1% at $622
and XRP is down 19% at 30 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Theta Fuel up 41%
Zillqua up 15%

XRP falls steeply on SEC lawsuit.

Jay Clayton Resigns early.

SEC lawsuit "unprecedented".

Turkey set to pilot CBDC

Bitcoin tops 25k

PayPal & BitGo talks fall through.

Links:

• Bitstamp to Halt XRP Trading, Deposits in US Due to SEC Lawsuit - CoinDesk
• PayPal drops plans to acquire crypto firm BitGo | Fortune
• Turkey to Pilot Digital Currency in 2021, Says Central Bank Governor - CoinDesk
• SEC.gov | Statement of SEC Chairman Jay Clayton
• Former SEC Commissioner says Ripple lawsuit will cause 'multi-billion dollar losses to innocent third parties' - The Block

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Bitcoin is up slightly at $13,013
Ethereum is up .5% at $417
and XRP is down 1% at 25 cents

Those are your leaders by market cap

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Vertcoin up 62%

Villanova University is sending a private Ethereum blockchain into space to test DLT on satellites.

The CFTC issued guidance on digital currencies for futures commission merchants.

PayPal is going shopping—reportedly in talks to acquire BitGo

Filecoin upgrade means miners get rewards faster.

Links:

• CFTC Staff Issues Advisory on Virtual Currency for Futures Commission Merchants | CFTC
• PayPal Said to Be in Talks to Buy Crypto Firms Including BitGo - Bloomberg
• Villanova University to Send Private Ethereum Blockchain Into Space to Test Inter-Satellite Communication - CoinDesk
• Filecoin Upgrades Network, Rewards Miners Early - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up slightly at $7,112
Ethereum is up 2% at $174
and XRP is up 1% at 19 cents

Those are your leaders by market cap

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Digibyte up 28%
Loopring up 24%

Todays headlines:

Switzerland based crypto firm Finance AG raised a 14.5m series B to expand into Asian markets.

Binance has completed its 11th quarterly burn of its BNB tokens

The crypto custody firm BitGo has laid off 12% of its workforce

Mining gear manufacturer MicroBT is launching 3 new bitcoin miners.

Links:

• Bitmicro leads the industry into the 3X era
• Crypto custody firm BitGo has laid off 12% of its workforce - The Block
• After record Q1, Binance has cumulatively burned 10% of BNB's supply - The Block
• Swiss crypto asset manager raises $14.5M Series B to expand into Asia - The Block

Bitcoin is down 1% at 5,128
Ethereum is down 2% at $112
and XRP is down 2% at 14 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Energi up 25%
Solve Core up 25%
Mixin up 17%

BitGo is now offering excess insurance coverage on top of its 100 million dollar policy.

Sparkswap is shuttering saying user numbers aren’t enough to keep the business going.

CME group criticizes Steve Mnuchin’s comments about shortening the trading hours.

Links:

• CME Group: U.S. Treasury Secretary Mnuchin's comments on shorter trading hours 'make no sense' - The Block
• Venture-backed decentralized exchange Sparkswap shuts down - The Block
• Crypto custodian BitGo is now offering excess insurance on top of its $100M policy - The Block

Bitcoin is down 4.5% at 8,705
XRP is down 5.5% at 22 cents
and Ethereum is down 7.5% at $226

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Bytecoin up 15%

Lawmakers in Minnesota are once again looking to outlaw campaign contributions in the form of cryptocurrency.

BitGo, the crypto custodian is launching a new lending business with a $150 million book.

Lenders and depositors are coming back to bZx because of significantly higher yields on ether deposits.

India: Crypto-a-Go-Go

BitGo Wants Institutional Biz

EY, Microsoft and ConcenSys Launch Baseline Protocol on Ethereum Mainnet

Links:

• Indian Crypto Exchanges Resume Fiat Services 24 Hours After Supreme Court Ruling
• BitGo Launches Its First Institutional Crypto Lending Service
• Microsoft, EY and ConsenSys Tout New Way for Big Biz to Use Public Ethereum - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up 8% at $7,217
XRP is up 4%% at 19 cents
and Ethereum up 4% at $127

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Stratis , up 21%
Horizon up 16%
Library credits up 15%

Federal reserve governor Lael Brainard feels that the Facebook-led Libra project has a “core set of legal and regulatory challenges” ahead.

BitGo is sounding the alarm for its Bitcoin SV customers.

The SEC is proposing a long over-due update in their accredited investor process.

US authorities have arrested and formally charged a 19 year old from Brooklyn over a sim-swapping identity and crypto theft.

Links:

• US authorities arrest alleged SIM swapper for stealing $1M in crypto - The Block
• SEC proposes wider definition of 'accredited investor' to expand market access - The Block
• BitGo Warns Users to Withdraw Bitcoin SV Over Hard Fork Threat to Wallets - CoinDesk
• Libra Lacks Clarity on 'Opaque' Currency Basket, Says Fed Reserve Governor - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down 2% at $8,483
XRP is down 1.5% at 26 cents
and Ethereum is down .05% at $181

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
dentacoin up 15%

Alibaba is denying any partnership with Lolli.

Nestle and Carrefour are extending blockchain tracking to baby milk using IBM’s food trust platform.

BitGo said they are processing more than 20% of bitcoin

Derivitaves exchange CME group is launching bitcoin futures contracts in January.

Links:

• Alibaba Denies 'Partnership' With Lolli, Highlighting Crypto Industry Pitfalls - CoinDesk
• Nestle, Carrefour Extend Blockchain Tracking Effort to Baby Milk - CoinDesk
• BitGo Says It’s Now Processing 20% of Bitcoin Transactions - CoinDesk
• CME Says It Will Launch Bitcoin Options in January - CoinDesk