Bitcoin is up slightly at $46,331
Ethereum is up slightly at $3,488
and Cardano is up .5% at $2.60

Solana up 28%
Algorand up 19%
Avalanche up 17%

North American Bitcoin miners are stockpiling bitcoins with their new hash power.

Bitmain is sending 56k bitcoin miners to Georgia — boosting its stake in North American mining.

The SEC is charging the 2017 ICO project Rivetz — and Steven Sprague — with failure to register.

Priority transaction network Eden raised $17.4M in a token sale.

Links:

• Eden, priority transaction network for Ethereum, raises $17.4 million
• Rivetz Corp., Rivetz International SEZC, and Steven K. Sprague (Release No. LR-25198; Sep. 8, 2021)
• US Bitcoin miners see record months as they stockpile 18,000 BTC
• ISWxBitmain in Georgia

Bitcoin is down 1% at $60,623
Ethereum is up .5% at $2400
and Binance Coin is down 3% at 515.20

VeChain up 31%
Bitcoin Cash up 24%
Bitcoin SV up 19%

Turkey has banned payments in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.

Bitmain is set to launch a new Ethereum ASIC miner — the AntMiner E9

Dapper Labs is raising money at a $7.5B valuation.

Sotheby’s Pak NFT hauls in nearly $17M

Dogecoin shut down Robinhood on Thursday night.

Links:

• Auction house Sotheby's NFT sale yields nearly $17M
• A new generation of investors, crypto, and Robinhood — Under the Hood
• Bitcoin tumbles after Turkey bans crypto payments citing risks | Reuters
• NFT Startup Dapper Labs Raising Money at Over $7.5 Billion Valuation — The Information
• Antminer_main on Twitter: "#AntminerE9 is coming soon! Ready to set the world on fire! #Bitmain #Antminer #ETH #ethereum https://t.co/NAFzE8F3iu" / Twitter

Bitcoin is down .5% at $58,477
Ethereum is down slightly at $2084
and Binance Coin is up 1% at 436.15

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

Waves up 39%
Enjin Coin up 25%
ThorChain up 19%

The DeFi alliance added Coinbase to its roster.

Riot Blockchain signed a contract to pick up 42,000 mining machines from Bitmain.

Coinme launched 300 Bitcoin-enabled kiosks in Florida

Robinhood reports 9.5M customers trading crypto on-app in Q1.

Revolt is adding support for 11 new tokens.

Links:

• Revolut adds 11 new tokens including Uniswap and Cardano
• How Crypto Fits Into Robinhood’s Mission | by Christine Brown | Apr, 2021 | Robinhood
• Coinbase on Twitter: "Coinbase has joined the @defialliance, an open association supporting DeFi startups. We look forward to working together to grow the cryptoeconomy." / Twitter
• Riot Blockchain Announces Milestone Purchase Order of 42,000 S19j Antminers, Growing Total Hash Rate to 7.7 EH/s Upon 2022 Deployment Nasdaq:RIOT
• Coinme Launches 300 Bitcoin-Enabled Kiosks in Florida - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up 1% at $23,342
Ethereum is down 1% at $644
and XRP is down 2% at 57 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
The Graph up 42%
Swissborg up 41%

Bitmain set to end their year-long power struggle by spinning out business lines.

Pantera Capital says ICO fund performance is up 362%

The DOJ asks the FBI to work on a crypto support strategy for the dark web.

Treasury Department suggests new rule for US cryptocurrency holders—more KYC.

Bitcoin breaks 24k.

Bitcoin is up 2% at $23,113
Ethereum is up 2% at $654
and XRP is up 2% at 58 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
The Graph up 96%
Zilliqa up 28%
Nem up 15%

Bitmain's financial woes come to light.

Coinbase taps Goldman Sachs for IPO lead.

Lil Pump launches PumpCoin on Fyooz.

The University of Glasgow turns to blockchain provenance to combat fake whiskies.

Links:

• University of Glasgow - University news - Everledger seals agreement with UofG to combat counterfeit Scotch whiskies
• Lil Pump Is Doing a Social Token Called PumpCoin - CoinDesk
• Crytpo exchange Coinbase taps Goldman Sachs for upcoming IPO - Business Insider
• Bitmain recorded a nearly $60M loss in 2019, lawyer says in court hearing - The Block

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Bitcoin is down slightly at $10,607
Ethereum is down 1% at $337
and XRP is down 1% at 24 cents

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

Tim Draper is leading a series A for the india based exchange Unocoin.

KPMG is working on a blockchain solution for measuring and reporting greenhouse gas emissions.

Riot Blockchain has picked up 2500 more Bitmain mining rigs.

Google lists as candidate for EOS Block Producer.

South Korea’s Central Bank is on track to test digital currency with pilot transactions next year.

Links:

• Block.one Welcomes Google Cloud to the EOS Community - Block.one
• Riot Blockchain Continues Hash Rate Expansion to 2.3 EH/s and Provides Deployment Update
• KPMG To Offer New Climate Accounting Capability To Help Clients Measure Greenhouse Gas Emissions
• Tim Draper Leads Targeted $5M Series A for India Crypto Exchange Unocoin - CoinDesk
• South Korea's central bank is on track to test digital currency next year - The Block

Bitcoin is down slightly at $9,416
Ethereum is up slightly at $247
and XRP is up 5% at 21 cents

Those are your leaders by market cap

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Stellar up 18%
DogeCoin, up 17%

Military officials in Venezuela have seized over 300 unregistered bitcoin miners.

The Children’s Heart Unit Fund has received $48k in cryptocurrency donations.

Chicago-based Ceres waits on SEC response.

Chinese police seized over $15 million in crypto from operators who sold counterfeit tokens in an arbitrage scam.

Links:

• Ferrari, McLaren and $15M in Crypto Seized as Chinese Police Bust Arbitrage Scam - CoinDesk
• Children's Heart Charity Receives $48K in Crypto Donations
• Ceres SEC Filing
• Venezuelan military officials seize 315 bitcoin miners - The Block

Bitcoin is up slightly at $9751
Ethereum is up slightly $244
XRP is up slightly at 20 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours
Bolt up 97%
Maker up 22%
Kyber Network up 24%

Bitmain power struggle continues.

Elrond challenges users to 'break it's blockchain' issues 60k bounty.

Bitcoin is down slightly at $8,871
Ethereum is down slightly at $213
and XRP is up slightly at 22 cents

Those are your leaders by market cap

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Kleros 15%
and Digix Gold Token up 15%

Block.one has been awarded a patent that aims to encourage positive feedback on social media.

Bitmain is back in the news this week after the Beijing Haidian Justice Bureau sided co-founder Micree Zhan

Jefferies’ head of equity strategy Chris Wood suggested investors should buy bitcoin ahead of the halving

Links:

• Buy some bitcoin ahead of the halving, says Jefferies' head of equity strategy in new note - The Block
• Local government sides with Bitmain co-founder Micree Zhan in a dispute over his former position - The Block
• Blockstack's revenue declined 37% last year, due to lower Stacks token sales - The Block
• Block.one social patent

Bitcoin is up slightly at $8,642
XRP is up 3% at 23 cents
and Ethereum is up 2% at $167

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Sirin labs token up 25%
Pivx up 19%
Bitcoin sV up 18%

Australian firm Raiz is launching a micro-investment fund with Gemini as the custodian.

The ousting of Bitmain's largest shareholder seems to be complete for the time being.

Canada is hammering out the details around a $130K development deal for blockchain steel tracking.

Monerium is set to issue e-money on Algorand’s proof of stake blockchain protocol platform.

UK’s tax authority wants to deploy a blockchain analytics tool to catch crypto cybercriminals.

Links:

• Investing spare change in bitcoin - Australian firm launching a fund with Gemini as the custodian - The Block
• How Was It Possible for Bitmain to Oust Its Largest Shareholder Overnight? - CoinDesk
• Canada Forges $130,000 Development Deal for Steel-Tracking Blockchain - CoinDesk
• Monerium to issue e-money on Alogrand's proof-of-stake blockchain protocol - The Block
• UK’s tax authority wants to deploy a blockchain analytics tool to catch crypto cybercriminals - The Block

MicroBT Founder Arrested

Coincheck Halts Leveraged Trades

TaTa Announces QuartzDevKit

Links:

• Founder of Bitmain Rival MicroBT Arrested for Alleged Embezzlement - CoinDesk
• Cryptocurrency Exchange Coincheck to Halt Leveraged Trading in Q1 2020
• Tata Consultancy Services Launches Blockchain App Deployment Kit

Bitcoin is up 0.5% at $8,850
XRP is up 1.5% at 28 cents
and Ethereum is up 1% at $184

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Dentacoin, up 15%

The US Customs and Border Protection is set to track Canadian oil and natural gas imports using blockchain.

Chinese police have arrested former Bitmain employee Yang Zuoxing—who is the CEO of its rival company MicroBT.

MoneyGram processes 10% of its transactions between the US and Mexico using XRP.

A vietnam based crypto exchange called VinDax was hacked late this week and lost around 500k in cryptocurrencies.

Hugh Haney, who is associated with the silk road, pled guilty in New York for laundering $19 million in Bitcoin in early 2018.

Links:

• US Customs agency to track oil imports using blockchain tech - The Block
• Little-known Asian crypto exchange VinDAX got hacked; lost ‘half a million USD’ worth of tokens - The Block
• Chinese police arrest former Bitmain employee, who is now CEO of its rival MicroBT - The Block
• MoneyGram processes 10% of US-Mexico transactions via Ripple solution that uses XRP - The Block
• Silk Road Seller Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering $19 Million With Bitcoin - CoinDesk

Bitmain Files with SEC for IPO

PBoC Certifies Fintech Ware

Kim Dotcom Donates to Assange

Links:

• Bitmain Seeking U.S. IPO With Confidential SEC Filing: Report - CoinDesk
• China Announces New Regulatory Authority to Certify Digital Payments, Blockchain Products - CoinDesk
• Kim Dotcom Donates K.im Bitcoin Fees to Julian Assange Ahead of $8M IEO

Bitcoin is up 1% at $10,122
XRP is even at 27 cents
and Ethereum is up 1% at $189

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
WanChain up 35%
and Dent up 22%

Patrick Byrne has stepped down from his position as CEO of Overstock

Several proposed members of Libra’s governance program are considering washing their hands of the Facebook-backed fiasco.

Several exchanges have been affected by an issue with Amazon Web Service in the AP region.

Bitmain is bulking up with over half a million more crypto mining chips.

Links:

• Binance suspends deposits and withdrawals due to issues with AWS - The Block
• Libra | Financial Times
• Bitmain buying 600K more crypto mining chips that could bring $1.2 billion in profit - Report - The Block
• Patrick Byrne, Cryptocurrency Champion, Resigns as Overstock CEO - CoinDesk

MasterCard Wants Wallets

IBM Adds Big Names For New Chain

Bitmain Reports Big Loss Q1 2019

Links:

• Mastercard Hints at Future Crypto Wallet Product with New Job Listings
• Search for Jobs
• Lenovo, Glaxo, Nokia: Big Names Join New IBM Blockchain - CoinDesk
• The Block - Crypto simplified