Bitcoin is up slightly at $54,884
Ethereum is down slightly at $3,599
and Cardano is up slightly at $2.28

BitTorrent up 21%
Wootrade Network up 18%
Verge up 15%

BlockFi files for Bitcoin futures ETF.

Bored Ape Yacht Club is looking to launch its own token

Binance US has promoted its president Brian Shroder to CEO

Binance shutters derivatives trading in South Africa

Colombian fintech firm Movii has raised a $15M series B

Links:

• New NFT marketplace takes direct aim at OpenSea — with a token
• Changes to Binance offerings in South Africa | Binance Support
• Bored Ape Yacht Club on Twitter: "Good evening, apes. Been hearing a question around the club a lot: WEN TOKEN? 🤔 Wen token indeed . . . Some thoughts below." / Twitter
• BlockFi Files for Bitcoin Futures ETF — CoinDesk
• Colombian Fintech Movii Raises $15M in Series B Round — CoinDesk
• Binance.US Names Brian Shroder CEO

Bitcoin is up .5% at $50,104
Ethereum is up .5% at $2306.40
and Binance Coin is up 2% at 520.70

BitTorrent up 15%

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President Biden announced tax plan adjustments yesterday that pushed bitcoin and the broader market into a slide

Turkish exchange Thodex is being accused of fraud

The Graph launches micro transaction system Scaler

Huobi asset management has launched four crypto funds

Links:

• Bitcoin sinks below $50,000 as cryptos stumble over Biden tax plans | Reuters
• Thodex Bitcoin ($BTC) Cryptocurrency Investors Fear Losses as CEO Goes Missing - Bloomberg
• The Graph Launches Microtransaction System for Blockchain Data Providers - CoinDesk
• Huobi Asset Management Raises $50M for Crypto 'Tracker' Funds - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down .5% at $57,200
Ethereum is down 1% at $2,037
and Binance Coin is down 1% at $335.00

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

Helium up 21%
BitTorrent up 20%
Tron up 15%

The IRS is working to get customer records from Kraken.

The Weeknd’s NFT auction is going swimmingly on Nifty Gateway.

Binance Futures hit a record high of over $10B yesterday.

Thailand’s Central bank will test retail digital currency next year.

Links:

• Binance's Crypto Derivatives Platform Sees Record Open Interest of $10B - CoinDesk
• Bank of Thailand CBDC pub

Bitcoin is down slightly at $59,189
Ethereum is up slightly at $2094
and Binance Coin is up 1% at $345.00

BitTorrent up 29%
Polkadot up 18%
Tron up 16%

Ether's new all time high of $2,140

Decentraland to add Polygon's Matic Network to get around gas fees

UK’s FCA said bold new scam in action.

FutureFintech acquires Nanjing Ribensi Electronic Technology company.

Links:

• Blockchain Recovery Department (clone of FCA authorised firm) | FCA
• Move MANA between Ethereum and Polygon | Decentraland
• Future FinTech Acquires Chinese Mining Farm for $9M

Bitcoin is down slightly at $54,350
Ethereum is up slightly at $1,677
and Binance Coin is up 5% at 254.71

Holo up 28%
Filecoin up 22%
Bittorrent up 15%

Bank of Japan forms CBDC committee.

Hut 8 mining corporation has purchased $30M worth of Nvidia’s new CMP.

New Zealand funds management limited put 5% of its KiwiSaver growth fund into BTC.

Benjamin Reynolds ordered to pay more than $571M for his fraudulent bitcoin trading scheme.

Links:

• Bank of Japan statement
• Hut 8 Buys $30M Worth of Nvidia's New Crypto Mining GPUs - CoinDesk
• Investment or speculation: KiwiSaver fund enters the bitcoin era | Stuff.co.nz
• Federal Court Orders UK Man to Pay More Than $571 Million for Operating Fraudulent Bitcoin Trading Scheme | CFTC

Bitcoin is up .5% at $59,102
Ethereum is up .5% at $1,841
and Binance Coin is down slightly at 269.11

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
BitTorrent up 83%
Pundi X up 55%
Tron up 16%

Coinbase fined $6.5M by CFTC.

The Guggenheim museum is looking for MBA interns who have an opinion on NFT artworks.

NFT marketplace OpenSea raised 23 million in a series A round led by a16Z.

Wirex defends tradmark in high court.

Buyer of $69M Beeple NFT reveals himself.

Links:

• CFTC Orders Coinbase Inc. to Pay $6.5 Million for False, Misleading, or Inaccurate Reporting and Wash Trading | CFTC
• Even NYC's Highfalutin Guggenheim Museum Is Looking at NFTs, Job Posting Suggests - CoinDesk
• NFTs: The First 5000 Beeples - The Metapurser
• Brown Rudnick Client Wirex Wins Cryptoback Trade Mark Infringement Claim Against Cryptocarbon and Bee-One - Brown Rudnick
• NFT marketplace OpenSea raises $23M in Series A round led by a16z

Bitcoin is up .5% at $60,012
Ethereum is up .5% at $1905
and Binance Coin is down 1% at 277.51

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Chiliz up 50%
SushiSwap up 20%
BitTorrent up 20%

Bitcoin broke the $60k barrier.

Microstrategy added another $15M in bitcoin to its treasury.

DogeDex atomic swap platform for Dogecoin is live

Patrick Mahomes joins Gronk in minting digital sports collectibles on the blockchain.

The australian government has set aside $7 million for blockchain pilot projects.

Links:

• Decentralized Exchange Launches for Dogecoin Swaps - CoinDesk
• Department of Industry solving regulatory issues with AU$6.9m blockchain funding | ZDNet
• MicroStrategy Acquires Additional $15 Million in Bitcoin at Average Price of $57,146
• Rafael Schultze-Kraft on Twitter: "$100m+ short liquidations within 10 minutes. Don't 👏 bet 👏 against 👏 #Bitcoin 👏 Chart: https://t.co/5enuFiIxQG https://t.co/lGOAMtnGAb" / Twitter
• Patrick Mahomes to sell NFT trading cards

Two Sue Sun

China Sees 714 More Crypto/Blockchain Firms in January

Crypto Mining Up in Iran

Links:

• Ex-Employees Sue Tron’s Justin Sun for $15M Over Alleged Harassment
• Over 700 Blockchain Firms Founded This Month in China, Over 26,000 in Operation
• Over 1,000 Bitcoin Miners Granted Licenses in Iran: Report - CoinDesk

Virgil Griffith Gets Bail

Turkish Bank Live with Gold-backed Crypto-Transfer System

DLive Joins BitTorrent Ecosystem

Links:

• Ethereum Developer Virgil Griffith to Be Released on Bail to Parents - CoinDesk
• Turkish Bank’s Blockchain Platform for Digital Gold Transfers Goes Live
• DLive Joins BitTorrent Ecosystem to Make Blockchain-Based Content Sharing Mainstream