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 up slightly at $42,026
Ethereum is even at $3,137
and Binance Coin up .5% at $463

crypto.com changes story about hack—34M in user funds taken.

Russia’s central bank wants a firm ban on crypto

a16z looks for 4.5B more for crypto funds.

Google exec tells Bloomberg the company will evolve with user and merchant demands for crypto payments.

Gary Gensler and the SEC are pushing for more scrutiny for crypto exchanges.

Links:

• a16z seeks 4.5B | Financial Times
• Google (GOOG) Hires PayPal (PYPL) Vet to Reset Strategy After Banking Retreat - Bloomberg
• crypto.com on hack
• Crypto Exchanges Will Face More Scrutiny From SEC, Gensler Says - Bloomberg
• Russia's central bank calls for crypto ban

Bitcoin is up slightly at $59,364
Ethereum is down slightly at $3,773
and Binance Coin is down 4% at $460

Polygon up 18%
Loopring up 15%

Bitcoin up on Bloomberg speculation that the SEC will allow a bitcoin futures ETF.

Data compiled by the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance suggests US leads Bitcoin mining hash rate.

A man in the UK has been jailed for 13 months for stealing electricity to mine crypto.

London investment app Plum has secured $14M of a $24M series A.

Links:

• Bitcoin Futures ETFs Are Poised for Milestone With Debut in U.S. - Bloomberg
• Savings and investment app Plum secures $14 million of funding
• U.S. Now World Leader in Bitcoin Production | ETF Trends
• UK Jails Crypto Miner for 13 Months for Stealing Electricity: Report — CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down .5% at $55,260
Ethereum is down .5% at $3,618
and Cardano is down .5% at $2.27

Fantom up 26%
Harmony up 21%

Famed art forger Wolfgang Beltracchi is stepping into the NFT market

Bitcoin mining firms in North America are stockpiling Bitcoin.

Senator Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming discloses bitcoin purchase between $50k and $100k.

Bloomberg's report on Tether.

Links:

• Crypto Mystery: Where’s the $69 Billion Backing the Stablecoin Tether? - Bloomberg
• Periodic Transaction Report for 10/07/2021 filed by Cynthia M Lummis - Senate Financial Disclosures
• US-listed mining firms have hoarded over $1 billion worth of bitcoin
• Notorious art forger Wolfgang Beltracchi enters the NFT world

Bitcoin is up .5% at $40,404
Ethereum is up 2% at $2,730
and Binance Coin is up 1% at 369.

Internet Computer up 65%
Cardano up 41%
Dogecoin up 40%

$460B of value liquidated in the crypto markets—institutions buying.

A costly mistake for BlockFi.

OCC, FED, FDIC to create interagency tem for crypto regulation

Instagram is hosting a professional development panel for NFT artists

Links:

• OCC, Federal Reserve and FDIC are committed to collaborating on crypto
• Instagram First Creator Week Events Scheduled for June - Variety
• BlockFi is scrambling to recover millions in BTC it mistakenly sent to users
• Crypto Market Loses $460B as Ether, Altcoins Follow Bitcoin’s Deep Dive - CoinDesk

Tesla Profits More From Bitcoin Than Cars

WeBank and MyBank to Pilot Digital Yuan

Carney Joins Stripe

Links:

• Tesla made $1B profit on its Bitcoin buy, says analyst
• Ant-backed MYbank to help China expand digital yuan trial
• Stripe Names Digital Currency Advocate, Former BoE Governor Carney to Board - CoinDesk