Bitcoin is up .5% at $43,803
Ethereum is up 1% at $3,256
and Binance Coin is up 1% at $435

Binance US closes first funding round for over $200M.

ESPN signs deal with Tom Brady’s NFT Platform Autograph

US house introduces bill to mitigate the risks from El Salvador’s adoption of bitcoin.

A Bored Ape holder loses NFTs in fake trade to a scammer.

Links:

• Binance.US raises over $200 million at a $4.5 billion pre-money valuation
• ESPN Signs First-Ever NFT Deal with Autograph
• quit.pcc.eth on Twitter: "Today, bored ape holder "s27" lost their bubble gum ape and matching mutants ($567k at current floors) in an instant. This is a thread on how it happened, and how to prevent something similar from happening to you. 1/🧵" / Twitter

Bitcoin is down .5% at $45,009
Ethereum is down slightly at $3,284
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $427

IOST up 24%

Bored Ape Yacht Club discord briefly hacked

Elizabeth Warren says its go time for US CBDC.

Ex-OpenSea executive Nate Chastain raising money for new NFT platform.

Buenos Aires is working on a digital identity platform

Links:

• Elizabeth Warren Calls for US to Create a CBDC
• OpenSea Exec Who Quit After ‘Insider Trading’ Scandal Is Back With NFT Platform
• Bored Ape Yacht Club on Twitter: "STAY SAFE. Do not mint anything from any Discord right now. A webhook in our Discord was briefly compromised. We caught it immediately but please know: we are not doing any April Fools stealth mints / airdrops etc. Other Discords are also being attacked right now." / Twitter
• Identidad-digital/Whitepaper Tango.md at main · gcba/Identidad-digital · GitHub

Bitcoin is down slightly at $63,316
Ethereum is down slightly at $4,118
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $491

Moon river up 22%
OKB up 18%
Thorchain up 18%

Greenidge Generation Holdings to acquire South Carolina location, considers Texas plots.

FTX raises $420,690,000 in their series B-1.

Bored Ape #8585 (a crowned, mutated ape with trippy fur) sells for a record 696.969ETH ($2.7M)

Worldcoin makes waves with its Orb rollout.

Links:

• Crowned Bored Ape with trippy fur sells for record $2.7 million
• FTX Raises $420,690,000
• Greenidge announcement
• This Startup Wants to Scan Your Eyes With a Silver Orb for Cryptocurrency

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 down .5% at $51,378
Ethereum is up .5% at $3,901
and Cardano is down 1% at $2.84

Quant Network up 22%
OMG Network up 21%
Aelf up 16%

Bored Ape NFTs on auction with Sotheby’s exceeds expectations set by the auction house with 3 days to go.

Ethereum’s future open interest is setting new records

Senator Elizabeth Warren calls crypto the new shadow bank.

Australian neobank Volt inks partnership deal with exchange BTC markets.

Links:

• Crypto’s Rapid Move Into Banking Elicits Alarm in Washington - The New York Times
• Ethereum futures open interest sets new record as price nears ATH
• 101 Bored Ape Yacht Club | Ape in !2021 | Sotheby's

Bitcoin is up slightly at $48,771
Ethereum is down slightly at $3,227
and Cardano is down .5% at 2.82

Arweave up 27%
Celo up 21%
Solana up 15%

Jack Dorsey is planning on building a decentralized bitcoin exchange.

The government in Cuba wants to regulate cryptocurrencies according to a resolution published this week.

NBA superstar Steph Curry has joined the Bored Ape Yacht Club.

Billionaire Bill Miller has picked up a $40M position in Grayscale’s bitcoin trust.

Links:

• Cuba to recognize -- and regulate -- cryptocurrencies
• Billionaire Bill Miller takes plunge into GBTC with 1.5 million shares
• NBA icon Stephen Curry buys Bored Ape NFT for $180,000
• jack⚡️ on Twitter: "We’ve determined @TDB54566975’s direction: help us build an open platform to create a decentralized exchange for #Bitcoin" / Twitter

Bitcoin is up .5% at $44,984
Ethereum is up 1% at $3,143
and Binance Coin is up .5% at $353

Arweave up 22%
Shiba Inu up 20%
Dogecoin up 18%

JPMorgan has launched an in-house bitcoin fund limited to private bank clients in partnership with NYDIG.

Christies will hold a first-ever sale of Meebits and Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs.

Burberry released its first NFTs in Blankos Block Party

Stronghold mining is set to double their capacity with a second plant acquisition.

HIVE ordered 4k mining machines from Canaan

Links:

• JPMorgan Launches In-House Bitcoin Fund for Private Bank Clients - CoinDesk
• No Time Like Present
• British Fashion Brand Burberry Releases First NFTs - CoinDesk
• Bitcoin miner Stronghold to double capacity via second plant acquisition
• Canaan Announces Customer Order of 4,000 Bitcoin Mining Machines | Canaan Inc.