Bitcoin is up 1% at $49,523
Ethereum is up .5% at $1838
and Cardano is down 1% at .85

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Bitcoin Cash up 26%
NEO up 19%
Bitcoin SV up 18%

Alpha Homora was exploited for $37M yesterday

North Bmerican bitcoin ETF has been approved by a Canadian securities regulator.

The Spartan Group unveils new $50M DeFi venture fund.

Links:

• Alpha Finance Lab on Twitter: "Dear Alpha community, we've been notified of an exploit on Alpha Homora V2. We're now working with @AndreCronjeTech and @CreamdotFinance together on this. The loophole has been patched. We're in the process of investigating the stolen fund, and have a prime suspect already." / Twitter
• First North American Bitcoin ETF Approved by Canadian Securities Regulator - CoinDesk
• Spartan Group creates $50 million venture fund to bridge global markets

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

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