Bitcoin is down 2% at $20,852
Ethereum is down 2% at $1137
and Binance Coin is down 1.5% at $219

Waves, up 19%
Zilliqa up 20%

BIS addresses CBDCs and crypto

Solend Whale moves funds

Ukraine sells dontated cryptopunk for $100k

Deutsche Börse signs deal with Kaiko

Cloudflare web outage ripples into exchanges

Links:

• Deutsche Börse Xetra - Deutsche Börse partners with Kaiko to extend its market data offering in the crypto sector
• CBDCs, Not Crypto, Will Be Cornerstone of Future Monetary System, BIS Says
• Cloudflare Status - Cloudflare Service Issues
• Alex Bornyakov on Twitter: "Breaking news on crypto donations: #CryptoPunk #5364 has been sold for 90 ETH. It's over $100K. Few months ago this NFT was donated for @_AidForUkraine fund. Crypto community continues to support Ukraine." / 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 up slightly at $38,701
Ethereum is up 1% at $2,580
and Binance Coin is up .5% at $379

Metis up 19%

Prolific DeFi developer Andre Cronje has wrapped up his time in DeFi causing ex-projects to slide.

FTX announces launch into Europe

Binance restores service in Europe

The Philippines central bank is launching a CBCD research effort.

Brantley Millegan to stay on as a director of the ENS foundation after a vote to oust him fails.

Links:

• ENS proposal: [EP6.1] [Social] Removal of Brantly Millegan as Director of The ENS Foundation
• Dozens of Tokens Tumble as Prolific Developer Andre Cronje Calls It Quits
• FTX Continues Global Expansion with the Establishment of FTX Europe
• Binance Fully Reopens EUR and GBP Bank Transfer via SEPA and Faster Payments | Binance Support
• Philippines central bank to launch CBDC research effort

Bitcoin is up .5% at $38,509
Ethereum is up slightly at $2,618
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $376

Mir coin up 28%

Paypal, Visa and Mastercard have all suspended operations in Russia

A bug in Convex Finance caused the CVX token to drop.

Brazil’s central bank has picked nine CBDC projects for next step in innovation challenge.

Genesis digital assets plans a 100% clean energy mining center in Sweden.

Bitcoin is up slightly at $41,532
Ethereum is up .5% at $3,026
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $423

The Sandbox up 19%
Near Protocol, up 18%
Decentraland up 16%

Tx. Senator Ted Cruz buys Bitcoin in recent downturn

Disney seeks Business Development Manager with experience in NFTs

IMX slides as GameStop sells 15M tokens. ($42M)

Senator Pat Toomey cautions over digital Yuan

Nike sues StockX over NFTs

Links:

• DISNEY jobs
• IMX token tumbles as GameStop dumps $42 million from Immutable X grant
• Toomey to Yellen on Digital Yuan
• MetaBirkins Creator Says He Received a Cease & Desist from Hermès, Claims Fair Use - The Fashion Law
• Nike and Hermès File Lawsuits for Trademark Infringement as Fashion Collides With NFTs
• Sen. Ted Cruz discloses a bitcoin purchase worth up to $50,000

Links:

• Bitcoin holdings of public companies surged in 2021
• Jamaica Completes CBDC Pilot, Expects Rollout Later This Year
• More billionaires turning to crypto on fiat inflation fears

Bitcoin is down slightly at $47,155
Ethereum is up slightly at $3,748
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $523

Syscoin up 26%
Polymath up 26%

Eminem buys Ape #9055 for $462k.

Mexican government announces they plan to issue a cbdc by 2024.

El Salvadorian Citizens express concern over Chivo wallet security.

Bitfarms raising $100M in a Bitcoin backed loan with Galaxy Digital.

Bitcoin is up .5% at $51,053
Ethereum is up .5% at $4,089
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $547

The Sandbox up 18%
Fantom up 16%

Adam White is leaving Bakkt.

Thai central bank to delay CBDC test until late next year.

Kraken is acquiring the non custodial staking startup Staked.

Links:

• Adam White on Twitter: "After a great 3+ years at bakkt, next week will be my last I’ve loved working at intersection of crypto + markets and good to see the industry finding the balance between innovation & regulation. Lots of work still to do here but never been more optimistic about the future 🌕" / Twitter
• Kraken Acquires Staked to Support Growth and Resilience in One of Largest Crypto Industry Deals to Date | Business Wire
• Thai Central Bank to Delay CBDC Test Till Late 2022: Report

Links:

• CBDC is a tool to combat Bitcoin, says Bank of Indonesia exec
• Binance CEO reveals one key factor for token listings
• Crypto Miner DMG Blockchain Purchases 1,800 New Generation Bitmain Miners

Bitcoin is up .5% at $54,891
Ethereum is up .5% at $4,132
and Binance Coin is up 1% at $605

The Graph up 16%
Render Token up 20%
Ankr Network up 28%

Celsius Network suspends employee — possibly CFO.

Bank of Tanzania plans CBDC.

Avocado Guild raises $18M.

Links:

• FOMO Drives Tanzanian Central Bank to Plan Own Digital Currency - BNN Bloomberg
• Celsius CFO Arrested on Charges Tied to Former Job at Moshe Hogeg’s Firm
• Blockchain gaming guild Avocado raises $18 million

Links:

• CZ reveals how many users left Binance after mandatory KYC
• Digital ruble should not affect inflation, Bank of Russia says
• India to Ban Crypto as Payment Method but Regulate as Asset: Report
• China's Bitcoin Ban Is The Unnoticed Geopolitical Event Of The Decade | ZeroHedge

Links:

• Russia aims to replace US dollar reserves with digital assets in long term
• French central bank pilots blockchain-based CBDC for debt market
• Crypto lender Nexo confirms NYAG order, calls it a ‘mix up’

Links:

• SEC rolls decisions on four bitcoin ETF applications to end of 2021
• Fed to Launch CBDC Review as Early as This Week: Report — CoinDesk
• Colin McRae’s long-lost rally car reportedly sold for Bitcoin at auction

Bitcoin is up 1% at $47,504
Ethereum is up 1% at $3,236
and Cardano is up slightly at $2.24

Vechain up 24%
AMP up 15%
THORchain up 15%

El Salvador has started mining bitcoin with geothermal energy from volcanos.

The bank of England starfs up third-party working groups to provide input into CBDC.

TikTok announces NFT collection that will partner with top creators.

Rugpull in Solana NFT project.

US Fed Chair Jerome Powell said he’d misspoken abut CBDCs replacing private cryptos.

Links:

• Nayib Bukele 🇸🇻 on Twitter: "We’re still testing and installing, but this is officially the first #Bitcoin mining from the #volcanode 🌋" / Twitter
• Membership of CBDC Engagement and Technology Forums | Bank of England
• TikTok launches first creator-led NFT collection | TikTok Newsroom
• Supposed 17-year-old artist sells $138,000 of fake NFTs and disappears
• Fed Chair Powell Says He Has ‘No Intention’ of Banning Crypto — CoinDesk

Links:

• Ethereum ‘liquidity crisis’ could see new ETH all-time high before Bitcoin — Analyst
• Binance Appoints Former US Treasury Enforcer to Anti-Money Laundering Role - CoinDesk
• Jamaica's Central Bank Says Court Order Required to Track CBDC Transactions - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up 1% at $41,041
Ethereum is up 1% at $2,787
and Binance Coin is up .5% at $335

Alchemy pay up 165%
ICP up 18%
Ravencoin up 16%

Messari closes a $21M series-A.

Federal Reserve governor Christopher Waller expresses doubt about the benefits of a CBDC.

Nascar partners with the team behind Zed Run.

Binance to discontinue Hong Kong derivatives trading and move to proactive compliance.

Links:

• Fed's Waller says he is skeptical a central bank digital currency would improve U.S. payments | Reuters
• Restricting of Derivatives Products Offerings in Hong Kong | Binance Support
• NASCAR links partnership with the startup behind a blockchain-based digital horse racing game
• Steve Cohen's Point72 makes first crypto venture investment, leads Messari's $21M raise

Bitcoin is up slightly at $41,610
Ethereum is down slightly at $2,465
and Binance Coin is down .5% at $331

Neo up 39%
Thorchain up 25%
Chainlink up 16%

Ukranian president signs bill allowing for national CBDC.

Bank of America calls CBDCs inevitable and more effective than cash.

A new bill in congress is looking to more heavily tax crypto investors.

Wealthfront to offer crypto vehicles through Grayscale.

Links:

• You Can Now Get Exposure to Cryptocurrency in Your Wealthfront Portfolio - Wealthfront
• Ukraine's President Signs Law Allowing Central Bank to Issue a CBDC - CoinDesk
• Bank of America Calls CBDCs ‘More Effective' Than Cash in Research Note - CoinDesk
• New Infrastructure Bill Looks to Raise $30B Through Crypto Taxes - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up slightly at $33,050
Ethereum is up slightly at $2,041
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $278

Ecomi up 21%
Celo up 16%

The Thailand SEC files a criminal complaint against Binance.

Softbank has invested $200M in the Brazilian crypto exchange Mercado Bitcoin.

New legislation in Ukraine puts their future CBDC on equal footing with cash.

FaZe Clan has dropped a member and suspended 3 following alleged involvement in a crypto scam

A Sotheby’s auction for a Tim Berners-Lee original source code for the world wide web has sold for $5.4M

Links:

• Mercado Bitcoin, Latin America’s Largest Digital Assets Platform, raises $200 Million USD from SoftBank | Business Wire
• NFT of the original World Wide Web code fetches $5.4 million at Sotheby's
• FaZe Clan on Twitter: "A statement from FaZe Clan. https://t.co/HnPXpAoSYX" / Twitter
• Ukraine Passes Law Treating Its CBDC Same As Cash - BeInCrypto

Links:

• Hong Kong includes central bank digital currency in fintech strategy
• Ripple publishes proposal for federated sidechains to keep main ledger lean
• FBI Recovers Bitcoin From Colonial Ransomware Attack - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down 1% at $38,693
Ethereum is down 2% at $2,785
and Binance Coin is down .5% at $420

OKB up 28%
Iota up 15%
Kusama up 15%

Cryptology says it will invest $100M in crypto related venture funds over the next 2 years.

Paxful announces Paxful Pay

A California man faces two years in federal prison for illegally operating a Bitcoin money transmission business

The ECB says CBDCs will be vital for future financial strength.

Links:

• Yorba Linda Man Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for Operating Illegal ATM Network that Laundered Bitcoin and Cash for Criminals | USAO-CDCA | Department of Justice
• Paxful Hits $5 Billion Volume | Newswire
• Cryptology Asset Group Commits USD 100 Million to Invest Globally in Crypto-related Venture Funds | Business Wire
• The international role of the euro, June 2021 - ECB on CBDCs

Links:

• Pro traders buy the Bitcoin price dip while retail investors chase altcoins
• Dangers Of Programmable Money Explained  | ZeroHedge
• Blockchain.com Acquires AI Firm to Expand Institutional Offering - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up slightly at $56,848
Ethereum is up .5% at $2924
and Binance Coin is up 1% at $618.09

Nano up 28%
Hex up 17%
Helium up 15%

Andreesen Horowitz is setting up a new fund to invest up to $1B in crypto and crypto startups.

The Bank of England has begun hiring for the central bank digital currency team.

Paxos raises $300M, becomes latest Crypto unicorn.

Miners generated $1.7B in revenue in April.

Ethiopian education minister confirms partnership with Cardano.

Bitcoin is up slightly at $57,900
Ethereum is up .5% at $2880
and Binance Coin is up .5% at 627.61

OKB up 48%
DigiByte up 23%
Dogecoin up 15%

BaFin said Binance stock tokens may violate European securities laws.

Ex-Florida tax collector Joel Greenburg allegedly offered Roger Stone Bitcoin for a pardon.

Mastercard is exploring applications on top of CBDCs.

Coinbase is set to acquire Skew.

Links:

• Joel Greenberg Offered Roger Stone Bitcoin in Hopes of a Trump Pardon - CoinDesk
• Binance's Stock Tokens May Violate Law, Germany’s Financial Watchdog Says - CoinDesk
• Mastercard to Explore Applications It Can Build on Top of CBDCs - CoinDesk
• Coinbase set to acquire data and analytics platform Skew for undisclosed sum

Links:

• UK government establishes central bank digital currency task force
• SEC Causing ‘Confusion’ Over Cryptocurrency in Case With Ripple: WSJ
• Time Magazine to accept crypto payments for digital subscriptions

Links:

• China's Digital Yuan Comes With An Expiration Date | ZeroHedge
• Scarcity Cred: Crypto Is A $2 Trillion Disruptive Force | ZeroHedge
• "You’d Have To Shut Down The Internet" To Ban Bitcoin, Says SEC's Hester Peirce | ZeroHedge

Links:

• XRP Hits Two-Month Price High in Wake of Ether Rally - CoinDesk
• GME drops 14% as GameStop announces plans to sell up to 3.5M shares
• BOJ Starts Central Bank Digital Currency Experiments - CoinDesk

Bitcoin Flash Crash

Lagarde Lays Out Path to ECU CBDC

Victoria Bitter for Solar Power?

Links:

• Bitcoin flash crashes by $2K in 5 minutes, liquidating $600M in longs
• Digital euro could take four years, says ECB president Christine Lagarde
• Aussie Beer Can Now Be Exchanged for Excess Solar in New Program Involving Blockchain - CoinDesk

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 down .5% at $55,940
Ethereum is down .5% at $1752
and Binance Coin is down 3% at 260.41

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Chiliz up 96%
Matic Network up 42%
Terra up 15%

Gavel falls on NFT history.

Jamaica is looking to pilot a CBDC

Former UK chief for Coinbase joins MoonPay

The bank of Russia looks to create a CBDC prototype

Links:

• Beeple (b. 1981), EVERYDAYS: THE FIRST 5000 DAYS | Christie’s
• Bank of Russia Eyes Digital Ruble Prototype in Late 2021: Report - CoinDesk
• Bank of Jamaica set to roll out digital currency by early 2022
• Beeple NFT Everydays Sells at Christies Auction for $69 Million in Ether - Bloomberg
• Former Coinbase CEO Zeeshan Feroz joins MoonPay as chief growth officer

Centra Tech's Sharma Sentenced

Ohio Democrat Senator Brown Wants CBDC

PAID Tokens Wrongly Created

Links:

• Paid Network Exploit Mints Attacker 60M Tokens: Report - CoinDesk
• Sen. Sherrod Brown pens letter saying Fed must move forward on CBDC
• Centra Tech co-founder sentenced to eight years in prison for fraudulent ICO

Bitcoin is down slightly at $47,399
Ethereum is down 1% at $1525
and Cardano is down .5% at 1.10

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Populous up 21%
Whale up 20%

John McAfee charged with conspiracy to commit fraud, and money laundering.

BitGo earns trust license from the NYDFS.

Ripple is working to pivot private ledger to central bank digital currencies.

Swedish fraudster Roger Nils-Jones Karlsson has pled guilty to charges of securities fraud.

Links:

• John McAfee charged with fraud over cryptocurrency - BBC News
• BitGo Receives NY Trust Charter from the New York State Department of Financial Services | Business Wire
• Ripple Pilots a Private Ledger for Central Banks Launching CBDCs | Ripple
• Cryptocurrency Fraudster Pleads Guilty to Securities Fraud and Money Laundering Charges in Multi-Million Dollar Investment Scheme | OPA | Department of Justice

Bitcoin is up slightly at $51,397
Ethereum is down slightly at $1901
and Cardano is up .5% at .92

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Binance Coin up 33%
Huobi Token up 17%
Elrond up 16%

Ethereum finds new all time high above $1900.

Coinbase is valued at $77B ahead of its IPO

Kia Motors America is apparently the victim of a ransomware attack

Mastercard partners with Island Pay & Bahamas central bank for prepaid card linked to the Sand Dollar.

Sweden’s Riksbank will extend its pilot project for a CBDC for another 12 months

Links:

• Kia Motors America suffers ransomware attack, $20 million ransom
• Coinbase, Readying for Public Listing, Gets $77B Valuation From Nasdaq Private Market - CoinDesk
• Swiss canton of Zug starts accepting tax payments in cryptocurrency
• Mastercard inks partnership for prepaid card linked to Bahamas CBDC
• Riksbank extends test of technical solution for the e-krona | Sveriges Riksbank

Bitcoin Tops $37K

China CBDC Apps Banned

Coinbase and Bitstamp Experience Outages

Bitcoin is up 1.5% at $24,865
Ethereum is down 1% at $622
and XRP is down 19% at 30 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Theta Fuel up 41%
Zillqua up 15%

XRP falls steeply on SEC lawsuit.

Jay Clayton Resigns early.

SEC lawsuit "unprecedented".

Turkey set to pilot CBDC

Bitcoin tops 25k

PayPal & BitGo talks fall through.

Links:

• Bitstamp to Halt XRP Trading, Deposits in US Due to SEC Lawsuit - CoinDesk
• PayPal drops plans to acquire crypto firm BitGo | Fortune
• Turkey to Pilot Digital Currency in 2021, Says Central Bank Governor - CoinDesk
• SEC.gov | Statement of SEC Chairman Jay Clayton
• Former SEC Commissioner says Ripple lawsuit will cause 'multi-billion dollar losses to innocent third parties' - The Block

Bitcoin Options Market Activity Says Bitcoin Moving Higher

Matsumoto: CBDCs Would Make Crypto Easier

Coinbase Ends New Margin Trading Today at 2:00PM

Links:

• Bitcoin Options Market Suggests Investors Preparing for All-Time High - CoinDesk
• Digital Yen Would Make Crypto Markets 'More Lively,' Says CEO of Monex Group - CoinDesk
• Coinbase Will Suspend All Margin Trading Tomorrow - CoinDesk — Suspend

Bitcoin is down 3% at $18,200
Ethereum is down slightly at $531
and XRP is up 5% at 44 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Waves up 13%

BlackRock’s CIO of fixed income spoke about Bitcoin's potential to replace gold.

President Xi calls for 'an Open and accepting' approach to CBDCs on the global stage.

DeFi project Pickle Finance was exploited for $20M.

VMware launched a blockchain platform for enterprises.

Y Combinator, Pantera Capital and others get behind Globe.

Financial regulators in Texas got a bit tougher on 15 alleged crypto scams

Links:

• Y Combinator, Pantera join $3 million seed round for new crypto derivatives exchange Globe - The Block
• News Releases
• Texas Financial Regulators Crack Down on 15 Alleged Crypto Scams - CoinDesk
• BlackRock's Chief Investment Officer Says Bitcoin Could Replace Gold to a Large Extent - CoinDesk
• Together, Let Us Fight COVID-19 and Create a Better Future
• DeFi project Pickle Finance exploited for nearly $20M in DAI - The Block

Bitcoin is up slightly at $15,967
Ethereum is down 1% at $455
and XRP is up 1% at 27 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Sushiswap up 25%
Compound up 15%

Sir John Cunliffe, Deputy Governor of the Bank of England, said it’s not the job of the bank to protect bank business models.

Deutsche Bank’s research team has highlighted they believe that CBDCs will replace cash in the long term.

PayPal removed the waitlist for their new crypto service and lifted the weekly purchase limit to $20k.

Debate on Digital Dollar Delivering Inflation

New Jersey to License Crypto Firms

Bitcoin Outperforming Gold for Family Offices Says JPMorgan Chase

Links:

• Debate Rages on Whether a Digital Dollar Will Unleash Inflation - CoinDesk
• New Jersey follows in its neighbor state's footsteps with crypto license bill
• Family Offices May Now See Bitcoin as Alternative to Gold: JPMorgan Report - CoinDesk

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Bitcoin is up 4% at $12,932
Ethereum is up 8% at $413
and XRP is up 5% at 26 cents

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

PayPal's soft custodian announcement sends Bitcoin to its highest since late 2017.

The CEO of Ripple has raised concerns about Ripple's long-term position in the US due to regulatory ambiguity.

Kraken has kicked off trading in Japan again after a 2 year hiatus.

An EY led group has bid for the Korean CBDC pilot project.

Links:

• Kraken anncouncement
• PayPal Official News
• Ripple considers other countries for the HQ
• EY bids for Korean CBDC

LINE Corp Platform for CBDC Being Considered

NSX Closer to Live on Exchange

Cordite Society Deploys XDC on Public Corda

CME Says Institutions Long, Hedge Funds Short on Bitcoin

Links:

• Japan's LINE Launches CBDC Development Platform: Report - CoinDesk
• Blockchain-Based Trading System Steps Closer to ASX Access - CoinDesk
• R3 Corda Network Set to Go DeFi With XDC Digital Currency - CoinDesk
• Institutional Bitcoin longs at record-high, hedge funds short — CME data

Bank of Canada Seeks Economist with CBDC Knowledge

Links:

• With job listing, Canada’s central bank takes additional steps towards a CBDC
• Economist, Digital Currencies and Financial Technologies
• First Users Not So Impressed by China's Digital Yuan: Report - CoinDesk

Bahamas First in CBDC With October Surprise

Kiyosaki Says US Bankrupt Buy Gold, Silver and Bitcoin

CB Insights Buys Blockdata

Links:

• Bahamas to Roll Out 'Sand Dollar' Digital Currency Next Month - CoinDesk
• Covid-19 vaccine will spark Bitcoin ‘crash’ — Rich Dad Poor Dad author
• CB Insights Buys Blockdata to Build Out Blockchain Data Offering - CoinDesk

Coinbase CEO: Apple Stifling Crypto Innovation

Communist China Requires CBDC Acceptance

New Group Promoting Blockchain Forms in Switzerland

Links:

• Uniswap Takes Lead Over SushiSwap Less Than 24 Hours After SUSHI Rewards Drop - CoinDesk
• No one can refuse China’s digital currency, says central bank exec
• Swiss blockchain group formed to encourage new blockchain companies

Bitcoin is up 1% at $10,326
Ethereum is up 6.5% at $369
and XRP is up 2.5% at 24 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Algorand up 20%
Synthetix up 18%
and Yearn Finance up 18%

Kraken has returned to Japan after two years away.

California judge has dismisses a $200 million damages claim against AT&T in ongoing SIM-swapping suit.

Mastercard launches customizable Central Bank Digital Currency sandbox.

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Links:

• 暗号資産交換業登録完了のお知らせ
• Judge Dismisses $200M Damages Claim in AT&T Crypto Hack Lawsuit - CoinDesk

DCG Buys Luno

dGen Says By 2030 Three to Five Nations Will Have a CBDC

CoinMetrics Says High Correlation Gold and Bitcoin

bitFlyer Reports Newbies in Their Twenties

Links:

• At least 3 nations to replace their currency with CBDC by 2030: report
• Bitcoin's Correlation With Gold Hits Record High - CoinDesk
• BitFlyer's Newest Customers Are In Their 20s - CoinDesk
• Digital Currency Group acquires cryptocurrency exchange Luno

Bitcoin is up 3% at $10,300
Ethereum is up 5.5% at $356
and XRP is up 1% at 24 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
SushiSwap up 50%
Yearn Finance up 34%
BNB up 20%

Chef Nomi abdicates - forks over control to FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried

Swerve has crosses 380 million in total value within 12 hours of launch

Brazil’s central bank president Roberto Neto says that the country will have a CBDC in 2022.

Craig Wright’s ongoing trial has been moved to january 2021

Bitcoin is down 3.5% at $10,435
Ethereum is down 4.5% at $393
and XRP is down 2% at 26 cents

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

Saudi Arabia business leaders propose blockchain based business passport.

Robinhood faces SEC investigation.

SEC brings charges against Mindset 24 Global LLC.

Bank of England Governor speaks on stable coins, central bank digital currencies, and the future of payments.

Links:

• Saudi Arabia Pitches Blockchain-Based Business Passport to Boost Trade Finance - CoinDesk
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• Self-Help Firm That Mostly Took Bitcoin as Payment Mostly Just Helped Itself, SEC Charges - CoinDesk
• WSJ: Robinhood facing SEC investigation over dealings with high-frequency trading shops - The Block

Bank of England Attends CBDC Meeting Tomorrow

Hackers Mining Crypto Attack AWS Credentials

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Links:

• Bank of England Joins Key Roundtable on Central Bank Digital Currency Design
• Researchers Detect Crypto-Mining Worm to Steal AWS Credentials — X BTC $12,184 +2.25% ETH $428 -0.21% LTC $64.77 +0.36% XRP $0.31 +0.85% BCH $312 -1.14% EOS $3.65 -5.32% ENGLISH ADVERTISE
• Starting Second Term Today, SEC Commissioner Peirce Tells Cointelegraph Her Crypto Priorities

Borrow 30% of Your Bitcoin Stash in Fiat at Coinbase

EU Forces Ireland to Comply re Crypto

Apollo Develops Private Label CBDC Platform

Links:

• Coinbase to Offer Bitcoin-Backed Loans to US Customers - CoinDesk
• Ireland Will Transpose Latest EU Anti-Money Laundering Rules Into National Law
• First Blockchain National Currency Platform Ready for Central Banks’ CBDC Issuance | Blockchain News — CBDC

Bitcoin is up 1% at $9,153
Ethereum is up 0.5% at $233
and XRP is up 3% at 20 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Algorand up 32%
Aave up 20%
and Stellar up 17%

The US Department of Energy has awarded a $1 million grant to software company infoBeyond Technology.

The Bank of Thailand has confirmed that they are actively using their CBDC.

The Malaysian financial regulator has clarified that Binance is not authorized to operate in the country

Jae Woo Kim of New York was arrested on charges of defrauding investorsof more than $4.5 million.

Links:

• U.S. officials award $1 million to company studying blockchain's use in power grid security - The Block
• Binance is not authorized to operate in Malaysia, says the country's financial regulator - The Block
• New Yok Man Charged With Wire Fraud In Alleged Multi-Million Dollar Cryptocurrency Investment Scheme | USAO-NDCA | Department of Justice
• BOT cryptocurrency rolled out for businesses before public debut 
• NCLA Stands up for Bitcoin Investors in Suit Against IRS for Unlawful Seizure of Private Financial Data

Bank of England Considering CBDC

Binance Card Debit Card Soon in Europe

Rich Dad Poor Dad Author Robert Kiyosaki Says Bitcoin Going to $75,000.00

Links:

• Bank of England Considering a Central Bank Digital Currency, Governor Says - CoinDesk
• Binance’s Swipe-Powered Crypto Debit Card Debuts in Europe
• Rich Dad Poor Dad Author: ‘Gold Guys are Being Phased Out’

Daimler AG Partners with Ocean Protocol for Data Mining

DiDi to Trial Digital Yuan When Launched

Wintermute Receives $2.8 Million from Lightspeed Venture Partners

Links:

• Mercedes-Benz Manufacturer Daimler to Collect Data Using Blockchain
• Ride-Hailing Giant DiDi to Trial China's Central Bank Digital Currency - CoinDesk
• Lightspeed Venture Invests $2.8M in Crypto Market Maker Wintermute - CoinDesk

China CBDC Backend Development Complete

CrossTower Raises Six Million Dollars

Securitize Japan Joins Japan Security Token Offering Association

Links:

• Digital Yuan’s Backend Development Complete, Says Chinese Official
• Securitize's Japan Subsidiary Becomes First International Firm to Join Self-Regulatory Group - CoinDesk
• Crypto Trading Platform CrossTower Raises $6M in Seed Round - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up .05% at $9,353
Ethereum is up .05% at $228
and XRP is up slightly at 19 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
DaVinci Coin up 43%
and Haven Protocol up 35%

Economists at the New York Federal reserve called bitcoin just another type of fiat money in a blog post.

Ethereum’s miners are increasing their gas limit by 25%

Bitfinex has been granted just 2 out of 3 subpoenas while it looks for millions of dollars that went missing in 2018

Canada’s central bank is hiring for a CBDC project manager

Links:

• Canada’s Central Bank Is Serious About Designing a CBDC, Job Posting Reveals - CoinDesk
• Bitfinex Granted 2 of 3 Subpoenas in Hunt for Missing Millions - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up 1.5% at $9,550
Ethereum is up 8% at $236
and XRP is up 3.5% at 20 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Maker up 48%
Aave up 20%

Amazon has patented a DLT system for proving the authenticity of consumer goods

San Francisco based Magic lands $4 million in funding.

The digital dollar project has issued a white paper calling for a US central bank digital currency.

Links:

• Digital Dollar Project Calls for 2-Tiered Distribution System in First White Paper for US CBDC - CoinDesk
• 'Passwordless Login' Startup Magic Raises $4M From Naval Ravikant, Placeholder - CoinDesk
• Amazon Patents Blockchain-Based Product Authenticator - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down slightly at 9,159
Ethereum is up 2% at $206
and XRP is down 1% at 20 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Horizon up 20%
Ardor up 17%
and OmiseGo up 15%

Chinese political advisors have proposed a regional digital currency.

Louisiana is set to consider a bill to regulate and license virtual currency businesses.

JP Morgan is taking the stance that Central bank digital currencies could undermine the U.S. dollar's dominance

Links:

• Chinese Government Advisers Propose Regional Stablecoin for 4 Asian Countries - CoinDesk
• Louisiana State Senate to Consider Crypto Business Licensing Bill - CoinDesk
• JPMorgan Says Central Bank Digital FX a Danger to U.S. Power - Bloomberg

California Giant Berry on the Chain

Bank of Korea Releases CBDC Report

EU Supercomputers Hacked to Mine Monero

Links:

• California Giant Berry Farms Joins IBM Food Trust Blockchain Tracking System
• Advances in Blockchain Drives Banks Toward Digital Currencies, Says Bank of Korea
• EU Supercomputers Hijacked From COVID-19 Research to Mine Cryptocurrency - CoinDesk

IFS Seeks Help on Crypto

TON is Dead

Bank of England: No Compromise on CBDC

Links:

• IRS Seeks Third-Party Contractors to Help With Taxpayers’ Crypto Calculations
• Telegram Abandons TON Blockchain Project After Court Fight With SEC - CoinDesk
• Bank of England: No Compromise on Our Principles for Any Future CBDC - CoinDesk

Max Raskin: No to US Fed CBDC

VeChain, MasterCard and Alipay Back APAC Provenance Council

Devs at Ghost Foil Mining Hack

Links:

• VeChain, Mastercard and Alipay Join Australia-China Supply Chain Consortium
• Devs at Blogging Platform Ghost Take Down Crypto-Mining Malware Attack
• Digital Dollars Give the State Too Much Control Over Money - CoinDesk

Gemini Exchange Now SOC Type 1 Certified

Power Ledger Inks PV Trading Deal

Dutch Central Bank Wants CBDC Trial

Links:

• Winklevoss' Gemini Cryptocurrency Exchange Scores Another Security Qualification
• Power Ledger Rolls Out Blockchain-Based Solar Energy Trading in Western Australia
• Dutch Central Bank Wants to Be European Union's CBDC Proving Ground - CoinDesk

SoFi Buys Galileo

Bank of England Says Private Companies Could Partner in CBDC

CasperLabs Launching Own Crypto

Links:

• SoFi Acquires Payment Processor Galileo in $1.2 Billion Deal
• Private Companies Could Play Role in Digital Currency Issuance, Bank of England Says - CoinDesk
• ETH 2.0 Development Firm CasperLabs to Work on Its Own Blockchain

Kraken: Bitcoin at $350,000 by 2045

San Fran is Top Crypto Town

Overton Window Opens for Digital Dollar

Links:

• Kraken Predicts Wealth Transfer will Cause BTC Rise to $350K by 2045
• Report: Crypto Investment Wealth Is Highest in San Francisco Bay Area
• The Overton Window – Mackinac Center
• Congressional Bills Signal Digital Dollar Is Politicaly Feasible- CoinDesk

Court Rules Against Telegram

Casper Labs EVOs with BitMax

Communist China Central Bank Rides Pandemic Express to CBDC

Links:

• Telegram Denied: Court Sides With SEC, Grants Injunction Against Issuing GRAMs
• CasperLabs Pivots Away From Ethereum to Fundraise With Its Own Blockchain - CoinDesk
• Turning A Crisis Into An Opportunity, China Gets One Step Closer to CBDC

Andreas Antonopoulos Predicted Bitcoin Price Drop

Edward Snowden Wants In

Bank of England Telegraphs Move to CBDC?

Links:

• 2 Months Ago, Andreas Antonopoulos Explained Why Bitcoin Would Crash
• Edward Snowden ‘Feels Like Buying Bitcoin’ Amid Price Crash
• Bank of England Releases Discussion Paper on CBDCs | Cointelegraph

Virus Freezes Dev of Digital Yuan

Ripple Pays MoneyGram $11 Million

Links:

• China's Digital Yuan Research Delayed Amid Coronavirus Epidemic
• Coinbase Releases its Plan for the Coronavirus Spread | Cointelegraph
• MoneyGram Got Another $11M From Ripple to Use Its Cross-Border Payments Tech - CoinDesk

New Jersey Muscles Cryptoverse

Central Bankers Conference: DLT? We Don't Need No Stinking Distributed Ledger

Links:

• New Jersey Introduces Bill to Regulate Cryptocurrencies at State Level
• Central Bankers From Canada, Netherlands, Ukraine Call Blockchain Unnecessary for Digital Fiat - CoinDesk

Digital Dollar on Horizon

UK Seeks Crypto Expert

This Job Is for You

Links:

• US Fed Is Exploring Potential for Digital Currency, Says Board Member
• UK Financial Watchdog Seeks Cryptocurrency Expert to Address EU Regulations
• (9) Associate (Intelligence) Crypto - 12 month FTC | Financial Conduct Authority | LinkedIn

Coinbase Creates Coinbase Custody International

Bakt: No Biz

Bank of Japan and CBDCs: Be Prepared

Links:

• Coinbase Launches International Cryptocurrency Custody Arm
• Literally No One Is Trading Bakkt’s Bitcoin Options - CoinDesk
• Bank of Japan Must Be Ready to Issue Digital Currency, Says Exec

Central Bankers Admit Libra Stimulated

China Considers Adding Blockchain to Social Credit System

Blockchain Association Files Brief Supporting Telegram in SEC Suit

Links:

• Japanese Ex-Central Banker: Libra Spurred Us to Take CBDCs Seriously
• Chinese Experts Suggest Using Blockchain Tech in ‘Social Credit’ System
• Blockchain Association Sides With Telegram Against SEC, Says Grams Are Not Securities - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up 0.5% at $7,348
XRP is up 1% at 19 cents
and Ethereum is up 2% at $129

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Library credits, up 25%

Coinbase Wallet is set to remove it’s Dapp to comply with Apple’s app store policy.

Paraguay is set to develop regulation to comply with the FATF’s guidance on virtual asset service providers.

18 central banks are developing sovereign digital currencies

Huobi Global is launching a fiat-currency gateway for its Indonesian subsidiary

Links:

• Coinbase Wallet to remove DApp browser to comply with Apple's policy - The Block
• Huobi launches fiat-to-crypto gateway in Indonesia - The Block
• At least 18 central banks are developing sovereign digital currencies - The Block
• Paraguay audits crypto to develop regulation to comply with FATF - The Block

Lithuania Central Bank Heading to CBDC

Rosetti Catches the Waves

Cuban Green Lights Bitcoin, Finally

Links:

• Central Bank 'Parental Controls' Obsolete for Crypto: Bank of Lithuania
• Russia’s National Energy Grid Operator Tests Blockchain for Retail Payments
• Bitcoin ‘Can Be’ A Reliable Financial Instrument After All: Mark Cuban

State Street Fires Developers

StrandHogg on Your Android?

Japan: No to CBDC

Links:

• State Street Bank Archives - CoinDesk
• StrandHogg: Serious Android vulnerability leaves most apps vulnerable to attacks.
• No Demand for a State Digital Currency in Japan: Central Bank Governor

Banque de France Wants CBDC

Bitfinex Sued Again

Links:

• ‘Mercenary and Baseless’ — Bitfinex Responds to New Lawsuit
• France Archives - CoinDesk

Stablecoins Must Register: FinCEN

Fed Chairman: No CBDC Benefit

Singapore Wants to Green Light Crypto Derivatives

Links:

• Central Banking Archives - CoinDesk — CoinDesk Bitcoin News Events Bitcoin 24h $8,072.58 +0.57% Ethereum 24h $174.75 +0.57% XRP 24h $0.250551 +2.48% Bitcoin Cash 24h $239.30 +1.09% Litecoin 24h $54.90 +0.42% EOS 24h $3.08 -0.61% Bitcoin SV 24h $106.40 -0.80% Stellar 24h $0.064501 +1.61% TRON 24h $0.016581 +0.35% Cardano 24h $0.041044 -0.39% Monero 24h $57.75 -0.79% NEO 24h $11.63 +3.89% IOTA 24h $0.243180 +1.11% Dash 24h $64.12 +1.68% Ethereum Classic 24h $4.36 +1.55% NEM 24h $0.039578 +2.68% Dogecoin 24h $0.002508 +0.59% Zcash 24h $33.89 +1.95% Decred 24h $19.96 +1.93% Qtum 24h $1.90 +1.37% Bitcoin Gold 24h $7.34 +1.32% Lisk 24h $0.751929 -1.03%
• Regulation Archives - CoinDesk

Stellar Foundation Destroys 55 Billion XLM

Houbi Deplatforms All US Customers by November 13

The Fed Wants You

Links:

• Stellar's Foundation Just Destroyed Half the Supply of Its Lumens Cryptocurrency - CoinDesk
• Huobi Global Is Forcing US Customers to Use Its Local Partner - CoinDesk
• US Federal Reserve Hiring Retail Payments Manager to Research Digital Currencies - CoinDesk
• The Fed - Start Job Search

ReclaimCrypto!

Korea: No CBDC

Happy 11th Birthday Bitcoin

Links:

• There's a New Way to Get Your Stolen Crypto Back - CoinDesk
• Developed Countries Have Little Need for CBDCs, Says Bank of Korea Official - CoinDesk
• Bitcoin's White Paper Turns 11 as Network Passes Milestones - CoinDesk

Kaplan: "Fed Considering Digital Currency"

Child Porn Site Busted Using Chainalysis' Reactor Software

Links:

• US Law Enforcement Traces Bitcoin Transfers to Nab 'Largest' Child Porn Site - CoinDesk
• Top Fed Official Says US Central Bank 'Actively' Debating Digital Dollar - CoinDesk

Reps to Powell: Do a Dollar CBDC

Coinbase Pays Interest

OhioCrypto.com Dead

Bitcoin is up 2% at $8,167
XRP is up 1% at 24 cents
and Ethereum is up 5% at $173

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Dent up 23%
Metal up 23%
Cortex up 21%
and Particl up 20%

Proposals of a treasure tax on cryptocurrency mining have been put forth by the Association of Banks of Russia.

The NBA has rejected Spencer Dinwiddie's proposal to tokenize his multi-million dollar contract.

ING’s chief economist predicts central banks will be issuing their own digital currencies in 2 to 3 years.

Links:

• Russia could tax bitcoin and other crypto mining as a treasure - The Block
• NBA rejects Nets player Spencer Dinwiddie's attempt to tokenize his $34.4 million contract - The Block
• ING's Chief Economist Predicts Central Bank Digital Currencies in 2-3 Years - CoinDesk
• A Dangerous Bug in Bitcoin's Lightning Network Has Been Fixed - CoinDesk

North Korea Developing Own Crypto

Central Banker Says CBDC Go od Tool

EOS Has Trouble

Links:

• North Korea Plans Bitcoin-Like Cryptocurrency to Sidestep Sanctions - CoinDesk
• Everyone's Worst Fears About EOS Are Proving True - CoinDesk
• Central Banker: CBDCs Are a Flexible Tool for Zero-Interest Rate World

Binance Launching Dollar-Backed Stablecoin in US

Japan Grants Crypto Exchange License to LINE

Chinese CBDC Better Than Libra?

Links:

• Binance Launches Dollar-Backed Crypto Stablecoin With NYDFS Blessing - CoinDesk
• Japan Grants Crypto Exchange License to Messaging Giant LINE
• New Head of China's Digital Currency Says It Beats Facebook Libra on Tech Features - CoinDesk

NSA Developing Quantum Resistant Crypto

China Focused on CBDC

Links:

• NSA Working to Develop Quantum-Resistant Cryptocurrency: Report
• China's Crypto Competitor Is Being Built in a Secret Office with Restricted Access - CoinDesk

China CBDC No Time Soon

AWS Employee Hacked Capital One

PNC Bank Using RippleNet

Links:

• Alleged Capital One Hacker Accused of Secretly Mining Cryptocurrency
• Chinese Central Bank ‘Crypto’ Not Launching in November: State Media
• US Banking Giant PNC Starts Using RippleNet for Cross-Border Payments

Bitcoin is up slightly at $11,439
XRP is up 1.5% at 30 cents
and Ethereum is up 2.7% at $210

Those are your leaders by market cap

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Dent up 21%
Zclassic up 17%
and Dock up 27%

IBM has filed a patent for a blockchain based web browser.

A senior official at China’s central bank announced that their central bank digital currency is ready.

Etihad Airways has partnered with a Winding Tree for internal information systems.

Coinbase has released a detailed look at how it foiled a large scale, highly sophisticated attack.

Links:

• IBM Files Patent for a Blockchain-Based Web Browser - CoinDesk
• Etihad Airways Integrates Travel-Focused Blockchain Platform Winding Tree
• Responding to Firefox 0-days in the wild - The Coinbase Blog
• China's central bank digital currency is "ready" after 5 years of development - The Block
• Emirates' Etihad partners with Swiss blockchain platform Winding Tree - Reuters