Bitcoin is up slightly at $37,822
Ethereum is up slightly at $2,570
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $392

Render Token up 23%
Celsius Network up 16%
Flow up 15%

State senator in Arizona introduces bill to make Bitcoin legal tender.

Google hires slew of blockchain experts.

Lebron James Family Foundation enters into a multi-year deal with crypto.com

Vitalilk Buterin receives $100M back from his $1.2B donation in order to re-direct efforts beyond regulation.

Links:

• Google Cloud launches dedicated Digital Asset Team | Google Cloud Blog
• Sandeep | Polygon 💜 on Twitter: "CryptoRelief Update: Have been in discussions with @VitalikButerin on how to accelerate relief efforts in India. And we have come up with a solution, we will moving $100mn USDC back to Vitalik, a non-Indian, to do fast deployment in high risk/reward projects. Why? A thread" / Twitter
• LeBron James and the LeBron James Family Foundation Announce Multi-Year Partnership with Crypto.com

Bitcoin is up slightly at $48,064
Ethereum is up .5% at $3,796
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $522

Celsius Network up 15%

Russia’s Sber bank has introduced the country's first blockchain focused ETF.

Hong Kong officials have arrested 2 suspected of laundering $384M through banks and a crypto exchange.

Fractal NFT exchange is live.

Binance is once again in the hot seat with regulators.

Links:

• Russia’s Largest Bank Introduces First Blockchain-Focused ETF in the Country
• Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department - Press Releases
• Ontario securities regulator slams Binance after crypto exchange claims it can continue operating there
• The gaming-focused NFT platform Fractal officially launches

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

Bitcoin is up slightly at $33,898
Ethereum is up .5% at $2,165
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $303

Axie Infinity up 45%
Celsius Network up 17%
Theta Network up 15%

Amazon is looking to hire a digital currency lead.

Reddit selects Arbitrum to scale the Ethereum-based community points system.

This week the decentralized identity startup Magic raised $27M in a series A.

22 year-old British man arrested in connection with last year’s massive Twitter hack.

Links:

• British Man Arrested in Connection With Last Year’s Massive Twitter Hack - CoinDesk
• Decentralized identity startup Magic raises $27 million in Series A funding
• Digital Currency and Blockchain Product Lead - Job ID: 1644513 | Amazon.jobs
• (3) Scaling Reddit’s Community Points with Arbitrum : ethereum
• Brazilian Police Seize $33M in Crypto Money Laundering Probe - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up 0.5% at $10,547
Ethereum is up 2% at $347
and XRP is up 1.5% at 23 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Ampleforth up 22%
Celsius Network up 19%

Braintrust raises 18 million in a new funding round led by Acme.

Equilibrium raises 5.5 million for cross-chain DeFi.

Venezuela launches national stock exchange built on Ethereum blockchain.

J Barry Thompson of Pennsylvania pled guilty to his involvement in a $7 million Bitcoin buying fraud.

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Links:

• Equilibrium, a Polkadot-based project for cross-chain DeFi, raises $5.5 million - The Block
• Venezuela Rolls Out Ethereum-Based Stock Exchange to Help Skirt US Sanctions - CoinDesk
• Braintrust raises $18 million in new funds for token-powered freelancer marketplace - The Block
• Federal Court Orders Pennsylvania Man Pay $7.4 Million in Restitution for Multi-Million Dollar Bitcoin Fraud | CFTC

Bitcoin is up 1.5% at $10,886
Ethereum is up 3.5% at $367
and XRP is up 2% at 24 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Celsius Network up 20%
Digibyte up 17%

Data management firm Fluree raises $2.5 million in additional VC funding unlocking a $1.5 million defense contract.

BitFlyer’s European arm is opening up tokyo-based liquidity for european bitcoin traders.

Thomas J Gity has been charged with scamming investors in a Florida crypto-trading scheme.

The SEC has levied a cease and desist against Salt Lending over their 2017 ICO.

MakerDAO adds Chainlink, Loopring and Compound as collateral options.

Links:

• MakerDAO Adds Chainlink, Compound, Loopring as Collateral Options | Nasdaq
• Thomas J. Gity, et al. (Release No. LR-24930; Sep. 30, 2020)
• Data Management Startup Fluree Unlocks $1.5M Air Force Contract With Latest VC Raise - CoinDesk
• SALT SEC ICO filing

Bitcoin is up 1% at $11,086
Ethereum is down 1% at $384
and XRP is down 1% at 25 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Uniswap up 40%
and Celsius network up 17%

Blockchain Capital joins Libra.

A transparency blockchain measure has been voted down in Germany.

Investors are suing NVIDIA over the 2017 mining boom.

Uniswap up over 40%, questions bubbling about security and the SEC.

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Links:

• Investment Firm Blockchain Capital Joins Libra Association - CoinDesk
• German Lawmakers Vote 'Nein' on Blockchain for Transparency on Megaprojects - CoinDesk
• Investors Aren't Entitled To 'Crypto Craze' Docs, NVIDIA Says - Law360
• The runaway success of Uniswap's token raises an old question: is it a security? - The Block