Bitcoin is up 1% at $39,343
Ethereum is up 2% at $2,707
and Binance Coin is up 1% at $364

Terra up 27%
Fantom up 21%
Avalanche up 15%

China is increasing restrictions to jail those found raising funds through crypto sales.

Robinhood error shows incorrect market price for BTC

Ukrainian NGOs receive hundreds of thousands in BTC donations to support military groups.

Warner Music Group signs partnership with Splinterlands

Links:

• Ukrainian military group receives hundreds of thousands in BTC donations
• Robinhood Help on Twitter: "The Robinhood app experienced a temporary issue that led to an incorrect display price for crypto for an hour at 6:50 pm PT. The issue is now resolved. Some customers may have unfilled market orders due to this display issue. We apologize for any inconvenience caused." / Twitter
• China can now jail people if funds raised via crypto from public
• Warner Music Group and Splinterlands Collaborating on Play-to-Earn Games - Decrypt

Bitcoin is down 7% at $54,100
Ethereum is down 9% at $4,032
and Binance Coin is down 7% at $585

Siacoin up 15%
Ankr Network up 16%

Hilary Clinton calls for increased regulation in crypto to protect the dollar’s reserve status.

Chainnews is shutting down amid wider moves by Chinese censors.

Regulators in South Korea are calling for criminal punishment for crypto market manipulation.

Grayscale calls metaverse a trillion dollar a year market.

Links:

• China's crypto censorship reaches over news outlets and mining pools
• Hillary Clinton: New Rules Needed To Guard Against Tech Company Abuses - YouTube
• S. Korean Regulators Call for Criminal Punishments for Crypto Market Manipulation
• Grayscale on the Metaverse

Bitcoin is up 3% at $61,010
Ethereum is up 3% at $4,160
and Binance Coin is up 5% even at $480

Shiba Inu up 47%
Dogecoin up 37%
Fantom up 15%

China says it will release a new national blockchain standard next year.

Cream Finance has been hacked for more than $130M

El Salvador buys another 420 Bitcoin

Adobe partners with OpenSea and other marketplaces to display NFT credentials.

Links:

• Cream Finance 🍦 on Twitter: "Our Ethereum C.R.E.A.M. v1 lending markets were exploited and liquidity was removed on October 27, 1354 UTC. The attacker removed a total of ~$130m USD worth of tokens from these markets, using this address: https://t.co/17sPIDpCmr No other markets were impacted." / Twitter
• El Salvador announces purchase of 420 bitcoin, worth nearly $25 million
• Adobe partners with OpenSea and other NFT marketplaces to display content credentials
• China to Release National Blockchain Standard Next Year, Says Official: Report
• MicroStrategy Adds Almost 9,000 Bitcoins to Its Holdings in Third Quarter

Bitcoin is down 1.5% at $41,368
Ethereum is even at $2,816
and Cardano is up 4% at $2.21

Phantasma up 30%
Ren up 19%

The People’s Bank of China toughens its stance against crypto and crypto trading activities.

Time Magazine dropped a pack of hidden NFTs — to be revealed at 6pm today.

Twitter is adding bitcoin lightning tips and NFT authentication features.

Links:

• Twitter to Add Bitcoin Lightning Tips, NFT Authentication — CoinDesk
• Chaotic TIME Magazine NFT Launch Sends Gas Fees Spiraling — CoinDesk
• China issues tougher measures to keep cracking down on crypto trading

Bitcoin is up slightly at $47,896
Ethereum is up 1% at $3,620
and Cardano is up slightly at $2.47

Sushi Swap up 22%
Avalanche up 18%
Thorchain up 16%

China increases hunt for illicit miners.

Nate Chastain accused of insider trading at OpenSea.

BitMEX’s first employee has agreed to be extradited to the US to face money laundering charges.

Ethereum Founder Vitalik Buterin made Time’s ‘most influential’ list.

Links:

• China Said to Intensify Hunt for Cryptocurrency Miners in Hiding
• CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
• Cryptocurrency executive agrees to extradition to face US banking law charges - The Royal Gazette | Bermuda News, Business, Sports, Events, & Community |
• Vitalik Buterin Is on the 2021 TIME100 List | TIME

Bitcoin is down 3% at $35,512
Ethereum is down 4% at $2,613
and Binance Coin is down 4% at $386

Amp up 20%
Wootrade up 17%
Theta fuel up 15%

Jack Dorsey tweeted yesterday that Square is considering developing a bitcoin hardware wallet.

Sotheby’s has opened a virtual replica of its London galleries in Decentraland

China is launching a new copyright protection blockchain

Links:

• Sotheby’s Opens Virtual Replica of Its London Galleries in Decentraland - CoinDesk
• Jack on Twitter: "Square is considering making a hardware wallet for #bitcoin. If we do it, we would build it entirely in the open, from software to hardware design, and in collaboration with the community. We want to kick off this thinking the right way: by sharing some of our guiding principles." / Twitter
• China Launches New Copyright Protection Blockchain - CoinDesk

ConsenSys Partners with BSN, Takes Quorum to China

Marathon Bought the Bitcoin Dip; CEO Aims for Pure Play Bitcoin Company

Russian Officials Must Divest Digital Assets by April 1

Links:

• Ethereum-Based ConsenSys Quorum Partners with China’s BSN Blockchain - CoinDesk
• Crypto Miner Marathon Patent Group Buys $150M in Bitcoin - CoinDesk
• Russian Public Officials Banned From Holding Cryptocurrency - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down 1% at $10,681
Ethereum is down 1.5% at $347
and XRP is down 2% at 24 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
IDEX up 14%

Russia’s ministry of finance is calling for higher reporting standards in the crypto space.

Roskomnadzor blacklists Binance’s website.

Chinese state-owned media make coordinated report that crypto is the year’s top performing investment.

Liquity raises $2.4 million in seed funding in a round led by Polychain capital.

Knesset members in Israel are looking to relax the tax burden on cryptocurrencies.

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Links:

• China State Media Make Rare Reports Calling Crypto 2020's Best Performing Asset - CoinDesk
• Israeli regulators propose Bitcoin be taxed as a currency, not an asset
• Liquity secures $2.4M in seed funding to further develop lending protocol - The Block

South Korea Proposes a 20 Percent Tax on Crypto Gains

Coinsquare Admits Wash Trading: Management Resigns

China's Supreme Court Wants to Strengthen Crypto Property Rights

Links:

• South Korea Finalizes Cryptocurrency Income Tax of 20%
• Coinsquare Exchange Execs to Resign Over Wash Trading Scandal - CoinDesk
• Chinese Supreme Court Favors Strengthening Cryptocurrency Property Rights

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 down 4% at 8,757
Ethereum is down 2% at $202
and XRP is down 3% at 19 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Zillqua up 22%
and Grin up 22%

Goldman Sachs is holding a call this week on the current crisis, state of crypto and inflation.

The World Economic Forum set out its Presido Principles with a “Blockchain Bill of Rights". With signatories from Colombia, Deloitte, and ConsenSys.

Samsung is pre-installing Theta(.)tv into all new Galaxy s20 smartphones.

A member of China’s parliament has suggested setting up a national blockchain development fund.

Links:

• Goldman Sachs Is Hosting A Client Call About Bitcoin, Gold and Inflation
• A member of China's parliament suggests setting up national blockchain development fund - The Block
• Samsung to Add Crypto-Powered Streaming Service to 75 Million Devices
• Colombia, Deloitte, ConsenSys Sign On to WEF's 'Blockchain Bill of Rights' - 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

Bitcoin is up 2% at $7,463
XRP is up 1% at 19 cents
and Ethereum is up 2% $136

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Dash up 12%

China’s State Intellectual Property Office is re-evaluating and revising its application guidebook for blockchain patents.

This week Ethereum completed its second hard fork in less than 30 days.

A dark web drug dealer has been arraigned in federal court in Brooklyn for dealing in exchange for bitcoin.

Bitcoin was up late this week after a US attack killed a top iranian military commander

Links:

• China's revised patent rules adjust process for applications focused on blockchain, AI - The Block
• Compared to Gaming and Gambling Dapps, DeFi Is Still Behind - CoinDesk
• Muir Glacier: Ethereum Hard Forks for Second Time in One Month - CoinDesk
• US Citizen Accepting Bitcoin for Narcotics Indicted by DOJ - CoinDesk
• Bitcoin Jumps 5%, Gaining With Gold, After US Kills Top Iranian Official - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down 1% at $7,302
XRP is down slightly at 19 cents
and Ethereum is up 2% at $132

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Library credits, up 22%

China is gearing up for it’s first possible blockchain ETF. 

Bithumb receives tax bill just shy of $70 million.

The IOTA Foundation says mainnet has been fixed

Ripple targets more partnerships with Brazilian banks in the coming year.

Treadway commission set to issue guidance over uses of blockchain in supply chain management & financial services.

Links:

• China could soon have its first blockchain ETF - The Block
• Ripple plans to expand partnerships with Brazilian banks in 2020 - The Block
• Crypto exchange Bithumb hit with a massive tax bill of over $69M - The Block
• Treadway Commission to Issue Blockchain Security Guidance in 2020 - CoinDesk

China's PLA Considers Military Use of Blockchain

Venezuela Pensioners Get Petro for Christmas

Links:

• Venezuela to Pay Retirees and Pensioners Christmas Bonus in Petro
• China’s Army Considering a Blockchain Rewards System, Report

Bitcoin is up 20% at $9,217
XRP is up 3% 29 cents
and Ethereum is up 8% at $181

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
EthLend up 54%
Bytom up 37%
Populos up 37%
and DMarket up 36%

China’s president Xi praised blockchain and called China to accelerate the standardization of blockchain technology.

Polish police have arrested Ivan Molina Lee, the president of crypto capital on accusations of money laundering.

The World Economic Forum has launched a blockchain initiative, aimed at responsible sourcing of metals.

A nuclear scientist in Russia is set to serve 3 years in prison for using government equipment to mine Bitcoin.

Links:

• China's President Xi Jinping wants the country to 'take the leading position' in blockchain - The Block
• Final Russian Nuclear Scientist Sentenced Over Illicit Crypto Mining - CoinDesk
• World Economic Forum to build blockchain platform for responsible sourcing of metals - The Block
• Cash App adds stock trading - The Block
• Polish Police Arrest Head of Payment Processor Tied to Bitfinex Crypto Exchange - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up 1% at $10,420
XRP is up 6.7% at 26 cents
and Ethereum is up 4.3% at $192

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Hydro up 28%
and Bytecoin up 20%

The core developers for ethereum have finalized a list of 6 code changes for Istanbul, launching in October.

A 19-year old was sentenced to 20 months in jail for offering hacking services in return for payments in crypto.

Coinbase has notified users of a password storage issue that affected 3,000 customers.

An exit scam in China resulted in a possible $2.9 billion being stolen.

Links:

• Coinbase Reveals Password Glitch Affecting 3,500 Customers - CoinDesk
• Ethereum Coders Approve 6 Changes for Upcoming Istanbul Hard Fork - CoinDesk
• Man Offering Hacking Services for Bitcoin Gets 20-Month Jail Sentence - CoinDesk
• An alleged cryptocurrency exit scam swindled $2.9 billion, but main suspects still on the run - The Block

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

Bitcoin is up 2.4% at $10,767
XRP is down slightly at 31 cents
Ethereum is up 1% at $222

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Hydro up 36%
RChain up 26%
Chainlink up 18%

The Goldman Sachs backed Apple card will not allow the purchase of cryptocurrencies.

China has announced that it is planning to accelerate the research and development of its “legal digital currency”.

AWS has launched a competition with several partners with a 100,000 grand prize.

MIT & Elliptic are using machine learning to examine bitcoin transactions that may be associated with illicit activity.

Links:

• China's central bank seeks to accelerate the development of its 'legal digital currency' - The Block
• The Apple Card, issued by Goldman Sachs, will not allow purchase of cryptocurrencies - The Block
• Time, Randomness, and a $100,000 Prize to Forever Change Blockchain | AWS Startups Blog
• MIT's AI Lab Analyzed 200,000 Bitcoin Transactions. Only 2% Were 'Illicit' - CoinDesk

PrimeX Offers Immediate Settlement

Chinese and Russians Like to "Move It, Move It" With Tether

Zuckerberg's Facebook Acknowledges Cracks in Libra Wall

Links:

• Prime Trust Launches Instant Settlement Network for Crypto-Fiat Trades - CoinDesk
• Millions in Crypto Is Crossing the Russia-China Border Daily. There, Tether Is King - CoinDesk
• Facebook Libra Might Never Launch, Concedes Firm - CoinDesk