Bitcoin is down 1% at $47,405
Ethereum is down 1.5% at $3,340
and Cardano is down 1% at $2.34

Conflux Network up 145%
UTrust up 25%
DFI.Money up 18%

Floating Point group closes $10M series A round.

Sushi Swap’s Core Contributor 0xMaki is transitioning out to an advisory role.

Bakkt is set to go public next month

Christies is selling a full set of 31 Curio Cards

Lender Celsius has received court orders from Texas and New Jersey — BlockFi Dejavu.

Links:

• CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
• CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
• VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings and Bakkt Holdings, LLC Announce Effectiveness of Registration Statement and Special Meeting Date for Proposed Business Combination | Business Wire
• 0xMaki 源 義経 🦇🔊 on Twitter: "I will always be there for @SushiSwap but going forward I'll be in a different role. https://t.co/ybD9Jyg6HN" / Twitter
• New Jersey Bureau of Securities Orders Cryptocurrency Firm Celsius to Halt the Offer and Sale of Unregistered Interest-Bearing Investments - New Jersey Office of Attorney General

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.

Bitcoin is down slightly at $60,532
Ethereum is down slightly at $2161
and Binance Coin is up slightly at 485.32

Mirror protocol up 17%
KuCoin up 15%
XRP up 15%

Christies will auction off nine CryptoPunks next month.

Russian Central Bank officials indicate digital Ruble will launch in 2023.

Caruso properties announced it will accept bitcoin for rent

Square Crypto and Gemini teamed up to send a grant to the developers of The Mempool Open Source Project.

Links:

• Caruso Bitcoin - Los Angeles Times
• Russian central bank officials indicate that a digital ruble will launch in 2023
• Cryptopunks on Christies

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

Bitcoin is up slightly at $56,344
Ethereum is up .5% at $1792
and Binance Coin is down slightly at 282.56

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Hedra Hashgraph up 36%
Theta Token up 26%
Ziliqa up 15%

Bidding for Beeple’s EVERYDAYS NFT on auction with Christies tops $13M.

Weibo has suspended Huobi, OKEx and Binance accounts.

Greyscale's ETF considerations.

Links:

• Bids for Beeple's 5000-day collection at over $13M as auction winds down
• Chinese social media Weibo suspends Huobi, OKEx and Binance accounts
• GBTC ETF prospectus

Bitcoin is down 1% at $51,015
Ethereum is up 1% at $1826
and Cardano is up slightly at .87

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
PancakeSwap up 30%
IOST up 25%
Decred up 18%

Bitcoin mining offline in storm-swept Texas.

Christies set for first-of-its-kind auction of Beeple's work.

2nd ETF races through Canadian approvals.

Dubai free zone becomes first UAE government entity to accept bitcoin.

Links:

• NYDIG Bitcoin ETF
• Bitcoin Mining Farms in Texas Offline From Winter Storm - CoinDesk
• Dubai free zone KIKLABB starts accepting Bitcoin - first government entity to do so | Markets – Gulf News