Bitcoin is down slightly at $56,424
Ethereum is down .5% at $3433
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $624.15

VeChain up 19%
Monero up 17%
Ethereum Classic up 15%

Citi Bank is looking to launch crypto trading, custody and financing services

Amazon is rolling out dedicated mining solutions for Chia on AWS.

GoldmanSachs is leading the $15m Series B Funding round for Coin Metrics

Ether options traders are bullish for $8k

The IRS set to pull records for Kraken users transacting over $20k in Crypto.

Links:

• Coin Metrics Closes $15M Series B Round Led By Goldman Sachs
• Galaxy Digital to Acquire BitGo to Form Pre-Eminent Global Provider of Digital Asset Financial Services for Institutions
• Ether Options Traders Betting on $8K Price Next Month - CoinDesk
• Court Authorizes Service of John Doe Summons Seeking Identities of U.S. Taxpayers Who Have Used Cryptocurrency | OPA | Department of Justice
• Citi considers crypto
• Amazon rolls out Chia crypto mining solution on AWS

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 down slightly at $6,629
Ethereum is up slightly at $135
and XRP is up 8% at 17 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Holo up 20%
Blockstack up 17%
Aelf up 15%

Boston based Coinmetrics, a blockchain data firm closed a $6 million dollar series A.

Binance has officially announced the Binance card

South Korea’s biggest bank is getting ready to launch a crypto custody service

Links:

• Introducing the Binance Card: Shop and Pay With Crypto Anywhere in the World | Binance Blog
• Blockchain data firm Coin Metrics raises $6M from Highland Capital Partners, Fidelity and others - The Block
• South Korea's biggest bank is set to launch crypto custody service - The Block