Bitcoin is up slightly at $22,606
Ethereum is up slightly at $1740
and Binance Coin up .5% at $296
Ravencoin up 17%

Starbucks announces Starbucks Odyssey in partnership with Polygon.

Coinbase PM's brother pleads guilty to insider trading.

Huobi Global delists 7 privacy coins.

BitGo files $100M lawsuit against Galaxy Digital.

Fidelity eyeing bitcoin trading for retail customers.

Stone Ridge to sunset bitcoin strategy fund.

Links:

• Stone Ridge liquidation Filing Documents for 0001193125-22-242484
• Huobi Global to Delist DASH, DCR, FIRO, XMR, XVG, ZEC, and ZEN-Huobi Global-Official Huobi Website
• Starbucks brewing revolutionary Web3 experience for its Starbucks Rewards members
• BitGo on Twitter: "Late yesterday, BitGo filed a lawsuit against Galaxy Digital seeking damages of more than $100 million arising from Galaxy’s improper repudiation and intentional breach of its merger agreement with BitGo." / Twitter
• First Guilty Plea in Coinbase-Related Insider Trading Charges
• Fidelity to offer bitcoin trading to retail customers: Reports

Bitcoin is down .5% at $21,280
Ethereum is down 1% at $1220
and Binance Coin is down 1% at $238

Stacks up 16%

Goldman Sachs is reportedly raising $2B from investors to buy distressed assets from Celsius

Shares in Coinbase are down 5% in premarket trading

Voyager Digital issues default notice against 3AC.

FlowDesk raises 30M to expand market making services

XCarnival Hacker returns half of stolen Eth.

Links:

• Flowdesk, the French Digital Asset Financial Technology Provider, Raises $30 Million to Expand Its Infrastructure and Trading Platform | Business Wire
• Voyager Digital issues default notice against Three Arrows Capital
• Goldman Sachs Leading Investor Group to Buy Celsius Assets: Sources
• Tal Be'ery on Twitter: "1/8 Update 🧵: The hacker accepted the offer and returned ~ half of the funds to @XCarnival_Lab. Some of the negotiations (the victim to attacker side) is visible on the blockchain! Including the "bounty" offer going up from initial $300K to $1.8M https://t.co/iWLDyp15Gl" / Twitter

Bitcoin is up slightly at $27,446
Ethereum is up .5% at $1468
and Binance Coin is up .5% at $258

Coinhouse raises $40M

Coinbase CEO responds to employee criticism

AMEX introduces first crypto rewards card

BlockFi hires lobbyists

Bitcoin is down .5% at $30,301
Ethereum is down slightly at $1805
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $290

Coinbase to make a strategic investment in Zipmex

Ethereum Ropsten testnet completes merge

FireStake admits to draining two million of the 5M that was exploited from Osmosis

20M OP tokens sniped from Wintermute

Greenidge Generation mined 195 bitcoin in May

NYDFS issues stablecoin guidance.

Links:

• Industry Letter - June 8, 2022: Guidance on the Issuance of U.S. Dollar-Backed Stablecoins | Department of Financial Services
• A Message to the Community from the Optimism Foundation
• FireStake | Validator on Twitter: "in the process, we managed to convert $226 USD to ~$2M. We were thinking about our family's future, and not the future of our community. Shortly after doing so, we stressed throughout the night about how we can set things right. We’re currently working with the Osmosis team..." / Twitter
• Coinbase to make strategic investment in Zipmex following acquisition talks
• Ethereum’s Ropsten Testnet Has Completed Its Merge
• Bitfly (@etherchain_org) / Twitter
• Greenidge Generation Provides May 2022 Operational Update

Bitcoin is down slightly at $29,745
Ethereum is down slightly at $1770
and Binance Coin is down .5% at $297
Voyager Token up 21%

New York Senate passes bill imposing moratorium on all-new proof of work crypto mining in the state.

Japan passes stablecoin bill to ensure redemption at face value

Coinbase extends hiring freeze.

CFTC accuses Gemini of making misleading statements related to Bitcoin futures product.

Links:

• CFTC Charges Gemini Trust Company for Making Material False or Misleading Statements and Omissions to the Commission | CFTC
• Update on Hiring Plans. By L.J Brock, Chief People Officer | by Coinbase | Jun, 2022 | The Coinbase Blog
• New York Senate passes moratorium on proof-of-work mining
• Japan Passes Crypto Stablecoin Bill That Enshrines Investor Protection - Bloomberg

Bitcoin is down 1% at $27,868
Ethereum is down 1.5% at $1913
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $267

Tether lost its $1 peg briefly overnight amid a wider market slide that saw the crypto market cap drop 16%.

Coinbase stock falls in post-market trading. ARK buys 500k shares.

Lighthouse Labs has raised $7M in a seed round.

FTX.US has applied for a trust charter in New York.

Bitcoin is down slightly at $39,573
Ethereum is down 2% at $2,954
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $404

Coinbase stock hit an all-time low during yesterday’s trading

AkuDreams suffers griefing exploit — sees $34M locked up.

Lawmakers in New York want to make rug pulls a crime.

Bitcoin seized by feds will repay Ross Ulbricht's $183M debt.

Links:

• Seized BTC settles debt
• NY State Senate Bill S8839: Crypto Fraud
• Foobar on Twitter: $34M locked?
• Coinbase stock slides to all-time low amid NFT marketplace beta rollout

Bitcoin is up slightly at $42,535
Ethereum is up .5% at $3,158
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $425

Neutrino Dollar, up 16%
IoTeX up 15%

Limewire raises $10.4M in a private token sale

US Treasury issues sanctions against Russian crypto miners.

Binance and CZ have emoji faux-pas.

Coinbase is reportedly in talks to acquire the Turkish crypto exchange BtcTurk.

Links:

• LimeWire raises $10 million in private token sale to grow music-linked NFT platform
• Russia-related Designations and Designation Update; Issuance of Russia-related General Licenses | U.S. Department of the Treasury
• Binance on Twitter: "Well that was obviously really embarrassing. We’re not sure how that emoji got through several layers of review without anyone noticing, but we immediately flagged the issue, pulled it down, and the new emoji design is being rolled out as we speak." / Twitter
• Coinbase in Talks to Acquire BtcTurk for About $3.2B: Report

Bitcoin is down 1% at $41,019
Ethereum is down 1% at $3,041
and Binance Coin is down 1% at $403

Crypto exchange traffic increased in March.

Multiple Indian political and governmental entities had their Twitter accounts compromised.

The Luna Foundation Guard picks up $173M more in Bitcoin.

US Senate republicans issue policy paper on crypto.

Links:

• Crypto's campaign year - POLITICO

Bitcoin is down slightly at $42,559
Ethereum is down slightly at $3,243
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $423

New York senate gives more budget to NYDFS for crypto oversight.

Motus Capital launches.

Coinbase disables Unified Payments Interface in India in the face of regulatory pressure.

David Kleiman estate appeals december Craig Wright verdict.

Links:

• Former Citigroup Executives Seek $100 Million for Crypto Hedge Funds - Bloomberg
• Self-proclaimed bitcoin inventor's award worth $47 bln challenged by ex-partner's estate | Reuters
• Coinbase India UPI Payments: Regulatory heat forces Coinbase to halt UPI payments in just three days
• New York Senate Authorizes NYDFS to 'Assess' Crypto Companies

Bitcoin is up slightly at $46,166
Ethereum is up .5% at $3,479
and Binance Coin is up .5% at $446

Coinbase is looking to hire 1,000 people in India.

Oklahoma considering legislation to incentivize bitcoin miners

Officials in Turkey seek 40,000-year sentence for former CEO of Thodex.

BitMEX is laying off 75 employees after bank acquisitions fall through.

Links:

• Turkey Seeks 40,000 Years of Jail Time for Missing Crypto CEO - Bloomberg
• OK SB590 | 2022 | Regular Session | LegiScan
• Lighting Up The Map: How Coinbase Plans To Scale Globally | by Coinbase | Feb, 2022 | The Coinbase Blog
• BitMEX lays off 75 employees after bank acquisition collapses

Bitcoin is up slightly at $39,295
Ethereum is up slightly at $2,604
and Binance Coin is down .5% at $372

OMG Network up 17%
Mir Coin up 16%

Cake DeFi launches a $100M venture fund

Santander is set to offer loans secured by grain-based crypto tokens in Argentina.

Month over month Web traffic to crypto exchanges fell 20% in February.

Crypto-friendly candidate Yoon Suk-yeol wins bid for SK Presidency.

SoftBank plans NFT marketplace.

Links:

• Monthly web traffic to crypto exchanges fell by 20% in February
• South Korea: Conservative candidate Yoon Suk-yeol elected president - BBC News
• SoftBank Internet Arm Plans NFT Mall to Grow Global Footprint - Bloomberg
• Fintech Platform Cake DeFi Creates $100M Venture Capital Arm
• Así es la primera experiencia mundial que ofrece préstamos garantizados con criptoactivos - Post by Santander

Bitcoin is down .5% at $38,840
Ethereum is down .5% at $2,574
and Binance Coin is down .5% at $384

Immutable X up 27%
Golem up 22%
Waves up 15%

Biden is reportedly planning to sign an executive order on crypto

The World of Women NFT project teams up with The Sandbox

Coinbase said its currently blocking 25k crypto addresses linked to Russia

Links:

• Using Crypto Tech to Promote Sanctions Compliance | by Coinbase | Mar, 2022 | The Coinbase Blog
• World of Women Teams Up With The Sandbox for $25M Inclusivity Push
• Biden to order studies on regulating, issuing cryptocurrency -source | Reuters

Bitcoin is up .5% at $39,674
Ethereum is down slightly at $2,809
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $378

EU commits to cutting Russian banks off from SWIFT due to Ukraine Invasion

Ukraine is apparently forming a task force to surveil Russian politicians crypto wallets

Co-founders of crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX plead guilty to violating the US Bank Secrecy Act

Coinbase Ventures lead Katherine Wu departs for VC firm Archetype.

Goldman Sachs veteran Roger Bartlett leaves Wall Street for Coinbase

Bitcoin is down slightly at $42,435
Ethereum is down .5 at $2,928
and Binance Coin is down 1% at $400

Crypto central at Super Bowl 56

Propy sells first US based NFT backed property.

UK’s tax enforcement has seized NFTs in £1.4M probe.

Monero watchdogs are raising the alarm over MineXMR — control 44% of hash rate.

Links:

• NFT house sells for $654k in historic auction — Tampa condo up next
• Taxman makes first ever seizure of NFTs
• Concerns grow over Monero mining pool with 44% of its hash rate
• Cryptocurrency’s big Super Bowl ads sold FOMO, not the future - The Verge

Bitcoin is up .5% at $35,850
Ethereum is up .5% at $2,504
and Binance Coin is up 1% at $386

Shiba Inu, up 15%
Fantom up 15%
Harmony up 16%

Tennis legend Serena Williams joins Sorare as board advisor

Kim Milosevich is rejoining a16z from Coinbase

Bitcoin mining difficulty rose by over 9%

LendInvest's Christian Faes is looking to start crypto mining in Texas.

Bitcoin is up slightly at $43,758
Ethereum is up slightly at $3,360
and Binance Coin down slightly at $481

Cartesi, up 19%

Coinbase acquired FairX, a CFTC regulated derivatives exchange.

Xapo is leaving New York and abandoning its bitlicense.

Pakistan’s central bank is taking a stand against crypto

Luxor launches a new service for buying and selling mining hardware.

Class action suit against EthereumMax names Kim Kardashain, Floyd Mayweather Jr. as defendants.

Links:

• Coinbase’s path to creating a robust and regulated crypto derivatives market | by Coinbase | Jan, 2022 | The Coinbase Blog
• Pakistan's central bank tells court cryptocurrency should be banned | Reuters
• Xapo closes shop in New York, gives up BitLicense
• NYDIG-backed mining firm Luxor launches new service for buying, selling hardware
• Investors sue Kim Kardashian and Floyd Mayweather Jr over crypto scheme | Cryptocurrencies | The Guardian

Startup alleges Coinbase misaction

El Salvador buys more BTC

Bitcoin is up 1% at $58,670
Ethereum is up 1.5% at $4,447
and Binance Coin up .5% at $638

Gala up 60%
Curve up 20%

Adidas announces partnership with Coinbase.

Coinbase is acquiring crypto wallet startup BRD.

Andres iniesta warned by the Spanish National Securities Market Commission over a tweet about Binance.

The council of the European union is adopting two proposals for digital assets.

Links:

• Coinbase Wallet on Twitter: "GM! We have great news - the BRD team will be joining @CoinbaseWallet to help accelerate web3 adoption. The team brings deep expertise in self-custody for crypto wallets, which will help Wallet enable more people to safely and securely access the decentralized world of crypto." / Twitter
• Digital finance package: Council reaches agreement on MiCA and DORA - Consilium
• adidas Originals on Twitter: "We’ve partnered with @coinbase. Probably nothing." / Twitter
• Soccer Star Andrés Iniesta Warned by Spanish Regulator After Promoting Binance

Links:

• NewYorkCityCoin launching this week with Mayor-elect Eric Adams’ blessing
• Coinbase shares to open lower after 75% drop in net income in Q3

Bitcoin is up slightly at $61,665
Ethereum is up slightly at $4,046
and Binance Coin is up .5% at $482

Sentinel up 30%
Syscoin up 15%

Coinbase spends nearly $800k on lobbying in the third quarter of 2021

Germany’s world wildlife fund to sell NFTs to raise money for endangered species.

The Associated Press is partnering with Chainlink to put journalistic information on is blockchain.

Valkyrie’s bitcoin futures ETF posted trade volumes that approached $80M

Links:

• Coinbase spent nearly $800K on lobbying in 2021's third quarter as part of influence revamp
• Second U.S. Bitcoin Futures ETF Makes Lower-Profile Debut
• Germany’s World Wildlife Fund to sell NFTs featuring endangered species
• AP Definitive Source | Putting the facts on blockchain

Bitcoin is down 1.5% at $64,702
Ethereum is down 3.5% at $4,180
and Binance Coin is down 1% at $488

Moonriver up 23%
Safemoon up 16%
Solana up 15%

Bitcoin hit a fresh all-time high above 66k

NFT ownership collective PleasrDAO says it purchased the ‘Once Upon a Time in Shaolin' Wu-Tang Clan

Coinbase announces multi-year sponsorship deal with the NBA & the WNBA.

Russian oil industry executives ask regulators to allow them to mine crypto with wasted flare gas.

Links:

• Meet the New Owners of the Wu-Tang Clan’s One-of-a-Kind Album - The New York Times
• Russian oil industry asks regulators to allow crypto mining using flare gas
• Coinbase announces multiyear sponsorship deal with NBA, WNBA

Links:

• Bitcoin futures ETF will likely be delayed until 2022, says research firm CFRA
• Coinbase Plans To Launch NFT Marketplace By End Of Year | ZeroHedge
• Ethereum’s Latest Progress Toward Proof-of-Stake — CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up slightly at $47,761
Ethereum is up .5% at $3,308
and Binance Coin is up .5% at $425

Axie Infinity up 31%
Theta Network up 15%

Biden administration to focus on cybersecurity & also looks at regulation of stablecoin issuers.

Around 6000 Coinbase accounts were compromised through MFA this spring.

Axie Infinity is debuting a decentralized exchange.

Grayscale adds Solana, Uniswap to digital large cap fund.

Links:

• Axie Infinity is launching a decentralized exchange
• Statement by President Joe Biden on Cybersecurity Awareness Month | The White House
• Biden Administration Seeks to Regulate Stablecoin Issuers as Banks - WSJ
• Hackers rob thousands of Coinbase customers using MFA flaw
• Grayscale Adds Solana to $494M Digital Large Cap Fund — CoinDesk

Links:

• Fidelity lobbies SEC to approve Bitcoin ETF in private meeting
• Solana and Arbitrum knocked offline, while Ethereum evades attack
• Coinbase increases junk-bond offering to $2B after investors swarm

Links:

• SEC threatens to sue Coinbase over crypto yield program it considers a security
• El Salvador says merchants must process BTC transactions — Or they may face action
• Afterpay tells Senate inquiry crypto could slash merchant payment costs

Bitcoin is up slightly at $47,494
Ethereum is up 1% at $3,164
and Cardano is up 1.5% at 2.72

Arweave up 23%
Solana up 21%
Terra up 17%

Pat Toomey wants your ideas: submissions@banking.senate.gov.

India’s security watchdog is launching a DLT system for monitoring financial instruments

Coinbase is hiring Kate Rouch from Facebook for CMO.

Ether options daily trading volume have surpassed Bitcoin’s for the first time on Deribit.

Links:

• Toomey Requests Feedback on Clarifying Laws Around Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Technologies | United States Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
• Kate Rouch Joins Coinbase as Chief Marketing Officer | by Coinbase | Aug, 2021 | The Coinbase Blog
• SEBI | SEBI issues Circular on “Security and Covenant Monitoring using Distributed Ledger Technology”
• ETH options trading volume surpassed that of bitcoin's for the first time on Deribit

Bitcoin is up 1% at $49,299
Ethereum is up 1% at $3,233
and Cardano is up 1% at 2.47

Avalanche up 33%
Cosmos up 17%
Near Protocol up 16%

Binance is suspending futures in Brazil due to regulatory pressures.

Brian Quintenz a crypto-friendly CFTC commissioner will leave office at the end of August.

Blackrock has almost $400M invested in Bitcoin mining stocks.

Fractional.art has raised $7.9M in a seed round.

Coinbase has named Mitsubishi UFJ as their banking partner in Japan.

Links:

• BlackRock Joins Fidelity And Vanguard As A Bitcoin Mining Investor
• Statement of Commissioner Brian D. Quintenz on the End of His Term and Future Plans | CFTC
• 'Fractional' NFT platform raises $7.9 million in seed funding
• Coinbase launches in Japan. Coinbase was founded in 2012 as an easy… | by Coinbase | Aug, 2021 | The Coinbase Blog

Bitcoin is up .5% at $47,185
Ethereum is up 1% at $3,233
and Cardano is up 1% at 2.51

The Graph up 20%
Helium up 18%
Avalanche up 17%

Binance is enforcing mandatory KYC on all users.

Sweden’s government has been forced to return $1.5M in Bitcoin to a drug dealer.

Coinbase to invest 500M into crypto, + 10% of profits going forward.

Wells Fargo and JPMorgan partner with NYDIG to offer Bitcoin exposure

Links:

• Sweden pays drug dealer £1m after seizing his Bitcoin
• Wells Fargo, JPMorgan partner with NYDIG to launch bitcoin funds
• Coinbase is ready to purchase $500 million worth of crypto on its balance sheet
• Binance Expands Global KYC Requirements to Further User Protection | Binance Blog

Bitcoin is up .5% at $44,579
Ethereum is up .5% at $2,998
and BNB is up 1.5% at 407

Ethos up 41%
Avalanche up 37%
Cosmos up 19%

Japan’s Liquid exchange was hacked late yesterday. The full impact is not yet known.

Coinbase is increasing its reserves from $1.1B to a stockpile of $4.4B in case of a crypto winter.

The operator of the bitcoin mixing service Helix pleads guilty to laundering more than $300M.

Fintech darling Bitpanda raised another 263M.

The google search volume for the NFT marketplace OpenSea reached an all-time high last week.

Links:

• Liquid Global Official on Twitter: "Important Notice: We are sorry to announce that #LiquidGlobal warm wallets were compromised, we are moving assets into the cold wallet. We are currently investigating and will provide regular updates. In the meantime deposits and withdrawals will be suspended." / Twitter
• Coinbase Builds a $4 Billion Cash Pile To Weather Tighter Regulation, Crypto Risks - WSJ
• Operator of bitcoin mixing service Helix pleads guilty to money laundering
• Google search volume for OpenSea at an all-time high
• Bitpanda Crypto Startup Raises $263 Million in Series C Funding

Links:

• Venmo enables users to automatically buy crypto with ‘cash back’ rewards
• Coinbase Rakes In $1.9B in Transaction Revenue in Q2, Beating Estimates - CoinDesk
• SEC Needs More Authority to Regulate Crypto, Gensler Says - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down slightly at $38,108
Ethereum is up 1% at $2,635
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $328

Alpha Finance up 20%
Ethos up 19%
Golem up 15%

Coinbase is acquiring the crypto data aggregator Zabo

The London hardfork goes live today on the ethereum network

$69k CryptoPunk sells for less than 1 cent.

DeFi Platform Popsicle Finance suffers a $20M exploit

Links:

• Zabo is being acquired by Coinbase
• London Mainnet Announcement | Ethereum Foundation Blog
• Mistake sees $69,000 CryptoPunk sold for less than a cent
• Popsicle Finance on Twitter: "1/ We are aware of the current exploit to Fragola. We will investigate and publish post mortem. The other Popsicle Finance's contracts have not been exploited. If you still have funds in the ETH/AXS, ETH/SLP, ETH/LINK or any EURt Pool please remove them immediately." / Twitter

Links:

• Tom Brady, Gisele Bündchen Take Equity Stake In FTX Crypto Exchange | ZeroHedge
• India, A Well Known Source Of Gold Demand, Is Turning A Keen Eye Toward Crypto | ZeroHedge
• CoinMarketCap launches Ethereum token swaps powered by Uniswap
• Coinbase reveals plans for crypto app store amid global refocus

Bitcoin is up 2% at $34,131
Ethereum is up 2% at $1,979
and Binance Coin is up 2% at $309

Klaytn up 26%
Tron up 20%

Crypto showman John McAfee who was reportedly found dead yesterday in a Spanish prison. Condolences to his family and team.

Coinbase has registered with the financial services agency in Japan.

Bitcoin’s hashrate has fallen by nearly 50% in over a month.

Paris based Crypto data firm Kaiko has closed a $24M series A

The Yield team has raised $10M to further build out the DeFi Bond Market.

Links:

• John McAfee, antivirus software magnate, found dead in Spanish prison after his extradition to the US was approved - CNN
• Coinbase Global enters Japan, poised to offer five cryptocurrencies (NASDAQ:COIN) | Seeking Alpha
• Yield team raises $10 million to build out DeFi bond market
• Crypto data firm Kaiko closes $24 million Series A funding round
• Bitcoin hashrate drops by nearly 50% following China's mining crackdown

Links:

• Chinese Bitcoin miners ‘not even in the mood to drink anymore’
• Bank of Israel steps up CBDC efforts with reported tests on Ethereum
• Goldman Sachs Taps JPMorgan's Private Blockchain for Repo Trade: Report - CoinDesk
• He Woke Up To Find $1.1 Trillion In His Coinbase Account | ZeroHedge

Links:

• Cardano ERC-20 converter nears testnet phase
• DarkSide Hackers' Bitcoin Ransom Tracked - CoinDesk
• Coinbase to raise $1.25B via debt securities for institutional investors

Bitcoin is down slightly at $58,485
Ethereum is down .5% at $3,543
and Binance Coin is down .5% at $633.79

Bitcoin Diamond up 50%
Horizon up 26%
Fantom up 20%

Square’s Cash App’s brought in $3.51 billion in bitcoin revenue during the first quarter of 2021.

VanEck has filed for an Ethereum exchange traded fund.

Sotheby’s is working with Coinbase to accept bitcoin and ether for a physical artwork by Banksy.

The New York giants inked a sponsorship deal with Grayscale

Crypto(dot)com to sponsor the Coppa Italia

Links:

• UFC & Chiliz Partner To Launch UFC Fan Token On Socios.com | UFC
• Auction house Sotheby's to accept bitcoin and ether for a physical artwork via Coinbase
• New York Giants, Grayscale Investments announce first cryptocurrency partnership of an NFL team
• Crypto.com Becomes Official Sponsor of Italy’s Soccer Cup Final - CoinDesk
• Square reports $3.51 billion in bitcoin revenue via its Cash app for first quarter of 2021
• VanEck ethereum trust

Bitcoin is up slightly at $58,115
Ethereum is up 1% at $3529
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $648.15

Ethereum Classic up 40%
Cardano up 20%
Bitcoin Cash up 17%

Coinbase released its transparency report yesterday. US, UK, Germany top requester list.

NYDIG and fintech firm FIS want to help banks offer Bitcoin to their customers.

Mercado Libre revealed a $7.8M treasury Bitcoin buy yesterday.

The national bank of Georgia has announced that the country is exploring CBDCs

Galaxy Digital will acquire crypto custodian BitGo for $1.2B.

Links:

• Coinbase Transparency Report — H2 2020 | by Coinbase | May, 2021 | The Coinbase Blog
• Mercado Libre Report
• Georgia's central bank is exploring the issuance of a CBDC
• Bitcoin in Your Bank Account? FIS, NYDIG Partner to Enable Banks to Offer Their Customers the Ability to Buy, Sell and Hold Bitcoin | Business Wire

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

Bitcoin is up slightly at $54,258
Ethereum is down 1% at $2740
and Binance Coin is down 1% at $603.56

Venus up 23%
Fantom up 17%
Waves up 15%

Intercontinental Exchange liquidated its 1.4% stake in Coinbase for $1.2B genrating $900M in net profit

Bitcoin mining company Genesis ordered $94M worth of miners from Canaan.

The alleged operator of the crypto mixer Bitcoin Fog was arrested on money laundering charges.

Beijing will begin to watch cryptocurrency mining operations to assess their impact on energy consumption.

Links:

• Earnings Supplement for BAKKT/NYSE Parent
• Bitcoin mining firm Genesis orders $94 million worth of machines from Canaan
• Affidavit for Bitcoin Fog operator arrest
• China's capital probes cryptocurrency mining -sources | Reuters

Links:

• Coinbase Pro Delays Rollout of Tether Trading Citing API Issues - CoinDesk
• Ethereum on a high after European Investment Bank’s $121M digital bond news

Bitcoin is up slightly at $49,545
Ethereum is up 1% at $2286
and Binance Coin is up 1% at 502.78

Solana up 17%
Terra up 16%
Arweave up 16%

Wyoming’s DAO law will go into effect in July

Crypto exchange volumes in April have set a new benchmark.

The Centre Consortium blacklisted seven Ethereum addresses.

Ampleforth is giving governeance tokens to every wallet that has ever held the token

The auction house Phillips sold its first NFT for $3.4M.

Bitcoin is down 1% at $53,955
Ethereum is down 2% at $2079
and Binance Coin is down 3% at 440.20

Vertcoin up 42%
Dogecoin up 15%

The Riksbank set out its 5 year timeframe for a central bank e-krona

Mark Cuban invests in NFT data platform CryptoSlam

Coinbase CEO Brian armstrong sold $291M in shares on opening day

Bitcoin is up 1% at $60,661
Ethereum is up 1% at $2373
and Binance Coin is up 1% at 519.75

Dogecoin up 129%
Ethereum Classic up 25%
Theta Token up 15%

Dogecoin reached a new all time high overnight.

Binance burns over 1M BNB tokens—worth about $595M.

Ark funds bought $110M more in Coinbase shares on Thursday

Rothschild Investment picks up a $4.75M initial stake in Grayscale Ethereum Trust

SushiSwap has made a $50k donation to No Kid Hungry

Links:

• ARK buys $110 mln Coinbase shares, adding to positions | Reuters
• 15th BNB Burn | Quarterly Highlights and Insights from CZ | Binance Blog
• Slim Jim Dogecoin: 9 Things to Know About the Love Affair Between DOGE and the Meat Stick | Markets Insider
• Rothschild Investment Buys $4.75M Initial Stake in Grayscale Ethereum Trust - CoinDesk
• No Kid Hungry on Twitter: "Thank you @SushiSwap Core Developers for directing 25 ETH (~$50,000) to No Kid Hungry and to @TheGivingBlock for facilitating the transfer — we're so grateful for your help to get kids the meals they need in this crisis and beyond!" / Twitter

Bitcoin is up .5 at $62,476
Ethereum is up 1% at $2438
and Binance Coin is up slightly at 543.36

XFin Network up 41%
Maker up 22%
Compound up 17%

$623M of Bitcoin that was stolen in the Bitfinex hack in 2016 moved yesterday.

Berlin hard fork is complete on Ethereum

Coinbase valued at over 65B after first day.

VanEck launches new digital asset ETF.

AXA Switzerland will let customers pay premiums in BTC.

Links:

• Coinbase's first day on Nasdaq ends with an $85.7 billion valuation
• VanEck Launches Digital Transformation ETF (DAPP) | Business Wire
• Berlin Hard Fork Goes Live, Promises to Reduce Sky-High Ethereum Fees - Decrypt
• $623M in Bitcoin From 2016 Bitfinex Hack Moved Under Cover of COIN Hype - CoinDesk
• New payment option: Bitcoin | AXA

Bitcoin is down .5% at $58,477
Ethereum is down slightly at $2084
and Binance Coin is up 1% at 436.15

Those are your leaders by market cap, top gainers in the last 24 hours…

Waves up 39%
Enjin Coin up 25%
ThorChain up 19%

The DeFi alliance added Coinbase to its roster.

Riot Blockchain signed a contract to pick up 42,000 mining machines from Bitmain.

Coinme launched 300 Bitcoin-enabled kiosks in Florida

Robinhood reports 9.5M customers trading crypto on-app in Q1.

Revolt is adding support for 11 new tokens.

Links:

• Revolut adds 11 new tokens including Uniswap and Cardano
• How Crypto Fits Into Robinhood’s Mission | by Christine Brown | Apr, 2021 | Robinhood
• Coinbase on Twitter: "Coinbase has joined the @defialliance, an open association supporting DeFi startups. We look forward to working together to grow the cryptoeconomy." / Twitter
• Riot Blockchain Announces Milestone Purchase Order of 42,000 S19j Antminers, Growing Total Hash Rate to 7.7 EH/s Upon 2022 Deployment Nasdaq:RIOT
• Coinme Launches 300 Bitcoin-Enabled Kiosks in Florida - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down .5% at $56,494
Ethereum is up slightly at $2000
and Binance Coin is down .5% at 396.50

Enjin Coin up 40%
PancakeSwap up 16%
IOTA up 15%

Coinbase's Q1 results

Plaid announces $425M Series D.

FTXxMiami Heat partnership official.

Hut8 to raise $400M on TSE.

Links:

• HEAT Inks Partnership Deal With FTX.us | Miami Heat
• Plaid announces $425 million raise following failed Visa merger
• Coinbase reports an estimated $1.8 billion in total revenue for Q1 2021
• Bitcoin mining firm Hut 8 files to raise nearly $400 million in Canada

Bitcoin is down slightly at $59,445
Ethereum is up slightly at $2004
and Binance Coin is down 1% at 343.64

Helium up 23%
Siacoin up 16%
EOS up 15%

Coinbase confirms their hotly anticipated IPO for April 14th.

Morgan Stanley files for exposure to bitcoin.

The weeknd is set to drop an NFT collection.

Polychain is leading Greenwood’s $2M seed round.

Bitcoin’s mining difficulty hits record high.

Links:

• The Weeknd on Twitter: "Excited to announce that my first NFT drop is taking place on Saturday at 2:00 pm EST on @niftygateway. The collection will feature new music and limited edition art. I developed the artwork with Strange Loop Studios https://t.co/627BO4JekK" / Twitter
• SEC Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Filing
• Coinbase on Twitter: "We’re happy to announce that earlier today, the SEC declared our S-1 registration statement effective and that we expect our direct listing to occur on April 14, 2021, with our Class A common stock trading on the @NASDAQ under the ticker symbol COIN. https://t.co/cwRZWmj9Pv" / Twitter
• Bitcoin's mining difficulty adjusts to record high as new miners come online
• Polychain leads DeFi lending protocol Greenwood's $2 million seed round

Bitcoin is up slightly at $56,094
Ethereum is up slightly at $1,766
and Binance Coin is down .5% at 258.76

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Matrix up 51%
VSP up 34%
Dawn up 33%

Coinbase is delaying its direct listing until April

Lindsay Lohan is partnering with Justin Sun to debut NFTs on Tron.

Tony Hawk to auction NFT of his last Ollie 540.

The latest Bitcoin ETF is coming from First Trust Advisors and Skybridge Capital.

Fireblocks raised $133M to stay independant and bring crypto custody to megabanks.

Links:

• Fireblocks Raises $133M to Serve More Megabanks With Crypto Custody - CoinDesk
• Lindsay Lohan Partners With Justin Sun to Release NFTs on Tron - CoinDesk
• Tony Hawk on Instagram: “In 1989 I started trying ollie 540’s as a joke, since it seemed there was no way to keep a skateboard on your feet throughout 1 1/2 spins…”
• Coinbase’s Direct Listing Is Said to Be Pushed Back to April - Bloomberg
• Bitcoin ETF S1

Bitcoin is up .5% at $59,102
Ethereum is up .5% at $1,841
and Binance Coin is down slightly at 269.11

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
BitTorrent up 83%
Pundi X up 55%
Tron up 16%

Coinbase fined $6.5M by CFTC.

The Guggenheim museum is looking for MBA interns who have an opinion on NFT artworks.

NFT marketplace OpenSea raised 23 million in a series A round led by a16Z.

Wirex defends tradmark in high court.

Buyer of $69M Beeple NFT reveals himself.

Links:

• CFTC Orders Coinbase Inc. to Pay $6.5 Million for False, Misleading, or Inaccurate Reporting and Wash Trading | CFTC
• Even NYC's Highfalutin Guggenheim Museum Is Looking at NFTs, Job Posting Suggests - CoinDesk
• NFTs: The First 5000 Beeples - The Metapurser
• Brown Rudnick Client Wirex Wins Cryptoback Trade Mark Infringement Claim Against Cryptocarbon and Bee-One - Brown Rudnick
• NFT marketplace OpenSea raises $23M in Series A round led by a16z

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 Whales Buy The Dip

Coinbase On Track for 90 Billion Dollar Valuation

Ethereum Sees Berlin Upgrades April 14

Links:

• Bitcoin whales 'bought the dip' as orders for $100K or more hit all-time highs
• Coinbase Valuation Nears $100B Ahead of March Nasdaq Listing: Bloomberg - CoinDesk — Story
• Ethereum to roll out Berlin upgrade with 4 EIPs

Bitcoin is up 1% at $46,630
Ethereum is up slightly at $1479
and Cardano is up 1% at 1.11

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
TrustSwap up 43%
Cartesi up 37%
and Oly up 21%

Bitcoin dropped below 45k—biggest weekly price drop since March 2020.

Beeple sells on Nifty Gateway for record $6.6M.

UK Treasury realises they need to hit the gas to retain fintech relevance.

Coinbase files S-1: revenue topped $1 billion in 2020, CEO pulls in $60M/yr.

Links:

• Beeple (b. 1981), EVERYDAYS: THE FIRST 5000 DAYS | Christie’s
• Nifty Gateway on Twitter: "CROSSROAD By @beeple The #1/1 from beeple's first NG drop has just resold on the secondary market for $6.6 million. History has just been made. Congrats to beeple and of course to @pablorfraile for the sale. https://t.co/mTYG4VABSw" / Twitter
• Review of UK Fintech
• Coinbase Paid CEO Armstrong $60M in 2020 – Including $1.8M for 'Personal Security' - CoinDesk
• Ki Young Ju 주기영 on Twitter: "13k $BTC flowed out from Coinbase a few hours ago. It seems those BTC went to multiple Coinbase custody wallets. US institutional investors are still buying Bitcoin at the 48k price. This is the strongest bullish signal I've ever seen. Chart 👉 https://t.co/20Dz85Y5mG https://t.co/SC7Fol7CGQ" / Twitter
• Coinbase pre-IPO shares soar on FTX after S-1 drop

Bitcoin is up 1% at $51,200
Ethereum is up 1% at $1611
and Binance Coin is down slightly at 247

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Fantom up 30%
Icon up 16%
and Matic Network up 16%

Microstrategy adds to their hoard trading an additional 19,452 Bitcoins for $1.02B in cash.

Coinbase reveals that it holds Bitcoin, and other cryptos on its balance sheet.

The Federal Reserve will turn to the public to see appetite for a digital dollar beginning this year.

MoneyGram suspended the use of Ripple’s platform for the duration of the SEC lawsuit

Links:

• Coinbase offers corporations a trusted solution for adding crypto to their corporate treasury | by Coinbase | Feb, 2021 | The Coinbase Blog
• MicroStrategy Acquires Additional 19,452 Bitcoins for $1.026 Billion
• Powell says the Fed will engage the public on a digital dollar this year
• MoneyGram says it has 'suspended' use of Ripple's platform amid SEC lawsuit

Bitcoin is up .5% at $48,010
Ethereum is up 1% at $1810
and Cardano is up 1% at .87

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Theta Token up 17%
Kusama up 16%
The Graph up 15%

ConsenSys is helping Iranian women learn solidity with grants and scholarships.

Coinbase ventures and paradigm led a $12M round for Synthetix.

Paypal wants to be a CBDC distributor.

Argo Blockchain plots new 200MW facility in Texas.

Links:

• LOI Signing - 07:00:04 10 Feb 2021 - ARB News article | London Stock Exchange
• Coinbase Ventures, Paradigm Invest $12M in Synthetix DeFi Platform - CoinDesk
• ConsenSys Grants Help Iranian Women Learn Solidity - CoinDesk
• PayPal Wants to Be a CBDC Distributor - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up slightly at $37,673
Ethereum is up 1% at $1643
and Polkadot is down .slightly at 20.38.

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
UMA up 136%
DogeCoin up 55%
Aave up 32%

Ether new ATH

Coinbase looks to Nasdaq.

PayPal is creating a dedicated business unit for crypto services.

NFT Marketplace Rarible picked up $1.75M in seed funding.

Visa partners with First Boulevard

Links:

• Visa Expands Digital Currency Roadmap with First Boulevard | Business Wire
• Rarible secures funding from CoinFund to build community-governed NFT marketplace | by Rarible | Medium
• PayPal is investing in a new business unit focused on crypto and digital currencies

Bitcoin is down 6% at $32,497
Ethereum is down 4% at $1247
and Polkadot is up 8% at $16.40

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Curve up 28%
Alpha Finance up 20%
Icon up 15%

Craig Wright repeats 2019 advances to have bitcoin white paper removed from websites.

BlackRock looks at bitcoin futures

Former Ripple Adviser Michael Barr is expected to lead the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

Coinbase acquires Bison Trails.

Links:

• BlackRock filings suggest asset management giant could buy bitcoin futures via certain funds - The Block
• Biden Is Expected to Tap Michael Barr as Comptroller of the Currency - WSJ
• Craig Wright's lawyers ask two websites to take down the Bitcoin whitepaper - The Block
• Coinbase acquires crypto builder Bison Trails, deal reported to be above $80M | Fortune

Gemini Wants ETF in Canada

Lagarde Wants Global Bitcoin Regulation

BitGo Taps Jeff Horowitz for CCO

Marathon Selling Stock

Goldman Global Head of Research: Bitcoin Needs More Institutional Investors

Links:

• Goldman Sachs Exec Says More Institutional Investment Would Calm Bitcoin Volatility - CoinDesk
• Twitter
• BitGo Taps Former Coinbase Exec Jeff Horowitz as Chief Compliance Officer - CoinDesk
• Winklevoss' Gemini Backs New Bitcoin ETF Application in Canada - CoinDesk
• Bitcoin Miner Marathon to Raise $250M in Direct Stock Offering - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down 2% at $40,014
Ethereum is up 8% at $1317
and XRP is up 4% at 33 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Dash up 50%
Maker up 47%
Bitcoin Cash up 34%

Bitcoin’s mining difficulty reaches record high.

A test for the digital yuan has given us a look at the card-based hardware wallets.

PayPal, Coinbase invest in TaxBit.

Brad Garlinghouse takes to Twitter to answer questions re: SEC lawsuit.

SoFi may go public.

Kyrgyzstan proposed first regulatory framework for crypto.

Links:

• Kyrgyzstan Has Proposed Its First Regulatory Framework for Crypto - CoinDesk
• EXCLUSIVE-SoFi to go public through merger with Palihapitiya-backed SPAC | Reuters
• TaxBit Secures Investments from PayPal Ventures and Coinbase Ventures; Winklevoss Capital Doubles Down
• Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Hits Record High Amid Miner Revenue Surge - CoinDesk
• China Is Testing A Hardware Wallet For Digital Yuan
• Brad Garlinghouse on Twitter: "I’m not going to litigate the SEC’s unproven allegations on Twitter, and as you can imagine, there are new considerations to what can / should be said publicly after the litigation process starts. However, I would like to address 5 key questions I’ve seen. 1/10" / Twitter

Coinbase Buys Routefire

Grayscale CEO Says Wider Range of Crypto Customers

Links:

• Coinbase acquires trading execution platform Routefire
• Grayscale CEO Says Crypto Interest Is Rising From Pension, Endowment Funds - CoinDesk

Bitcoin Tops $37K

China CBDC Apps Banned

Coinbase and Bitstamp Experience Outages

Bitcoin is up 2.5% at $28,369
Ethereum is up 1% at $731
and Litecoin is up slightly at 124 dollars

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Uniswap up 22%
Theta Token up 15%

BItcoin crosses 29k for the first time

Andre Cronje released a new DeFi protocol called yCredit.

BitGo settles with the US treasury over sanctions violations

Coinbase faces class action lawsuit in California over the XRP sale.

Van Eck is going back to the SEC for a bitcoin ETF.

Russell Okung becomes first NFL player to take BTC in his salary.

Links:

• Bitcoin Hits $29K for First Time Ever, Raising HODLer Hopes for $30K by New Year's - CoinDesk
• Russell Okung Becomes First NFL Player to Be Paid in Bitcoin - CoinDesk
• BitGo settles with US Treasury over sanctions violations - The Block
• Coinbase faces class action lawsuit in California over XRP sale - The Block

Coinbase Awards First Developer Grants

XRP Price Falls Forty-One Percent in Three Days

One in Five Young Adults Hold Crypto in Australia

Links:

• Coinbase Awards Its First Round of Bitcoin Developer Grants - CoinDesk
• XRP price falls 24% in 24 hours as exchanges begin delisting
• Survey: Almost one in five adult Australians own crypto in 2020

Bitcoin is up 2% at $23,113
Ethereum is up 2% at $654
and XRP is up 2% at 58 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
The Graph up 96%
Zilliqa up 28%
Nem up 15%

Bitmain's financial woes come to light.

Coinbase taps Goldman Sachs for IPO lead.

Lil Pump launches PumpCoin on Fyooz.

The University of Glasgow turns to blockchain provenance to combat fake whiskies.

Links:

• University of Glasgow - University news - Everledger seals agreement with UofG to combat counterfeit Scotch whiskies
• Lil Pump Is Doing a Social Token Called PumpCoin - CoinDesk
• Crytpo exchange Coinbase taps Goldman Sachs for upcoming IPO - Business Insider
• Bitmain recorded a nearly $60M loss in 2019, lawyer says in court hearing - The Block

Bitcoin is up slightly at $22,879
Ethereum is down 1.5% at $648
and XRP is down slightly at 58 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Augur up 32%
Decred up 17%

Coinbase files S-1 with SEC

1.5M ETH locked in ETH2.0 contract.

The DeFi lending protocol Warp Finance was attacked and lost $7.7M in stablecoins

The Stellar Development Foundation invested $3M worth of stellar lumens in Settle Network.

Robinhood to pay $65M to the SEC to settle charges

Links:

• ETH worth more than $1 billion has been staked in the Eth2 deposit contract - The Block
• Robinhood Settles S.E.C. Charges Over Misleading Customers - The New York Times
• Coinbase announces confidential submission of draft registration statement - The Coinbase Blog
• warp.finance on Twitter: "1/ Approximately 2 hours ago, https://t.co/nS5MGArVoP was exploited with a complex flash loan attack which allowed the user to borrow more than their collateral value resulting in a loss of stablecoin lender funds." / Twitter
• Stellar Development Foundation invests in Settle Network to support stablecoin-based payment too - The Block

Bitcoin is up slightly at $19,017
Ethereum is up .5% at $589
and XRP is up 2% at 59 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Augur up 24%

Maxine waters has sent a flurry of recommendations to president-elect Joe Biden

Bill Hinman’s last day as the SEC’s division of corporation finance director was Friday.

Kraken will match $150,000 developer grants via the Gitcoin fundraising platform.

1inch raised $12 million in series A funding.

Coinbase will support an upcoming airdrop for Spark.

Coinbase Facilitates MicroStrategy Purchase of Bitcoin

PlusToken Scammers to Prison

Ethereum 2.0 Now Live

Links:

• Coinbase Brokered MicroStrategy's $425M Bitcoin Purchase, Exchange Says - CoinDesk
• Ringleaders of PlusToken Scam Jailed for Up to 11 Years - CoinDesk
• Ethereum 2.0 is go: Genesis block of beacon chain winks into existence

Bitcoin is down slightly at $17,054
Ethereum is up slightly at $513
and XRP is up 4% at 54 cents

Those are your leaders by market cap

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
SushiSwap up 19%
ABBC Coin up 18%
Stellar, up 16%

Coinbase released a blog post pre-empting a NYT article.

Swiss digital asset bank Sygnum has launched a blockchain alternative to stock exchanges.

The Libra association adds Saumya Bhavsar as a general counsel.

United Overseas Bank eyes crypto custody creation.

Chinese Police seized $4.2 billion in cryptos as part of the PlusToken ponzi scheme crackdown.

Links:

• VP, Crypto Security Administrator, Group Information Security
• An upcoming story about Coinbase. In the spirit of transparency, we’re… | by Coinbase | Nov, 2020 | The Coinbase Blog
• Sygnum: the world's first bank to offer end-to-end tokenization with launch of Desygnate solution
• Libra Association Taps Saumya Bhavsar as General Counsel for Payments Subsidiary - CoinDesk

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

IRS Gives Instructions on Crypto

PayPal Throttles Epik

Garlinghouse Tells CNBC Tech Companies Must Engage on Issues

Links:

• Tax Payers Needn't Disclose Merely Holding Cryptos: IRS Draft 2020 Guidance - CoinDesk
• Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse opposes Coinbase’s 'no politics' policy

Litecoin Adopts Nimblewimble for Privacy

WEF Raps Standards Setting Organizations

Jeff Horowitz Leaves Coinbase

Links:

• New WEF study reveals issues facing blockchain and crypto standards
• In Effort to Differentiate, Litecoin Makes a Move to Privacy - CoinDesk
• Coinbase Chief Compliance Officer Departs Amid Wider Exodus - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up .05% at $10,607
Ethereum is up slightly at $347
and XRP is down slightly at 23 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Origintrail up 80%

ICE seeks software to streamline financial auditing management including digital currencies like Bitcoin.

KuCoin CEO Johhny Lyu hints at known suspects from last month’s $281 million hack.

SEC chairman said the agency is open to the idea of a tokenized ETF.

September marked the first time in history that Etherum miners made more from fees than from block rewards.

Several employees at Coinbase take the severance packages following CEO Brian Armstrong’s offer.

Episode sponsored by ungrocery.com

Links:

• Coinbase Employees Have Begun to Take Severance Packages - CoinDesk
• SEC Chairman Open to Crypto-based Exchange-Traded Fund
• lyu_johnny on Twitter: "A quick update since my last livestream on Sep 30. After a thorough investigation, we have found the suspects of the 9.26 #KuCoin Security Incident with substantial proof at hand. Law enforcement officials and police are officially involved to take action." / Twitter
• First time in Ethereum's history, miners made more from fees than from block rewards
• beta.SAM.gov

Difficulty Ribbons Say Buy Bitcoin

Coinbase CEO: Focus on Business

Venezula Gets Bitcoin Satellite Node

Links:

• Bitcoin ‘difficulty ribbon’ chart hasn’t been this bullish since March
• Relief and Regret: Crypto Twitter Reacts as Coinbase Says No to Corporate Activism - CoinDesk
• Venezuela sees its first Blockstream Bitcoin satellite node

Bitcoin is down 1% at $10,396
Ethereum is down 1% at $337
and XRP is down 3% at 22 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Helium up 54%

Venezuela legalizes cryptocurrency mining, will force participants into a national pool.

JBS S.A. will use blockchain technology to help curb deforestation in the Amazon.

Sia Technology raises $3 million to develop a free internet dubbed "Skynet".

Coinbase hires for Coinbase Platforms

Episode brought to you by ungrocery.com

Links:

• Venezuela Legalizes Crypto Mining but Will Force Industry Into National Pool - CoinDesk
• Brazil's JBS vows to monitor deforestation through whole cattle supply chain | Reuters
• Sia Tech raises $3 million to speed up the development of 'free Internet' - The Block
• Welcoming three new senior leaders to Coinbase | by Coinbase | Sep, 2020 | The Coinbase Blog

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

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

Hamilton's Crypto Suit Takes On Social Media Giants

Coinbase Exits Blockchain Association

Greyscale's Bitcoin Trust Pumps Up

Links:

• Lawyer to File Crypto Class-Action Seeking Billions From Social Media ‘Cartel’
• Coinbase Exits Industry Lobbying Group in Protest Over Recent Unspecified 'Decisions' - CoinDesk
• Grayscale Tells SEC Its Bitcoin Trust Rose $1.6B Over Six Months - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down 4% at $11,160
Ethereum is up 2.5% at $366
and XRP is up 5% at 28 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Hedge Trade up 37%
and bluezelle up 30%

Bitcoin tested 12k yesterday and saw 12% drop in 6 minutes as it met a wall of futures positions

Decentralized exchange volumes rose to 4.3 billion in July.

Coinbase launched a 2% rewards program on DAI stablecoin accounts.

The number of Robinhood users holding Kodak jumped 1200% on government loan.

Japanese brave browser users are on the deck to receive BAT tokens as rewards for web browsing.

Links:

• Coinbase Now Offers 2% Rewards on Dai Stablecoin Accounts - CoinDesk
• The number of Robinhood users holding Kodak stocks soars after Trump admin announces $765M loan - The Block
• Brave browser's Japanese users will soon be able to receive BAT token - The Block
• Decentralized exchange volumes surged to $4.3 billion in July, breaking monthly record - The Block
• Bitcoin and Ethereum crash by more than 12% in 6 minutes as more than $1B of positions gets liquidated - The Block

No Monero on Coinbase

Avanti Financial Opens in October

BLINC Settles It

Links:

• Coinbase CEO: Exchange Won’t List XMR Due to ‘Issue With Regulators’
• Wyoming-Based Avanti to Open in October With a New Bank-Issued Digital Asset - CoinDesk
• First Mover: Bitcoin at Last Passes $10K, But Why Has It Struggled While Gold Shone? - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up 4% at $10,004
Ethereum is up 8% at $309
and XRP is up 4% at 22 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Elrond up 19%
and Travala(dot)com up 15%

Ukraine’s Ministry of Digital Transformation to work with Crystal Blockchain jump-starting the government’s virtual asset monitoring initiative.

Signature bank reported strong growth in the first half of the year with close to $8 billion in deposit growth.

Coinbase user base at 35 million — up 5 million since the first of the year.

Bitcoin is down 2% at $9,191
Ethereum is down 3% at $239
and XRP is down 5% at 20 cents

Those are your leaders by market cap

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Elrond, up 22%
Stratis, up 17%

A Romanian man has pled guilty to charges connected to the BitClub Ponzi Scheme.

Coinbase has reportedly started preparations to go public as early as late this year.

A man in Pennsylvania has pled guilty to bank fraud after he falsely claimed to own Bitcoin.

Tether has blacklisted 39 ethereum addresses that collectively hold millions of dollars worth of USDT.

Links:

• Tether has blacklisted 39 Ethereum addresses that hold millions of dollars worth of USDT - The Block
• Exclusive: Crypto exchange Coinbase readies landmark stock market listing, sources say - Reuters
• Report and Recommendations on Guilty Plea – #18 in United States v. Smail (N.D.W. Va., 2:20-cr-00002) – CourtListener.com
• Romanian Programmer Admits that He Helped Create Bitclub Network, a Fraud Scheme Worth at Least $722 Million | USAO-NJ | Department of Justice

Bitcoin is up slightly at $9,684
Ethereum is up slightly at $243
and XRP is up slightly at 20 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Zilqua up 16%
Verge up 17%

Coinbase is looking to sell blockchain analytics software to the DEA and the IRS.

The SEC is filing charges in salt lake city against three leaders of the Modern Money Team cryptocurrency MLM

Robinhood users are buying US blockchain ETFs and it’s pushing the number of holders to 2020 highs

Regulators in New York and France to create innovation corridor

Bitcoin is up slightly at $9,617
Ethereum is up 2% at $242
and XRP is up .05% at 20 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
HedgeTrade up 32%
Loopring up 15%

US Securities and Exchange Commissioner Hester Peirce has been nominated for another term by the White House

Coinbase has cut rewards for holding the USDC stable coin by 90%.

Coincheck, the Japanese exchange has fallen victim to a data breach.

The OOC, a nonprofit working on offshore energy, has found a blockchain management system that reduces costs and time for transporting wastewater.

Bitcoin is up 3% at $9,438
Ethereum is up 2% at $210
and XRP is down slightly at 20 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Monero Classic up 64%
Thunder Token up 17%

Gemini has partnered with samsung on the samsung blockchain wallet.

A new actively managed bitcoin hedge fund announced by MaiCapital in Hong Kong.

Coinbase has acquired Tagomi.

Goldman Sachs says Bitcoin is “not an asset class"

Links:

• A new actively managed bitcoin hedge fund gets launched in Hong Kong - The Block
• Goldman Sachs: Cryptocurrencies 'Are Not an Asset Class' - CoinDesk
• Gemini First US Exchange to Integrate With Samsung's Blockchain Wallet - CoinDesk
• Coinbase shakes up the crypto prime broker race with its acquisition of Tagomi - The Block

JP Morgan Chase Banks Coinbase and Gemini

Former Top Lawyer agt Coinbase Becoming Acting Comptroller of the Currency

Hacker Detained

Links:

• 'The Tables Have Turned' Binance Exec Says of JPMorgan's Support for Crypto Firms
• A Former Coinbase Lawyer Is About to Become Acting Head of US Bank Regulator - CoinDesk
• Ukraine Arrests Hacker Accused of Selling Personal Data, Crypto Wallet Info - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up 8% 8,880
Ethereum is up 1% at $212
and XRP is down 2% at 21 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Siacoin up 28%
Electroneum up 15%
and CyberVein up 19%

Telegram is bowing to the wishes of the court ruling that it cannot launch its blockchain or issue gram tokens until its SEC case is resolved.

Tencent has debuted a blockchain accelerator called Tencent Industrial Accelerator.

During the price rally yesterday, Coinbase had some major connectivity issues and outages

Links:

• Chinese tech giant Tencent launches blockchain accelerator program - The Block
• Telegram now delays launch of its blockchain by one more year, ready to return investor money - The Block
• Coinbase Suffers Temporary Outage as Bitcoin Soars as High as $8,900 - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up 4% 7,466
Ethereum is up .5% at $185
and XRP is up 1.5% at 19 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Digibyte up 22%
Hive up 41%
and Aave up 15%

Binance has released a new social payments app in Africa called Bundle.

Mcdonalds, Starbucks, and Subway are piloting China’s CBDC in a promotional pilot in the Xiong New Area.

Coinlist moved into the Defi market this week.

Coinbase has launched a decentralized price oracle.

Links:

• McDonalds, Subway, Starbucks Pilot CBDC
• Binance launches social payments app 'Bundle' in Africa - The Block
• Jack Dorsey-backed token listing platform CoinList expands to DeFi - The Block
• Coinbase launches a price oracle as it widens its focus on DeFi space - The Block

Bitcoin is down 6% at 6,237
Ethereum is down 5% at $128
and XRP is down 4% at 17 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Cybervein up 23%
HXRO up 17%

Singapore has granted several crypto firms limited term exemptions for licensing.

San Francisco based Solana has raised 1.8 million from its launch auction on Coin List.

Last week saw the second-largest decrease in bitcoin mining difficulty in the network’s history.

Coinbase says Coinbase Commerce has proessed $200 million in transactions since it launched.

Links:

• Coinbase says its Commerce platform has seen $200 million in transactions processed since launch - The Block
• Ripple, Coinbase get license exemption in Singapore for a limited period  - The Block
• Bitcoin’s mining difficulty sees the second-largest drop in history - The Block
• Blockchain project Solana raises $1.76M from its launch auction on CoinList - The Block

Bitcoin is up 13% at 6,673
Ethereum is up 12% at $145
and XRP is up 7% at 16 cents

Those are your leaders by market cap

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Bitcoin SV up 28%
Bitcoin Cash up 19%
and Cosmos up 15%

Police in India have arrested a woman who stole 64 bitcoin from a former employer.

The Tezos foundation had most of their 600 million in assets in BTC in Jan.

Senator Kelly Loeffler and Senator Richard Burr are under scrutiny for having sold millions in stock before the recent crash.

Coinbase’s visa debit card can now be setup with Google Pay to spend crypto.

Links:

• Indian police arrest woman who stole 64 bitcoins from her former employer - The Block
• Tezos Foundation had over $600M in assets as of January, 47% in bitcoin - The Block
• Senator Kelly Loeffler, former Bakkt CEO, sold millions in stock before coronavirus-induced market crash - The Block

Bitcoin is up 11% at 5,307
Ethereum is up 8% at $117
and XRP is up 8% at 14 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Cyber Network up 20%
Mixin up 17%
Lisk up 17%

Bitfinex has listed a first-ever crypto hedge fund for accredited investors.

The Philippine Stock Exchange will halt trading until further notice.

The US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency names Coinbase CLO Brian Brooks as its next COO.

The Opera browser is now letting US users buy Bitcoin and Ether through Apple Pay.

Links:

• Bitfinex lists first-ever crypto hedge fund for 'accredited' investors - The Block
• U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency names Coinbase exec as its chief operating officer - The Block
• Opera now lets US users buy bitcoin and ether via Apple Pay - The Block
• Philippine Stock Exchange will halt trading tomorrow until further notice - The Block

Bitcoin is up slightly at 5,461
Ethereum is down 2% at $126
and XRP is up 2% at 15 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Mixin up 20%
Synthetix up 15%
Power Ledger up 15%

This week we saw the biggest price dump in bitcoin in the last 12 months. Now prices are holding above 5k.

Coinbase saw yearly record-breaking volumes on Thursday and Friday.

Consensus 2020 is going virtual due to COVID-19.

Links:

• Whale Watching: Exchange Data Contained Early Warning of Thursday's Bitcoin Dump - CoinDesk
• CoinDesk Takes Consensus 2020 Virtual - CoinDesk
• Coinbase volumes hit yearly highs after Thursday's market sell-off - The Block

Bitcoin is down 2% at 5,480
Ethereum is down 1% at $129
XRP has slipped below Tether/USDT in reported market-cap.
XRP is down 2% at 15 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Hedra Hashgraph up 27%
Mixin up 20%
Centrality up 15%

Coinbase is releasing a Bitcoin batching system that they say could save users over 50% on transaction fees.

New York regulators asked the 18 licensed crypto firms to submit coronavirus preparedness plans.

Daily transaction fees on the Ethereum network topped half a million in the traffic jam on thursday.

Crypto-backed loans were put to the stress test this week as bitcoin dropped about 40%

Links:

• Daily transaction fees on Ethereum hit $564,000 amid network congestion on Thursday - The Block
• New York regulator asks crypto firms to submit their coronavirus preparedness plans - The Block
• Coinbase rolls out Bitcoin batching, says users could save over 50% on transaction fees - The Block
• $100M+ in Margin Calls: Crypto Lenders Demand Collateral as Market Buckles - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down 0.5% at $8597
XRP is down 1% at 23 cents
and Ethereum is down 1% at $221

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Bezant up 37%
Steem up 17%
Burst up 16%

Major exchanges OKEx and Bitfinex were hit with a DDOS attack with no users impacted.

Coinbase tested the facial recognition software owned by Clearview AI.

The chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell says Coronavirus poses "evolving risks" to the US economy.

niTRON is postponed indefinitely.

Links:

• TRON’s 2020 summit for next week has been postponed indefinitely due to coronavirus - The Block
• Coinbase tested facial recognition software developed by controversial startup Clearview AI - The Block
• Crypto exchanges OKEx and Bitfinex hit by DDoS attacks, no users impacted - The Block

SEC vs Telegram Today

CFTC Says Gram is Commodity

Coinbase Named Visa Principal Partner

Links:

• SEC commissioner’s crypto enforcement proposal could impact landmark case v. Telegram - Reuters
• CFTC Letter Provides Little Clarity in Telegram’s Battle With SEC
• Coinbase Becomes First ‘Pure’ Crypto Firm Approved as Visa Principal Member - CoinDesk

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

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

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news

Bitcoin is up 5 % at $7,572
XRP is up 1% at 19 cents
and Ethereum is up 3% at $133

Those are your leaders by market cap

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Cortex, up 17%

Blockforce filed a proposal for an exchange traded fund composed of 15% bitcoin and 85% global currencies.

Poloniex has dropped KYC for their new level one account tier that has a daily withdrawal limit of $10k per day.

Coinbase announced that they will be "sunsetting Earn.com to focus exclusively on Coinbase Earn."

Links:

• Poloniex exchange drops KYC for withdrawals of up to $10,000 per day - The Block
• Coinbase to begin 'sunsetting Earn.com'; will focus on Coinbase Earn product - The Block
• Why the SEC Asked Blockforce Capital to Pull a Bitcoin ETF Proposal as Soon as It Was Filed - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up 1% at $7,177
XRP is up 2% at 19 cents
and Ethereum up 1% at $128

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Decentraland , up 19%
NavCoin up 18%

Robinhood is facing a fine for failing to ensure the best execution when routing customer orders.

Blockstream is making an effort to keep the peace on the lightning network with Watchtowers

Ripple has taken on more funding in a 200 million series C led by Tetragon.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has been awarded a U.S. patent for a Bitcoin sending method.

A British national has been extradited to the U.S. for his alleged participation in “The Dark Overlord” hacker group.

Links:

• Robinhood fined $1.25M for failing to ensure best execution when routing customer orders - The Block
• Blockstream's 'Watchtowers' Will Bring a New Justice System to the Lightning Network - CoinDesk
• Ripple Raises $200M in Series-C Round Led by Tetragon - CoinDesk
• Coinbase CEO Armstrong Wins Patent for Tech Allowing Users to Email Bitcoin - CoinDesk
• Alleged 'Dark Overlord' Hacker Gang Member Extradited to US - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is 2.5% at $7,544
XRP is up 1.6% at 22 cents
and Ethereum is up 1% at $148

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

Kadena has set its first project—the tracking of CBD oil.

The NYDIG has locked down an approval from the SEC to offer institutional investors shares of a new fund that is built around bitcoin futures.

The SEC is looking for Telegram’s former chief investment advisor to testify related to the Telegram GRAM sale.

The Bank of China has issued 20 billion yuan in blockchain based bonds for small enterprises.

Coinbase’s debit card has offered support for DAI.

Links:

• Coinbase’s Visa debit card adds support for DAI stablecoin - The Block
• Bank of China Issues $2.8B in Bonds for Small Businesses Using Blockchain Tech - CoinDesk
• Asset Manager Secures SEC Approval to Create Novel Bitcoin Futures Fund - CoinDesk
• Kadena Blockchain Taps Healthcare Data Firm to Track Medical Cannabis Product - CoinDesk
• SEC Reveals Telegram's Communications With Investors, Seeks to Question Advisor - CoinDesk

Crypto-Santas Shop Here

Coinbase Wins KYC/AML Patent

IBM Anti-Drone Theft Patent Granted

Links:

• Black Friday Archives - CoinDesk
• Patents Archives - CoinDesk

Omni Closing: Dev Team to Coinbase

UPbit Exchange Hit for $49 Million in Ether

IRS Gets a Pass

Links:

• Coinbase Archives - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down 2% at $9,019
XRP is down 3.5% at 28 cents
and Ethereum is down 1% at $183

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Numeraire, up 19%
and Dentacoin, up 15%

Todays headlines:

Tether released a response to an academic paper that claimed a single whale manipulated bitcoin’s boom in 2017.

The block is noting a trend down in cumulative monthly traffic to retail exchanges since june.

Coinbase has expanded their staking services to all us customers, starting with the Tezos token.

Russian authorities are looking for the legal backing to confiscate virtual assets from "criminals".

Five people in Malaysia have been charged with stealing mining equipment.

Links:

• Tether responds to academic paper on bitcoin manipulation; calls it 'flawed' and 'embarrassing' - The Block
• Crypto exchanges experiencing a steady drop in traffic since June, suggesting declining retail interest - The Block
• Coinbase expands staking service beyond Coinbase Custody to all US customers - The Block
• Russia Wants to Be Able to Seize Cybercriminals' Bitcoin - CoinDesk
• Malaysian Thieves Drill Through Wall to Steal 85 Crypto Machines - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up slightly at $8,304
XRP is up .5% 29 cents
and Ethereum is up .5% at $183

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Tierion up 27%
GXChain up 24%
DragonChain up 15%
Dentacoin, up 15%

Telegram responded to the court order saying that they were "Surprised and disappointed..." about the lawsuit

Coinbase has received an e-money license from the Central Bank of Ireland.

The G7 is assessing stablecoins as a potential risk to the global financial system.

21 inaugural members of the Libra Association signed the formal charter yesterday in Geneva Switzerland.

Links:

• Telegram May Delay Coin Launch as SEC Halts U.S. Sales - Bloomberg
• Coinbase receives e-money license in Ireland to further expand into Europe - The Block
• G7 Evaluates Stablecoins as Risk to Global Financial Stability - CoinDesk
• Facebook-Led Libra Forms Governing Council After Big-Name Departures - CoinDesk

Reps to Powell: Do a Dollar CBDC

Coinbase Pays Interest

OhioCrypto.com Dead

Block.one Pays 24 Million Dollar Fine

FairWin at Zero

Coinbase Co-Founds Crypto Rating Council

Links:

• EOS Maker Block.One Settles With SEC Over Unregistered Securities Sale - CoinDesk
• From $10M to Zero in 10 Days: ETH Smart Contract FairWin Is Empty
• Coinbase-Led Group Aims to Help Crypto Firms Avoid Securities Violations - CoinDesk

Libra Later

Coinbase Adds Two Cryptos for NY Customers

Medici Bank Private Beta in October

Links:

• Facebook's Zuckerberg Appears to Put Libra Launch Date in Doubt - CoinDesk
• Coinbase Rolls Out Stellar Lumens (XLM) Trading in New York State
• Coinbase Now Supports Stellar and Chainlink Cryptocurrencies in New York - CoinDesk
• The New Medici Bank Is About to Take On Its First Crypto Clients - 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

Coinbase Now Customer of ClearBank, Not Barclays

Ripple Must Respond in XRP=Security Suit

Bitcoin at Premium in Hong Kong Amid Turmoil

Samsung Supports Bitcoin in Blockchain Keystore

Links:

• Barclays Is No Longer Banking Coinbase - CoinDesk
• SEC Guidance Gives Ammo to Lawsuit Claiming XRP Is Unregistered Security - CoinDesk
• Hong Kong Is Paying Higher Prices for Bitcoin Amid Political Unrest
• Samsung Discreetly Adds Bitcoin Support to Blockchain Keystore

China's CBDC Out Soon

Goldman Says Buy Bitcoin

Coinbase Drops Zcash for UK Customers August 26

Links:

• China's Central Bank 'Close' to Launching Official Digital Currency - CoinDesk
• Goldman Sachs Analysts' Note Says Now's a Good Time to Buy Bitcoin - CoinDesk
• Coinbase UK Dropping Support for Cryptocurrency Zcash - CoinDesk

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

Amazon Ads-On-Blockchain

Binance to Open London Office

Judge: Coinbase No Fraud

Links:

• Amazon Is Looking to Put Advertising Data on a Blockchain - CoinDesk
• Binance's CZ: Like It or Not, Facebook's Libra Coin Is Poised for Mass Adoption - CoinDesk
• Judge Rules Coinbase Did Not Commit Fraud in Bitcoin Cash Lawsuit