Bitcoin is up slightly at $61,396
Ethereum is up .5% at $4,298
and Binance Coin is up .5% at $521

Decentraland up 87%
The Sandbox up 37%
Basic attention token up 33%

CryptoPunk 9998 wash traded their NFT for over $500M

NYDIG acquires UK Startup Bottlepay with a $300M stock purchase

DOJ looks for supervisory trial attorney to lead new Crypto department.

Coinlist now valued at over $1.5B

Links:

• Here’s Why a CryptoPunk Sold for $530M
• CoinList is now valued at $1.5 billion with a fresh $100 million in funding
• NYDIG acquires British bitcoin startup Bottlepay in $300 million stock purchase
• USAJOBS - Job Announcement

Bitcoin is down 4% at $10,449
Ethereum is down 8% at $337
and XRP is down 5% at 23 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
UTRUST up 22%

October Surprise: Covid-19

Bitcoin fell yesterday ahead of the october surprise news on the CFTC and Department of Justice charges levied against BitMEX.

The European Central Bank published a 50-page report on the digital euro.

Coinlist president Andy Bromberg is leaving to lead ECO. Will act as special advisor to Coinlist.

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Links:

• Founders And Executives Of Off-Shore Cryptocurrency Derivatives Exchange Charged With Violation Of The Bank Secrecy Act | USAO-SDNY | Department of Justice
• CoinList president has joined a crypto project backed by Uber co-founder - The Block
• Bitcoin, Stocks Fall as Trump Tests Positive for COVID-19 - CoinDesk
• European Central Bank publishes report on digital euro, says 'we need to be ready' to issue it - The Block

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