Bitcoin is down .5% at $19,436
Ethereum is down slightly at $1102
and Binance Coin is up .5 at $225

Coinshares has finalized their acquisition of Napoleon Asset Management.

Nexo signs due dilligence to consider acquiring Vauld.

Bank of England calls for enhanced crypto regulation.

Celsius repays their $120M stable coin debt to Maker Protocol.

000.eth sells for 300eth.

Links:

• DeFi Explore | MCD #25977
• 000.eth - ENS: Ethereum Name Service | OpenSea
• CoinShares acquires Napoleon Asset Managementnode:title] | ETF Express
• Crypto lender Vauld offered lifeline a day after suspending withdrawals - The Washington Post
• Bank of England Committee Calls for Enhanced Crypto Regulation to Limit Contagion

Links:

• Binance disappointed by Barclays’ ‘unilateral action’ to block customer payments
• ‘Investors stay clear’: UBS warns regulators could pop ‘bubble-like crypto markets’
• CoinShares to Buy Elwood's ETF Index Business for $17M - CoinDesk

Links:

• Grayscale Adds Chainlink to Its Digital Large Cap Fund - CoinDesk
• Asset Manager CoinShares Launches Litecoin ETP
• Venture capitalists invest over $16B in blockchain equity since 2012

Links:

• Institutional crypto managers report record AUM despite U.S. inflows plummeting
• Crypto Exchange OKEx Korea to Close as New AML Rules Come Into Force - CoinDesk
• Crypto Is Banned in Morocco, but Bitcoin Buys Are Soaring - CoinDesk

Ether High

OCC Issues Charters

Coinshares Adds Real-time Audit Feature

Links:

• Huge Ethereum buy wall sends ETH to a 19-month high against Bitcoin
• US Regulator to Shake Up Banking With Federal Charters for Payment Firms - CoinDesk