Bitcoin is up slightly at $43,115
Ethereum is up slightly at $2,969
and Cardano is up slightly at $2.08

Polymath up 27%
Omg Network up 17%
Safemoon up 15%

Visa has developed a conceptual protocol that demonstrates how various CBDCs can be interoperable for payments.

A bug in the Compound finance upgrade makes extra COMP available to be claimed.

1inch blocks US trades in preparation for standing up American-only platform

Coinshift announces $2.5M seed round.

Links:

• Making digital currency interoperable | Visa
• Compound Labs on Twitter: "🚨 Unusual activity has been reported regarding the distribution of COMP following the execution of Proposal 062. No supplied/borrowed funds are at risk -- Compound Labs and members of the community are investigating discrepancies in the COMP distribution." / Twitter
• Crypto treasury management platform Coinshift raises $2.5 million
• DEX aggregator 1inch blocks out US trades in preparation for separate American platform

Bitcoin is even at $34,632
Ethereum is up slightly at $2,224
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $294

Aave up 17%
Compound up 16%
Elrond up 15%

Beijing and Suzhou are testing digital yuan payments on subways.

Million Doge Disco launches today.

Bitcoin mining difficulty records largest drop in history.

Casper Labs and SJM Group partner to promote web3 adoption in the UAE.

Links:

• Greenidge Generation Announces Letter of Intent to Expand Bitcoin Mining Operation to Site in South Carolina
• Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Records Largest Drop in History - CoinDesk
• CasperLabs & SJM Group Partner to Promote Web3 Adoption in
• Doge Disco
• Beijing, Suzhou enable China's digital yuan payments for subways

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 up 1% at $50,815
Ethereum is up 1% at $1692
and Binance Coin is up 3% at 270

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Uniswap up 22%
Compound up 20%
and Maker up 16%

Square announced that it purchased another 3,318 Bitcoin as a reserve.

Square pulled in $4.5B in bitcoin revenue in 2020.

Iced Tea company in hot water with SEC.

Almeda is leading the $40M round for Oxygen

Links:

• SEC halts trading of iced tea company that pivoted to blockchain | Ars Technica
• Square Inc. - Square, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020 Results
• SQUARE SEC Form 10-k
• Alameda leads $40m investment in DeFi prime brokerage Oxygen

Bitcoin is up .5% at $33,865
Ethereum is down slightly at $1341
and Polkadot is up .5% at $16.44

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Compound up 30%
Elrond up 23%
SushiSwap up 18%

BlockFi is building out a bitcoin trust.

NYDIG added former square capital lead Jackie Reses to its board of directors.

On Visa's Q1 earnings call CEO Alfred Kelly said Visa will make crypto payments safer and more widely available.

Blockfolio launched zero-fee crypto trading on its app this week.

Links:

• NYDIG Strengthens Leadership with Appointment of Jacqueline D. Reses to Board of Directors
• Blockfolio launches zero-fee crypto trading on its app
• SEC FORM D BLOCKFI
• Visa's Q1 earnings call reveals details about its crypto strategy

Bitcoin is up 6% at $34,794
Ethereum is up 5% at $1076
and XRP is up 5% at 29 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Stellar up 18%
Compound up 18%
Synthetix up 16%

Bitcoin’s active addresses and trading volumes have reached all time highs.

Steve Chen was sentenced yesterday to 10 years in prison for the GemCoin Ponzi scheme.

Bakkt forms Bakkt Holdings in prep for IPO.

Kentucky Reps look to bring crypto mining to the state with tax breaks.

New Zealand’s Financial Markets Authority says crypto buyers beware.

Links:

• Kentucky mining bill
• Bakkt, the Digital Asset Marketplace Launched by Intercontinental Exchange in 2018, to Become a Publicly Traded Company via Merger with VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings | Business Wire
• GemCoin Founder Sentenced to 10 Years for $147M Crypto Scheme - CoinDesk
• NZ regulator issues Bitcoin warning: Be prepared to lose all your money - NZ Herald
• Bitcoin's Active Addresses, Trading Volumes Now at All-Time Highs - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up 1% at $19,354
Ethereum is up 3% at $611
and XRP is up 1% at 62 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Decred up 32%
Compound up 19%

The Facebook-backed Libra association is changing their name to Diem Association.

Swiss-based Valour launches ETP on Nordic Growth Market.

STABLE act gives power back to the banks.

NYDIG raised $100 million from a single investor for its new fund.

Links:

• Valour Launches World's First Fee-Free[1] Bitcoin Exchange Traded Product (ETP)
• Nydig Digital Assets Fund Ii, Lp 2020 Stock / Securites Offering Form D
• Facebook-backed digital coin Libra renamed Diem in quest for approval | Reuters
• New Congressional bill says it would be 'unlawful' to issue stablecoins, 'provide any stablecoin-related service' without federal approval - The Block

Bitcoin is up 1% at $17,185
Ethereum is up 1% at $519
and XRP is up 5% at 56 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Cardano, up 16%
Dash up 16%

Ripple is selling one third of its stake in MoneyGram.

Cyberpunk holdings has liquidated its Ether and Monero to buy more bitcoin.

Curve Finance will distribute nearly $3 million in fees to governance token holders.

Crypto Custodian Copper is looking to make the DeFi space more desirable to institutions.

A DAI price increase led to liquidations in excess of $88 million at Compound.

Links:

• Moneygram International Inc Acquisition Statement SC 13D/A
• Cypherpunk Holdings Inc. Announces Updated Bitcoin Holdings
• Curve Finance Votes to Disperse $3M in Fees to Governance Token Holders - CoinDesk
• Crypto Custodian Copper Aims to Bridge Gap Between DeFi and Traditional Finance With New Tool - CoinDesk
• 🤖 Leshner on Twitter: "This morning, $DAI prices on Coinbase Pro escalated rapidly, leading to the liquidation (repayment) of 85.2M DAI borrowed from Compound. 124 of 225,793 users were impacted; there are no under-collateralized accounts, and all markets are healthy. https://t.co/p2l3v7fNov" / Twitter

Bitcoin is up slightly at $15,967
Ethereum is down 1% at $455
and XRP is up 1% at 27 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Sushiswap up 25%
Compound up 15%

Sir John Cunliffe, Deputy Governor of the Bank of England, said it’s not the job of the bank to protect bank business models.

Deutsche Bank’s research team has highlighted they believe that CBDCs will replace cash in the long term.

PayPal removed the waitlist for their new crypto service and lifted the weekly purchase limit to $20k.

Bitcoin is up 1.5% at $10,886
Ethereum is up 3.5% at $367
and XRP is up 2% at 24 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Celsius Network up 20%
Digibyte up 17%

Data management firm Fluree raises $2.5 million in additional VC funding unlocking a $1.5 million defense contract.

BitFlyer’s European arm is opening up tokyo-based liquidity for european bitcoin traders.

Thomas J Gity has been charged with scamming investors in a Florida crypto-trading scheme.

The SEC has levied a cease and desist against Salt Lending over their 2017 ICO.

MakerDAO adds Chainlink, Loopring and Compound as collateral options.

Links:

• MakerDAO Adds Chainlink, Compound, Loopring as Collateral Options | Nasdaq
• Thomas J. Gity, et al. (Release No. LR-24930; Sep. 30, 2020)
• Data Management Startup Fluree Unlocks $1.5M Air Force Contract With Latest VC Raise - CoinDesk
• SALT SEC ICO filing

Bitcoin is up 0.5% at $11,805
Ethereum is down 0.5% at $394
and XRP is down 2.5% at 30 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Decentraland up 26%
Band Protocol up 22%
and Zilliqa up 15%

Binance receives a green light for BUSD from NYDFS.

Russia’s largest state-owned bank Sberbank is preparing to launch its own stable coin Sbercoin.

Compound releases their own price oracle.

Links:

• Sberbank is preparing to issue its own cryptocurrency - Vedomosti
• DeFi platform Compound launches permissionless price oracle - The Block
• Binance Says New York Banks Can Now Use Its Stablecoin After Watchdog Approval - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up half a percent at 7,169
Ethereum is up 2% at $182
and XRP is up slightly at 19 cents

Those are your leaders by market cap

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Unibright up 22%
Bora up 15%

dForce has suffered an exploit attack that resulted in a serious loss of assets — up to 99%.

Compound tokenized and decentralized its governance this week.

TradeStation crypto integrated with the crypto exchange ErisX

The CFTC has charged a Florida man and his companies for illegally collecting $1.6 million.

Links:

• DeFi platform Compound launches decentralized governance token with support from Coinbase Custody - The Block
• CFTC charges Florida man for sale of 'Compcoin' digital asset in alleged fraud scheme - The Block
• Weekend Attack Drains Decentralized Protocol dForce of $25M in Crypto - CoinDesk
• Brokerage platform TradeStation links up with crypto exchange ErisX - The Block