Bitcoin is down slightly at $42,279
Ethereum is down 1% at $3,222
and Binance Coin is down 1% at $452

Secret network, up 15%
Frax share up 16%

US Congress gears up for oversight hearing into crypto mining’s effect on the environment.

Tennis Australia is bringing the Australian Open to Decentraland

Samsung brings flagship 837 store to Decentraland

New York Department of Financial Services hires deputy superintendent for crypto.

Links:

• Australian Open serves up its own NFTs and moves into the Decentraland metaverse - Stockhead
• Perter Marton LinkedIn
• Samsung enters the metaverse, opening flagship 837 store in Decentraland
• US Congress to Hold Oversight Hearing on Crypto Mining: Report

Bitcoin is up 2% at $9,523
Ethereum is up 9% at $265
and XRP is up 3% at 20 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
VeThor Token up 15%

Binance has listed Maker and Dai tokens.

Twitter announced that during their hack, hackers accessed the direct messages of at least 36 of the hacked accounts.

Congress added two blockchain amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act.

Links:

• An update on our security incident
• Soto Amendments Pass in Annual House Defense Bill | Congressman Darren Soto
• Binance lists Maker and Dai tokens amid DeFi boom - The Block

Bitcoin is down 0.5% at $8591
XRP is down 1% at 23 cents
and Ethereum is down 1% at $222

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Kyber Network up 26%
Band Protocol up 19%

Japanese messaging company LINE has shuttered its singapore crypto exchange BITBOX and has launched BITFRONT.

Bitfinex says it has repaid tether another 100 million of an outstanding loan.

Bitstamp has added full support for SEGWIT bitcoin addresses.

The US House of Representatives Committee on Small Business will hold a hearing on blockchain’s impact.

Links:

• Bitstamp adds full support for SegWit bitcoin addresses - The Block
• House committee to explore benefits of blockchain for small businesses next week - The Block
• Messaging giant LINE shuts down Singapore crypto exchange, launches a global platform based in the US - The Block
• Crypto exchange Bitfinex says it has repaid Tether another $100M of outstanding loan - The Block

Bitcoin is up 2% at $8,828
XRP is up 2% at 23 cents
and Ethereum is up 4% at $168

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Ethereum classic up 29%
Monacoin up 23%

"Cold War" currency talks at a pre-davos conference.

Former CFTC Chairman Christopher Giancarlo, partners with former LabCFTC Director Daniel Gorfine to form the Digital Dollar Foundation.

Renewed efforts for a de minimis tax exemption heads back to the US Congress.

Links:

• Currency 'Cold War' Takes Center Stage at Pre-Davos Crypto Confab - CoinDesk
• Former CFTC Officials Ramp Up Push for Digital Dollar With Accenture Partnership - CoinDesk
• New Congressional bill seeks de minimis tax exemption for smaller crypto transactions - The Block