It’s 8am Eastern, March 4th and this is your Daily Crypto Report.

Bitcoin is down 1% at $48,893
Ethereum is down .05% at $1548
and Cardano is down 1.5% at 1.14

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Enjin Coin up 48%
Hedra Hashgraph up 26%
Theta Token 15%

Arthur Hayes may voluntarily come to the US from Singapore at the request of the federal prosecutors

A group in Brooklyn purchased and burned Banksy’s piece Morons to create NFT.

Andrew Cuomo announces "Excelsior Pass" test of IBM’s blockchain app for proving Covid-19 status

Links:

• Burnt Banksy on Twitter: "Full HD video https://t.co/sKAu2AERmJ" / Twitter
• BitMEX's Arthur Hayes May Surrender to US Officials in April - CoinDesk
• Governor Cuomo Announces Pilot Program Testing the Excelsior Pass at Madison Square Garden and Barclays Center | Governor Andrew M. Cuomo

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 down slightly at $9,152
Ethereum is down slightly at $229
and XRP is down 2% at 18 cents

Those are your leaders by market cap

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Cortex up 27%
and Request Network, up 20%

The AVA blockchain project pulled in 12 million with a private token sale

Ebang’s Nasdaq listing went live yesterday

Australian Bitcoin goes postal.

Kadena open sources Covid-19 test tracker.

Links:

• Blockchain project AVA raises $12 million in a private token sale - The Block
• Blockchain Maker Kadena Announces App to Track Covid Tests, Token Listing on Bittrex Global
• Shares of bitcoin miner maker Ebang slide after trading begins on Nasdaq - The Block
• Australia Post Now Lets Customers Buy Bitcoin at Over 3,500 Outlets - CoinDesk

Those are your leaders by market cap

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Elrond up 19%
and Baer Chain up 17%

Good Cycle behind $5 million transaction fees.

Trouble at Wirecard

The Austrian government will include blockchain tech in their contract tracing efforts.

Links:

• News detail | Wirecard
• The sender of $5 million Ethereum transaction fees has revealed itself - The Block

"WEF Report: Blockchain Can Fit It!"

Links:

• World Economic Forum Looks to Blockchain to Restart Global Economy

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