Bitcoin is up 8% 8,880
Ethereum is up 1% at $212
and XRP is down 2% at 21 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Siacoin up 28%
Electroneum up 15%
and CyberVein up 19%

Telegram is bowing to the wishes of the court ruling that it cannot launch its blockchain or issue gram tokens until its SEC case is resolved.

Tencent has debuted a blockchain accelerator called Tencent Industrial Accelerator.

During the price rally yesterday, Coinbase had some major connectivity issues and outages

Links:

• Chinese tech giant Tencent launches blockchain accelerator program - The Block
• Telegram now delays launch of its blockchain by one more year, ready to return investor money - The Block
• Coinbase Suffers Temporary Outage as Bitcoin Soars as High as $8,900 - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down slightly at 6,894
Ethereum is up slightly at $159
and XRP is up 1% at 19 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Cybervein up 17%

Canada’s first fund tied to bitcoin has made its way to the Toronto stock exchange.

Square announced new ways to direct coronavurus stimulus payments to Cash App accounts.

HTC is set to enable users of their EXODUS 1S smartphones to mine monero directly from their devices.

Links:

• Square's Cash App opens doors for users to receive U.S. coronavirus stimulus funds in their accounts - The Block
• HTC Exodus Mining Monero
• A closed-end fund tied to bitcoin has been listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange - The Block

Bitcoin is up 1% at 6,793
Ethereum is up 1% at $143
and XRP is up slightly at 18 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Cybervein up 35%
Storj up 19%

Tezos staking service is big business for Coinbase Custody.

The SEC is suing a couple in texas for allegedly defrauding hundreds of investors.

Binance has removed the mention of any affiliation with Visa from their Binance card website.

Anchorage added support for XRP.

Thesis closed another round of funding this week as it prepares for the tBTC launch later this month.

Links:

• Binance quietly scrubs Visa mentions from its payment card website - The Block
• Coinbase Custody is the biggest Tezos staking service, despite charging higher fees - The Block
• SEC charges Texas couple in fraudulent water-backed crypto token scheme - The Block
• Venture production studio Thesis closes a $7.7 million funding round as it prepares for tBTC's launch in April - The Block
• Crypto custodian Anchorage adds support for XRP - The Block

Bitcoin is down 3% at 6,715
Ethereum is down 3% at $141
and XRP is down 1% at 18 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Cybervein up 28%
Waykichain up 21%

The Spanish tax authority, AEAT is sending 350% more letters to crypto traders this year despite the coronavirus.

According to the FATF, the US is not currently fully compliant with the organizations crypto recommendations.

The National Internet Finance Association of China a self-regulatory watchdog for the People’s Bank of China says overseas crypto exchanges are faking trading volumes.

Chainalysis indicates the correlation between bitcoin spending and its price went through dramatic changes in the recent market volatility.

Links:

• US is not fully compliant with crypto recommendations, says FATF - The Block
• Bitcoin payments on dark markets most impacted by coronavirus pandemic: Chainalysis report - The Block
• Spanish tax authority to send more letters to crypto traders this year, despite coronavirus - The Block
• Chinese watchdog says crypto exchanges fake trading volumes - 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

Bitcoin is down 3% at $8,598
XRP is down 3% at 23 cents
and Ethereum is down 5% at $164

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Cybervein up 29%
Salus up 25%
and Waltonchain up 17%

Reginald Fowler is moving towards a guilty plea for running an unlicensed money transmission business.

The CSA, Canada's top financial watchdog has told crypto exchanges they will be subject to securities law if they act as custodians to users' digital assets.

Oklahoma senator Nathan Dahm is proposing creating a state-chartered financial institution that would serve as "the central depository for virtual currency used by governmental agencies in this state.”

The SEC has filed a civil suit on friday against Boaz Manor and Edith Pardo in connection with an allegedly fraudulent ICO that raised $30 million.

Links:

• Alleged 'shadow banker' for crypto exchanges moves toward guilty plea on unlicensed money transmission business charge - The Block
• Ex-NFL Team Owner Intends to Plead Guilty to Running Unlicensed Money Transmitter - CoinDesk
• Canadian Regulatory Group Targets Crypto Exchanges Holding Users' Digital Assets - CoinDesk
• Oklahoma lawmaker proposes state-chartered crypto depository - The Block
• U.S. government files twin lawsuits against operators of Blockchain Terminal's $30 million ICO - The Block