Bitcoin is up slightly at $24,422
Ethereum is down slightly at $1984
and Binance Coin down slightly at $331

Announce of August 10th arrest of Tornado Cash Developer Alexey Pertsev shakes crypto world.

Binance seized $450k from Curve exploiter

CFTC accuses Ohio man of operating a $12M Bitcoin ponzi scheme.

Indian authorities freeze $46M worth of the crypto lender Vauld’s assets.

SkyNet labs to shutter.

Bitcoin is up 1% at $48,047
Ethereum is up 1% at $3,478
and Binance Coin is up 1% at $441

Waves up 56%
Thorchain up 17%
Chiliz up 17%

Lawmakers in the US introduce an ECASH bill.

SEC proposal threatens DeFi with re-defining terms.

WisdomTree launches crypto ETPs for Solana, Cardano, and polkadot in Europe.

Hashdex hires European director

Links:

• _gabrielShapir0 on Twitter: "it's an all-out shadow attack on decentralized finance" / Twitter
• A new bill would launch a large-scale test of digital dollars - The Verge
• WisdomTree Launches Crypto ETPs for Solana, Cardano, Polkadot in Europe
• Brazil’s Hashdex hires Europe director to lead expansion

Bitcoin is up slightly at $38,701
Ethereum is up 1% at $2,580
and Binance Coin is up .5% at $379

Metis up 19%

Prolific DeFi developer Andre Cronje has wrapped up his time in DeFi causing ex-projects to slide.

FTX announces launch into Europe

Binance restores service in Europe

The Philippines central bank is launching a CBCD research effort.

Brantley Millegan to stay on as a director of the ENS foundation after a vote to oust him fails.

Links:

• ENS proposal: [EP6.1] [Social] Removal of Brantly Millegan as Director of The ENS Foundation
• Dozens of Tokens Tumble as Prolific Developer Andre Cronje Calls It Quits
• FTX Continues Global Expansion with the Establishment of FTX Europe
• Binance Fully Reopens EUR and GBP Bank Transfer via SEPA and Faster Payments | Binance Support
• Philippines central bank to launch CBDC research effort

Bitcoin is down slightly at $36,688
Ethereum is down slightly at $2,455
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $372

Theta fuel up 24%

Putin wants a regulated crypto mining industry.

DeFi Protocol Wonderland dealing with the nature of a Decentralized, sometimes anonymous community.

Once-shiny Diem indeed selling — to Silvergate capital for $200M

FTX.US closes round with $8B valuation

Links:

• Putin Backs Bitcoin (BTC), Crypto Mining Despite Bank of Russia’s Ban Plans - Bloomberg
• DeFi protocol Wonderland is allegedly run by QuadrigaCX co-founder
• Facebook’s Cryptocurrency Venture to Wind Down, Sell Assets - WSJ
• Crypto exchange FTX US valued at $8 bln as first fundraise draws SoftBank, Temasek | Reuters

Bitcoin is down slightly at $56,941
Ethereum is down .5% at $4,605
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $625

Those are your leaders by market cap, top gainers in the last 24 hours…

Cosmos up 20%
Polygon up 16%

Senator Elizabeth Warren wants answers from bitcoin mining company Greenidge Generation.

The SEC denied WisdomTree's spot Bitcoin ETF proposal.

DeFi Protocol BadgerDAO was exploited yesterday. $120M lost.

Coinbase Cloud has $30B worth of assets staked on platform.

Square will rebrand its corporate entity to Block

Links:

• Square = Block. Business Wire
• Warren's Letter
• Coinbase Cloud has $30 billion in crypto assets staked

Bitcoin is up slightly at $60,378
Ethereum is up slightly at $4,203
and Binance Coin down slightly at $512

Zillqua up 17%
Decentraland up 16%
ARweave up 15%

Today’s the 13th anniversary of the publishing of the Bitcoin white paper

Justin Sun has withdrawn billions of dollars of crypto from AAVE’s lending pools.

Cardano-based DeFi protocol Ardana raises $10M in strategic funding.

AWS seeks specialist to build digital asset underwriting, transaction, and custody in the cloud.

Bitcoin is up slightly at $45,973
Ethereum is up slightly at $3,437
and Cardano is up slightly at $2.61

Avalanche up 23%
Tron up 20%
Elrond up 19%

Ark investments looks to add Canadian Crypto ETFs

The Paris Saint Germain football club adds crypto.com as their cryptocurrency partner.

a16z seeks token delegate applicants for their DeFi investments.

Dom Hofmann releases WAGMIGOTCHI. Project sees $43k spent in gas fees.

Links:

• Revised ARKW prospectus
• Crypto.com sponsors football club PSG, including NFT deal - Ledger Insights - enterprise blockchain
• CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
• alexkroeger.eth on Twitter: "In August we at a16z open sourced our thinking around token delegation. Today we’re opening up a delegate application for individuals and organizations interested in participating in DeFi governance for Uniswap and Compound. https://t.co/xijgthsimx" / Twitter

Links:

• CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
• CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
• Genesis Mining wins claim over nearly half a million GPU crypto miners

Bitcoin is up 1% at $47,168
Ethereum is up 1% at $3,113
and Cardano is up 1% at 2.58

Radicle up 20%
Tokocrypto up 20%
Storj up 15%

Police in Brazil have seized $28.8M in crypto and made 5 arrests.

Microstrategy has announced a new Bitcoin buy of $177M.

Anchorage has hired the former Wells Fargo Digital Assets Executive.

3LAU has raised $16M to tokenize music royalties with Royal.

NFT+AI platrofm Althea AI has raised $16M

Euler has raised $8M in a series A.

Links:

• Mark Cuban-backed startup that fuses AI with NFTs raises $16 million
• Paradigm leads $8 million Series A into DeFi lending company Euler
• Microstrategy 8-K
• Anchorage Hires Former Wells Fargo Digital Assets Executive for Banking, Capital Markets - CoinDesk
• Polícia Federal faz maior apreensão de criptomoedas da história: R$ 150 milhões | CNN Brasil

Bitcoin is down slightly at $38,108
Ethereum is up 1% at $2,635
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $328

Alpha Finance up 20%
Ethos up 19%
Golem up 15%

Coinbase is acquiring the crypto data aggregator Zabo

The London hardfork goes live today on the ethereum network

$69k CryptoPunk sells for less than 1 cent.

DeFi Platform Popsicle Finance suffers a $20M exploit

Links:

• Zabo is being acquired by Coinbase
• London Mainnet Announcement | Ethereum Foundation Blog
• Mistake sees $69,000 CryptoPunk sold for less than a cent
• Popsicle Finance on Twitter: "1/ We are aware of the current exploit to Fragola. We will investigate and publish post mortem. The other Popsicle Finance's contracts have not been exploited. If you still have funds in the ETH/AXS, ETH/SLP, ETH/LINK or any EURt Pool please remove them immediately." / Twitter

Links:

• Turkey Plans to Present Law on Cryptocurrencies in October: Report - CoinDesk
• Grayscale Unveils DeFi Fund Linked to New CoinDesk Index - CoinDesk
• Coal-Based Bitcoin Mining Jumps In Kazakhstan Amid China's Ban | ZeroHedge

Links:

• Despite regulatory uncertainty, Indian crypto investment surges 19,900% in one year
• Cryptocurrency Exchange Binance Banned In The UK | ZeroHedge
• Decentralized Finance (DeFi) 101 | ZeroHedge
• Bitcoin short-term setup is challenging, JPMorgan strategists warn

Bitcoin is down .5% at $50,625
Ethereum is up slightly at $3,999
and Binance Coin is down slightly at 606.

Dogecoin up 29%
Polygon up 24%
Ethereum classic, up 21%

Facebook’s Libra project pivots to Diem, pivots back to the US, and pivots to a USD stablecoin.

The IRS warns that the agency can seize people’s crypto assets to settle unpaid taxes.

DeFi protocol xToken exploited for $24.5M.

The Colonial Pipeline paid the $5M crypto ransom soon after the attack.

Links:

• IRS Seizing Crypto Assets to Pay Off Tax Debts, Official Says
• Colonial Pipeline Paid Hackers Nearly $5 Million in Ransom - Bloomberg
• Attacker uses flash loans in $24.5 million exploit of DeFi protocol xToken
• xToken on Twitter: "Our initial report on today's exploit. More details in the coming days. https://t.co/ZadHCUTqEK" / Twitter
• Diem Announces Partnership with Silvergate and Strategic Shift to the United States

Bitcoin is down .5% at $57,578
Ethereum is down 2% at $3,833
and Binance Coin is down 2% at $661.79

iExecRLC up 61%
Polygon up 22%
Telecoin up 15%

Elon Musk jokes about dogecoin and crypto on SNL.

Revolut is looking to add Doge trading.

ING said that DeFi is more disruptive to banks than Bitcoin.

Goldman Sachs is offering bitcoin derivatives to investors

OFAC-Compliant mining?

DappRadar raised $5M in a series A round.

Links:

• ING DeFi white paper

Bitcoin is down slightly at $54,298
Ethereum is down slightly at $2763
and Binance Coin is down 1% at 594.36

Fantom up 20%
PancakeSwap up 17%
1Inch up 15%

Hasbro looks into NFTs

The SEC delays the VanEck bitcoin ETF decision to June

DeFi exchange Uranium finance lost $50M in an exploit.

Massachusetts based Eric Meiggs pleads guilty to sim-swapping attacks targeting crypto accounts.

Links:

• SEC delays VanEck ETF
• DeFi Exchange Uranium Finance Loses $50M in Exploit
• Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to Operating Nationwide Scheme to Steal Social Media Accounts and Cryptocurrency | OPA | Department of Justice
• Toy company Hasbro is ‘actively developing’ NFT opportunities, says CEO

Bitcoin is down .5% at $58,477
Ethereum is down slightly at $2084
and Binance Coin is up 1% at 436.15

Those are your leaders by market cap, top gainers in the last 24 hours…

Waves up 39%
Enjin Coin up 25%
ThorChain up 19%

The DeFi alliance added Coinbase to its roster.

Riot Blockchain signed a contract to pick up 42,000 mining machines from Bitmain.

Coinme launched 300 Bitcoin-enabled kiosks in Florida

Robinhood reports 9.5M customers trading crypto on-app in Q1.

Revolt is adding support for 11 new tokens.

Links:

• Revolut adds 11 new tokens including Uniswap and Cardano
• How Crypto Fits Into Robinhood’s Mission | by Christine Brown | Apr, 2021 | Robinhood
• Coinbase on Twitter: "Coinbase has joined the @defialliance, an open association supporting DeFi startups. We look forward to working together to grow the cryptoeconomy." / Twitter
• Riot Blockchain Announces Milestone Purchase Order of 42,000 S19j Antminers, Growing Total Hash Rate to 7.7 EH/s Upon 2022 Deployment Nasdaq:RIOT
• Coinme Launches 300 Bitcoin-Enabled Kiosks in Florida - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down slightly at $50,734
Ethereum is down 1% at $1664
and Binance Coin is down .5% at 238.85

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Mir coin up 20%
Aave up 16%
Uniswap up 15%

The IRS issued clarification around crypto taxable events.

DeFi Project Meerkat was apparently exploited for $31 million worth of crypto

Ethereum’s EIP 1559 proposal set for July

Links:

• Ethereum's 'EIP 1559' Fee Market Overhaul Greenlit for July - CoinDesk
• Rug pull? DeFi project Meerkat drained by $31M on Binance Smart Chain
• Frequently Asked Questions on Virtual Currency Transactions | Internal Revenue Service

Bitcoin is down 2% at $44,612
Ethereum is down 2% at $1356
and Cardano is down 3% at $1.24

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Vite up 94%
Cortex up 52%
Puma Pay up 47%

DeFi Protocol Furucombo exploited for $14M.

Ethereum scaling startup Optimism lands a $25M series A led by a16z

DeFi protocol revenue hit a record monthly high this month.

Craig Wright wants a piece of all the legends.

Links:

• Investing in Optimism - Andreessen Horowitz
• DeFi protocol revenue has reached a record monthly high in February
• Mt. Gox Victim Issues Legal Notice to Craig Wright Over Stolen Funds - CoinDesk
• Twitter

Bitcoin is up 1% at $49,523
Ethereum is up .5% at $1838
and Cardano is down 1% at .85

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Bitcoin Cash up 26%
NEO up 19%
Bitcoin SV up 18%

Alpha Homora was exploited for $37M yesterday

North Bmerican bitcoin ETF has been approved by a Canadian securities regulator.

The Spartan Group unveils new $50M DeFi venture fund.

Links:

• Alpha Finance Lab on Twitter: "Dear Alpha community, we've been notified of an exploit on Alpha Homora V2. We're now working with @AndreCronjeTech and @CreamdotFinance together on this. The loophole has been patched. We're in the process of investigating the stolen fund, and have a prime suspect already." / Twitter
• First North American Bitcoin ETF Approved by Canadian Securities Regulator - CoinDesk
• Spartan Group creates $50 million venture fund to bridge global markets

Bitcoin is up .75% at $46,678
Ethereum is up 1% at $1792
and Cardano is up 3% at .89

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Dash up 29%
VeChain up 20%
stellar up 15%

A bill was introduced in Iowa to create a more even playing field for blockchain and smart contracts.

a16z put more money behind DeFi payment platform Celo.

Swarm raised $6 Million in a private token sale.

Over $5 Billion has been staked in the Ethereum 2 staking contract.

Links:

• Bill Text: IA SF303 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced | LegiScan
• A16z backs DeFi payments platform Celo's $20 million raise
• Swarm secures funds for mainnet release | by Ethereum Swarm | Ethereum Swarm | Feb, 2021 | Medium
• ETH worth more than $5 billion has been staked in the Eth2 contract

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 2.5% at $37,696
Ethereum is up .5% at $1,420
and Polkadot is up 3% at $17.50

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Dogecoin up 400%
Stellar up 22%
FTX Token up 21%

Elon musk edits twitter bio to read "Bitcoin"

DogeCoin hits ATH.

Robinhood CEO defends firm.

Ripple is facing a new class-action lawsuit in Florida.

Links:

• Lawmakers announce hearings on GameStop and online trading platforms | TechCrunch
• Robinhood Wasn’t Forced into Buying Limits: CEO - Bloomberg
• Bitcoin Surges to $37K After Elon Musk Adds Crypto to Twitter Bio - CoinDesk
• Toomey Filing vs. Ripple

Bitcoin is down 1% at $31,232
Ethereum is up slightly at $1310
and Polkadot is down 1% at $17.08

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Dogecoin up 49%
Elrond up 27%
Cosmos up 16%

GME Frenzy highlights centralization in status quo.

The Federal Reserve keeps things loose.

BIS' Agustín Carstens is not a fan of bitcoin.

Blockstream picks up $25M worth of mining rigs from MicroBT.

Links:

• Blockstream Purchase $25M of Bitcoin Mining Hardware from MicroBT
• Wall Street, Big Tech Clamp Down on GameStop-Style Pumps; Biden Admin 'Monitoring' Situation - CoinDesk
• BIS Chief Blasts Bitcoin's Viability, Prompting Blowback From Advocates - CoinDesk
• Fed Holds Policy Steady as Economy Stumbles - WSJ

Bitcoin is down 1% at $32,354
Ethereum is down slightly at $1325
and Polkadot is down 1% at $17.64

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Golem up 35%
Aave up 17%
Uniswap up 16%

Mad Money’s Jim Cramer tells lottery winner to buy Bitcoin.

Crypto exchange LVL is opening pre-orders for a MasterCard debit card.

Samsung eyes a $10B nanochipmaking facility in Austin Texas

iSTOX raised $50M in a series-A funding round.

Links:

• How Jim Cramer would invest the $731 million Powerball jackpot
• iSTOX closes Series A funding round with USD 50 million raised
• Bitcoin Exchange LVL Launches Mastercard Debit Card - CoinDesk
• Samsung Is Said to Mull $10 Billion Texas Chipmaking Plant - Bloomberg

Bitcoin is down 2% at $31,854
Ethereum is down 2% at $1225
and Polkadot is down 3% at $17.26

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Decentraland up 23%
ThorChain up 15%

Michael Saylor and Microstrategy pick up another 10M in Bitcoin.

Bank of International Settlements to test central bank digital currencies on own platform.

Sberbank has applied to become a licensed digital assets issuer—plans own stablecoin.

Huobi COO Jiawei Zhu detained at length as part of OTC investigation.

Bitcoin is up 11% at $38,460
Ethereum is up 10% at $1180
and Polkadot is up 35% at 12.74

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Sushiswap up 24%
Kusama up 23%
Uniswap up 22%

A man in the UK wants to be down in the dumps...to recover $288M in BTC on hard drive.

Gemini acquires Blockrize, announces Gemini Credit Card.

Japan's FSA says XRP not a security.

eToro may limit buying over weekends.

Links:

• Newport man offers council £52.5m to search for Bitcoin hard drive | South Wales Argus
• Winklevoss-Founded Gemini to Offer Credit Card With Crypto Rewards - CoinDesk
• Japan's FSA Says XRP Not a Security: Report - CoinDesk
• eToro may limit bitcoin buying on weekends if demand and volatility continue - The Block
• Grayscale Investments Commences Dissolution of Grayscale XRP Trust Other OTC:ETCG
• While bitcoin was cratering over the weekend, institutions were buying - The Block

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 down 14% at $34,194
Ethereum is down 18% at $1072
and XRP is down 15% at 28 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Horizen up 29%

Bumpy start to the week for market leaders.

2 bars are for sale in NYC for crypto.

Centralized web2 telegraphs firm position.

Daniel Larimer steps down as Block.one CTO.

UK Watchdog FCA issues common-sense warning for investors.

Links:

• Two NYC bars could make US history by selling for Bitcoin
• Bitcoin Plummets as Miners Sell Inventory, Spot Markets Panic - CoinDesk
• Amazon Is Suspending Parler From AWS
• FCA issues warning over high returns offered by crypto firms - The Block
• Resignation as CTO of block.one - Daniel James Larimer - Voice

Bitcoin Tops $37K

China CBDC Apps Banned

Coinbase and Bitstamp Experience Outages

Bitcoin is up 8.5% at $34,015
Ethereum is up 15% at $875
and Litecoin is up 17% at 152 dollars

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Dogecoin up 67%
VeChain up 30%

Bitcoin’s market value now above 635 billion dollars.

XRP falls to number 6 in market dominance.

Ether trades above 800 for the first time since 2018.

Derebit announces 200k options.

Edan Yago asks if Bitcoin layer 2 endangers the relevance of Ethereum.

Defi crosses 15B locked-in.

Average VC funding in the crypto space up a third.

Bitcoin is up 3% at $30,315
Ethereum is up slightly at $737
and Litecoin is down 1% at 125 dollars

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Dogecoin up 44%
Reserve Rights up 23%
Algorand up 15%

Bitcoin has topped 30k for the first time.

Ether from the 2017 Parity wallet hack is on the move.

Bittrex announced they will be delisting privacy coins on January 15th.

DeFi hacks lost 120 million in 15 hacks across 2020.

Non-fungible token artwork posted an all time high of 8.2 million in December

Links:

• Bittrex to Delist 'Privacy Coins' Monero, Dash and Zcash - CoinDesk
• Hackers stole $120 million via 15 DeFi hacks in 2020 - The Block
• $8.2 Million Worth of Crypto Artwork Sold in December - Decrypt
• 2017 Parity wallet hacker begins moving ETH - The Block

Bitcoin is up 3% at $29,440
Ethereum is up .5% at $738
and Litecoin is up 2.5% at 127 dollars

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Nem up 19%
Theta Token up 18%

Congress wants more time to evaluate the FinCEN proposal.

Serbia re-legalizes digital assets trading and issuance.

Mining rig maker Ebang is set to become a crypto exchange in 2021.

Binance Pool signs on to support the Taproot bitcoin upgrade.

Xapo will end service to US customers as of March 1st .

Links:

• Xapo to Discontinue Service to US Customers in March - CoinDesk
• Ebang International Holdings Inc. to Launch Cryptocurrency Exchange in the First Quarter of 2021 Nasdaq:EBON
• Alejandro De La Torre on Twitter: "Binance responded with a YES for Taproot! 🎊 Mining pools in favor of the #taproot upgrade now at 91.05%!! Big thanks to the #bitcoin community for pressuring Binance to give us a response :) https://t.co/iyIUgBkbru" / Twitter
• Serbia Legalizes Digital Assets Trading and Issuance - CoinDesk
• US representatives ask Mnuchin to extend comment period for proposed wallet rule to traditional 60 days - The Block

Bitcoin is up slightly at $22,879
Ethereum is down 1.5% at $648
and XRP is down slightly at 58 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Augur up 32%
Decred up 17%

Coinbase files S-1 with SEC

1.5M ETH locked in ETH2.0 contract.

The DeFi lending protocol Warp Finance was attacked and lost $7.7M in stablecoins

The Stellar Development Foundation invested $3M worth of stellar lumens in Settle Network.

Robinhood to pay $65M to the SEC to settle charges

Links:

• ETH worth more than $1 billion has been staked in the Eth2 deposit contract - The Block
• Robinhood Settles S.E.C. Charges Over Misleading Customers - The New York Times
• Coinbase announces confidential submission of draft registration statement - The Coinbase Blog
• warp.finance on Twitter: "1/ Approximately 2 hours ago, https://t.co/nS5MGArVoP was exploited with a complex flash loan attack which allowed the user to borrow more than their collateral value resulting in a loss of stablecoin lender funds." / Twitter
• Stellar Development Foundation invests in Settle Network to support stablecoin-based payment too - The Block

Bitcoin is up 12% at $23,250
Ethereum is up 7% at $664
and XRP is up 12% at 57 cents

Those are your leaders by market cap

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Litecoin up 15%
Nexo up 21%

Bitcoin hits new all-time high above 23k.

Ruffer investments hedges with a $744k BTC investment.

Salvation Army is now accepting Bitcoin and Ethereum donations across the US.

NiceHash has refunded 4,640 BTC to users who were affected in a hack in 2017.

American Express is investing in institutional trading platform FalconX.

Links:

• FalconX Announces Investment from American Express Ventures and Discloses Around $3 Billion per Month in Transaction Volumes | Business Wire
• Guggenheim CIO Says Bitcoin 'Should Be Worth' $400,000 - CoinDesk
• Ruffer Investment Co. Allocates 2.5 Percent Portfolio ($15 Million) To Bitcoin – Bitcoin Magazine
• NiceHash CEO letter | NiceHash
• Engiven's Crypto Donation Platform Selected by the Salvation Army

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 down 3% at $18,200
Ethereum is down slightly at $531
and XRP is up 5% at 44 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Waves up 13%

BlackRock’s CIO of fixed income spoke about Bitcoin's potential to replace gold.

President Xi calls for 'an Open and accepting' approach to CBDCs on the global stage.

DeFi project Pickle Finance was exploited for $20M.

VMware launched a blockchain platform for enterprises.

Y Combinator, Pantera Capital and others get behind Globe.

Financial regulators in Texas got a bit tougher on 15 alleged crypto scams

Links:

• Y Combinator, Pantera join $3 million seed round for new crypto derivatives exchange Globe - The Block
• News Releases
• Texas Financial Regulators Crack Down on 15 Alleged Crypto Scams - CoinDesk
• BlackRock's Chief Investment Officer Says Bitcoin Could Replace Gold to a Large Extent - CoinDesk
• Together, Let Us Fight COVID-19 and Create a Better Future
• DeFi project Pickle Finance exploited for nearly $20M in DAI - The Block

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 down slightly at $15,891
Ethereum is up 1.5% at $459
and XRP is up 1.5% at 26 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Aave up 25%
Uniswap up 15%

Maker Dao’s DAI stable coin broke the $1 billion market capitalization this week.

DeFi project Akropolis was exploited late this week for over $2M in DAI.

Ethereum-based mixer Tornado Cash’s privacy pool value hit $13M.

Ethereum unnanounced hard-fork.

Binance has launched an Ethereum mining pool.

Links:

• MakerDAO's DAI Stablecoin Breaks $1B Market Cap - CoinDesk
• Delphi Savings Pool Exploit - Akropolis Newsletter
• Tornado Cash's privacy pool USD value surpasses $13M, hitting a new high - The Block
• Ethereum Service Providers Scramble to Update Software After 'Unannounced Hard Fork' - CoinDesk
• Binance Pool Officially Launches Ethereum Mining Pool, Enjoy Zero Pool Fees for the First Month! | Binance Support

Ripple is opening a regional HQ in Dubai.

EY outlines plan for compensating users who lost funds in the shutdown of QuadrigaCX.

Sygnum started Tezos staking services this week.

US Defense Department IT agency looks for blockchain solution.

The volume on crypto exchanges fell 26% in October.

Bitcoin is up 7.5% at $14,887
Ethereum is up 5% at $403
and XRP is up 1.5% at 24 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Hedge Trade up 32%

Bitcoin to test $15k

DeFi fee mistake costs user $9k.

EN+ partners with BitRiver for joint mining venture.

Sam Bankman Fried, FTX CEO/Founder a top contributor to Biden2020.

Nearing Ethereum 2.0 launch date.

Links:

• eth2 quick update no. 19 | Ethereum Foundation Blog
• FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is among Joe Biden’s top contributors with more than $5M in donation - The Block
• Russian Hydropower Giant Opens Bitcoin Mining Farm - CoinDesk
• Help needed! I payed 23.5172 ETH ($9500) for $120 Uniswap transaction by mistake : ethtrader

Bitcoin is down 2% at $13,044
Ethereum is down 2% at $383
and XRP is down 2.5% at 24 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Digibyte up 18%

A flash loan was used to vote in a governance mechanism for MakerDAO.

Michael Saylor discusses personal BTC holdings.

Dry season brings Chinese miners' hash rate down 10%

Links:

• [Urgent] Flash Loans and securing the Maker Protocol - Updates - MakerDAO
• Michael Saylor on Twitter: "Some have asked how much #BTC I own. I personally #hodl 17,732 BTC which I bought at $9,882 each on average. I informed MicroStrategy of these holdings before the company decided to buy #bitcoin for itself." / Twitter
• Bitcoin hash rate drops over 10% as Chinese miners migrate to fossil fuel plants - The Block

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Bitcoin is up .5 at $11,428
Ethereum is up 1% at $372
and XRP is up slightly at 24 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Reserve Rights up 15%

CZ says Binance Smart Chain is about accelerating cryptomass adoption, not dethroning DeFi

Algorand launches Europe-focused startup program.

Skynet Labs launches SkyDB — for decentralized social media.

Ripple donates $10M to Mercy Corps.

Bitcoin is down 1% at $11,315
Ethereum is down 3% at $371
and XRP is down 3% at 25 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
ABBC Coin up 50%
and Fusion up 17%

Breitling introduces ethereum-based provenance system.

Bloq announces Vesper, DeFi withouth the work.

Isle of Man clarifies crypto guidelines.

A man in Auckland faces 30 charges for money laundering via land, crypto and luxury cars.

Links:

• Isle of Man FSA announcement
• Blockchain Technology | Breitling
• Bloq Enters DeFi With New Staking Service - CoinDesk
• Auckland raids: Man facing money laundering charges granted name suppression - NZ Herald

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Bitcoin is up slightly at $11,376
Ethereum is up slightly at $373
and XRP is up 0.5% at 26 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Ren up 19%

Robinhood users reach out to SEC and FINRA after accounts hacked.

Yearn.Finance creator Andre Cronje is stepping back from DeFi.

Web traffic to exchanges down 14%

Dapper Labs closes $18 million token sale.

Links:

• Robinhood Users Says There's No One To Call When Accounts Are Hacked - Bloomberg
• Yearn.Finance Creator Quits DeFi After Eminence Debacle - CoinDesk
• Bitcoin transaction values and fees grew in 2020's third quarter - The Block
• Flow raises $18M on CoinList

Bitcoin is up 0.5% at $10,547
Ethereum is up 2% at $347
and XRP is up 1.5% at 23 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Ampleforth up 22%
Celsius Network up 19%

Braintrust raises 18 million in a new funding round led by Acme.

Equilibrium raises 5.5 million for cross-chain DeFi.

Venezuela launches national stock exchange built on Ethereum blockchain.

J Barry Thompson of Pennsylvania pled guilty to his involvement in a $7 million Bitcoin buying fraud.

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Links:

• Equilibrium, a Polkadot-based project for cross-chain DeFi, raises $5.5 million - The Block
• Venezuela Rolls Out Ethereum-Based Stock Exchange to Help Skirt US Sanctions - CoinDesk
• Braintrust raises $18 million in new funds for token-powered freelancer marketplace - The Block
• Federal Court Orders Pennsylvania Man Pay $7.4 Million in Restitution for Multi-Million Dollar Bitcoin Fraud | CFTC

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 1% at $10,718
Ethereum is up 2% at $351
and XRP is up 1% at 24 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Ren up 23%
and yearn finance up 20%

KuCoin has been hit with a security breach.

Kristy Lynn Felkins faces murder-for-hire charges.

Gemini has added support for seven new DeFi tokens.

University of Cambridge reports 189% increase in unique crypto users.

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Links:

• KuCoin | Cryptocurrency Exchange | Buy & Sell Bitcoin, Ethereum, and more
• Nevada Woman Charged in Bitcoin Murder-for-Hire as a Mystery Hacker Again Turns Tipster - CoinDesk
• Gemini to Support New DeFi Tokens | Gemini
• 3rd Global Cryptoasset Benchmarking Study - CCAF publications - Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance - Centres - Faculty & research - CJBS

Bitcoin is up 2.5% 7,147
Ethereum is up 5% at $184
and XRP is up 2% at 19 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Bytecoin up 36%
Stellar up 15%
and Unibright up 17%

The dForce attacker returned all of the stolen funds to the DeFi project.

Ripple filed a lawsuit agains Youtube for the video platform failing to stop XRP Giveaway scams

Libra has added Hiefer International, a nonprofit working to end world hunger and poverty, as their 23rd member.

Links:

• Ripple sues YouTube over videos that used CEO Brad Garlinghouse's image in crypto XRP scams | Fortune
• dForce attacker returns all $25M stolen funds back to the DeFi project - The Block
• Libra Association adds nonprofit aimed at ending world hunger as latest member - The Block

Bitcoin is down 3% at $9,923
XRP is down 8% at 30 cents
and Ethereum is down 6% at $265

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Syscoin up 31%
Singularity net up 20%
Swissborg up 15%

DeFi lending protocol bZx has suffered an exploit hack that resulted in the loss of some undisclosed amount of ETH.

Coinbase Commerce is integrating DAI is as a payment option for its merchant customer base.

Polychain Capital is raising $200 million for a second fund that has its sights set on venture investing.

Links:

• Polychain Capital Targets $200M for Second Venture Fund, Slide Deck Reveals - CoinDesk
• DeFi lending protocol bZx exploited, ‘a portion of ETH lost’ - The Block
• Coinbase Commerce adds DAI as payment option - The Block

Bitcoin is up 3% at $10,129
XRP is up 1.5% at 28 cents
and Ethereum is up 1% at $228

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Kick token up 34%
Molecular future up 21%
Decentraland up 17%

Paystand a payments startup leveraging blockchain tech has raised 20 million in a series b funding round.

The total amount of money locked into DeFi applications and protocols has crossed $1 billion.

The SEC is back on a tear cracking down on ICOs.

Links:

• Blockchain payments startup Paystand raises $20M Series B to scale operations  - The Block
• Value locked into DeFi protocols has crossed $1 billion - The Block
• Now More Than Ever, SEC Is Scrutinizing Unregistered Token Offerings - CoinDesk