Bitcoin is up slightly at $47,970
Ethereum is up .5% at $3,411
and Cardano is up 1% at $2.27

Dent up 20%
Arweave up 16%
OMG Network up 15%

Czech Prince William Rudolf Lobkowicz set to preserve historic paintings with NFTs.

Ripple announced a $250M fund to support NFT projects on XRP Ledger.

Miami’s partnership with CityCoins has brought in millions since the beginning of the project

San Jose partners with Helium to bring internet to low-income residents.

Links:

• Ripple launches a $250 million creator fund to support the growth of NFTs on its platform | Currency News | Financial and Business News | Markets Insider
• Old Meets New as Czech Royal Family Drops High-Art NFTs — CoinDesk
• San José Launches New Initiative to Help Low-Income Residents Pay for Internet Services | News | City of San Jose
• ’MiamiCoin’ cryptocurrency is a potential game-changer for city revenue - The Washington Post

Bitcoin is up slightly at $46,339
Ethereum is up slightly at $3,233
Cardano up .5% at 2.15

Dent up 40%
Waves up 25%
Qtum up 16%

Polygon merges with Hermez network in a 250 million Matic deal

London High court orders Binance to trace hackers who carried out a 2.6M hack on Fetch.ai.

Fashion house Dolce and Gabana set date for NFT drop.

Fortune magazine raises over $1.3M in an NFT sale of its latest cover.

Data analytics platform Dune raises $8M in a series-A round.

Links:

• Fortune raises over $1.3 million in NFT sale of its latest issue's cover
• Crypto data analytics platform Dune raises $8 million in Series A funding
• London court orders Binance to trace cryptocurrency hackers | Reuters
• Polygon Merges With Hermez Network in $250M Deal - CoinDesk
• Dolce & Gabbana Sets Date for Haute Couture NFT Drop - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down slightly at $46,274
Ethereum is down slightly at $3,228
and Binance Coin is down .5% at $401

Dent up 26%
Qtum up 17%
Cardano up 15%

The Poly Network hacker has now returned all but the frozen USDT tokens

Binance is discontinuing its south korean won trading pairs and payment options

Kryptoin files for Ether ETF.

Valkryie waits to hear back from SEC about their Bitcoin futures ETF

Hive Blockchain orders 1,800 Antminers

Links:

• Valkyrie registration
• Poly Network hacker returns nearly all of the $611 million in stolen funds
• Investment Firm Kryptoin Files for Ether ETF - CoinDesk
• Hive Blockchain Boosts Capacity With 1,800 Antminer Order - CoinDesk
• Changes to Product Offerings in Korea | Binance Support

Bitcoin is down .5% at $32,280
Ethereum is down .5% at $2,051
and Binance Coin is down 2% at $287

SLP up 36%
Axie Infinity up 27%
Dent up 16%

The Tom Brady co-founded NFT Platform Autograph has partnered with Lionsgate and DraftKings

FV Bank awarded US patent for a stablecoin design based on government debt.

Zen Run and Virtually Human Studios pulls in $20M from a16z

ThorChain suffers another exploit.

Links:

• Autograph, the NFT Platform Co-Founded by Tom Brady, Announces Iconic Talent Deals & Strategic Relationships with DraftKings and Lionsgate
• A startup that lets you race NFT horses has raised $20 million from a16z, TCG
• THORChain on Twitter: "THORChain has suffered a sophisticated attack on the ETH Router, around $8m. The hacker deliberately limited their impact, seemingly a whitehat. ETH will be halted until it can be peer-reviewed with audit partners, as a priority. LPs in the ERC-20 pools will be subsidised." / Twitter
• US10977645B2 - Tokenized asset backed by government bonds and identity and risk scoring of associated token transactions - Google Patents

Bitcoin is up 2% at $9,037
Ethereum is up half a percent at $213
and XRP is up 1.5% at 22 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Dent up 28%
Lambda up 22%
and Holo up 17%

The US Department of Justice is trying to find customers impacted by the closure of a small crypto exchange called CoinGather.

A white hat hacker from Intezer made a great discovery this week when digging around in the code of Blockfolio.

Bitfinex is having a fresh go finding out where Crypto Capital stored their funds.

CasperLabs is integrating with Chainlink’s decentralized oracle network.

Links:

• CasperLabs Integrating Chainlink For Stable, Fiat Denominated Transaction Fees
• U.S. Department of Justice seeks claimants to funds seized from crypto exchange in 2018 - The Block
• Blockfolio Quietly Patches Years-Old Security Hole That Exposed Source Code - CoinDesk
• Bitfinex, Tether Seek Subpoenas Across US in Hunt for Missing $800M - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up 2% at $8,167
XRP is up 1% at 24 cents
and Ethereum is up 5% at $173

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Dent up 23%
Metal up 23%
Cortex up 21%
and Particl up 20%

Proposals of a treasure tax on cryptocurrency mining have been put forth by the Association of Banks of Russia.

The NBA has rejected Spencer Dinwiddie's proposal to tokenize his multi-million dollar contract.

ING’s chief economist predicts central banks will be issuing their own digital currencies in 2 to 3 years.

Links:

• Russia could tax bitcoin and other crypto mining as a treasure - The Block
• NBA rejects Nets player Spencer Dinwiddie's attempt to tokenize his $34.4 million contract - The Block
• ING's Chief Economist Predicts Central Bank Digital Currencies in 2-3 Years - CoinDesk
• A Dangerous Bug in Bitcoin's Lightning Network Has Been Fixed - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down slightly at $9,578
XRP is down 1% at 25 cents
and Ethereum is up half a percent at $169

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Dent up 19%
Metronome up 15%

French cybersecurity police announced that they have disabled a cryptojacking botnet with 850,000 servers.

The bitcoin lightning network has been found to have some vulnerabilities.

Cielo is announcing bitcoin support via its 1.4 million point-of-sale devices in Brazil.

India’s top investors are looking to increase their allocation to cryptocurrencies.

Links:

• Nearly 10% of India's richest investors are looking to increase allocation to cryptocurrency - The Block
• Brazilian payment processing giant announces bitcoin support - The Block
• Bitcoin’s Lightning Network found to have security vulnerabilities - The Block
• French 'cybercops' dismantle pirate computer network - BBC News

Bitcoin is up 1% at $10,122
XRP is even at 27 cents
and Ethereum is up 1% at $189

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
WanChain up 35%
and Dent up 22%

Patrick Byrne has stepped down from his position as CEO of Overstock

Several proposed members of Libra’s governance program are considering washing their hands of the Facebook-backed fiasco.

Several exchanges have been affected by an issue with Amazon Web Service in the AP region.

Bitmain is bulking up with over half a million more crypto mining chips.

Links:

• Binance suspends deposits and withdrawals due to issues with AWS - The Block
• Libra | Financial Times
• Bitmain buying 600K more crypto mining chips that could bring $1.2 billion in profit - Report - The Block
• Patrick Byrne, Cryptocurrency Champion, Resigns as Overstock CEO - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up 1.5% at $10,334
XRP is up 2% at 26 cents
and Ethereum is up half a percent at $185

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Syscoin up 30%
PumaPay up 23%
and Dent up 23%

Crypto miniing hardware and softwaare company Coinmine has reported a 2.5 million seed round of financing.

A blockchain war-game called Fumblechain was introduced at the Black Hat InfoSecurity event.

Poloniex is removing 23 crypto trading pairs due to low volume.

Biance is opening Binance US sometime before November.

Australian tax office has distributed letters and will be fining pensioners and investors who have invested the majority of their retirement funds in cryptocurrencies.

Links:

• Warnings issued to Aussies betting 90% of retirement funds on crypto | Micky
• Binance to Launch U.S. Division Before November on Cheddar
• Poloniex exchange removing 23 crypto trading pairs, citing ‘low volume’ - The Block
• Meet FumbleChain, the Deliberately Flawed Blockchain - CoinDesk
• Crypto Miner Company CoinMine Scores $2.5 Million in Seed Round - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up slightly at $11,439
XRP is up 1.5% at 30 cents
and Ethereum is up 2.7% at $210

Those are your leaders by market cap

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Dent up 21%
Zclassic up 17%
and Dock up 27%

IBM has filed a patent for a blockchain based web browser.

A senior official at China’s central bank announced that their central bank digital currency is ready.

Etihad Airways has partnered with a Winding Tree for internal information systems.

Coinbase has released a detailed look at how it foiled a large scale, highly sophisticated attack.

Links:

• IBM Files Patent for a Blockchain-Based Web Browser - CoinDesk
• Etihad Airways Integrates Travel-Focused Blockchain Platform Winding Tree
• Responding to Firefox 0-days in the wild - The Coinbase Blog
• China's central bank digital currency is "ready" after 5 years of development - The Block
• Emirates' Etihad partners with Swiss blockchain platform Winding Tree - Reuters

Bitcoin is down 3.5% at $11,334
XRP is down 2% at 29 cents
and Ethereum is down 3.5% at $202

Those are your leaders by market cap

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Tierion up 31%
Dent up 25%
and PumaPay, up 24%

Ripple is looking to sign a few more investment and acquisitions deals.

Robinhood greenlit by the UK Financial Conduct Authority to operate in the UK.

Rhode Island has added money-specific transmitter guidance for crypto companies into its legislation.

New Jersey governor commissions study on use-cases for blockchain tech.

Allianz is in the advanced stages of developing a blockchain based digital token for payments.

Links:

• Insurance giant Allianz creating a JPM Coin-like payment token; the project is in ‘advanced stages’ - The Block
• New Jersey Signs Blockchain Task Force Program Into Law - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down .5% at $10,697
XRP is up slightly at 31 cents
and Ethereum is down 1% at $219

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Everex up 20%
Zclassic up 17%
Dent up 15%

On the MoneyGram earnings call CEO Alex Holmes spoke about the benefits of the commercial agreement with Ripple.

South Korean Shinhan Financial investment is looking to offer peer-to-peer stock lending on blockchain.

Brazilian tax authorities have levied new requirements for crypto traders.

Links:

• South Korea's Shinhan Brokerage to Offer Blockchain-Based Securities Lending - CoinDesk
• MoneyGram talks up Ripple partnership, goes live with XRP and xRapid, in Q2 earnings - The Block
• Cryptocurrency Transactions in Brazil Must Now be Reported to its Tax Authorities | The Rio Times