Links:

• CZ reveals how many users left Binance after mandatory KYC
• Digital ruble should not affect inflation, Bank of Russia says
• India to Ban Crypto as Payment Method but Regulate as Asset: Report
• China's Bitcoin Ban Is The Unnoticed Geopolitical Event Of The Decade | ZeroHedge

Bitcoin is down slightly at $60,532
Ethereum is down slightly at $2161
and Binance Coin is up slightly at 485.32

Mirror protocol up 17%
KuCoin up 15%
XRP up 15%

Christies will auction off nine CryptoPunks next month.

Russian Central Bank officials indicate digital Ruble will launch in 2023.

Caruso properties announced it will accept bitcoin for rent

Square Crypto and Gemini teamed up to send a grant to the developers of The Mempool Open Source Project.

Links:

• Caruso Bitcoin - Los Angeles Times
• Russian central bank officials indicate that a digital ruble will launch in 2023
• Cryptopunks on Christies

Bitcoin is up slightly at $12,984
Ethereum is down 1% at $413
and XRP is down 1% at 25 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Ocean Protocol up 26%
ABBC Coin up 16%
Crypto(.)com Chain up 15%

Central bank of Russia Governor says the digital ruble pilot could launch by end of 2021.

The People’s Bank of China looks to revise banking laws: legalize digital yuan, diminish yuan-pegged stablecoins.

WordProof plugin for WordPress timestamps content on Ethereum.

MineSpot to open largest mining facility in Russia.

Links:

• PBoC seeks to revise banking law to legalize digital yuan and ban yuan-pegged tokens - The Block
• Russia could pilot a digital ruble by the end of 2021, its central bank governor says - The Block
• WordProof Timestamp – WordPress plugin | WordPress.org
• New Firm Plans Largest Bitcoin Mining Firm in Russia - CoinDesk