Bitcoin is down .5% at $20,636
Ethereum is down 1% at $1142
and Binance Coin is down .5% at $214

Avalanche, up 16%
Maker up 18%
Aave up 20%

Solend vote chaos

Noah Davis joins Yuga Labs

Elon says he'll continue supporting Doge

Michelle Bond — head of ADAM to run for congress.

Bitcoin is down .5% at $20,938
Ethereum is down 1% at $1090
and Binance Coin is down 1% at $217

Elon Musk named in class action lawsuit over Dogecoin

Babel Finance suspends client withdrawals

3AC has been liquidated by FTX, Deribit and BitMEX according to the Block

Bitso passes $1B in crypto remittances

Circle announces euro-backed stablecoin

Bitcoin is up slightly at $40,475
Ethereum is down slightly at $3,001
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $400

Dogecoin, up 15%
The Graph up 15%

Moonbird #2642 sets records — selling for for 350Eth on OpenSea.

Bored Ape Yacht Club Instagram was hacked yesterday.

Meta opening brick-and-mortar stores.

Doge was up on Elon’s Twitter takeover

Bitcoin is up .5% at $36,583
Ethereum is up 1% at $2,442
and Binance Coin is up .5% at $373

Fantom up 23%
Helium up 19%
Vechain up 18%

MicroStrategy Still buying

Elon Musk tweets at McDonalds I will eat a happy meal on tv if you [sic] accept Dogecoin

Blockparty partners with Warner Music Group

OpenSea releases update to stop NFT exploit

Thailand is set to ban digital asset operators from crypto as a means of payment

Bithumb announces they’ll block unregistered addresses.

Links:

• Thailand to regulate use of digital assets as payments | Reuters
• WMG Digital Collectibles Platform Blockparty Partners with Warner Music Group
• NFT Marketplace OpenSea Launches New Listing Manager After Discount Bug
• South Korean Crypto Exchange Bithumb Will Block Unregistered Wallets

Bitcoin is up slightly at $42,243
Ethereum is up slightly at $3,225
and Binance Coin up .5% at $475

Secret Network, up 20%

Brazil’s Rio De Janeiro is moving to allocate 1% of its treasury reserves to BTC

Short traders lose big on Elon Musk's Tesla taking Dogecoin for merch.

Crypto Exchange FTX sets up $2B fund

Gap is dropping a NFT collection on the Tezos blockchain

Visa and ConsenSys developing new infrastructure to support the rollout of CBDCs

Links:

• Gap Launches Gamified Collectible NFT Experience to Activate Community, Creativity and Self-Expressi | Gap Inc.
• Rio de Janeiro mayor plans to invest 1% of the city's treasury in bitcoin
• Crypto Exchange FTX Sets Up $2 Billion Venture Fund - WSJ
• Dogecoin Surge Sees Short Traders Lose $8M After Tesla Store Addition
• Envisioning a future of central bank digital currencies for everyone ever | Visa

Links:

• Dogecoin creator slams Mozilla for pausing crypto donations
• CBDC wallet tops mobile app store charts in China
• Bitcoin Approaches Death Cross as Goldman Foresees 4 Fed Rate Hikes This Year

Links:

• The Sandbox co-founder wants to defend metaverses against Big Tech
• Dogecoin is better than Bitcoin for payments, Elon Musk declares
• Look out below! Analysts eye $40K Bitcoin price after today’s dip to $45.7K — ADVERTISE CAREERS

Bitcoin is up 3% at $61,010
Ethereum is up 3% at $4,160
and Binance Coin is up 5% even at $480

Shiba Inu up 47%
Dogecoin up 37%
Fantom up 15%

China says it will release a new national blockchain standard next year.

Cream Finance has been hacked for more than $130M

El Salvador buys another 420 Bitcoin

Adobe partners with OpenSea and other marketplaces to display NFT credentials.

Links:

• Cream Finance 🍦 on Twitter: "Our Ethereum C.R.E.A.M. v1 lending markets were exploited and liquidity was removed on October 27, 1354 UTC. The attacker removed a total of ~$130m USD worth of tokens from these markets, using this address: https://t.co/17sPIDpCmr No other markets were impacted." / Twitter
• El Salvador announces purchase of 420 bitcoin, worth nearly $25 million
• Adobe partners with OpenSea and other NFT marketplaces to display content credentials
• China to Release National Blockchain Standard Next Year, Says Official: Report
• MicroStrategy Adds Almost 9,000 Bitcoins to Its Holdings in Third Quarter

Bitcoin is up .5% at $44,984
Ethereum is up 1% at $3,143
and Binance Coin is up .5% at $353

Arweave up 22%
Shiba Inu up 20%
Dogecoin up 18%

JPMorgan has launched an in-house bitcoin fund limited to private bank clients in partnership with NYDIG.

Christies will hold a first-ever sale of Meebits and Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs.

Burberry released its first NFTs in Blankos Block Party

Stronghold mining is set to double their capacity with a second plant acquisition.

HIVE ordered 4k mining machines from Canaan

Links:

• JPMorgan Launches In-House Bitcoin Fund for Private Bank Clients - CoinDesk
• No Time Like Present
• British Fashion Brand Burberry Releases First NFTs - CoinDesk
• Bitcoin miner Stronghold to double capacity via second plant acquisition
• Canaan Announces Customer Order of 4,000 Bitcoin Mining Machines | Canaan Inc.

Bitcoin is down slightly at $35,627
Ethereum is down slightly at $2,151
and Dogecoin is down 1% at .32

Diamond up 69%

US Federal reserve promises paper on US CBDC this summer.

The US Attorney and the Secret Service are lookin to help victims of the 2017 Etherdelta hack.

Volatility a headache for ETF managers.

Lawmakers in Nebraska are turning to the blockchain.

Links:

• U.S. Government Seeks Information About Victims Of December 2017 EtherDelta Hack | USAO-NDCA | Department of Justice
• Canadian Bitcoin ETFs rattled by crypto tumult | Financial Times
• Nebraska Blockchain Legislation
• Federal Reserve Board - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell outlines the Federal Reserve's response to technological advances driving rapid change in the global payments landscape

Bitcoin is up .5% at $40,404
Ethereum is up 2% at $2,730
and Binance Coin is up 1% at 369.

Internet Computer up 65%
Cardano up 41%
Dogecoin up 40%

$460B of value liquidated in the crypto markets—institutions buying.

A costly mistake for BlockFi.

OCC, FED, FDIC to create interagency tem for crypto regulation

Instagram is hosting a professional development panel for NFT artists

Links:

• OCC, Federal Reserve and FDIC are committed to collaborating on crypto
• Instagram First Creator Week Events Scheduled for June - Variety
• BlockFi is scrambling to recover millions in BTC it mistakenly sent to users
• Crypto Market Loses $460B as Ether, Altcoins Follow Bitcoin’s Deep Dive - CoinDesk

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 up slightly at $57,900
Ethereum is up .5% at $2880
and Binance Coin is up .5% at 627.61

OKB up 48%
DigiByte up 23%
Dogecoin up 15%

BaFin said Binance stock tokens may violate European securities laws.

Ex-Florida tax collector Joel Greenburg allegedly offered Roger Stone Bitcoin for a pardon.

Mastercard is exploring applications on top of CBDCs.

Coinbase is set to acquire Skew.

Links:

• Joel Greenberg Offered Roger Stone Bitcoin in Hopes of a Trump Pardon - CoinDesk
• Binance's Stock Tokens May Violate Law, Germany’s Financial Watchdog Says - CoinDesk
• Mastercard to Explore Applications It Can Build on Top of CBDCs - CoinDesk
• Coinbase set to acquire data and analytics platform Skew for undisclosed sum

Bitcoin is up .5% at $49,498
Ethereum is down slightly at $2213
and Binance Coin is down slightly at 496.33

Ethos up 24%
Dogecoin up 21%
Celo up 17%

The NYSE has filed to list shares of Valkyrie’s Bitcoin ETF.

Paxos has become the third federally regulated crypto bank.

The tax collection department in Seoul cracks down on tax evaders

A UK court rules that Craig Wright can serve bitcoin.org over the publication of the Bitcoin white paper.

Links:

• NYSE Files to List Shares of Valkyrie's Bitcoin ETF - CoinDesk
• OCC Conditionally Approves Chartering of Paxos National Trust | OCC
• City of Seoul seizes cryptocurrencies from tax delinquents | Yonhap News Agency
• London court allows Australia's Wright to serve bitcoin copyright claim | Reuters

Bitcoin is down 1% at $53,955
Ethereum is down 2% at $2079
and Binance Coin is down 3% at 440.20

Vertcoin up 42%
Dogecoin up 15%

The Riksbank set out its 5 year timeframe for a central bank e-krona

Mark Cuban invests in NFT data platform CryptoSlam

Coinbase CEO Brian armstrong sold $291M in shares on opening day

Bitcoin is down 1% at $60,623
Ethereum is up .5% at $2400
and Binance Coin is down 3% at 515.20

VeChain up 31%
Bitcoin Cash up 24%
Bitcoin SV up 19%

Turkey has banned payments in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.

Bitmain is set to launch a new Ethereum ASIC miner — the AntMiner E9

Dapper Labs is raising money at a $7.5B valuation.

Sotheby’s Pak NFT hauls in nearly $17M

Dogecoin shut down Robinhood on Thursday night.

Links:

• Auction house Sotheby's NFT sale yields nearly $17M
• A new generation of investors, crypto, and Robinhood — Under the Hood
• Bitcoin tumbles after Turkey bans crypto payments citing risks | Reuters
• NFT Startup Dapper Labs Raising Money at Over $7.5 Billion Valuation — The Information
• Antminer_main on Twitter: "#AntminerE9 is coming soon! Ready to set the world on fire! #Bitmain #Antminer #ETH #ethereum https://t.co/NAFzE8F3iu" / Twitter

Bitcoin is up 1% at $60,661
Ethereum is up 1% at $2373
and Binance Coin is up 1% at 519.75

Dogecoin up 129%
Ethereum Classic up 25%
Theta Token up 15%

Dogecoin reached a new all time high overnight.

Binance burns over 1M BNB tokens—worth about $595M.

Ark funds bought $110M more in Coinbase shares on Thursday

Rothschild Investment picks up a $4.75M initial stake in Grayscale Ethereum Trust

SushiSwap has made a $50k donation to No Kid Hungry

Links:

• ARK buys $110 mln Coinbase shares, adding to positions | Reuters
• 15th BNB Burn | Quarterly Highlights and Insights from CZ | Binance Blog
• Slim Jim Dogecoin: 9 Things to Know About the Love Affair Between DOGE and the Meat Stick | Markets Insider
• Rothschild Investment Buys $4.75M Initial Stake in Grayscale Ethereum Trust - CoinDesk
• No Kid Hungry on Twitter: "Thank you @SushiSwap Core Developers for directing 25 ETH (~$50,000) to No Kid Hungry and to @TheGivingBlock for facilitating the transfer — we're so grateful for your help to get kids the meals they need in this crisis and beyond!" / Twitter

Bitcoin is up slightly at $59,792
Ethereum is up slightly at $2150
and Binance Coin is up .5% at 471.20

Dogecoin up 19%
Stellar up 17%
XRP up 15%

An executive in China has been accused of misappropriating $45M worth of state-owned bitcoins

Data shows Bitcoin miners are holding on to their coins for the first time since December

Web traffic to crypto exchange dropped nearly 9% in March

Ziglu is offering users in the UK 5% annual interest on Bitcoin.

Bitcoin is up slightly at $58,632
Ethereum is up slightly at $1,922
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $314.24

Filecoin up 30%
Dogecoin up 24%
Tron up 17%

BlackRock began trading Bitcoin futures in January.

Tesla developers lend a hand to BTCPay.

Eastern Caribbean Central Bank debuts DCash

Element Finance picked up $4.4 million in new funding

Links:

• BlackRock has 'started to dabble' in bitcoin, says Rick Rieder
• Release 1.0.7.1 · btcpayserver/btcpayserver · GitHub
• The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank publicly launches new digital currency
• Element Finance Raises $4.4M to Bring Liquidity to Fixed Rate Income and Interest Markets | by Will Villanueva | Element Finance | Mar, 2021 | Medium

Bitcoin is up .5% at $60,012
Ethereum is up .5% at $1905
and Binance Coin is down 1% at 277.51

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Chiliz up 50%
SushiSwap up 20%
BitTorrent up 20%

Bitcoin broke the $60k barrier.

Microstrategy added another $15M in bitcoin to its treasury.

DogeDex atomic swap platform for Dogecoin is live

Patrick Mahomes joins Gronk in minting digital sports collectibles on the blockchain.

The australian government has set aside $7 million for blockchain pilot projects.

Links:

• Decentralized Exchange Launches for Dogecoin Swaps - CoinDesk
• Department of Industry solving regulatory issues with AU$6.9m blockchain funding | ZDNet
• MicroStrategy Acquires Additional $15 Million in Bitcoin at Average Price of $57,146
• Rafael Schultze-Kraft on Twitter: "$100m+ short liquidations within 10 minutes. Don't 👏 bet 👏 against 👏 #Bitcoin 👏 Chart: https://t.co/5enuFiIxQG https://t.co/lGOAMtnGAb" / Twitter
• Patrick Mahomes to sell NFT trading cards

Bitcoin is down .5% at $38,863
Ethereum is down 1% at $1617
and Cardano is down 2% at .67

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Elrond up 33%
Dogecoin up 22%
Stellar up 18%

German police have seized 1700 bitcoin from a hacker but can’t access the coins.

Starcraft tournament from 2011 offered 25 bitcoin as a consolation prize.

CFPB looks at Venmo

Serbian man extradited to Lone Star State

Bitcoin is up slightly at $37,673
Ethereum is up 1% at $1643
and Polkadot is down .slightly at 20.38.

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
UMA up 136%
DogeCoin up 55%
Aave up 32%

Ether new ATH

Coinbase looks to Nasdaq.

PayPal is creating a dedicated business unit for crypto services.

NFT Marketplace Rarible picked up $1.75M in seed funding.

Visa partners with First Boulevard

Links:

• Visa Expands Digital Currency Roadmap with First Boulevard | Business Wire
• Rarible secures funding from CoinFund to build community-governed NFT marketplace | by Rarible | Medium
• PayPal is investing in a new business unit focused on crypto and digital currencies

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 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 down slightly at $9,416
Ethereum is up slightly at $247
and XRP is up 5% at 21 cents

Those are your leaders by market cap

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Stellar up 18%
DogeCoin, up 17%

Military officials in Venezuela have seized over 300 unregistered bitcoin miners.

The Children’s Heart Unit Fund has received $48k in cryptocurrency donations.

Chicago-based Ceres waits on SEC response.

Chinese police seized over $15 million in crypto from operators who sold counterfeit tokens in an arbitrage scam.

Links:

• Ferrari, McLaren and $15M in Crypto Seized as Chinese Police Bust Arbitrage Scam - CoinDesk
• Children's Heart Charity Receives $48K in Crypto Donations
• Ceres SEC Filing
• Venezuelan military officials seize 315 bitcoin miners - The Block

Zuck Seeks to Reassure Lawmakers

Binance US Lists Dogecoin

Telegram Investors Go the Distance

Tencent: Libra "Prudent and Rational"

Links:

• Zuckerberg: Facebook Would Quit Libra if the Association Launched Prematurely - CoinDesk
• Binance US Announces Dogecoin Listing - CoinDesk
• Telegram Token Investors Reject Refund Offer - CoinDesk
• Tencent Says Libra Would Pose Serious Threat to Alipay, WeChat Pay - CoinDesk