Bitcoin is up slightly at $19,138
Ethereum is up .5% at $1045
and Binance Coin is down .5% at $217

Amp up 16%

DOJ charges developer of Baller Ape NFT

El Salvador buys 80 BTC

Meta rolling out NFT feature for Facebook

Greenidge air permit denited by NYDEC

FBI adds Ruja Ignatova to most wanted list.

Links:

• Justice Department Announces Enforcement Action Charging Six Individuals with Cryptocurrency Fraud Offenses in Cases Involving Over $100 Million in Intended Losses | OPA | Department of Justice
• Nayib Bukele on Twitter: "El Salvador bought today 80 #BTC at $19,000 each! #Bitcoin is the future! Thank you for selling cheap 😉 https://t.co/ZHwr0Ln1Ze" / Twitter
• Statement from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation on Denial of the Title V Permit Renewal for Greenidge Generation, LLC - NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation
• FBI Adds OneCoin Founder Ruja Ignatova to Its Most Wanted List

Bitcoin is down 1% at $41,845
Ethereum is down 1% at $2,735
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $394

Terra up 20%
Waves up 20%
Monero up 16%

Dubai adopts initial crypto legal framework and announces creation of a regulatory and licensing authority.

White House confirms details around Biden’s planned executive order on digital assets.

LimeWire is plots comeback as web3 NFT marketplace.

DOJ charges three men for an alleged $40M crypto investment fraud.

Links:

• Owners and Operators of Online Cryptocurrency Companies Indicted for Defrauding Investors | USAO-EDNY | Department of Justice
• LimeWire announces comeback as web3 NFT marketplace
• Here's what's in Biden's executive order on crypto
• Statement about the Regulatory and Supervisory Framework to assure AML/CFT Compliance across Virtual Assets in the UAE | News | Media Center | Securities and Commodities Authority

Bitcoin is up slightly at $61,396
Ethereum is up .5% at $4,298
and Binance Coin is up .5% at $521

Decentraland up 87%
The Sandbox up 37%
Basic attention token up 33%

CryptoPunk 9998 wash traded their NFT for over $500M

NYDIG acquires UK Startup Bottlepay with a $300M stock purchase

DOJ looks for supervisory trial attorney to lead new Crypto department.

Coinlist now valued at over $1.5B

Links:

• Here’s Why a CryptoPunk Sold for $530M
• CoinList is now valued at $1.5 billion with a fresh $100 million in funding
• NYDIG acquires British bitcoin startup Bottlepay in $300 million stock purchase
• USAJOBS - Job Announcement

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 $48,959
Ethereum is up 1% at $3,905
and Binance Coin is up .5% at 587.

Polygon up 31%
Cardano up 15%
Cosmos up 15%

Microsoft is closing down its Azure Blockchain Service in September.

The Bank of England says it looks probable that the state would need to issue some form of digital cash to retain citizen’ confidence.

Argentina’s Tax authority has ordered crypto exchanges to file information on transactions.

Binance is facing an investigation by the IRS and Department of justice

The Bitcoin wallet used by DarkSide for ransom payments has ben ID’d by Elliptic

Links:

• Azure Blockchain Service retirement notification and guidance - Azure Blockchain | Microsoft Docs
• Binance Faces Probe by U.S. Money-Laundering and Tax Sleuths (1)
• Elliptic Follows the Bitcoin Ransoms Paid by Colonial Pipeline and Other DarkSide Ransomware Victims
• Do we need ‘public money’? - speech by Jon Cunliffe | Bank of England
• Argentina’s Tax Authority Orders Crypto Exchanges to File Information on Transactions: Report - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up 1% at $59,217
Ethereum is up .5% at $1,826
and Binance Coin is up slightly at 267.68

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
SiaCoin up 21%
Theta Token up 17%
Avalanche up 15%

Wyoming’s DAO law passed in the state senate in a landslide vote.

Japan’s SBI has opened its bitcoin mining pool to the public.

DOJ brings charges to operators of unregistered New Hampshire exchange.

Need a job? Work in the metaverse.

Links:

• SBI Pool Announcement
• DAO Bill Detail
• Six Charged with Crimes Related to Virtual Currency Exchange Business | USAO-NH | Department of Justice
• This Casino in Decentraland Is Hiring (for Real) - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up 1% at $23,342
Ethereum is down 1% at $644
and XRP is down 2% at 57 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
The Graph up 42%
Swissborg up 41%

Bitmain set to end their year-long power struggle by spinning out business lines.

Pantera Capital says ICO fund performance is up 362%

The DOJ asks the FBI to work on a crypto support strategy for the dark web.

Treasury Department suggests new rule for US cryptocurrency holders—more KYC.

Bitcoin breaks 24k.

Bitcoin is down 1% at $15,463
Ethereum is up 3.5% at $460
and XRP is up 1% at 26 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Yearn.finance up 45%
Aave up 25%
Synthetix up 15%

The DOJ is working to stop Visa’s 5.3 billion dollar acquisition of Plaid.

Grayscale's Ethereum Trust crossed $1Billion in assets under management.

Square reports $1.63 billion in bitcoin sales in the Q3.

OKEx hires external legal counsel to resolve withdrawal issues.

ArDrive launches on Arweave.

Links:

• DOJ complaint re:Visa&Plaid
• Grayscale on Twitter: "MILESTONE: Grayscale #Ethereum Trust has just hit $1 billion AUM! As the first publicly-quoted $ETH investment product in the US and the second #digitalcurrency investment product to become an SEC reporting company, we're proud of the milestones so far. https://t.co/lgnBxHZR20 https://t.co/QFtnFQSDDy" / Twitter
• Square reports $1.63 billion in bitcoin sales for the third quarter via its Cash App - The Block
• ‘Permanent Dropbox’ App Launches on Arweave - CoinDesk
• OKEx says it has hired 'external legal counsel' to help resolve withdrawal issues - The Block

Bitcoin is down slightly at $11,353
Ethereum is down slightly at $368
and XRP is down 0.5% at 24 cents

Those are your leaders by market cap

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Ampleforth up 27%

DOJ unseals documents about Tether bribery case

Zora raises $2 million in a seed round

The NYDFS is hosting a techsprint to develop new digital methods to submit regulatory reports.

Officials in the Bahamas say the Sand Dollar will eventually work internationally

Links:

• Press Release - October 15, 2020: Superintendent Lacewell Announces DFS To Host First-Ever Techsprint To Advance the Department’s Regulator of The Future Vision | Department of Financial Services
• Officials from the Central Bank of The Bahamas say the digital 'Sand Dollar' will eventually work internationally - The Block
• Tether Stablecoin Used by Drug Cartel Money Smugglers, DOJ Claims - Decrypt
• Crypto-driven marketplace Zora raises $2M to build a sustainable creator economy – TechCrunch

Bitcoin is down 4% at $10,449
Ethereum is down 8% at $337
and XRP is down 5% at 23 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
UTRUST up 22%

October Surprise: Covid-19

Bitcoin fell yesterday ahead of the october surprise news on the CFTC and Department of Justice charges levied against BitMEX.

The European Central Bank published a 50-page report on the digital euro.

Coinlist president Andy Bromberg is leaving to lead ECO. Will act as special advisor to Coinlist.

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Links:

• Founders And Executives Of Off-Shore Cryptocurrency Derivatives Exchange Charged With Violation Of The Bank Secrecy Act | USAO-SDNY | Department of Justice
• CoinList president has joined a crypto project backed by Uber co-founder - The Block
• Bitcoin, Stocks Fall as Trump Tests Positive for COVID-19 - CoinDesk
• European Central Bank publishes report on digital euro, says 'we need to be ready' to issue it - The Block

Bitcoin is down 1% at $9,047
Ethereum is down 3% $223
and XRP is down 2% at 18 cents

Those are your leaders by market cap

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Haven Protocol up 20%
and Davinci Coin up 19%

Public Citizen is working to stop Canadian firm DMG Blockchain from using US electricity for mining efforts.

Sovrin cuts all staff.

The DOJ is indicting the founder of the anti-money laundering token AML-bitcoin for money laundering.

Links:

• Consumer Watchdog Moves to Block Canadian Bitcoin Miner From US Power Grid - CoinDesk
• Sovrin Foundation Sheds All Paid Staff in Tale of a Token Issuance Gone Wrong - CoinDesk
• DOJ Indicts Founder of Anti-Money Laundering Bitcoin Project for Money Laundering - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down 1% at $9,306
Ethereum is down 1% at $228
and XRP is down 1% at 19 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Ankr network up 22%
and Synthetix up 15%

The DOJ reports DEA failed to properly handle crypto investigations.

The national bank of cambodia reveals technical details around Project Bakong.

Researchers highlight a high severity vulnerability within the De-Fi wallet Argent.

Links:

• US Drug Agency Failed to Properly Oversee Crypto Investigations: DOJ Report - CoinDesk
• Argent Vulnerability – Technical Report – OpenZeppelin blog
• Cambodia Plots Dollar-Free Future With Blockchain-Based Payments: White Paper - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down 2% at $8,313
XRP is down 1% at 26 cents
and Ethereum is down 3% at $184

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Dentacoin up 15%

The Central bank of the Russian Federation is not planning on issuing a national digital currency.

The Bitwise Bitcoin ETF has been denied by the SEC.

The DOJ has charged a Singapore citizen with stealing computing power for cryptocurrency mining.

Links:

• Bitwise's bitcoin ETF, the last hope, has been denied - The Block
• Russia sees no need to issue a national digital currency - The Block
• Citizen of Singapore indicted in scheme to steal cloud computing power for cryptocurrency mining | USAO-WDWA | Department of Justice