Bitcoin is down slightly at $52,583
Ethereum is up slightly at $1932
and Binance Coin is up 1% at 269

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Huobi Token up 21%
Iota up 15%
Neo up 15%

Nvidia unveils new chip for Ethereum mining.

Ebang raises $70M in a follow-up public offering.

Bill Gates says he's "neutral" on Bitcoin.

Fidelity Charitable received 28 million dollars in crypto donations in 2020.

Links:

• Squawk Box on Twitter: ""I don't own #Bitcoin. I'm not short Bitcoin," says @BillGates. "I do think moving money into a more digital form and getting transaction costs down, that's something the Gates Foundation does in developing countries." https://t.co/DDe5X196ax" / Twitter
• GeForce Is Made for Gaming, CMP Is Made to Mine | The Official NVIDIA Blog
• Ebang International Announces Closing of Follow-on Public Offering | Ebang International Holdings Inc.
• Fidelity Charitable Giving Report

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 down slightly at $9,152
Ethereum is down slightly at $229
and XRP is down 2% at 18 cents

Those are your leaders by market cap

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Cortex up 27%
and Request Network, up 20%

The AVA blockchain project pulled in 12 million with a private token sale

Ebang’s Nasdaq listing went live yesterday

Australian Bitcoin goes postal.

Kadena open sources Covid-19 test tracker.

Links:

• Blockchain project AVA raises $12 million in a private token sale - The Block
• Blockchain Maker Kadena Announces App to Track Covid Tests, Token Listing on Bittrex Global
• Shares of bitcoin miner maker Ebang slide after trading begins on Nasdaq - The Block
• Australia Post Now Lets Customers Buy Bitcoin at Over 3,500 Outlets - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down slightly at $9,404
Ethereum is down 1% at $233
and XRP is down 1% at 19 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Elrond up 34%
Aave up 18%
and iExec RLC up 17%

CEO Markus Braun has resigned from Wirecard.

we.trade has laid off half its staff.

Earnst and Young has launched a crypto tax app.

Ebang has picked Nasdaq for its IPO — looking to raise more than 100 million.

Links:

• Wirecard CEO quits after auditors can't find $2.1 billion
• EY Launches Cryptocurrency Tax App | CPA Practice Advisor
• Banks-owned blockchain trade finance startup We.trade cuts 50% of its staff - The Block
• Bitcoin miner maker Ebang selects Nasdaq for its IPO, in which it plans to raise more than $100 million - The Block

Bitcoin is up 0.5% 7,544
Ethereum is up 3.5% at $193
and XRP is down slightly at 19 cents

Those are your leaders by market cap

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Hive up 32%
and Flexacoin up 15%

Ebang, one of the leading ASIC chips designers and has just formally filed for an IPO in the U.S.

Cryptocurrency custody services provider Etana Custody reported that a data security breach occured last week.

The SEC filed a lawsuit against the founders of california based Dropil alleging a fraudulent and unregistered ICO.

Links:

• SEC files suit against founders of Dropil for 'fraudulent and unregistered' ICO - The Block
• Etana, a fiat funding provider for Kraken, reports data security breach - The Block
• Ebang files F-1 for IPO