Bitcoin is down 1% at $38,693
Ethereum is down 2% at $2,785
and Binance Coin is down .5% at $420

OKB up 28%
Iota up 15%
Kusama up 15%

Cryptology says it will invest $100M in crypto related venture funds over the next 2 years.

Paxful announces Paxful Pay

A California man faces two years in federal prison for illegally operating a Bitcoin money transmission business

The ECB says CBDCs will be vital for future financial strength.

Links:

• Yorba Linda Man Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for Operating Illegal ATM Network that Laundered Bitcoin and Cash for Criminals | USAO-CDCA | Department of Justice
• Paxful Hits $5 Billion Volume | Newswire
• Cryptology Asset Group Commits USD 100 Million to Invest Globally in Crypto-related Venture Funds | Business Wire
• The international role of the euro, June 2021 - ECB on CBDCs

Links:

• Crypto Exchange Binance to List the Coinbase Stock Token COIN - CoinDesk
• Exodus Wallet raises almost $60M in crypto in regulated offering
• A Digital Euro Must Protect Privacy, ECB Public Survey Reveals - CoinDesk

ECB Wants Power to Veto Stablecoins in Europe

State Bank of India Joins Liink

Bottlepay Raises Fifteen and a Half Million in Funding Round

Links:

• ECB Wants to Be Able to Veto Stablecoins Like Diem in the EU - CoinDesk
• State Bank of India joins JPMorgan’s blockchain payments network
• Bottlepay, a Payments Startup That Lets You Send Bitcoin on Social Media, Raises $15M - CoinDesk

Japanese City to Vote on Blockchain

Bison Tops One Billioin Euros

ECB Official: Digital Euro Can Wait

Links:

• LayerX will develop blockchain-based voting system using digital ID verification in Japan
• Boerse Stuttgart Group Says Its Crypto Trading App Has Hit €1B Volume in 2020 - CoinDesk
• Consideration phase for digital euro to go well into 2021, says ECB exec

Bank of Thailand Sells Blockchain-Backed Bonds

ECB Gettin Digi Wid It

Two Become One Big Italian Fintech Firm

Links:

• Thai central bank issues $1.6B in government bonds on IBM blockchain
• ECB to consider further digital euro study in 2021
• Italian digital payments firms merge to create $17.6B fintech group

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 up 3% at $7,327
XRP is up 1% at 19 cents
and Ethereum is up 2% at $132

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Ethos, up 79%
Loom Network up 24%
Particl up 22%
Moeda loyalty points up 15%

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is selling oil and gold for his cryptocurrency the Petro.

The ECB is urging European banks to come up against Facebook’s Libra with an even cheaper payment solution

The SEC is saying that Telegram refuses to turn over bank records related to the GRAM sale

Poloniex is in the news after refuting a data leak.

Links:

• Venezuela to sell oil and gold for petro cryptocurrency, says Maduro - The Block
• Crypto exchange Poloniex denies data leak after resetting passwords for some users - The Block
• Crypto fund has sued law firm Faegre Baker for ‘erroneous’ legal advice - The Block
• Telegram refuses to share 'bank records' related to its token sale, says SEC - The Block
• ECB official urges European banks to counter Facebook’s Libra with a cheaper payment solution - The Block

Bitcoin is up half a percent at $7,229
XRP is down 1% at 22 cents
and Ethereum is up slightly at $144

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Navcoin, up 16%

The large cap cryptocurrencies remain one of the biggest investment success stories of the decade.

A darknet marketplace in Russia is looking to raise 146 million through a token sale in an effort to fund a worldwide expansion.

Lightcurve is laying off 40% of its staff to become more agile again.

The European Central Bank is looking to get ahead of the curve on stable coins and accelerate its efforts in the digital currency space

Links:

• Cryptocurrency Is Still the World's Best Performing Asset Class This Year - CoinDesk
• Russia's Largest Darknet Market Is Hawking an ICO to Fund Global Expansion - CoinDesk
• Blockchain project Lisk's unit Lightcurve lays off 40% of staff to become ‘more agile again’ - The Block
• The European Central Bank hopes to get "ahead of the curve" on stablecoins - The Block