Bitcoin is up slightly at $31,396
Ethereum is up .5% at $1,864
and Binance Coin is up .5% at $299

Electroneum up 59%
SLP up 24%

Bitcoin futures are coming to Bank of America.

DeFi wallet Phantom raises $9M in a series-A led by a16z.

Thorchain lost 4k Ether in an attack

Google searches for Bitcoin price have reached a 7-month low

PayPal is increasing the limits on customer purchases of crypto per week from 20k to 100k

Links:

• Press Release: Increased Purchase Limits for Crypto on PayPal
• Google Searches for 'Bitcoin Price' Reach 7-Month Low - CoinDesk
• THORChain Suffers Another Exploit | RUNEBase
• DeFi wallet Phantom raises $9 million in Series A funding led by A16z
• Bank of America has begun clearing bitcoin futures

Bitcoin is down slightly at 9,129
Ethereum is up slightly at $206
and XRP is up slightly at 20 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Theta token up 19%
Electroneum up 18%
and Digibyte up 16%

The Litecoin foundation and Atari have formed a new partnernership.

Iranian president Hassan Rouhani has calls on the government for a renewed national approach to crypto.

Canaan reported a net loss of $5.6 million for the first quarter of 2020.

FTX(.)us went live at the end of this week.

Links:

• FTX.US goes live, CEO says the crypto exchange has 'tons of liquidity' to offer - The Block
• Iranian President Calls for National Crypto Mining Strategy - CoinDesk
• Litecoin and Atari team up in anticipation of the Atari Token's launch - The Block
• Canaan Reports $5.6M Loss in Q1 Despite Bitcoin Miner Price Cut - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down 2% at 9,167
Ethereum is down 1.5% at $203
and XRP is up 1% at 20 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
OmiseGo up 31%
Unibright up 19%
and Electroneum up 17%

Binance is piecing together a blockchain friendly travel agency.

Crypto-friendly IBM takes a 7% stake in the blockchain network We.Trade.

Coinbase Custody has added staking support for Cosmos and Algorand.

A Kentucky representative makes a first step in calling for a national blockchain strategy.

Links:

• Binance aims to create one of the world's largest blockchain-based travel agencies - The Block
• House Bill Outlines Path to US National Blockchain Strategy - CoinDesk
• IBM Takes 7% Stake in Trade-Finance Blockchain Network We.Trade - CoinDesk
• Coinbase Custody launches staking for Cosmos - The Coinbase Blog

Bitcoin is down 1% at 9,405
Ethereum is up .05% at $200
and XRP is down .05% at 20 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Electroneum up 75%
Celer Network up 24%
Digibyte up 17%

The Celo Foundation had a Celo Gold token sale on Coinlist at the end of this week raising $10 million.

An Australian woman was charged for allegedly illegally exchanging Bitcoin.

CoinMarketCap has updated its calculations for ranking exchanges moving Binance to the number one position.

Links:

• CoinMarketCap updates exchange ranking system to include Web traffic, Binance now ranks first - The Block
• Celo raises $10 million in a token sale on CoinList in less than a day - The Block
• Woman charged over 'Australian first' Bitcoin cybercrime

Bitcoin is up 8% 8,880
Ethereum is up 1% at $212
and XRP is down 2% at 21 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Siacoin up 28%
Electroneum up 15%
and CyberVein up 19%

Telegram is bowing to the wishes of the court ruling that it cannot launch its blockchain or issue gram tokens until its SEC case is resolved.

Tencent has debuted a blockchain accelerator called Tencent Industrial Accelerator.

During the price rally yesterday, Coinbase had some major connectivity issues and outages

Links:

• Chinese tech giant Tencent launches blockchain accelerator program - The Block
• Telegram now delays launch of its blockchain by one more year, ready to return investor money - The Block
• Coinbase Suffers Temporary Outage as Bitcoin Soars as High as $8,900 - CoinDesk