Bitcoin is up slightly at $35,807
Ethereum is up 1.5% at $2,495
and Binance Coin is up 3% at $375

Bitcoin has hit a 6 month low, and El Salvador is buying.

The SEC doesn't like MicroStrategy’s approach to bitcoin accounting.

SEC Commissioner Elad Roisman ends term early.

BlackRock files for ETF tracking blockchain & crypto companies.

Twitter seeks Senior Product Manager, Crypto.

Links:

• Nayib Bukele 🇸🇻 on Twitter: "Nope, I was wrong, didn’t miss it. El Salvador just bought 410 #bitcoin for only 15 million dollars 🥳 Some guys are selling really cheap 🤷🏻‍♂️" / Twitter
• Senior Product Manager, Crypto
• SEC Commissioner Roisman steps down two years ahead of schedule
• SEC form BlackRock's new Blockchain/Tech ETF

Bitcoin is up slightly at $48,064
Ethereum is up .5% at $3,796
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $522

Celsius Network up 15%

Russia’s Sber bank has introduced the country's first blockchain focused ETF.

Hong Kong officials have arrested 2 suspected of laundering $384M through banks and a crypto exchange.

Fractal NFT exchange is live.

Binance is once again in the hot seat with regulators.

Links:

• Russia’s Largest Bank Introduces First Blockchain-Focused ETF in the Country
• Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department - Press Releases
• Ontario securities regulator slams Binance after crypto exchange claims it can continue operating there
• The gaming-focused NFT platform Fractal officially launches

Bitcoin is up slightly at $63,690
Ethereum is up slightly at $4,619
and Binance Coin down slightly at $630

IoTeX up 31%
Livepeer up 24%
crypto.com chain up 20%

The SEC rejects VanEck’s Spot Bitcoin ETF proposal

Bitcoin’s Taproot upgrade activates this weekend.

Sotheby’s will feature real-time bids in Ethereum for Banksy auction.

AMC theaters will accept Bitcoin, Ether Bitcoin Cash, and Litecoin

Bakkt reports a $28.8M net loss across the third quarter.

Links:

• Taproot, Bitcoin’s Long-Anticipated Upgrade, Activates This Weekend
• SEC rejection
• Sotheby’s to hold real-time bids in ETH for Banksy art auction
• Adam Aron on Twitter: "Big newsflash! As promised, many new ways NOW to pay online at AMC.  We proudly now accept: drumroll, please… Bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin. Also Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal. Incredibly, they already account for 14% of our total online transactions! Dogecoin next. https://t.co/a7pqYBm7HB" / Twitter
• Bakkt - Bakkt Reports Third Quarter 2021 Results

Bitcoin is up slightly at $59,364
Ethereum is down slightly at $3,773
and Binance Coin is down 4% at $460

Polygon up 18%
Loopring up 15%

Bitcoin up on Bloomberg speculation that the SEC will allow a bitcoin futures ETF.

Data compiled by the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance suggests US leads Bitcoin mining hash rate.

A man in the UK has been jailed for 13 months for stealing electricity to mine crypto.

London investment app Plum has secured $14M of a $24M series A.

Links:

• Bitcoin Futures ETFs Are Poised for Milestone With Debut in U.S. - Bloomberg
• Savings and investment app Plum secures $14 million of funding
• U.S. Now World Leader in Bitcoin Production | ETF Trends
• UK Jails Crypto Miner for 13 Months for Stealing Electricity: Report — CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up slightly at $54,884
Ethereum is down slightly at $3,599
and Cardano is up slightly at $2.28

BitTorrent up 21%
Wootrade Network up 18%
Verge up 15%

BlockFi files for Bitcoin futures ETF.

Bored Ape Yacht Club is looking to launch its own token

Binance US has promoted its president Brian Shroder to CEO

Binance shutters derivatives trading in South Africa

Colombian fintech firm Movii has raised a $15M series B

Links:

• New NFT marketplace takes direct aim at OpenSea — with a token
• Changes to Binance offerings in South Africa | Binance Support
• Bored Ape Yacht Club on Twitter: "Good evening, apes. Been hearing a question around the club a lot: WEN TOKEN? 🤔 Wen token indeed . . . Some thoughts below." / Twitter
• BlockFi Files for Bitcoin Futures ETF — CoinDesk
• Colombian Fintech Movii Raises $15M in Series B Round — CoinDesk
• Binance.US Names Brian Shroder CEO

Links:

• VanEck Tries Again for Bitcoin Strategy ETF With SEC - CoinDesk
• Despite US Crypto Tax Plans, Institutional Investors Return to Bitcoin: Blockchain Data - CoinDesk
• Crypto Amendment Fails In Senate After Shelby Insists On More Military Spending | ZeroHedge

Links:

• Binance disappointed by Barclays’ ‘unilateral action’ to block customer payments
• ‘Investors stay clear’: UBS warns regulators could pop ‘bubble-like crypto markets’
• CoinShares to Buy Elwood's ETF Index Business for $17M - CoinDesk

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 down slightly at $54,298
Ethereum is down slightly at $2763
and Binance Coin is down 1% at 594.36

Fantom up 20%
PancakeSwap up 17%
1Inch up 15%

Hasbro looks into NFTs

The SEC delays the VanEck bitcoin ETF decision to June

DeFi exchange Uranium finance lost $50M in an exploit.

Massachusetts based Eric Meiggs pleads guilty to sim-swapping attacks targeting crypto accounts.

Links:

• SEC delays VanEck ETF
• DeFi Exchange Uranium Finance Loses $50M in Exploit
• Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to Operating Nationwide Scheme to Steal Social Media Accounts and Cryptocurrency | OPA | Department of Justice
• Toy company Hasbro is ‘actively developing’ NFT opportunities, says CEO

Bitcoin is up 1% at $60,409
Ethereum is up 1.5% at $1881
and Binance Coin is up 1% at 270.94

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Decentraland up 54%
Hedra Hashgraph up 38%
Terra up 24%

DCG Foundry mining pool is open to the public.

WisdomTree submits ETF proposal to the SEC.

Bakkt receives BitLicense from NYDFS.

A romanian barber has been arrested for allegedly stealing 620k in crypto.

France’s central bank petitioned to purchase bitcoin.

Links:

• Wisdomtree S-1
• DCG Foundry mining pool opens to the public after quietly mining over 780 BTC
• New York regulators award BitLicense to ICE crypto venture Bakkt
• A petition asks French Parliament to allow central bank to hold bitcoin

Bitcoin is down 1% at $51,015
Ethereum is up 1% at $1826
and Cardano is up slightly at .87

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
PancakeSwap up 30%
IOST up 25%
Decred up 18%

Bitcoin mining offline in storm-swept Texas.

Christies set for first-of-its-kind auction of Beeple's work.

2nd ETF races through Canadian approvals.

Dubai free zone becomes first UAE government entity to accept bitcoin.

Links:

• NYDIG Bitcoin ETF
• Bitcoin Mining Farms in Texas Offline From Winter Storm - CoinDesk
• Dubai free zone KIKLABB starts accepting Bitcoin - first government entity to do so | Markets – Gulf News

Bitcoin is up 1% at $49,523
Ethereum is up .5% at $1838
and Cardano is down 1% at .85

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Bitcoin Cash up 26%
NEO up 19%
Bitcoin SV up 18%

Alpha Homora was exploited for $37M yesterday

North Bmerican bitcoin ETF has been approved by a Canadian securities regulator.

The Spartan Group unveils new $50M DeFi venture fund.

Links:

• Alpha Finance Lab on Twitter: "Dear Alpha community, we've been notified of an exploit on Alpha Homora V2. We're now working with @AndreCronjeTech and @CreamdotFinance together on this. The loophole has been patched. We're in the process of investigating the stolen fund, and have a prime suspect already." / Twitter
• First North American Bitcoin ETF Approved by Canadian Securities Regulator - CoinDesk
• Spartan Group creates $50 million venture fund to bridge global markets

Bitcoin is up .05% at $10,607
Ethereum is up slightly at $347
and XRP is down slightly at 23 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Origintrail up 80%

ICE seeks software to streamline financial auditing management including digital currencies like Bitcoin.

KuCoin CEO Johhny Lyu hints at known suspects from last month’s $281 million hack.

SEC chairman said the agency is open to the idea of a tokenized ETF.

September marked the first time in history that Etherum miners made more from fees than from block rewards.

Several employees at Coinbase take the severance packages following CEO Brian Armstrong’s offer.

Episode sponsored by ungrocery.com

Links:

• Coinbase Employees Have Begun to Take Severance Packages - CoinDesk
• SEC Chairman Open to Crypto-based Exchange-Traded Fund
• lyu_johnny on Twitter: "A quick update since my last livestream on Sep 30. After a thorough investigation, we have found the suspects of the 9.26 #KuCoin Security Incident with substantial proof at hand. Law enforcement officials and police are officially involved to take action." / Twitter
• First time in Ethereum's history, miners made more from fees than from block rewards
• beta.SAM.gov

Bitcoin is up slightly at $9,684
Ethereum is up slightly at $243
and XRP is up slightly at 20 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Zilqua up 16%
Verge up 17%

Coinbase is looking to sell blockchain analytics software to the DEA and the IRS.

The SEC is filing charges in salt lake city against three leaders of the Modern Money Team cryptocurrency MLM

Robinhood users are buying US blockchain ETFs and it’s pushing the number of holders to 2020 highs

Regulators in New York and France to create innovation corridor

Bitcoin is up half a percent at $7,183
XRP is up 1.5% at 19 cents
and Ethereum is up 2% at $129

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
LBRY credits, up 37%
Primecoin up 23%

Bitwise has penned a new letter to the SEC trying to address their ETF concerns.

USPTO sides with Disney over Tron foundation's attempts to trademark Tron, TronNetwork and Tronix.

The SEC is postponing a decision on a proposal filed by Wilshire Phoenix until February.

The Chinese internet giant Alibaba Group has won two U.S. patents designed to make its blockchain network safer and faster.

Blockchain security firm CipherTrace has partnered with the Anti-Human Trafficking Intelligence Initiative to track cryptocurrency transactions from suspected traffickers.

Links:

• Bitwise writes to SEC again, saying it is ‘committed’ to creating a bitcoin ETF - The Block
• Tron Foundation partner sought U.S. trademarks but Disney pushed back and won - The Block
• SEC Punts Decision on Wilshire Phoenix's Bitcoin ETF Proposal to February - CoinDesk
• Alibaba Patents Would Secure, Accelerate Its Consortium Blockchain - CoinDesk
• CipherTrace to Tackle 'Modern-Day Slavery' With Crypto Analytics - CoinDesk

SEC Takes Second Look at BTC ETF

Crypto Is Go-To in Turmoil

Political Hacks Encouraged

Links:

• US SEC Takes Another Look at Rejected Bitwise Bitcoin ETF Proposal
• Spotlight on Bitcoin as HSBC Shuts Hong Kong Protest-Linked Account
• Hacker Offers $100K in BTC as Bounty for Hacking Halliburton