Bitcoin is down 1% at $8,543
XRP is down 3% at 22 cents
and Ethereum is down 1% at $161

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Ethlend up 27%
Smartcash up 16%

The SEC says Telegram launched its token sale because it was short on cash and needed to pay for servers.

KyberSwap is swapping Malta for BVI because of AMLD5.

Plaintiffs in three separate punitive class action lawsuits against Bitfinex and Tether will consolidate their cases.

Bitcoin miners across the world brought in an estimated $5 billion in revenue in 2019.

The government of South Korea is planning to charge 20% tax on income from crypto transactions.

Links:

• SEC: Cash-Strapped Telegram Launched 2018 Token Sale to Pay for Servers - CoinDesk
• Another crypto firm moving out of the EU in response to 5AMLD, this time non-custodial exchange KyberSwap - The Block
• Plaintiffs Move to Combine Their Market-Manipulation Lawsuits Against Bitfinex and Tether - CoinDesk
• Bitcoin miners made an estimated $5 billion in revenue during 2019 - The Block
• South Korea plans 20% tax on crypto gains - The Block

Bitcoin is up 20% at $9,217
XRP is up 3% 29 cents
and Ethereum is up 8% at $181

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
EthLend up 54%
Bytom up 37%
Populos up 37%
and DMarket up 36%

China’s president Xi praised blockchain and called China to accelerate the standardization of blockchain technology.

Polish police have arrested Ivan Molina Lee, the president of crypto capital on accusations of money laundering.

The World Economic Forum has launched a blockchain initiative, aimed at responsible sourcing of metals.

A nuclear scientist in Russia is set to serve 3 years in prison for using government equipment to mine Bitcoin.

Links:

• China's President Xi Jinping wants the country to 'take the leading position' in blockchain - The Block
• Final Russian Nuclear Scientist Sentenced Over Illicit Crypto Mining - CoinDesk
• World Economic Forum to build blockchain platform for responsible sourcing of metals - The Block
• Cash App adds stock trading - The Block
• Polish Police Arrest Head of Payment Processor Tied to Bitfinex Crypto Exchange - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up 2% at $7,626
XRP is up 3% 28 cents
and Ethereum is up 3% at $166

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Populos up 33%
EthLend up 19%
and Hydro, up 16%

NY State has once again extended the time frame for Bittrex to postpone account closures.

Beatrice Weder di Mauro, president of the CEPR, says that Libra is unlikely to get approved.

Jack Dorsey has given a firm “No” to any notion that Twitter would be joining the Libra association

Cash App has officially announced stock trading support.

Links:

• NYDFS, which denied Bittrex a BitLicense, requests the exchange to postpone account closures in the state - The Block
• Facebook-led Libra may not be approved, says European think tank official - The Block
• 'Hell No': Jack Dorsey Says Twitter Won't Be Joining Libra Association - CoinDesk
• Cash App adds stock trading - The Block

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
EthLend up 28%
Particl up 21%
and Dentacoin, up 15%

HTC is launching the Exodus 1s, another version of their Exodus 1, that has a built-in wallet and a full bitcoin node.

ATT has been named as a defendant in a SIM-swapping legal battle in california.

Circle is spinning Poloniex out into its own entity.

Links:

• Circle spinning out Poloniex; new exchange plans to spend $100M and not serve US clients - The Block
• AT&T customer lawsuit alleges employee-aided SIM swap led to $1.8 million theft of cryptocurrency and more - The Block
• HTC launches smartphone with Bitcoin full node capabilities - The Block