Bitcoin is down .5% at $38,483
Ethereum is down 1% at $2,539
and Binance Coin is down .5% at $368

EU once again eyeing legislation around POW currencies

LootLARP is placing NFTs into physical objects

Ukraine gives more details on what crypto donations have helped supply.

Princeton alumni launch $20M research project on DLT and decentralized power.

Links:

• LootLARP
• Venture Forward gift launches initiative on blockchain and decentralization of power
• Limiting Proof-of-Work Crypto Back on the Table as EU Parliament Prepares Virtual Currencies Vote
• Ukraine turns crypto donations into 5,550 bulletproof vests, 500 helmets and more

Bitcoin is up .5% at $44,187
Ethereum is up 1% at $3,197
and Binance Coin is up .5% at $424

Bitfinex’s Unus sed Leo up 55%
Flow up 15%

US Government seizes $3.6B in Bitcoin from the Bitfinex hack of 2016

Russia government & bank reach agreement on crypto regulation

EU body looks into regulating metaverse.

Links:

• EU's Vestager says analysing metaverse ahead of possible regulatory action
• What I learned from the words and rhymes of alleged Bitcoin launderer Razzlekhan - The Verge
• U.S. Department of Justice Announcement Regarding Seizure of Bitcoin Linked to the August 2016 Security Breach
• US government seizes $3.6 billion in bitcoin tied to 2016 hack of crypto exchange Bitfinex
• Russia set to recognize crypto as a form of currency: report
• Wife of couple accused of $4.5 billion Bitcoin swindle gave cybersecurity advice
• Heather Morgan, Rapping Tech CEO, Accused of Laundering Billions in Hacked Crypto With Ilya Lichtenstein
• Bail for Crypto Couple in $4.5 Billion Hack Is Halted by Judge

Cryptopia Paying Creditors

European Commission Opportunity

Links:

• Claims process begins for creditors of liquidated crypto exchange Cryptopia
• European Commission taking bids for blockchain pre-commercial procurement

Dutch Regulators Cripple Crypto?

South Africa Central Bank Has New Crypto Rules

Links:

• Regulation Archives - CoinDesk
• South African Central Bank to Reportedly Introduce New Crypto Regulations

EU to Do New Crypto Rules

Brad G: Libra 2023?

Links:

• EU Finance Commissioner Vows New Rules on Crypto, Libra Stablecoin - CoinDesk
• Ripple CEO: Facebook’s Libra Will Not Launch Before 2023

Bitcoin is up 1% at $10,331
XRP is even at 25 cents
and Ethereum is up slightly at $179

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Counterparty up 14%

The french government has called for crypto rules at the EU level, and the creation of a public digital currency.

The CME group is looking to double the limit of available futures contracts per spot month.

Dapper labs has raised $11 million in a new round of financing which attracted a16z, and warner music group et.al.

A moscow based law firm claims to have identified Russian nationals who received bitcoin stolen in the 2014 hack of Mt Gox and says they can be recovered.

Links:

• Exclusive: From CryptoKitties To Cardi B: Warner Music Joins $11 Million Investment In Ethereum Replacement
• $2 Billion Lost in Mt. Gox Bitcoin Hack Can Be Recovered, Lawyer Claims - CoinDesk
• CME looks to double monthly open positions limit of its bitcoin futures contracts - The Block
• France calls for EU crypto rules and creation of a ‘public digital currency’ - The Block