Bitcoin is up 1% at $39,343
Ethereum is up 2% at $2,707
and Binance Coin is up 1% at $364

Terra up 27%
Fantom up 21%
Avalanche up 15%

China is increasing restrictions to jail those found raising funds through crypto sales.

Robinhood error shows incorrect market price for BTC

Ukrainian NGOs receive hundreds of thousands in BTC donations to support military groups.

Warner Music Group signs partnership with Splinterlands

Links:

• Ukrainian military group receives hundreds of thousands in BTC donations
• Robinhood Help on Twitter: "The Robinhood app experienced a temporary issue that led to an incorrect display price for crypto for an hour at 6:50 pm PT. The issue is now resolved. Some customers may have unfilled market orders due to this display issue. We apologize for any inconvenience caused." / Twitter
• China can now jail people if funds raised via crypto from public
• Warner Music Group and Splinterlands Collaborating on Play-to-Earn Games - Decrypt

Bitcoin is up .5% at $36,583
Ethereum is up 1% at $2,442
and Binance Coin is up .5% at $373

Fantom up 23%
Helium up 19%
Vechain up 18%

MicroStrategy Still buying

Elon Musk tweets at McDonalds I will eat a happy meal on tv if you [sic] accept Dogecoin

Blockparty partners with Warner Music Group

OpenSea releases update to stop NFT exploit

Thailand is set to ban digital asset operators from crypto as a means of payment

Bithumb announces they’ll block unregistered addresses.

Links:

• Thailand to regulate use of digital assets as payments | Reuters
• WMG Digital Collectibles Platform Blockparty Partners with Warner Music Group
• NFT Marketplace OpenSea Launches New Listing Manager After Discount Bug
• South Korean Crypto Exchange Bithumb Will Block Unregistered Wallets

Bitcoin is up .5% at $35,850
Ethereum is up .5% at $2,504
and Binance Coin is up 1% at $386

Shiba Inu, up 15%
Fantom up 15%
Harmony up 16%

Tennis legend Serena Williams joins Sorare as board advisor

Kim Milosevich is rejoining a16z from Coinbase

Bitcoin mining difficulty rose by over 9%

LendInvest's Christian Faes is looking to start crypto mining in Texas.

Bitcoin is up 1% at $43,296
Ethereum is up 1% at $3,319
and Binance Coin up 1% at $474

Fantom, up 20%
The Sandbox up 15%
Celo up 15%

Bitcoin’s bounce back to 43k has liquidated 82M of Short traders positions.

Senate Banking Committee hearing — with promises of Fed report on crypto 'within weeks', and soft alignment on digital dollar.

Legal defense fund for Bitcoin developers.

Links:

• Zack Voell on Twitter: "an email to the bitcoin dev mailing list from @jack explaining the Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund https://t.co/y1XY3XG0IR" / Twitter
• Bitcoin Liquidations-Bitcoin Liquidations Chart-Bitcoin liquidations live-bitmex rekt-Coinglass
• Powell says delayed Fed report on digital currencies will be released 'within weeks'

Bitcoin is up .5% at $51,053
Ethereum is up .5% at $4,089
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $547

The Sandbox up 18%
Fantom up 16%

Adam White is leaving Bakkt.

Thai central bank to delay CBDC test until late next year.

Kraken is acquiring the non custodial staking startup Staked.

Links:

• Adam White on Twitter: "After a great 3+ years at bakkt, next week will be my last I’ve loved working at intersection of crypto + markets and good to see the industry finding the balance between innovation & regulation. Lots of work still to do here but never been more optimistic about the future 🌕" / Twitter
• Kraken Acquires Staked to Support Growth and Resilience in One of Largest Crypto Industry Deals to Date | Business Wire
• Thai Central Bank to Delay CBDC Test Till Late 2022: Report

Bitcoin is up 3% at $61,010
Ethereum is up 3% at $4,160
and Binance Coin is up 5% even at $480

Shiba Inu up 47%
Dogecoin up 37%
Fantom up 15%

China says it will release a new national blockchain standard next year.

Cream Finance has been hacked for more than $130M

El Salvador buys another 420 Bitcoin

Adobe partners with OpenSea and other marketplaces to display NFT credentials.

Links:

• Cream Finance 🍦 on Twitter: "Our Ethereum C.R.E.A.M. v1 lending markets were exploited and liquidity was removed on October 27, 1354 UTC. The attacker removed a total of ~$130m USD worth of tokens from these markets, using this address: https://t.co/17sPIDpCmr No other markets were impacted." / Twitter
• El Salvador announces purchase of 420 bitcoin, worth nearly $25 million
• Adobe partners with OpenSea and other NFT marketplaces to display content credentials
• China to Release National Blockchain Standard Next Year, Says Official: Report
• MicroStrategy Adds Almost 9,000 Bitcoins to Its Holdings in Third Quarter

Bitcoin is down .5% at $55,260
Ethereum is down .5% at $3,618
and Cardano is down .5% at $2.27

Fantom up 26%
Harmony up 21%

Famed art forger Wolfgang Beltracchi is stepping into the NFT market

Bitcoin mining firms in North America are stockpiling Bitcoin.

Senator Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming discloses bitcoin purchase between $50k and $100k.

Bloomberg's report on Tether.

Links:

• Crypto Mystery: Where’s the $69 Billion Backing the Stablecoin Tether? - Bloomberg
• Periodic Transaction Report for 10/07/2021 filed by Cynthia M Lummis - Senate Financial Disclosures
• US-listed mining firms have hoarded over $1 billion worth of bitcoin
• Notorious art forger Wolfgang Beltracchi enters the NFT world

Bitcoin is up 1% at $54,361
Ethereum is up .5% at $3,577
and Binance Coin is up 1% at $445

Shiba Inu up 43%
Fantom up 32%
Arweave up 16%

CoinSwitch Kuber has raised 260M in a series C.

Moneygram is partnering up with the Stellar development foundation for crypto payouts in local currencies.

Billionaire investor George Soros’ family office has invested in some Bitcoin

The US FDIC is looking into whether it can handle deposit insurance for stable coins.

Links:

• Indian crypto exchange CoinSwitch Kuber raises $260M in new funding
• MoneyGram Announces Innovative Partnership with the Stellar Development Foundation to Utilize Blockchain Technology
• US FDIC Said to Be Studying Deposit Insurance for Stablecoins — CoinDesk
• Soros Fund CEO Fitzpatrick on Market Outlook - YouTube

Bitcoin is down 1% at $42,474
Ethereum is down 1% at $2,906
and Cardano is down 1.5% at $2.34

Harmony up 25%
Fantom up 22%
Tezos up 20%

Pat Toomey, senator in Pennsylvania called china’s crackdown on crypto "a big opportunity for the U.S".

Sparkpool, The world's largest Ethereum mining pool has said it will stop providing services to miners based in mainland China

FTX is preparing for a HQ move from long-standing Hong Kong to the Bahamas

FTX signed long-term sponsorship deals with the F1 team Mercedes-AMG Petronas.

Coach and GQ China are setting up to launch NFTs on Ethereum via ZK rollups.

Links:

• FTX signs sponsorship deal with top F1 team Mercedes-AMG Petronas
• Senator Pat Toomey on Twitter: "China’s authoritarian crackdown on crypto, including #Bitcoin, is a big opportunity for the U.S. It’s also a reminder of our huge structural advantage over China." / Twitter
• SBF on Twitter: "1) We're really excited to be setting up @FTX_Official's headquarters in The Bahamas! a) The Bahamas is one of the few places to set up a comprehensive framework for crypto; FTX is registered b) The Bahamas has emerged from COVID lively, safe, and without quarantine" / Twitter
• The world's largest Ethereum mining pool says it will no longer serve Chinese miners
• Coach and GQ China Arm to Launch NFTs on Ethereum — CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down 1% at $49,869
Ethereum is down 1% at $3,902
and Cardano is down .75 at $2.92

Fantom up 24%
Revain up 17%
Axie infinity up 15%

The NFL has barred teams from selling NFTs, and sponsorships to crypto trading firms.

The regulator in South Africa has issued a warning over citizens investing with Binance.

The SEC is apparently investigating Uniswap Labs.

OKEx is launching its own NFT marketplace.

Links:

• CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
• CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data

Bitcoin is down slightly at $58,485
Ethereum is down .5% at $3,543
and Binance Coin is down .5% at $633.79

Bitcoin Diamond up 50%
Horizon up 26%
Fantom up 20%

Square’s Cash App’s brought in $3.51 billion in bitcoin revenue during the first quarter of 2021.

VanEck has filed for an Ethereum exchange traded fund.

Sotheby’s is working with Coinbase to accept bitcoin and ether for a physical artwork by Banksy.

The New York giants inked a sponsorship deal with Grayscale

Crypto(dot)com to sponsor the Coppa Italia

Links:

• UFC & Chiliz Partner To Launch UFC Fan Token On Socios.com | UFC
• Auction house Sotheby's to accept bitcoin and ether for a physical artwork via Coinbase
• New York Giants, Grayscale Investments announce first cryptocurrency partnership of an NFL team
• Crypto.com Becomes Official Sponsor of Italy’s Soccer Cup Final - CoinDesk
• Square reports $3.51 billion in bitcoin revenue via its Cash app for first quarter of 2021
• VanEck ethereum trust

Bitcoin is up slightly at $54,258
Ethereum is down 1% at $2740
and Binance Coin is down 1% at $603.56

Venus up 23%
Fantom up 17%
Waves up 15%

Intercontinental Exchange liquidated its 1.4% stake in Coinbase for $1.2B genrating $900M in net profit

Bitcoin mining company Genesis ordered $94M worth of miners from Canaan.

The alleged operator of the crypto mixer Bitcoin Fog was arrested on money laundering charges.

Beijing will begin to watch cryptocurrency mining operations to assess their impact on energy consumption.

Links:

• Earnings Supplement for BAKKT/NYSE Parent
• Bitcoin mining firm Genesis orders $94 million worth of machines from Canaan
• Affidavit for Bitcoin Fog operator arrest
• China's capital probes cryptocurrency mining -sources | Reuters

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 $51,200
Ethereum is up 1% at $1611
and Binance Coin is down slightly at 247

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Fantom up 30%
Icon up 16%
and Matic Network up 16%

Microstrategy adds to their hoard trading an additional 19,452 Bitcoins for $1.02B in cash.

Coinbase reveals that it holds Bitcoin, and other cryptos on its balance sheet.

The Federal Reserve will turn to the public to see appetite for a digital dollar beginning this year.

MoneyGram suspended the use of Ripple’s platform for the duration of the SEC lawsuit

Links:

• Coinbase offers corporations a trusted solution for adding crypto to their corporate treasury | by Coinbase | Feb, 2021 | The Coinbase Blog
• MicroStrategy Acquires Additional 19,452 Bitcoins for $1.026 Billion
• Powell says the Fed will engage the public on a digital dollar this year
• MoneyGram says it has 'suspended' use of Ripple's platform amid SEC lawsuit