Bitcoin is down slightly at $47,274
Ethereum is down slightly at $3,343
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $435

Filecoin up 33%
VeChain up 20%
EOS up 19%

ApeCoin's rise liquidates 4.5M in futures contracts.

Coindesk eyeing acquisition of 2TM & Mercado Bitcoin.

BNB Chain to launch sidechains.

Wirex withdraws from FCA’s temporary register.

Greenidge Generation Holdings secures $100 million to triple hashrate

Bitcoin is up 1% at $61,769
Ethereum is up 1% at $4,547
and Binance Coin up 6% at $658

LCX up 21%

Chinese police seize $62 million in alleged Filecoin miner Ponzi scheme.

Gary Gensler speaks about harsher crypto enforcement at the Securities enforcement forum.

Osmosis is working to prevent front running and the extraction of MEV.

Infrastructure bill passes, may require more of crypto users.

Solidus Labs raises $15M in strategic funding.

Bitcoin is up slightly at $50,249
Ethereum is up slightly at $3,930
and Cardano is up slightly at $2.87

Ecomi up 25%
Filecoin up 19%
Quant Network up 18%

The South Korean exchange Bithumb to mandate ID verification for customers.

The finance commission in El Salvador has approved a $150M trust fund to support the rollout.

BBVA is launching a digital investment account that offers crypto support.

This week the avalanche based DeFi protocol Trader Joe raised $5 million in a token sale.

Links:

• El Salvador approves $150 million trust fund to support bitcoin ambitions
• The digital account New Gen enables investments in sectors with the greatest impact on the future
• Avalanche-based DeFi protocol Trader Joe raises $5 million in token sale

Bitcoin is up slightly at $58,632
Ethereum is up slightly at $1,922
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $314.24

Filecoin up 30%
Dogecoin up 24%
Tron up 17%

BlackRock began trading Bitcoin futures in January.

Tesla developers lend a hand to BTCPay.

Eastern Caribbean Central Bank debuts DCash

Element Finance picked up $4.4 million in new funding

Links:

• BlackRock has 'started to dabble' in bitcoin, says Rick Rieder
• Release 1.0.7.1 · btcpayserver/btcpayserver · GitHub
• The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank publicly launches new digital currency
• Element Finance Raises $4.4M to Bring Liquidity to Fixed Rate Income and Interest Markets | by Will Villanueva | Element Finance | Mar, 2021 | Medium

Bitcoin is down slightly at $54,350
Ethereum is up slightly at $1,677
and Binance Coin is up 5% at 254.71

Holo up 28%
Filecoin up 22%
Bittorrent up 15%

Bank of Japan forms CBDC committee.

Hut 8 mining corporation has purchased $30M worth of Nvidia’s new CMP.

New Zealand funds management limited put 5% of its KiwiSaver growth fund into BTC.

Benjamin Reynolds ordered to pay more than $571M for his fraudulent bitcoin trading scheme.

Links:

• Bank of Japan statement
• Hut 8 Buys $30M Worth of Nvidia's New Crypto Mining GPUs - CoinDesk
• Investment or speculation: KiwiSaver fund enters the bitcoin era | Stuff.co.nz
• Federal Court Orders UK Man to Pay More Than $571 Million for Operating Fraudulent Bitcoin Trading Scheme | CFTC

Bitcoin is down .5% at $58,180
Ethereum is down 1% at $1797
and Cardano is down 1.5% at $1.43

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Basic Attention Token up 30%
Filecoin up 23fi%
Crypto(.)com Chain up 15%

Morgan Stanley annouces three Bitcoin-related funds for its top tier clients.

Maple Finance raised $1.4M for its reputation based DeFi lending platform

US GSA auctioned off 3/4 of a Bitcoin at just over $9k above the market price

Vladimir Putin is calling for more scrutiny into the illicit use of digital assets

Digital art heist.

Links:

• Bitcoin: Morgan Stanley is the first big U.S. bank to offer wealthy clients access to bitcoin funds
• Maple Finance Raises $1.4M for Its Reputation-Based DeFi Lending Platform - CoinDesk
• The U.S. government auctions off 0.7501 BTC for $9,000 above market price
• Putin Says Russia Must Stop Illegal Cross-Border Crypto Transfers - CoinDesk
• Nifty Gateway on Twitter: "Please see our statement below on reports circulating around security concerns on Nifty Gateway 👇👇👇" / Twitter

Bitcoin is down slightly at $12,961
Ethereum is down 1% at $407
and XRP is down 1% at 25 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Filecoin up 29%
Quant Network up 18%

Kyber Announces KyberPRO

CME group passed BitMEX this week to become the second largest bitcoin futures exchange.

Chinese authorities backed by the PBoC have conducted mass arrests and gambling shutdowns related to Tether.

The FED updated rules for bank transfers, lowering thresholds and including crypto.

Ken Kurson arrested on cyberstalking charges.

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Bitcoin is up slightly at $13,013
Ethereum is up .5% at $417
and XRP is down 1% at 25 cents

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Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Vertcoin up 62%

Villanova University is sending a private Ethereum blockchain into space to test DLT on satellites.

The CFTC issued guidance on digital currencies for futures commission merchants.

PayPal is going shopping—reportedly in talks to acquire BitGo

Filecoin upgrade means miners get rewards faster.

Links:

• CFTC Staff Issues Advisory on Virtual Currency for Futures Commission Merchants | CFTC
• PayPal Said to Be in Talks to Buy Crypto Firms Including BitGo - Bloomberg
• Villanova University to Send Private Ethereum Blockchain Into Space to Test Inter-Satellite Communication - CoinDesk
• Filecoin Upgrades Network, Rewards Miners Early - CoinDesk

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Bitcoin is down 1% at $11,358
Ethereum is down 2% at $369
and XRP is down 2% at 24 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
FileCoin up 18%

Robinhood hack may have been larger than everyone thought.

OKEX has suspended all withdrawals due to an ongoing public security investigation into one of the key holders.

Russian mining company BitCluster is opening up an operation in the Arctic circle

Grayscale raised $1 billion for investment products in Q3.

Links:

• Grayscale sees more than $1 billion in new investments in Q3 - The Block
• Suspension of Digital assets/Cryptocurrencies Withdrawals – Help center
• Robinhood Hack: Almost 2,000 Accounts Infiltrated, More Widespread Than Known - Bloomberg
• A Russian Company Is Opening a Mining Farm in the Arctic - CoinDesk

Singapore Considering Commercial Role for Ubin

Clear Makes Roaming Data Easy for Three Giant Telecoms

Chinese Crazy for Filecoin

Links:

• Singapore’s Central Bank Eyes Commercial Role for Its Blockchain Payments Tech - CoinDesk
• Telefónica, Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone Use Blockchain for Roaming Settlement
• Inside the Craze for Filecoin Crypto Mining in China - CoinDesk