Bitcoin is down 4% at $64,961
Ethereum is down 1% at $4,709
and Binance Coin down 5% at $626

Mina up 41%

Indonesia’s council of religious leaders forbids muslims from using crypto according to Bloomberg

Binance’s CEO CZ says that he is considering France as a HQ country.

The CMA partners with Solo Music to release an NFT collection for the 55th Country Music Awards.

The SEC stops a Wyoming based DAO from registering 2 tokens.

Links:

• Country Music Association to release NFT collection for its latest award show
• EXCLUSIF - Binance : le patron de la plus grande plateforme de cryptos mondiale détaille ses ambitions pour la France | Les Echos
• Is Cryptocurrency Halal? Indonesia’s Muslim Council MUI Bans Trading - Bloomberg
• SEC.gov | Registration of Two Digital Tokens Halted

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 2% at $18,150
Ethereum is down 3% at $554
and XRP is up 1% at 56 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Cover Protocol up 47%

France has set stricter crypto regulation

Paxos has filed an application with top regulators to become a national bank

BitPay also filed to become a federally regulated bank

MicroStrategy is offering $550m in convertible notes with the net proceeds to procure more Bitcoin.

JP Morgan says that the rise of Bitcoin’s popularity with institutional investors will cause gold prices to suffer

Links:

• Why Paxos is Seeking a National Trust Bank Charter -- and Why We Remain Committed to New York | Paxos
• France imposes tougher KYC requirements for crypto, including peer-to-peer transactions - The Block
• Ad #662132 | Public Notices | AJC Classifieds
• MicroStrategy Announces Pricing of Offering of Convertible Senior Notes
• JPMorgan Says Gold Will Suffer for Years Because of Bitcoin - BNN Bloomberg

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 8% at 6,665
Ethereum is up 5% at $137
and XRP is up 3% at 17 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Tomochain up 18%
Block stack up 17%
Icon up 15%

Todays headlines:

Bitcoin core maintainer Michal Ford has received a $100k grant from BitMEX.

Binance is set to open a new crypto-to-crypto exchange today in South Korea.

France’s central bank set to test the integration of digital Euro in settlement procedures.

Links:

• France's central bank begins experimenting with digital euro - The Block
• BitMEX parent awards $100k grant to Bitcoin Core maintainer Michael Ford - The Block
• Binance is launching a new exchange in South Korea next week - The Block