Bitcoin is down slightly at $47,351
Ethereum is down .5% at $3,437
and Cardano is down slightly at $2.36

Aelf up 35%
Shiba Inu up 24%
Audius up 24%

More than a billion dollars worth of Ether has been burned since Ethereum’s London upgrade.

Franklin Templeton has formed a blockchain venture fund that has already raised $10M

Audius has raised $5M from giants in the music industry.

Joke Project Jay Peg Auto Mart sees $3M siphoned from SushiSwaps MISO launchpad.

Decentral Games makes strategic investment in GameFi DAO supporting metaverse poker.

Links:

• Franklin Templeton's SEC FORM D
• More than $1 billion worth of ether has been burned since Ethereum's London upgrade
• CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
• (1) Decentral Games on Twitter: "1/ Decentral Games is excited to announce the development of free-play, play-to-earn Metaverse poker! ♦️♣️♥️♠️ 👉 Read the announcement here: https://t.co/NMZBPdgTrz 👉 Read the whitepaper here: https://t.co/idXvAbiz8B A thread 👇 https://t.co/g1isrCPFRi" / Twitter
• ‘Kia Sedona’ NFT sale goes belly up as $3 million goes missing
• Audius Announces $5 Million Strategic Investment From Katy Perry, The Chainsmokers, Nas, Jason Derulo, Pusha T, Guy Oseary’s Sound Ventures, Electric | LinkedIn

Bitcoin is down 1% at $7,165
XRP is down slightly at 21 cents
and Ethereum down 1% at $142

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Referum, up 16%

The Swiss government thinks a digital Swiss Franc would do more damage than it would do good.

Glencore PLC, a major cobalt miner is joining the Responsible Sourcing Blockchain Network.

Franklin Templeton has led an undisclosed funding round for blockchain startup Proof of Impact.

Justin Sun and Yi-he, the founder of Tron, and the co-founder of Binance have had their Weibo accounts blocked.

Links:

• 'New Risks': Swiss Government Skeptical on Central Bank Digital Currency - CoinDesk
• Mining Giant Glencore to Trace Cobalt Using 'Responsible Sourcing' Blockchain Consortium - CoinDesk
• Franklin Templeton invests undisclosed sum in blockchain startup Proof of Impact  - The Block
• Weibo accounts of Justin Sun and Binance co-founder are blocked - The Block