Bitcoin is up .5% at $29,527
Ethereum is up slightly at $1,753
and Binance Coin is down .5% at $276

IRA Financial Trust suing Gemini.

US Senators introduce full version of crypto regulation bill.

SEC investigating Binance's BNB token.

Pintu closes $113M Series B.

Alan Howard backs Navigate.

Links:

• Amid crypto turmoil, senators propose sweeping oversight - The Washington Post
• Crypto Exchange Platform Binance Investigated by SEC Over BNB Token - Bloomberg
• IRA Financial Trust Brings Lawsuit Against Gemini Trust Company Alleging Crypto Exchange Security Failures
• Indonesian crypto trading app Pintu scores $113M Series B | TechCrunch
• Alan Howard invests in Polygon-based web3 data startup Navigate

Bitcoin is down slightly at $29,745
Ethereum is down slightly at $1770
and Binance Coin is down .5% at $297
Voyager Token up 21%

New York Senate passes bill imposing moratorium on all-new proof of work crypto mining in the state.

Japan passes stablecoin bill to ensure redemption at face value

Coinbase extends hiring freeze.

CFTC accuses Gemini of making misleading statements related to Bitcoin futures product.

Links:

• CFTC Charges Gemini Trust Company for Making Material False or Misleading Statements and Omissions to the Commission | CFTC
• Update on Hiring Plans. By L.J Brock, Chief People Officer | by Coinbase | Jun, 2022 | The Coinbase Blog
• New York Senate passes moratorium on proof-of-work mining
• Japan Passes Crypto Stablecoin Bill That Enshrines Investor Protection - Bloomberg

Bitcoin is down 1% at $42,700
Ethereum is down 1% at $3,291
and Binance Coin down 1% at $492

Immutable X, up 18%

Chinese state backed Blockchain Services Network (BSN) moves closer to supporting NFTs 

Gemini acquires Bitria

Cooper Turley has been suspended from the DAO Friends With Benefits over bigoted tweets.

Crypto Data firm Lukka raises funds a $1.3B valuation

The Ghozali Everyday collection — an OpenSea sensation.

Links:

• Gemini Acquires BITRIA, Unlocking the Digital Asset Ecosystem for Wealth and Asset Managers
• China-backed Blockchain Services Network eyes support for NFTs
• Lukka Exceeds Billion-Dollar Milestone in Latest Fundraise | Business Wire
• Ghozali Everyday - Collection | OpenSea

Bitcoin is down 3% at $57,198
Ethereum is down slightly at $4,165
and Binance Coin up 1% at $568

Ethos up 130%
Loopring up 16%

ConstitutionDAO misses out at auction.

Gemini raises $400M at a valuation of $7B.

Macy’s New York Thanksgiving day parade will release collection of NFTs.

The SEC is charging a California man over allegedly fraudulent bitcoin schemes.

a16z led the $13M funding round for the Swiss based Nym

Links:

• Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Gets In on NFT Craze With Collectible Balloons
• SEC.gov | SEC Charges Promoter with Conducting Cryptocurrency Investment Scams
• Gemini valued at $7.1 billion in first funding round
• Sotheby's on Twitter: "#AuctionUpdate: Tonight's historic sale of The 'Official Edition' of The United States Constitution soared to a record-breaking $43.2 million, with all proceeds benefiting the Dorothy Tapper Goldman Foundation's educational programs for students. https://t.co/uR5ZJT2UY0" / Twitter
• Mixnet maker Nym tops up with $13M led by a16z’s crypto fund | TechCrunch

Bitcoin is down 2.5% at $30,900
Ethereum is down 2.5% at $1,743
and Binance Coin is down 2.5% at $270

Celo up 42%

Jay Z is set to auction an NFT based on his album Reasonable Doubt.

Gemini pledges to offset 350k tons of bitcoin-related carbon emissions

Authorities in Iran have seized 7000 crypto miners.

Visa is set to acquire the Swedish open banking firm Tink

Links:

• JAY-Z Auctioning Reasonable Doubt NFT at Sotheby’s | Pitchfork
• Iran seizes 7,000 cryptocurrency computer miners, largest haul to date | Reuters
• Gemini Offsets Bitcoin Carbon Emissions, Launches Gemini Green
• Visa To Acquire European Open Banking Platform Tink | Business Wire

Links:

• Coinbase says it was not involved in the DOJ's Bitcoin ransom seizure
• Gemini Acquires Crypto Custody Firm Shard X - CoinDesk
• After googling it, CFTC boss says DeFi is a ‘bad idea’ and probably illegal

Bitcoin is down slightly at $60,532
Ethereum is down slightly at $2161
and Binance Coin is up slightly at 485.32

Mirror protocol up 17%
KuCoin up 15%
XRP up 15%

Christies will auction off nine CryptoPunks next month.

Russian Central Bank officials indicate digital Ruble will launch in 2023.

Caruso properties announced it will accept bitcoin for rent

Square Crypto and Gemini teamed up to send a grant to the developers of The Mempool Open Source Project.

Links:

• Caruso Bitcoin - Los Angeles Times
• Russian central bank officials indicate that a digital ruble will launch in 2023
• Cryptopunks on Christies

Glassnode Data Shows Fifteen Percent of Bitcoin Hoarded in 'Accumulation Addresses

Exchange Website Traffic Up

Visa Pilots APIs to Buy/Sell Bitcoin

Links:

• US Bitcoin exchange traffic explodes as analyst says flows hint at new BTC bull run
• Bitcoin Holders Have Now Stashed Away 15% of Circulating Supply - CoinDesk
• Visa Signals Further Crypto Ambitions With API Pilot for Bank Customers to Buy Bitcoin - CoinDesk

Signal Ponders Privacy Crypto Token

Stellar Invests Five Million Dollars in Wyre

Gemini Pumps Up Singapore Unit

Links:

• Stellar Development Foundation Invests $5M in Crypto Payments Firm Wyre - CoinDesk
• Signal reportedly exploring crypto payment features
• Gemini Exchange Adds Local Currency, DeFi Tokens in Singapore Expansion - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up 11% at $38,460
Ethereum is up 10% at $1180
and Polkadot is up 35% at 12.74

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Sushiswap up 24%
Kusama up 23%
Uniswap up 22%

A man in the UK wants to be down in the dumps...to recover $288M in BTC on hard drive.

Gemini acquires Blockrize, announces Gemini Credit Card.

Japan's FSA says XRP not a security.

eToro may limit buying over weekends.

Links:

• Newport man offers council £52.5m to search for Bitcoin hard drive | South Wales Argus
• Winklevoss-Founded Gemini to Offer Credit Card With Crypto Rewards - CoinDesk
• Japan's FSA Says XRP Not a Security: Report - CoinDesk
• eToro may limit bitcoin buying on weekends if demand and volatility continue - The Block
• Grayscale Investments Commences Dissolution of Grayscale XRP Trust Other OTC:ETCG
• While bitcoin was cratering over the weekend, institutions were buying - The Block

Gemini Wants ETF in Canada

Lagarde Wants Global Bitcoin Regulation

BitGo Taps Jeff Horowitz for CCO

Marathon Selling Stock

Goldman Global Head of Research: Bitcoin Needs More Institutional Investors

Links:

• Goldman Sachs Exec Says More Institutional Investment Would Calm Bitcoin Volatility - CoinDesk
• Twitter
• BitGo Taps Former Coinbase Exec Jeff Horowitz as Chief Compliance Officer - CoinDesk
• Winklevoss' Gemini Backs New Bitcoin ETF Application in Canada - CoinDesk
• Bitcoin Miner Marathon to Raise $250M in Direct Stock Offering - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up 1% at $10,718
Ethereum is up 2% at $351
and XRP is up 1% at 24 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Ren up 23%
and yearn finance up 20%

KuCoin has been hit with a security breach.

Kristy Lynn Felkins faces murder-for-hire charges.

Gemini has added support for seven new DeFi tokens.

University of Cambridge reports 189% increase in unique crypto users.

Episode sponsored by ungrocery.com

Links:

• KuCoin | Cryptocurrency Exchange | Buy & Sell Bitcoin, Ethereum, and more
• Nevada Woman Charged in Bitcoin Murder-for-Hire as a Mystery Hacker Again Turns Tipster - CoinDesk
• Gemini to Support New DeFi Tokens | Gemini
• 3rd Global Cryptoasset Benchmarking Study - CCAF publications - Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance - Centres - Faculty & research - CJBS

Bitcoin is down slightly at $11,840
Ethereum is down slightly at $411
and XRP is down 1% at 29 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
OMG Network up33%
Yearn Finance up 34%
and Algorand up 15%

Hawaii has re-opened to crypto companies with a regulatory sandbox

The UK branch of Gemini has registered with the UK Financial Conduct Authority.

Tether is moving 1 billion USDT coins from TRON to Ethereum.

Links:

• UK regulator adds Gemini to list of registered firms - The Block
• Hawaii Welcomes Crypto Exchanges Back With New Regulatory Sandbox - CoinDesk
• Tether is moving 1 billion USDT coins from TRON to Ethereum blockchain - The Block

Bitcoin is down 2% at $9,455
Ethereum is down 2% at $236
and XRP is down 1.5% at 19 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Monero Classic up 19%
and Aave up 15%

The US Department of defense has run war game scenarios based on Gen Z using bitcoin to undermine and evade the establishment.

Gemini has hired former singapore based Goldman Exec. Jeremy Ng to help with Asia expansion.

Ontario securities commission has released its report for QuadrigaCX: Ponzi scheme.

Vanguard and Symbiont announce initial phase of a pilot program looking at the digitization of asset-backed securities.

Links:

• Vanguard Advances Blockchain Technology Pilot To Streamline Asset-Backed Securities Markets | State | dailyamerican.com
• Ontario securities regulator publishes investigative report on crypto exchange QuadrigaCX - The Block
• Pentagon Documents Reveal The U.S. Has Planned For A Bitcoin Rebellion
• Gemini hires former Goldman Sachs exec for Asia expansion, plans to get licensed in Singapore - The Block

Bitcoin is up 3% at $9,438
Ethereum is up 2% at $210
and XRP is down slightly at 20 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Monero Classic up 64%
Thunder Token up 17%

Gemini has partnered with samsung on the samsung blockchain wallet.

A new actively managed bitcoin hedge fund announced by MaiCapital in Hong Kong.

Coinbase has acquired Tagomi.

Goldman Sachs says Bitcoin is “not an asset class"

Links:

• A new actively managed bitcoin hedge fund gets launched in Hong Kong - The Block
• Goldman Sachs: Cryptocurrencies 'Are Not an Asset Class' - CoinDesk
• Gemini First US Exchange to Integrate With Samsung's Blockchain Wallet - CoinDesk
• Coinbase shakes up the crypto prime broker race with its acquisition of Tagomi - The Block

JP Morgan Chase Banks Coinbase and Gemini

Former Top Lawyer agt Coinbase Becoming Acting Comptroller of the Currency

Hacker Detained

Links:

• 'The Tables Have Turned' Binance Exec Says of JPMorgan's Support for Crypto Firms
• A Former Coinbase Lawyer Is About to Become Acting Head of US Bank Regulator - CoinDesk
• Ukraine Arrests Hacker Accused of Selling Personal Data, Crypto Wallet Info - CoinDesk

Binance Adds Bitcoin Futures Trading Options

Fintechs Can Lend

Gemini Exchange Adds Three Trading Pairs

Links:

• Binance Officially Launches Bitcoin Options Trading on Mobile App
• US Gov Opens Door for Fintechs to Become Lenders in COVID-19 Relief Plan
• OneCoin Lawsuit Could Be Thrown Out Over Plaintiff Failings, Warns Judge - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down 6% at 6,900
Ethereum is down 7% at $157
and XRP is down 6% at 19 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Karatgold up 37%

Crypto market maker B2C2 has acquired an equity stake in the exchange LGO.

The bitcoin cash hash rate seems to be falling following the network's halving.

Nasdaq-listed bitcoin mining hardware maker Canaan lost $148.6M in 2019

Bitcoin halving that should take place next month has people talking.

Gemini announces support for first stablecoin: Dai.

Fold is gearing up to join the VISA fintech program and launch a VISA debit card

Links:

• Visa Teams With Startup Fold for Bitcoin Rewards on New Card - Bloomberg
• Bitcoin mining hardware maker Canaan lost $148.6M in 2019, according to new financials - The Block
• Crypto exchange Gemini is adding a stablecoin to its list of tradable assets - The Block
• Bitcoin Cash hash rate drops following block reward halving - The Block
• What crypto exchanges are saying about the upcoming bitcoin block reward halving - The Block
• Crypto market maker B2C2 acquires equity stake in bitcoin exchange LGO - The Block

Aztec Launches on Ethereum

Fowler Tell US Government "No Deal"

Winklevoss Brothers Net Six Crypto Patents

Links:

• Privacy on Ethereum: Aztec Protocol Launches on Mainnet
• Reginald Fowler Rejects Plea Deal in Crypto 'Shadow Bank' Case - CoinDesk
• Crypto Tycoon Winklevoss Brothers Obtain Six Stablecoin Patents

Bitcoin is up 2% at $8,448
XRP is up 2% at at 22 cents
and Ethereum is up 2% at $163

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Karatgold up 37%
Dragon coins up 16%
Obyte up 16%

Gemini passed its second level security compliance test administered by Deloitte.

Independent Reserve is expanding to Singapore after a positive response from the regulator.

AT&T says sim-swapping lawsuit fails to demonstrate responsibility on behalf of the telecom giant.

Harmony and the ONE token is moving to their own blockchain and leaving Ethereum and Binance.

Links:

• Gemini now passes second-level security exam conducted by Deloitte - The Block
• Major Australian Exchange Expands to Singapore for Crypto-Friendly Regs - CoinDesk
• Crypto Exec’s $1.8M SIM-Swap Lawsuit Has ‘Critical Holes,’ Says AT&T - CoinDesk
• Harmony Kicks Off Migration From Ethereum and Binance Chains to Its Own - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up slightly at $8,642
XRP is up 3% at 23 cents
and Ethereum is up 2% at $167

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Sirin labs token up 25%
Pivx up 19%
Bitcoin sV up 18%

Australian firm Raiz is launching a micro-investment fund with Gemini as the custodian.

The ousting of Bitmain's largest shareholder seems to be complete for the time being.

Canada is hammering out the details around a $130K development deal for blockchain steel tracking.

Monerium is set to issue e-money on Algorand’s proof of stake blockchain protocol platform.

UK’s tax authority wants to deploy a blockchain analytics tool to catch crypto cybercriminals.

Links:

• Investing spare change in bitcoin - Australian firm launching a fund with Gemini as the custodian - The Block
• How Was It Possible for Bitmain to Oust Its Largest Shareholder Overnight? - CoinDesk
• Canada Forges $130,000 Development Deal for Steel-Tracking Blockchain - CoinDesk
• Monerium to issue e-money on Alogrand's proof-of-stake blockchain protocol - The Block
• UK’s tax authority wants to deploy a blockchain analytics tool to catch crypto cybercriminals - The Block