Bitcoin is down .5% at $21,280
Ethereum is down 1% at $1220
and Binance Coin is down 1% at $238

Stacks up 16%

Goldman Sachs is reportedly raising $2B from investors to buy distressed assets from Celsius

Shares in Coinbase are down 5% in premarket trading

Voyager Digital issues default notice against 3AC.

FlowDesk raises 30M to expand market making services

XCarnival Hacker returns half of stolen Eth.

Links:

• Flowdesk, the French Digital Asset Financial Technology Provider, Raises $30 Million to Expand Its Infrastructure and Trading Platform | Business Wire
• Voyager Digital issues default notice against Three Arrows Capital
• Goldman Sachs Leading Investor Group to Buy Celsius Assets: Sources
• Tal Be'ery on Twitter: "1/8 Update 🧵: The hacker accepted the offer and returned ~ half of the funds to @XCarnival_Lab. Some of the negotiations (the victim to attacker side) is visible on the blockchain! Including the "bounty" offer going up from initial $300K to $1.8M https://t.co/iWLDyp15Gl" / Twitter

Bitcoin is up slightly at $39,733
Ethereum is down slightly at $2,925
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $404

Goldman Sachs has made its first Bitcoin backed loan

Yuga Labs’ Otherside land sale scraps plans for a dutch style auction in favor of flat fee.

Binance has closed several accounts of individuals with links to the Russian government

The labor department raises concerns re: Fidelity’s 401k bitcoin plans

Links:

• Goldman Sachs (GS) Offers Bitcoin-Backed Loan (BTC) in Crypto Push - Bloomberg
• Dutch auctions are actually bullshit — Otherside
• Russia Sanctions: Binance Blocks Accounts Tied to Relatives of Kremlin Officials - Bloomberg
• Labor Department has 'grave concerns' over Fidelity's 401(k) bitcoin plans

Bitcoin is up .5% at $39,674
Ethereum is down slightly at $2,809
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $378

EU commits to cutting Russian banks off from SWIFT due to Ukraine Invasion

Ukraine is apparently forming a task force to surveil Russian politicians crypto wallets

Co-founders of crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX plead guilty to violating the US Bank Secrecy Act

Coinbase Ventures lead Katherine Wu departs for VC firm Archetype.

Goldman Sachs veteran Roger Bartlett leaves Wall Street for Coinbase

Links:

• Chinese Bitcoin miners ‘not even in the mood to drink anymore’
• Bank of Israel steps up CBDC efforts with reported tests on Ethereum
• Goldman Sachs Taps JPMorgan's Private Blockchain for Repo Trade: Report - CoinDesk
• He Woke Up To Find $1.1 Trillion In His Coinbase Account | ZeroHedge

Links:

• Guggenheim’s new fund may seek exposure to Bitcoin, SEC filing shows
• EU Launches "Digital Wallet" In Latest Step Toward 'Cashless Society' | ZeroHedge
• Goldman Sachs Analyst Says Crypto Is an Alternative to Copper, Not Gold - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down .5% at $57,578
Ethereum is down 2% at $3,833
and Binance Coin is down 2% at $661.79

iExecRLC up 61%
Polygon up 22%
Telecoin up 15%

Elon Musk jokes about dogecoin and crypto on SNL.

Revolut is looking to add Doge trading.

ING said that DeFi is more disruptive to banks than Bitcoin.

Goldman Sachs is offering bitcoin derivatives to investors

OFAC-Compliant mining?

DappRadar raised $5M in a series A round.

Links:

• ING DeFi white paper

Bitcoin is down slightly at $56,424
Ethereum is down .5% at $3433
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $624.15

VeChain up 19%
Monero up 17%
Ethereum Classic up 15%

Citi Bank is looking to launch crypto trading, custody and financing services

Amazon is rolling out dedicated mining solutions for Chia on AWS.

GoldmanSachs is leading the $15m Series B Funding round for Coin Metrics

Ether options traders are bullish for $8k

The IRS set to pull records for Kraken users transacting over $20k in Crypto.

Links:

• Coin Metrics Closes $15M Series B Round Led By Goldman Sachs
• Galaxy Digital to Acquire BitGo to Form Pre-Eminent Global Provider of Digital Asset Financial Services for Institutions
• Ether Options Traders Betting on $8K Price Next Month - CoinDesk
• Court Authorizes Service of John Doe Summons Seeking Identities of U.S. Taxpayers Who Have Used Cryptocurrency | OPA | Department of Justice
• Citi considers crypto
• Amazon rolls out Chia crypto mining solution on AWS

Bitcoin is down 5% at $35,387
Ethereum is down 1% at $1221
and Polkadot is up 4% at $17.17

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Near protocol up 29%
Avalanche up 15%
The Graph up 15%

Goldman Sachs has issued a request for information to explore digital asset custody.

NYDIG CEO Robert Gutmann said today’s institutional investors in crypto are only looking at Bitcoin.

Ripple technology will power a new malaysia and bangladesh remittance corridor.

Kraken is set to halt XRP trading for US residents.

Bittrex has been mum about why it withdrew support for Dash, ZCash, and Monero.

Mt. Gox creditors will be given the option to take up to 90% of the exchange’s remaining bitcoin.

Links:

• Kraken to Halt XRP Trading for U.S. Residents | Kraken Blog
• Mt. Gox Creditors Can Claim 90% of Bitcoin Left in Bankruptcy: Bloomberg - CoinDesk
• bKash and Mobile Money Connect Through RippleNet to Power Wallet-to-Wallet Remittances | Ripple
• Big institutions are only interested in bitcoin, says NYDIG CEO - The Block
• Goldman Sachs to Enter Crypto Market 'Soon' With Custody Play: Source - CoinDesk
• Bittrex to Delist 'Privacy Coins' Monero, Dash and Zcash - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up 2% at $23,113
Ethereum is up 2% at $654
and XRP is up 2% at 58 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
The Graph up 96%
Zilliqa up 28%
Nem up 15%

Bitmain's financial woes come to light.

Coinbase taps Goldman Sachs for IPO lead.

Lil Pump launches PumpCoin on Fyooz.

The University of Glasgow turns to blockchain provenance to combat fake whiskies.

Links:

• University of Glasgow - University news - Everledger seals agreement with UofG to combat counterfeit Scotch whiskies
• Lil Pump Is Doing a Social Token Called PumpCoin - CoinDesk
• Crytpo exchange Coinbase taps Goldman Sachs for upcoming IPO - Business Insider
• Bitmain recorded a nearly $60M loss in 2019, lawyer says in court hearing - The Block

Bitcoin is down 1.5% at $19,009
Ethereum is down 3% at $592
and XRP is down 4% at 60 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Nexo up 17%
NEM up 15%

Stripe is partnering with Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, and Barclays to provide digital services for businesses.

Ripple’s CTO spoke about how the community could vote to force the burning of billions of XRP tokens held in escrow.

Cabify moves to offset its carbon emissions with the help of blockchain technology.

Terra announces Mirror Protocol.

Links:

• Ride-Sharing Giant Cabify to Track and Offset Carbon Emissions Using Blockchain Platform - CoinDesk
• Terra Brings 24-Hour Trading to Synthetic Versions of Stocks Like TSLA and AAPL - CoinDesk
• Stripe to Offer Banking Services in Deal With Goldman Sachs, Citigroup - WSJ
• IKHOR [FIAT-Limpator] on Twitter: "@JoelKatz @Meshinom Unralated question: If Nodes, validators and the community at large got together and we agree that its better for the community to burn the 50 billion XRP ripple has in escrows would that be possible? 🤔" / Twitter

Bitcoin is up slightly at $11,765
Ethereum is down 1% at $394
and XRP is up 1% at 30 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Aurora up 15%
and Elrond up 15%

IDEX has pulled in an extra $2.5 million in seed money ahead of its IDEX 2.0 launch.

US Senate has confirmed SEC commissioner Hester Peirce for a second term in office.

Dapper Labs has raised a new funding round.

Goldman Sachs is considering its own cryptocurrency.

Links:

• NBA Players Andre Iguodala, Spencer Dinwiddie, Javale McGee, and Aaron Gordon join Samsung, Coinbase Ventures, and the Cultural Leadership Fund, in Dapper Labs $12M investment round for Flow blockchain
• U.S. Senate confirms crypto-friendly SEC commissioner Hester Peirce for second term in office - The Block
• Decentralized exchange IDEX raises $2.5 million in seed funding ahead of IDEX 2.0 launch - The Block
• Goldman names new head of digital assets in bet on blockchain

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

G20 Releases Stablecoin Recommendations

Goldman Sachs Data: 35% Shrinkage in Advanced Economies in Second Quarter 2020

Bitcoin Halves May 12: Big Interest

Links:

• World Governments at G20 Are Concerned About All Stablecoins, Not Just Libra
• Goldman Sachs Says Economies Will Shrink 35% as Gold Hits 7-Year High
• Search Volume for 'Bitcoin Halving' Outflanks Previous All-Time High

China's CBDC Out Soon

Goldman Says Buy Bitcoin

Coinbase Drops Zcash for UK Customers August 26

Links:

• China's Central Bank 'Close' to Launching Official Digital Currency - CoinDesk
• Goldman Sachs Analysts' Note Says Now's a Good Time to Buy Bitcoin - CoinDesk
• Coinbase UK Dropping Support for Cryptocurrency Zcash - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up 2.4% at $10,767
XRP is down slightly at 31 cents
Ethereum is up 1% at $222

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Hydro up 36%
RChain up 26%
Chainlink up 18%

The Goldman Sachs backed Apple card will not allow the purchase of cryptocurrencies.

China has announced that it is planning to accelerate the research and development of its “legal digital currency”.

AWS has launched a competition with several partners with a 100,000 grand prize.

MIT & Elliptic are using machine learning to examine bitcoin transactions that may be associated with illicit activity.

Links:

• China's central bank seeks to accelerate the development of its 'legal digital currency' - The Block
• The Apple Card, issued by Goldman Sachs, will not allow purchase of cryptocurrencies - The Block
• Time, Randomness, and a $100,000 Prize to Forever Change Blockchain | AWS Startups Blog
• MIT's AI Lab Analyzed 200,000 Bitcoin Transactions. Only 2% Were 'Illicit' - CoinDesk