Bitcoin is up .5% at $30,149
Ethereum is up .5% at $1837
and Binance Coin is up .5% at $305

Golem up 16%

A grand jury indicts former head of product at OpenSea Nathaniel Chastain over insider trading.

Kanye West files for NFT trademark applications

Chipotle to accept crypto

Sam Bankman-Fried signs billionaires' giving pledge.

Links:

• Former Employee Of NFT Marketplace Charged In First Ever Digital Asset Insider Trading Scheme | USAO-SDNY | Department of Justice
• Kanye West's Yeezus files for NFT trademarks
• Chipotle Lovers Can Now Buy Burritos With Bitcoin and Ether
• SBF on Twitter: "I'm excited and honored to sign the Giving Pledge: https://t.co/9Z6eTdR1a0" / Twitter

Bitcoin is down .5% at $38,840
Ethereum is down .5% at $2,574
and Binance Coin is down .5% at $384

Immutable X up 27%
Golem up 22%
Waves up 15%

Biden is reportedly planning to sign an executive order on crypto

The World of Women NFT project teams up with The Sandbox

Coinbase said its currently blocking 25k crypto addresses linked to Russia

Links:

• Using Crypto Tech to Promote Sanctions Compliance | by Coinbase | Mar, 2022 | The Coinbase Blog
• World of Women Teams Up With The Sandbox for $25M Inclusivity Push
• Biden to order studies on regulating, issuing cryptocurrency -source | Reuters

Bitcoin is down .5% at $41,494
Ethereum is down 1% at $2,724
and Binance Coin is down .5% at $395

Golem up 15%

Infura infrastructure affects Metamask/OpenSea users.

Circle delays DeFi API product.

Manchester City inks sponsorship deal with crypto exchange OKX.

Alan Howard leads $7.5M raise for French DeFi platform Nested.

Links:

• Manchester City Announces Official Cryptocurrency Exchange
• Why Infura cannot serve certain areas – MetaMask
• Circle delays its DeFi API product, citing need for regulatory guidance
• Infura on Twitter: "In response to the concerns we have been hearing, we want everyone to know that we corrected the problem that so many of you have pointed out. In changing some configurations as a result of the new sanctions directives from the United States and other jurisdictions, we" / Twitter
• MetaMask 🦊💙 on Twitter: "MetaMask is a client-side wallet that strives to make the blockchain maximally accessible to everyone. Infura had a misconfiguration this morning, but it has been corrected now." / Twitter
• Alan Howard leads $7.5 million raise into DeFi trading platform Nested

Bitcoin is down slightly at $38,108
Ethereum is up 1% at $2,635
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $328

Alpha Finance up 20%
Ethos up 19%
Golem up 15%

Coinbase is acquiring the crypto data aggregator Zabo

The London hardfork goes live today on the ethereum network

$69k CryptoPunk sells for less than 1 cent.

DeFi Platform Popsicle Finance suffers a $20M exploit

Links:

• Zabo is being acquired by Coinbase
• London Mainnet Announcement | Ethereum Foundation Blog
• Mistake sees $69,000 CryptoPunk sold for less than a cent
• Popsicle Finance on Twitter: "1/ We are aware of the current exploit to Fragola. We will investigate and publish post mortem. The other Popsicle Finance's contracts have not been exploited. If you still have funds in the ETH/AXS, ETH/SLP, ETH/LINK or any EURt Pool please remove them immediately." / Twitter

Bitcoin is down slightly at $35,502
Ethereum is down slightly at $2,329
and Binance Coin is down .5% at $305

Golem up 27%
Axie Infinity up 24%
Ardor up 15%

Cayman Island's financial watchdog investigates Binance's registration status.

Two men in California agree to plead guilty to fraud charges in relation to a $1.8M ICO.

Beeple launches WENEW NFT platform

Crypto exchange Bithumb bans employees from trading on platform.

Bitcoin is down 1% at $32,354
Ethereum is down slightly at $1325
and Polkadot is down 1% at $17.64

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Golem up 35%
Aave up 17%
Uniswap up 16%

Mad Money’s Jim Cramer tells lottery winner to buy Bitcoin.

Crypto exchange LVL is opening pre-orders for a MasterCard debit card.

Samsung eyes a $10B nanochipmaking facility in Austin Texas

iSTOX raised $50M in a series-A funding round.

Links:

• How Jim Cramer would invest the $731 million Powerball jackpot
• iSTOX closes Series A funding round with USD 50 million raised
• Bitcoin Exchange LVL Launches Mastercard Debit Card - CoinDesk
• Samsung Is Said to Mull $10 Billion Texas Chipmaking Plant - Bloomberg

Bitcoin is even at $10,238
XRP is up 2.75% at 33 cents
and Ethereum is up 4.5% at $282

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Wax up 65%
Golem up 33%
Elf up 21%

Wells Fargo is investing 5 million in blockchain analytics firm Elliptic

The IRS has removed Ether and two gaming tokens from examples of convertible virtual currencies.

Authorites in the US are charging DropBit CEO for allegedly laundering $311 million in bitcoin

Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital lays off 13 people.

Links:

• IRS removes ether and two popular gaming tokens as examples of convertible virtual currencies - The Block
• US authorities charge DropBit CEO for allegedly laundering $311M in bitcoin - The Block
• Novogratz's Crypto Investment Firm Galaxy Digital Shrinks Workforce 15% - CoinDesk
• Wells Fargo invests $5M in blockchain analytics firm Elliptic - The Block