Bitcoin is up slightly at $20,996
Ethereum is up .5% at $1222
and Binance Coin is up .5% at $239

Harmony attacker moving funds

Two arrested after plotting to hold someone hostage for BTC in NY state.

Robinhood price jumps on rumors of FTX acquisition

Alan Howard's Geometry emerges from stealth

Yuga Labs files lawsuit over copycats

Kaiko raises 53M series B

Links:

• Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX Is Seeking a Path to Buy Robinhood (HOOD) - Bloomberg
• Two charged for alleged plan to steal tens of millions of dollars in bitcoin from New York home
• Harmony 💙 on Twitter: "1/ We are aware the hacker has begun to move funds through Tornado Cash. The team is working with two highly reputable blockchain tracing and analysis partners, and collaborating with the FBI as part of an investigation into this criminal act. 🧵" / Twitter
• Crypto Data Company Kaiko Raises $53 Million During Market Rout - Bloomberg
• Alan Howard-Backed Cryptography Investor Geometry Emerges From Stealth
• The Bored Ape Gazette🍌 on Twitter: "https://t.co/ZgZEbk6lTC" / Twitter

Bitcoin is up .5% at $21,129
Ethereum is up 2% at $1195
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $236

Polygon up 16%
Frax up 22%

Solana Labs is launching a mobile phone.

Cristiano Ronaldo signs multi-year NFT deal with Binance

Bitcoin miner Aspen Creek Digital opens facility in Colorado

Harmony's cross-chain bridge exploited for $100M

Funds from AnubisDAO exploit on the move for the first time in 8 months.

Links:

• PeckShieldAlert on Twitter: "#PeckShieldAlert PeckShield has detected @AnubisDAO rug pullers just transferred ~97 $ETH to 0x07002d0212e3d40a6e17773460579d694100b7f4 @AnubisDAO rugged ~$58m in October 2021. https://t.co/2N5LO6ECtq" / Twitter
• (1) Harmony 💙 on Twitter: "1/ The Harmony team has identified a theft occurring this morning on the Horizon bridge amounting to approx. $100MM. We have begun working with national authorities and forensic specialists to identify the culprit and retrieve the stolen funds. More 🧵" / Twitter
• (1) Cristiano Ronaldo on Twitter: "Proud to be partnering with @binance Together we’ll give you the opportunity to own an iconic piece of sports history. I’m excited to take this journey with all of you. Let’s change the NFT game with #Binance. https://t.co/SNSCMHggct" / Twitter
• Solana launches web3-focused smartphone Saga to improve crypto-mobile relationship | TechCrunch
• Bitcoin miner Aspen Creek Digital opens 6-megawatt facility in Colorado

Bitcoin is up .5% at $35,850
Ethereum is up .5% at $2,504
and Binance Coin is up 1% at $386

Shiba Inu, up 15%
Fantom up 15%
Harmony up 16%

Tennis legend Serena Williams joins Sorare as board advisor

Kim Milosevich is rejoining a16z from Coinbase

Bitcoin mining difficulty rose by over 9%

LendInvest's Christian Faes is looking to start crypto mining in Texas.

Bitcoin is down slightly at $58,602
Ethereum is down slightly at $4,314
and Binance Coin down slightly at $590

Gala up 54%
Harmony up 17%

FC Barcelona cancells their marketing agreement with the NFT marketplace Ownix

Jack Dorsey’s TBD releases white paper detailing a protocol for a decentralized bitcoin exchange

Norway considers putting its weight behind a Swedish crypto mining ban proposal.

German neobank N26 confirms withdrawl from the US

Links:

• tbDEX whitepaper
• FC Barcelona Cancels Marketing Agreement With NFT Marketplace Ownix
• Norway could back European Bitcoin mining ban, as minister calls energy use 'difficult to justify' | Euronews
• Update: N26 to discontinue US operations — N26

Bitcoin is down slightly at $54,897
Ethereum is down .5% at $3,538
and Cardano is down slightly at $2.24

Stacks up 51%
Harmony up 16%

SEC approves Volt Equity’s Crypto Stock ETF.

JPMorgan says institutional investors are trending towards Bitcion from gold

Online vote for Mt. Gox creditors closes

Another bitcoin ATM has been stolen by thieves.

Links:

• JPMorgan Says Institutional Investors Are Replacing Gold With Bitcoin — CoinDesk
• Mt. Gox Voting Deadline for Creditors Ends — CoinDesk
• SEC Approves Volt Equity’s Crypto Stock ETF — CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down .5% at $55,260
Ethereum is down .5% at $3,618
and Cardano is down .5% at $2.27

Fantom up 26%
Harmony up 21%

Famed art forger Wolfgang Beltracchi is stepping into the NFT market

Bitcoin mining firms in North America are stockpiling Bitcoin.

Senator Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming discloses bitcoin purchase between $50k and $100k.

Bloomberg's report on Tether.

Links:

• Crypto Mystery: Where’s the $69 Billion Backing the Stablecoin Tether? - Bloomberg
• Periodic Transaction Report for 10/07/2021 filed by Cynthia M Lummis - Senate Financial Disclosures
• US-listed mining firms have hoarded over $1 billion worth of bitcoin
• Notorious art forger Wolfgang Beltracchi enters the NFT world

Bitcoin is down 1% at $42,474
Ethereum is down 1% at $2,906
and Cardano is down 1.5% at $2.34

Harmony up 25%
Fantom up 22%
Tezos up 20%

Pat Toomey, senator in Pennsylvania called china’s crackdown on crypto "a big opportunity for the U.S".

Sparkpool, The world's largest Ethereum mining pool has said it will stop providing services to miners based in mainland China

FTX is preparing for a HQ move from long-standing Hong Kong to the Bahamas

FTX signed long-term sponsorship deals with the F1 team Mercedes-AMG Petronas.

Coach and GQ China are setting up to launch NFTs on Ethereum via ZK rollups.

Links:

• FTX signs sponsorship deal with top F1 team Mercedes-AMG Petronas
• Senator Pat Toomey on Twitter: "China’s authoritarian crackdown on crypto, including #Bitcoin, is a big opportunity for the U.S. It’s also a reminder of our huge structural advantage over China." / Twitter
• SBF on Twitter: "1) We're really excited to be setting up @FTX_Official's headquarters in The Bahamas! a) The Bahamas is one of the few places to set up a comprehensive framework for crypto; FTX is registered b) The Bahamas has emerged from COVID lively, safe, and without quarantine" / Twitter
• The world's largest Ethereum mining pool says it will no longer serve Chinese miners
• Coach and GQ China Arm to Launch NFTs on Ethereum — CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down slightly at $45,612
Ethereum is down .5% at $3,301
and Cardano is up 3% at $2.74

Serum up 25%
Harmony up 18%
Hedra Hashgraph up 18%

Christopher Giancarlo announces forthcoming book: CryptoDad: the fight for the future of money.

Benoit Coeure calls on central banks to act now on crypto and DeFi.

Sothebys' auction of 101 bored ape yacht club NFTs closed at $24.4M — a $6M premium.

The UK post office will allow crypto purchase for some customers starting next week

Links:

• CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
• Bored Ape NFT auction on Sotheby’s closes with $6 million premium
• Central bank digital currency: the future starts today
• Chris Giancarlo on Twitter: "Seeing the greatest danger to #America’s future in #Washington’s focus on the past, my new book #CryptoDad urges courageous new policy leadership to harness the digitization of the global economy and the coming future of money https://t.co/hFfpSUOESO" / Twitter

Bitcoin is up 1% at $33,180
Ethereum is up .5% at $1,840
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $279

Internet Computer up 21%
Harmony up 17%
Decred up 15%

The SEC has once again postponed a decision on a Bitcoin ETF.

The Bank of International Settlements has released a new report on CBDCs

a16z launched a new $2.2B crypto venture fund.

UK regulator has approved a fifth crypto company for crypto-asset register.

Links:

• SEC extends Valkyrie Bitcoin ETF
• BIS REPORT: III. CBDCs: an opportunity for the monetary system
• UK regulator approves fifth crypto company for crypto-asset register
• Crypto Fund II - Andreessen Horowitz

Bitcoin is up .5% at $49,560
Ethereum is up 1% at $3,849
and Binance Coin is up 1% at 605.

Numeraire up 52%
Harmony up 21%
XRP up 16%

Greenridge invests in renewable energy projects to offset bitcoin mining emissions

Crypto twitter doneates more than $800k to a child with leukemia.

Delphi Digital is launching a transparent NFT fund.

FTX.US is hiring Brett Harrison as its first president.

Bitcoin is up slightly at $47,969
Ethereum is up slightly at $1488
and Cardano is down slightly at 1.13

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
ZKS up 18%
Harmony up 16%
Iota up 15%

Jack Dorsey’s Square acquired a majority stake in JayZ’s music streaming service Tidal

Brave Browser has acquired Tailcat.

Kings of Leon is releasing a project as an NFT

crypto(.)com announces a $200M fund for crypto startups

Links:

• Brave acquires search engine to offer the first private alternative to Google Search and Google Chrome on both mobile and desktop
• Crypto.com Capital | Accelerating Growth for Crypto Start-Ups
• Kings of Leon Will Be the First Band to Release an Album as an NFT - Rolling Stone
• Square, Inc. Announces Plans To Acquire Majority Ownership Stake In TIDAL

Bitcoin is down 0.5% at $13,758
Ethereum is down 1% at $388
and XRP is down 2% at 24 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Digitex Futures up 37%
Harmony up 17%

Bitcoin briefly broke $14k this morning — a 33 month high.

UK police have investigated and reported no crime in an alleged $3M crypto staking scam.

Avanti receives go-ahead from Wyoming state regulator for digital asset custody business and AVIT.

SoFi has received conditional US regulatory approval to set up a national bank.

Ripple is set to invest in SBI Holdings’ MoneyTap

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