Bitcoin is down 1% at $9,047
Ethereum is down 3% $223
and XRP is down 2% at 18 cents

Those are your leaders by market cap

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Haven Protocol up 20%
and Davinci Coin up 19%

Public Citizen is working to stop Canadian firm DMG Blockchain from using US electricity for mining efforts.

Sovrin cuts all staff.

The DOJ is indicting the founder of the anti-money laundering token AML-bitcoin for money laundering.

Links:

• Consumer Watchdog Moves to Block Canadian Bitcoin Miner From US Power Grid - CoinDesk
• Sovrin Foundation Sheds All Paid Staff in Tale of a Token Issuance Gone Wrong - CoinDesk
• DOJ Indicts Founder of Anti-Money Laundering Bitcoin Project for Money Laundering - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up .05% at $9,353
Ethereum is up .05% at $228
and XRP is up slightly at 19 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
DaVinci Coin up 43%
and Haven Protocol up 35%

Economists at the New York Federal reserve called bitcoin just another type of fiat money in a blog post.

Ethereum’s miners are increasing their gas limit by 25%

Bitfinex has been granted just 2 out of 3 subpoenas while it looks for millions of dollars that went missing in 2018

Canada’s central bank is hiring for a CBDC project manager

Links:

• Canada’s Central Bank Is Serious About Designing a CBDC, Job Posting Reveals - CoinDesk
• Bitfinex Granted 2 of 3 Subpoenas in Hunt for Missing Millions - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down 1.5% at 7,185
Ethereum is down 1% at $168
and XRP is down 1.5 at 20 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
WaykiChain up 28%
Haven Protocol up 21%
and Chainlink up 15%

A high court in New Zealand has ruled that former users of Cryptopia are entitled to their funds that were lost in a hack.

A new bitcoin backed token called tzBTC is launching on the Tezos blockchain.

Galaxy Digital has reported a 32 million dollar net loss in the final quarter of 2019.

Genesis Global Trading is suspending credit extensions after the downturn.

Links:

• Genesis Global Trading suspends credit extension after 'biggest deleveraging' it has seen in the crypto market - The Block
• Cryptopia users are entitled to their funds, court rules in a landmark judgment - The Block
• A new bitcoin-backed token ‘tzBTC’ launches on the Tezos blockchain - The Block
• Galaxy Digital reports a $32.9M net loss for the final quarter of 2019 - The Block