Bitcoin is down 2% at $17,904
Ethereum is down 2.5% at $546
and XRP is down 5% at 55 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Verge up 13%

Hester Peirce calls crypto regulators to embrace crypto for its personal liberty principles.

MassMutual has purchased $100 million worth of Bitcoin.

SpaceChain won a competition securing a $585k grant for decentralized satellite infrastructure.

Renaissance Technologies is the third-biggest buyer of MicroStrategy’s stock since the summer

Links:

• SpaceChain Receives Grant from EUREKA GlobalStars-Singapore Call to Jointly Develop Decentralised Satellite Infrastructure with Consortium Partners
• SEC.gov | Liberty’s Loss
• Renaissance Technologies emerges as third-biggest buyer of MicroStrategy's stock since the summer - The Block

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 slightly at $9,617
Ethereum is up 2% at $242
and XRP is up .05% at 20 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
HedgeTrade up 32%
Loopring up 15%

US Securities and Exchange Commissioner Hester Peirce has been nominated for another term by the White House

Coinbase has cut rewards for holding the USDC stable coin by 90%.

Coincheck, the Japanese exchange has fallen victim to a data breach.

The OOC, a nonprofit working on offshore energy, has found a blockchain management system that reduces costs and time for transporting wastewater.