Bitcoin is down slightly at $58,485
Ethereum is down .5% at $3,543
and Binance Coin is down .5% at $633.79

Bitcoin Diamond up 50%
Horizon up 26%
Fantom up 20%

Square’s Cash App’s brought in $3.51 billion in bitcoin revenue during the first quarter of 2021.

VanEck has filed for an Ethereum exchange traded fund.

Sotheby’s is working with Coinbase to accept bitcoin and ether for a physical artwork by Banksy.

The New York giants inked a sponsorship deal with Grayscale

Crypto(dot)com to sponsor the Coppa Italia

Links:

• UFC & Chiliz Partner To Launch UFC Fan Token On Socios.com | UFC
• Auction house Sotheby's to accept bitcoin and ether for a physical artwork via Coinbase
• New York Giants, Grayscale Investments announce first cryptocurrency partnership of an NFL team
• Crypto.com Becomes Official Sponsor of Italy’s Soccer Cup Final - CoinDesk
• Square reports $3.51 billion in bitcoin revenue via its Cash app for first quarter of 2021
• VanEck ethereum trust

Bitcoin is up .5% at $49,593
Ethereum is up slightly at $1795
Cardano is down 1% at .88

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Cosmos up 23%
Horizon up 15%

Bitcoin has broken above 50k for the first time ever

MicroStrategy looks to raise $690M to buy more Bitcoin.

UK based ExMO went down yesterday with a DDoS attack.

Russia’s lower house is set to discuss a bill on crypto taxation this week.

Links:

• MicroStrategy Announces Proposed Private Offering of $600 Million of Convertible Senior Notes
• (1) EXMO on Twitter: "Important: DDoS attack on EXMO 📢❗️ Please note the EXMO exchange website is now under the DDoS attack. The servers are temporarily unavailable. We are solving this issue right now. Please stay tuned." / Twitter
• Russia's Lower House to Consider Bill on Crypto Taxation This Week - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down 2% at $9,542
Ethereum is down 2% at $239
and XRP is down 3.5% at 19 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Horizon up 27%
and Digibyte up 15%

A series of transactions have caught the attention of the crypto world

Three Arrows Capital has become the first qualified investor to hold more than 5% of Grayscale Bitcoin Trust shares.

Microsoft has released a beta version of its decentralized identity tool on the bitcoin blockchain.

Unstoppable domains has launched censorship resistant blogging capabilities.

Links:

• Crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital now holds 6.26% of GBTC shares, worth nearly $259 million - The Block
• A bug? Another mysterious Ethereum transaction took place with $2.6 million in fees - The Block
• Microsoft releases a beta version of its decentralized identity tool on the Bitcoin blockchain - The Block
• Unstoppable Domains Taps IPFS for Censorship-Resistant Blogging Platform - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down slightly at 9,159
Ethereum is up 2% at $206
and XRP is down 1% at 20 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Horizon up 20%
Ardor up 17%
and OmiseGo up 15%

Chinese political advisors have proposed a regional digital currency.

Louisiana is set to consider a bill to regulate and license virtual currency businesses.

JP Morgan is taking the stance that Central bank digital currencies could undermine the U.S. dollar's dominance

Links:

• Chinese Government Advisers Propose Regional Stablecoin for 4 Asian Countries - CoinDesk
• Louisiana State Senate to Consider Crypto Business Licensing Bill - CoinDesk
• JPMorgan Says Central Bank Digital FX a Danger to U.S. Power - Bloomberg

Bitcoin is up 8% at $7,217
XRP is up 4%% at 19 cents
and Ethereum up 4% at $127

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Stratis , up 21%
Horizon up 16%
Library credits up 15%

Federal reserve governor Lael Brainard feels that the Facebook-led Libra project has a “core set of legal and regulatory challenges” ahead.

BitGo is sounding the alarm for its Bitcoin SV customers.

The SEC is proposing a long over-due update in their accredited investor process.

US authorities have arrested and formally charged a 19 year old from Brooklyn over a sim-swapping identity and crypto theft.

Links:

• US authorities arrest alleged SIM swapper for stealing $1M in crypto - The Block
• SEC proposes wider definition of 'accredited investor' to expand market access - The Block
• BitGo Warns Users to Withdraw Bitcoin SV Over Hard Fork Threat to Wallets - CoinDesk
• Libra Lacks Clarity on 'Opaque' Currency Basket, Says Fed Reserve Governor - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up slightly at $8,671
XRP is down slightly 26 cents
and Ethereum is down 1% at $183

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Verge up 48%
Cortex up 40%
Horizon up 19%
and QuarkChain up 19%

Blockchain.com’s lending business is coming out of stealth mode.

Two men have been arrested and charged in a US district court in Boston for a nationwide SIM-swap plot.

Walmart’s Canada unit has built a blockchain solution to track, verify and automte payments for its carriers.

Coinmine has added interest to its at-home crypto miners.

Links:

• Walmart builds blockchain solution to automate payments of its carriers in Canada - The Block
• US authorities arrest 2 in alleged SIM swap cryptocurrency theft scheme - The Block
• As credit concerns loom in crypto, Blockchain.com secretly builds multi-million dollar loan desk - The Block
• WATCH: Coinmine Adds Interest Payments to Its At-Home Crypto Miners - CoinDesk