Bitcoin is up slightly at $41,981
Ethereum is down slightly at $3,205
and Binance Coin up slightly at $455

Idex, up 14%

PayPal is looking into creating its own stable coin

Katie Huan is raising 900M for her crypto funds

a16z releases 10 principles for World leaders Shaping the Future of Web3

Bitso has penned a three-year sponsorship deal with the Brazilian soccer club SPFC.

Links:

• Katie Huan setting up own crypto fund | Financial Times
• How to Build a Better Internet: 10 Principles for World leaders Shaping the Future of Web3 | Andreessen Horowitz
• Bitso lands sponsorship deal with lauded São Paulo soccer club
• PayPal Explores Launch of Own Stablecoin in Crypto Push - BNN Bloomberg

Bitcoin is down 1% at $10,681
Ethereum is down 1.5% at $347
and XRP is down 2% at 24 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
IDEX up 14%

Russia’s ministry of finance is calling for higher reporting standards in the crypto space.

Roskomnadzor blacklists Binance’s website.

Chinese state-owned media make coordinated report that crypto is the year’s top performing investment.

Liquity raises $2.4 million in seed funding in a round led by Polychain capital.

Knesset members in Israel are looking to relax the tax burden on cryptocurrencies.

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Links:

• China State Media Make Rare Reports Calling Crypto 2020's Best Performing Asset - CoinDesk
• Israeli regulators propose Bitcoin be taxed as a currency, not an asset
• Liquity secures $2.4M in seed funding to further develop lending protocol - 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