Bitcoin is down 2.5% at $30,900
Ethereum is down 2.5% at $1,743
and Binance Coin is down 2.5% at $270

Celo up 42%

Jay Z is set to auction an NFT based on his album Reasonable Doubt.

Gemini pledges to offset 350k tons of bitcoin-related carbon emissions

Authorities in Iran have seized 7000 crypto miners.

Visa is set to acquire the Swedish open banking firm Tink

Links:

• JAY-Z Auctioning Reasonable Doubt NFT at Sotheby’s | Pitchfork
• Iran seizes 7,000 cryptocurrency computer miners, largest haul to date | Reuters
• Gemini Offsets Bitcoin Carbon Emissions, Launches Gemini Green
• Visa To Acquire European Open Banking Platform Tink | Business Wire

Links:

• UK ad organization bans crypto exchange's ‘time to buy’ Bitcoin advert
• Iran Bans All Crypto Mining for the Summer: Report - CoinDesk
• Associated Press Auctions 10 NFTs Celebrating 175 Years of Photojournalism - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up .5% at $48,010
Ethereum is up 1% at $1810
and Cardano is up 1% at .87

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Theta Token up 17%
Kusama up 16%
The Graph up 15%

ConsenSys is helping Iranian women learn solidity with grants and scholarships.

Coinbase ventures and paradigm led a $12M round for Synthetix.

Paypal wants to be a CBDC distributor.

Argo Blockchain plots new 200MW facility in Texas.

Links:

• LOI Signing - 07:00:04 10 Feb 2021 - ARB News article | London Stock Exchange
• Coinbase Ventures, Paradigm Invest $12M in Synthetix DeFi Platform - CoinDesk
• ConsenSys Grants Help Iranian Women Learn Solidity - CoinDesk
• PayPal Wants to Be a CBDC Distributor - CoinDesk

PoB Says CBDC "New Battleground"

USA Number One in Blockchain Patent Applications

Iran Power Plants to Sell Juice to Crypto Miners

Links:

• Beijing sees digital currencies as ‘new battlefield’ in global finance
• The US is number one...in blockchain patents
• Three Iranian Power Plants Plan to Sell Electricity to Crypto Miners - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down slightly at 9,129
Ethereum is up slightly at $206
and XRP is up slightly at 20 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Theta token up 19%
Electroneum up 18%
and Digibyte up 16%

The Litecoin foundation and Atari have formed a new partnernership.

Iranian president Hassan Rouhani has calls on the government for a renewed national approach to crypto.

Canaan reported a net loss of $5.6 million for the first quarter of 2020.

FTX(.)us went live at the end of this week.

Links:

• FTX.US goes live, CEO says the crypto exchange has 'tons of liquidity' to offer - The Block
• Iranian President Calls for National Crypto Mining Strategy - CoinDesk
• Litecoin and Atari team up in anticipation of the Atari Token's launch - The Block
• Canaan Reports $5.6M Loss in Q1 Despite Bitcoin Miner Price Cut - CoinDesk

Two Sue Sun

China Sees 714 More Crypto/Blockchain Firms in January

Crypto Mining Up in Iran

Links:

• Ex-Employees Sue Tron’s Justin Sun for $15M Over Alleged Harassment
• Over 700 Blockchain Firms Founded This Month in China, Over 26,000 in Operation
• Over 1,000 Bitcoin Miners Granted Licenses in Iran: Report - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up 2% at $7,463
XRP is up 1% at 19 cents
and Ethereum is up 2% $136

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Dash up 12%

China’s State Intellectual Property Office is re-evaluating and revising its application guidebook for blockchain patents.

This week Ethereum completed its second hard fork in less than 30 days.

A dark web drug dealer has been arraigned in federal court in Brooklyn for dealing in exchange for bitcoin.

Bitcoin was up late this week after a US attack killed a top iranian military commander

Links:

• China's revised patent rules adjust process for applications focused on blockchain, AI - The Block
• Compared to Gaming and Gambling Dapps, DeFi Is Still Behind - CoinDesk
• Muir Glacier: Ethereum Hard Forks for Second Time in One Month - CoinDesk
• US Citizen Accepting Bitcoin for Narcotics Indicted by DOJ - CoinDesk
• Bitcoin Jumps 5%, Gaining With Gold, After US Kills Top Iranian Official - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down 1.5% at $8,610
XRP is down 2.5% 26 cents
and Ethereum is down 1% at $186

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Cortex up 48%
and Dentacoin, up 15%

Coinbase’s visa debit card has added support for XRP, BAT, Augur, Stellar and 0x.

Iran has announced new power tariffs for crypto miners, and is offering a bounty for exposing illegal mining operations.

Hackers are demanding 5 million in bitcoin as they hold Mexico’s national oil company Pemex in a cyberattack.

Justin Sun has confirmed his involvement in the investor group that acquired Poloniex from Circle.

Google is partnering with Citi bank to offer checking accounts under the moniker Cache.

Links:

• Google plans to offer checking accounts in partnership with Citi bank - The Block
• Hackers demand $5M in bitcoin from Mexico's national oil company Pemex - The Block
• Iran announces power tariffs for crypto miners; offers bounty for exposing illegal operations - The Block
• Coinbase’s crypto Visa debit card adds support for XRP and 4 more coins - The Block

Bitcoin is even at $8,095
XRP is down 1% at 24 cents
and Ethereum is down 1% at $169

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Dentacoin up 15%

UK & US to sign treaty allowing UK police to force US-based social media platforms to disclose encrypted messages.

A serious bug in the Lightning Network has been fixed.

The Iranian government has been putting the squeeze on cryptocurrency miners.

Links:

• Iranian Bitcoiners Risk Fines, Jail Time as Government Regulates Mining - CoinDesk
• A Dangerous Bug in Bitcoin's Lightning Network Has Been Fixed - CoinDesk
• [Lightning-dev] Full Disclosure: CVE-2019-12998 / CVE-2019-12999 / CVE-2019-13000 — Lighting Full Disclosure
• UK and US set to sign treaty allowing UK police "back door" access to WhatsApp and other "end to end encrypted" messaging platforms - The Block