Bitcoin is up 1% at $43,296
Ethereum is up 1% at $3,319
and Binance Coin up 1% at $474

Fantom, up 20%
The Sandbox up 15%
Celo up 15%

Bitcoin’s bounce back to 43k has liquidated 82M of Short traders positions.

Senate Banking Committee hearing — with promises of Fed report on crypto 'within weeks', and soft alignment on digital dollar.

Legal defense fund for Bitcoin developers.

Links:

• Zack Voell on Twitter: "an email to the bitcoin dev mailing list from @jack explaining the Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund https://t.co/y1XY3XG0IR" / Twitter
• Bitcoin Liquidations-Bitcoin Liquidations Chart-Bitcoin liquidations live-bitmex rekt-Coinglass
• Powell says delayed Fed report on digital currencies will be released 'within weeks'

Bitcoin is up slightly at $11,318
Ethereum is up 1% at $382
and XRP is down 2% at 27 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Celo up 35%
UMA up 20%
and Band Protocol up 16%

The SEC has expanded its definition of qualified accredited investor.

The Libra association has hired Steve Bunnell as its new top lawyer.

Bitcoin’s implied volatility has fallen this morning ahead of Jerome Powell’s annual keynote.

Links:

• Libra Association Lands Ex-Homeland Security General Counsel (1)
• SEC expands accredited investor definition, lowering the barrier to private markets - The Block
• Bitcoin's Implied Volatility Falls Sharply Ahead of Jerome Powell Speech - CoinDesk

Fed Action Pumps Up Bitcoin Price by Cheapening Value of Dollar

Ripple Trademarks

IRS Ignores Internal Watchdog, Sends Letter to Cryptoverse Again

Links:

• Tyler Winklevoss says US Fed is the ‘biggest booster’ of Bitcoin price
• Ripple filed four US trademark applications this month
• IRS, Ignoring Its Own Watchdog, Sends Letters About Crypto Taxes Once Again - CoinDesk