Bitcoin is down slightly at $44,019
Ethereum is down .5% at $3,114
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $429

Mir Coin up 18%

Housecat emerges from stealth with $3.5M in funding

NYSE files for trademark focused on virtual goods and NFTs.

JPMorgan picks up a spot in Decentraland.

Congressman Warren Davidson introduces legislation to prohibit Feds from restricting the use of convertible virtual currency.

Links:

• Congressman Warren Davidson introduces bill to protect self-hosting of cryptocurrencies
• JPMorgan Enters the Metaverse With Virtual Decentraland Lounge - Blockworks
• NYSE moves closer to NFT trading with trademark application | Reuters
• Crypto copy-trading protocol Housecat emerges from stealth

Bitcoin is up .5% at $47,163
Ethereum is up slightly at $3,929
and Binance Coin is up 1% at $546

Major bug identified - patched on the Solana Protocol Library.

Free JPMorgan NFT listed on OpenSea for 420 Eth.

FTX.US adds support for Ethereum based NFTs

Blockchain .com opening NFT marketplace.

The SEC charges NY state resident over fraudulant ICO, mining co.

Links:

• SEC.gov | SEC Charges Citizen With Digital Asset Fraud
• Coming Soon: Blockchain.com NFT. Starting today, you can sign up to get… | by Thianh | @blockchain | Dec, 2021 | Medium
• JPMorgan Gave Away NFTs at an Event This Week. One Is Now Listed for 420 ETH
• Solana library bug could have seen attackers stealing $27 million an hour

Bitcoin is down slightly at $54,897
Ethereum is down .5% at $3,538
and Cardano is down slightly at $2.24

Stacks up 51%
Harmony up 16%

SEC approves Volt Equity’s Crypto Stock ETF.

JPMorgan says institutional investors are trending towards Bitcion from gold

Online vote for Mt. Gox creditors closes

Another bitcoin ATM has been stolen by thieves.

Links:

• JPMorgan Says Institutional Investors Are Replacing Gold With Bitcoin — CoinDesk
• Mt. Gox Voting Deadline for Creditors Ends — CoinDesk
• SEC Approves Volt Equity’s Crypto Stock ETF — CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up .5% at $47,185
Ethereum is up 1% at $3,233
and Cardano is up 1% at 2.51

The Graph up 20%
Helium up 18%
Avalanche up 17%

Binance is enforcing mandatory KYC on all users.

Sweden’s government has been forced to return $1.5M in Bitcoin to a drug dealer.

Coinbase to invest 500M into crypto, + 10% of profits going forward.

Wells Fargo and JPMorgan partner with NYDIG to offer Bitcoin exposure

Links:

• Sweden pays drug dealer £1m after seizing his Bitcoin
• Wells Fargo, JPMorgan partner with NYDIG to launch bitcoin funds
• Coinbase is ready to purchase $500 million worth of crypto on its balance sheet
• Binance Expands Global KYC Requirements to Further User Protection | Binance Blog

Links:

• Walmart seeks crypto product lead to drive digital currency strategy
• T-Mobile looking into potential hack of data on 100 million customers
• Why Goldman Prefers Ether, JPM Turns Bullish And More: Key Crypto Developments In The Past Week | ZeroHedge

Bitcoin is up .5% at $44,984
Ethereum is up 1% at $3,143
and Binance Coin is up .5% at $353

Arweave up 22%
Shiba Inu up 20%
Dogecoin up 18%

JPMorgan has launched an in-house bitcoin fund limited to private bank clients in partnership with NYDIG.

Christies will hold a first-ever sale of Meebits and Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs.

Burberry released its first NFTs in Blankos Block Party

Stronghold mining is set to double their capacity with a second plant acquisition.

HIVE ordered 4k mining machines from Canaan

Links:

• JPMorgan Launches In-House Bitcoin Fund for Private Bank Clients - CoinDesk
• No Time Like Present
• British Fashion Brand Burberry Releases First NFTs - CoinDesk
• Bitcoin miner Stronghold to double capacity via second plant acquisition
• Canaan Announces Customer Order of 4,000 Bitcoin Mining Machines | Canaan Inc.

Links:

• Hive to Increase Hashrate Almost 50% With 3,000 New Miners - CoinDesk
• El Salvador Bitcoin move will put pressure on network: JPMorgan
• Australian online broker SelfWealth to offer crypto trading

Links:

• Despite regulatory uncertainty, Indian crypto investment surges 19,900% in one year
• Cryptocurrency Exchange Binance Banned In The UK | ZeroHedge
• Decentralized Finance (DeFi) 101 | ZeroHedge
• Bitcoin short-term setup is challenging, JPMorgan strategists warn

Links:

• ‘I have not sold any of my Bitcoin’: Elon Musk
• JP Morgan Launches Bitcoin Fund For Rich Clients After Years Of Bashing Crypto | ZeroHedge
• Dollar Drop, Crypto Pop Reflects "Crazy People" Running The System | ZeroHedge

Hugh Harp Hacked in Targeted Attack Costing $2.49

JPMorgan Touts MassMutual Bitcoin Buy

LINKSWAP Number Eight DEX in One Week

Links:

• MassMutual Bitcoin purchase proves crypto demand is rising, JPMorgan says
• LINKSWAP hits $20M value locked as new 'farmers' boost YFL price outlook
• CEO of DeFi Insurer Nexus Mutual Hacked for $8M in NXM Tokens - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up 5% at $19,362
Ethereum is up 6% at $586
and XRP is up 3% at 52 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Ampleforth up 23%

Revolt announced 4 additional crypto tokens and currencies for europe-based users.

Transferwise adds 750 people in 6 months.

Jose Angel Aman sentenced to 6 years for 25 million dollar crypto ponzi scheme

Core Scientific and Foundry partner up.

JPMorgan executed a blockchain-based repurchase agreement transaction

Aegis Custody secures support from the South Dakota division of banking.

Bitcoin is up 2% at $11,750
Ethereum is up 8% at $427
XRP is up 7% at 30 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Algorand up 28%
Kyber network up 22%
and Tron up 20%

YAM is dead. Long live YAM.

VPNs and other anti-censorship applications have jumped in popularity in Belarus

JPMorgan appears to be in further discussions with ConsenSys.

Links:

• YAM Post-Rescue Attempt Update. At approximately 6PM UTC, on Wed August… | by Yam Finance | Aug, 2020 | Medium
• DeFi Meme Coin YAM Succumbs to Fatal 'Rebase' Bug, Makes Plans for 'YAM 2.0' - CoinDesk
• VPN Usage Surges as Belarus Remains Offline - CoinDesk
• JPMorgan plans to lead ConsenSys’ $50m convertible note raise - The Block

JPMorgan + ConsenSys?

Canadian Stablecoin Launched

Not Satoshi

Links:

• Report: JPMorgan Considers Merging Blockchain Unit with Consensys
• Joint Venture Launches Canadian Dollar-Pegged Stablecoin for Financial Services - CoinDesk
• William Shatner Doubts Craig Wright’s Claims to Inventing Bitcoin

Bitcoin is down 1% at $8,710
XRP is down 2% at 27 cents
and Ethereum is down slightly at $186

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
dentacoin, up 15%

The Monetary Authority of Singapore has completed the development of a blockchain based cross-border payments system.

The CEO of Stripe expressed that he’s skeptical about the future of crypto.

Binance has added support for the Euro on its direct fiat-to-crypto trading.

Sirin Labs founder and CEO Moshe Hogeg is looking to raise 2 million with a token listing on Bittrex global.

Links:

• MAS, JPMorgan Build Payments System With Inter-Blockchain Connectivity - CoinDesk
• Stripe CEO Patrick Collison ‘very skeptical’ about cryptocurrencies - The Block
• Binance adds support for euro, bringing the total to 5 currencies for its direct fiat-to-crypto trading facility - The Block
• Moshe Hogeg’s media venture BlockTV hoping to raise $2M via token listing on Bittrex - The Block