Bitcoin is down slightly at $47,129
Ethereum is down .5% at $3,820
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $528

Yearn Finance up 32%
Convex Finance up 15%

Tron’s Justin Sun is turning to crypto political activism.

Binance.us hires Intel’s compliance chief Sidney Majalya.

The US Senate has confirmed a new CFTC chairperson — Rostin Behnam.

Dune Analytics is raising funds at a billion dollar valuation.

Links:

• Dune Analytics is raising funds at a $1 billion valuation: sources
• PN1146 - Nomination of Rostin Behnam for Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 117th Congress (2021-2022) | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
• Justin Sun Is Retiring From Tron – But Not Crypto
• Binance.US Hires Intel’s Compliance Chief Majalya

Bitcoin is up slightly at $60,378
Ethereum is up slightly at $4,203
and Binance Coin down slightly at $512

Zillqua up 17%
Decentraland up 16%
ARweave up 15%

Today’s the 13th anniversary of the publishing of the Bitcoin white paper

Justin Sun has withdrawn billions of dollars of crypto from AAVE’s lending pools.

Cardano-based DeFi protocol Ardana raises $10M in strategic funding.

AWS seeks specialist to build digital asset underwriting, transaction, and custody in the cloud.

Justin Sun Announces Just NFT Fund

Cuomo Tracks You With Blockchain

Visa Settles Fiat With Crypto

Bitcoin is up slightly at $56,094
Ethereum is up slightly at $1,766
and Binance Coin is down .5% at 258.76

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Matrix up 51%
VSP up 34%
Dawn up 33%

Coinbase is delaying its direct listing until April

Lindsay Lohan is partnering with Justin Sun to debut NFTs on Tron.

Tony Hawk to auction NFT of his last Ollie 540.

The latest Bitcoin ETF is coming from First Trust Advisors and Skybridge Capital.

Fireblocks raised $133M to stay independant and bring crypto custody to megabanks.

Links:

• Fireblocks Raises $133M to Serve More Megabanks With Crypto Custody - CoinDesk
• Lindsay Lohan Partners With Justin Sun to Release NFTs on Tron - CoinDesk
• Tony Hawk on Instagram: “In 1989 I started trying ollie 540’s as a joke, since it seemed there was no way to keep a skateboard on your feet throughout 1 1/2 spins…”
• Coinbase’s Direct Listing Is Said to Be Pushed Back to April - Bloomberg
• Bitcoin ETF S1

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 down 1% at $7,165
XRP is down slightly at 21 cents
and Ethereum down 1% at $142

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Referum, up 16%

The Swiss government thinks a digital Swiss Franc would do more damage than it would do good.

Glencore PLC, a major cobalt miner is joining the Responsible Sourcing Blockchain Network.

Franklin Templeton has led an undisclosed funding round for blockchain startup Proof of Impact.

Justin Sun and Yi-he, the founder of Tron, and the co-founder of Binance have had their Weibo accounts blocked.

Links:

• 'New Risks': Swiss Government Skeptical on Central Bank Digital Currency - CoinDesk
• Mining Giant Glencore to Trace Cobalt Using 'Responsible Sourcing' Blockchain Consortium - CoinDesk
• Franklin Templeton invests undisclosed sum in blockchain startup Proof of Impact  - The Block
• Weibo accounts of Justin Sun and Binance co-founder are blocked - The Block

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

Americans Trust Bitcoin Over Libra

Justin Sun Apologizes

John McAfee Released

William Green Indicted

TD Ameritrade Clients Want Crypto

Links:

• People in US Trust Bitcoin More Than Facebook's Libra: Report - CoinDesk
• Tron's Sun Apologizes to Regulators for 'Over-Marketing' Buffett Lunch - CoinDesk
• John McAfee Reportedly Released Following Detainment in The Dominican Republic
• The Block - Crypto simplified
• TD Ameritrade CEO: We're Taking 'Crawl, Walk, Run' Approach to Crypto - CoinDesk