Bitcoin is up 3% at $10,129
XRP is up 1.5% at 28 cents
and Ethereum is up 1% at $228

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Kick token up 34%
Molecular future up 21%
Decentraland up 17%

Paystand a payments startup leveraging blockchain tech has raised 20 million in a series b funding round.

The total amount of money locked into DeFi applications and protocols has crossed $1 billion.

The SEC is back on a tear cracking down on ICOs.

Links:

• Blockchain payments startup Paystand raises $20M Series B to scale operations  - The Block
• Value locked into DeFi protocols has crossed $1 billion - The Block
• Now More Than Ever, SEC Is Scrutinizing Unregistered Token Offerings - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is even at $9,738
XRP is up 1% at at 28 cents
and Ethereum is up 4% at $218

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Kick token up 28%
Aurora up 21%
Waltonchain up 17%

Justin Sun and Warren Buffet had their dinner in Omaha.

SEC commissioner Hester Peirce has proposed a three-year safe harbor period for cryptocurrency startups.

Responding to the coronavirus, South Korea’s POSTECH is set to issue blockchain-stored diplomas to its new graduates.

Links:

• SEC commissioner Hester Peirce proposes a three-year "safe harbor period" for startups conducting token sales - The Block
• South Korean university issues blockchain-stored diplomas amid the spread of the coronavirus - The Block
• It happened: Tron founder Justin Sun dined with Warren Buffett - The Block

Bitcoin is up 1% at $8,903
XRP is up 2% at 24 cents
and Ethereum is up 2% at $171

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Kick token up 96%
Steem up 34%
Bytecoin up 34%

Block.one is changing the blockchain structure behind Voice, its Facebook-challenging social network.

Binance partners with a subsidiary of Yahoo! Japan to operate a separate exchange in the country.

The Libra association forms a 5 member committee to oversee the technical development of the Libra project.

The Proof of Trust plans to list on the London Stock Exchange.

Links:

• Binance ties up with Yahoo! Japan subsidiary to operate a separate exchange in the country - The Block
• Libra Association forms 5-member committee to oversee technical development of the project - The Block
• Blockchain Arbitration Firm Proof of Trust Plans London Stock Exchange Listing - CoinDesk
• Block.One Will Not Launch Its Social Network on EOS - CoinDesk