Bitcoin is down .5% at $19,219
Ethereum is down .5% at $1046
and Binance Coin is down 1% at $215

Meta to shutter Novi Crypto wallet.

CEO of KuCoin says exchange is fine despite rumors.

3AC files chapter 15.

Sam Bankman Fried says he'll consider belagured miners to help crypto contagion.

Voyager Digitial temporarily halts trading, withdrawals, deposits.

Links:

• Johnny_KuCoin on Twitter: "Be aware of FUDs! Not sure who's spreading these sheer rumors, and what their intentions are, but #KuCoin does not have any exposure to LUNA, 3AC, Babel, etc. No “immense suffer” from any “coin collapse”, no plan to halt withdrawal, everything on KuCoin is operating well." / Twitter
• Three Arrows Capital Files for Bankruptcy in New York Tied to British Virgin Islands Proceeding
• After BlockFi Deal, Sam Bankman-Fried Explores Buying Distressed Crypto Miners - Bloomberg
• Voyager Digital Provides Market Update
• International Money Transfers & Remittances | Novi

Bitcoin is down .5% at $48,336
Ethereum is down .5% at $4,008
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $552

KuCoin up 18%
Near Protocol up 16%

Pepsi is launching generative NFT collection.

Two Bitcoin core contributors step down.

Someone pays .000069ETH to leave slur on McDonalds McRib NFT — goes unnoticed and will be linked to the project.

Links:

• The Pepsi Mic Drop
• 2 Prominent Bitcoin Core Contributors Step Away From Their Roles
• McDonald’s McRib NFT Project Links to Racial Slur Recorded on Blockchain

Bitcoin is up slightly at $49,102
Ethereum is down .5% at $4,161
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $585

Mir Coin up 30%
KuCoin up 15%

CryptoPunk #4156 sells for $10.2M

Polygon acquiring Mir Protocol for $400M

Palm NFT studio raised $27M in a series B.

Paradigm is pulling in $35 million in a fundrais to expand into DeFi.

Links:

• Crypto derivatives platform Paradigm nabs $400 million valuation in funding round
• Polygon acquires ZK-rollups startup Mir Protocol for $400 million
• A rare CryptoPunk has sold at a record $10.2 million
• Microsoft leads $27 mln early-stage funding in crypto startup Palm NFT Studio | Reuters

Bitcoin is down slightly at $60,532
Ethereum is down slightly at $2161
and Binance Coin is up slightly at 485.32

Mirror protocol up 17%
KuCoin up 15%
XRP up 15%

Christies will auction off nine CryptoPunks next month.

Russian Central Bank officials indicate digital Ruble will launch in 2023.

Caruso properties announced it will accept bitcoin for rent

Square Crypto and Gemini teamed up to send a grant to the developers of The Mempool Open Source Project.

Links:

• Caruso Bitcoin - Los Angeles Times
• Russian central bank officials indicate that a digital ruble will launch in 2023
• Cryptopunks on Christies

Bitcoin is up 2% at $15,884
Ethereum is up slightly at $461
and XRP is down 0.5% at 25 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Stacks up 16%

US President-elect Joe biden has added former CFTC chairman and crypto enthusiast Gary Gensler to his transition team.

Chainalysis wants to help the US sell the Silk Road trove.

Binance has paid a bounty of 200k to investigators who helped with the arrest of bad actors.

Deel unveils a crypto payroll tool.

KuCoin co-founder Johnny Lyu said 84% of the funds from the recent hack have been recovered.

Links:

• Binance Gives $200K to Investigators Who Helped Identify Actors Behind 2018 Attack - CoinDesk
• Chainalysis Wants to Help the Feds Sell Millions in Forfeited Bitcoin - CoinDesk
• Joe Biden transition team adds former CFTC chair and crypto-focused academic Gary Gensler - The Block
• lyu_johnny on Twitter: "(1/3) Latest updates about #KuCoin Security Incident: So far, 84% of the affected assets have been recovered via approaches like on-chain tracking, contract upgrade and judicial recovery. As asked by the law enforcements, we will publish all the details once the case is closed." / Twitter
• Andreesen Horowitz-backed Deel launches crypto payroll tool - The Block

Bitcoin is up .05% at $10,607
Ethereum is up slightly at $347
and XRP is down slightly at 23 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Origintrail up 80%

ICE seeks software to streamline financial auditing management including digital currencies like Bitcoin.

KuCoin CEO Johhny Lyu hints at known suspects from last month’s $281 million hack.

SEC chairman said the agency is open to the idea of a tokenized ETF.

September marked the first time in history that Etherum miners made more from fees than from block rewards.

Several employees at Coinbase take the severance packages following CEO Brian Armstrong’s offer.

Episode sponsored by ungrocery.com

Links:

• Coinbase Employees Have Begun to Take Severance Packages - CoinDesk
• SEC Chairman Open to Crypto-based Exchange-Traded Fund
• lyu_johnny on Twitter: "A quick update since my last livestream on Sep 30. After a thorough investigation, we have found the suspects of the 9.26 #KuCoin Security Incident with substantial proof at hand. Law enforcement officials and police are officially involved to take action." / Twitter
• First time in Ethereum's history, miners made more from fees than from block rewards
• beta.SAM.gov

KuCoin Hackers Move Crypto to Decentralized Exchanges

E&Y Debut OpsChain Network Procurement Platform

Only 2.5 Million Bitcoin Left to Be Mined

Links:

• KuCoin hackers keep moving stolen tokens to the largest DeFi exchange
• EY Releases Enterprise Procurement Solution on Ethereum Blockchain - CoinDesk
• Only 2.5 million Bitcoin left to mine

Bitcoin is up 1% at $10,718
Ethereum is up 2% at $351
and XRP is up 1% at 24 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Ren up 23%
and yearn finance up 20%

KuCoin has been hit with a security breach.

Kristy Lynn Felkins faces murder-for-hire charges.

Gemini has added support for seven new DeFi tokens.

University of Cambridge reports 189% increase in unique crypto users.

Episode sponsored by ungrocery.com

Links:

• KuCoin | Cryptocurrency Exchange | Buy & Sell Bitcoin, Ethereum, and more
• Nevada Woman Charged in Bitcoin Murder-for-Hire as a Mystery Hacker Again Turns Tipster - CoinDesk
• Gemini to Support New DeFi Tokens | Gemini
• 3rd Global Cryptoasset Benchmarking Study - CCAF publications - Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance - Centres - Faculty & research - CJBS