Bitcoin is up slightly at $36,032
Ethereum is up slightly at $2,709
and Binance Coin is up .5% at $391

Enzyme finance up 25%
Kyber network up 17%

The president of El Salvador is moving to recognize Bitcoin as legal tender within the country.

FTX is paying $210 million to rename the most-valuable pro esports team from TSM to TSM FTX.

Texas governor Greg Abbott signed a law to create a legal framework for cryptocurrencies and blockchain

Second Digital Yuan test in Beijing.

Links:

• Beijing to give away over $6 million in latest digital yuan test
• A Pro E-Sports Team Is Getting $210 Million to Change Its Name - The New York Times
• Greg Abbott on Twitter: "Blockchain is a booming industry that Texas needs to be involved in. I just signed a law for Texas to create a master plan for expanding the blockchain industry in Texas. #Blockchain #Bitcoin #cryptocurrency https://t.co/bMKXxxYooe" / Twitter
• President of El Salvador Says He’s Submitting Bill to Make Bitcoin Legal Tender - CoinDesk

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

Bitcoin is down 1.5% at $9,103
Ethereum is down 1% at 227
and XRP is up slightly at 18 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Maidsafe up 1%
and Kyber Network up 18%

New York Digital Investment Group raised 190 million for one of it’s bitcoin funds.

The European Innovation Council has awarded $5.5 million to six winners of the blockchains for social good program.

Alex Masmej is giving $ALEX token holders control of his life.

IOHK has launched a $20 million fund for ecosystem startups.

Bitcoin is up 1% at $9,197
Ethereum is up slightly at 228
and XRP is up slightly at 18 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Aave up 17%
and Kyber Network up 16%

The ZenGo wallet service discovered a double-spend vulnerability in its competitors wallets.

Crypto custodian Curv raised a 23 million dollar series A.

Lawyers in washington DC can now accept crypto as payment for services.

The UK high court of justice has ordered the exchange GPay to shutter.

Links:

• A newly-disclosed flaw found in several popular Bitcoin wallets could let attackers trick users into thinking they got paid - The Block
• Crypto custodian Curv raises $23 million in Series A funding - The Block
• Acceptance of Cryptocurrency as Payment for Legal Fees
• Online cryptocurrency trading platform shut down by courts - GOV.UK

Bitcoin is up slightly at $9751
Ethereum is up slightly $244
XRP is up slightly at 20 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours
Bolt up 97%
Maker up 22%
Kyber Network up 24%

Bitmain power struggle continues.

Elrond challenges users to 'break it's blockchain' issues 60k bounty.

Bitcoin is up 1% 7,650
Ethereum is up 1% at $196
and XRP is up slightly at 19 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Hive up 81%
Digibyte up 25%
and Kyber Network up 24%

The Dole food company released a 5 year blockchain plan for stronger food safety aiming to advance traceability solutions.

BoostVC the crypto-friendly silicon Valley-based startup accelerator has closed a new $40 million fund.

Crypto-friendly New York based bank Signature Bank saw their net income decline by 30% in the first quarter of 2020.

Bank of International Settlements official Benoît Cœuré says the recent crisis puts central bank digital currency into even sharper focus.

Links:

• Dole Plans Blockchain Food Tracing Overhaul by 2025 - CoinDesk
• Startup accelerator BoostVC closes $40 million fund - The Block
• Coronavirus crisis puts central bank digital currency 'into sharper focus': BIS official - The Block
• Crypto-friendly Signature Bank's net income falls 30% in Q1 2020 - The Block