Links:

• CZ reveals how many users left Binance after mandatory KYC
• Digital ruble should not affect inflation, Bank of Russia says
• India to Ban Crypto as Payment Method but Regulate as Asset: Report
• China's Bitcoin Ban Is The Unnoticed Geopolitical Event Of The Decade | ZeroHedge

Bitcoin is up 1% at $23,342
Ethereum is down 1% at $644
and XRP is down 2% at 57 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
The Graph up 42%
Swissborg up 41%

Bitmain set to end their year-long power struggle by spinning out business lines.

Pantera Capital says ICO fund performance is up 362%

The DOJ asks the FBI to work on a crypto support strategy for the dark web.

Treasury Department suggests new rule for US cryptocurrency holders—more KYC.

Bitcoin breaks 24k.

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news

Bitcoin is up 5 % at $7,572
XRP is up 1% at 19 cents
and Ethereum is up 3% at $133

Those are your leaders by market cap

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Cortex, up 17%

Blockforce filed a proposal for an exchange traded fund composed of 15% bitcoin and 85% global currencies.

Poloniex has dropped KYC for their new level one account tier that has a daily withdrawal limit of $10k per day.

Coinbase announced that they will be "sunsetting Earn.com to focus exclusively on Coinbase Earn."

Links:

• Poloniex exchange drops KYC for withdrawals of up to $10,000 per day - The Block
• Coinbase to begin 'sunsetting Earn.com'; will focus on Coinbase Earn product - The Block
• Why the SEC Asked Blockforce Capital to Pull a Bitcoin ETF Proposal as Soon as It Was Filed - CoinDesk