Bitcoin is down 1% at $7,302
XRP is down slightly at 19 cents
and Ethereum is up 2% at $132

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Library credits, up 22%

China is gearing up for it’s first possible blockchain ETF. 

Bithumb receives tax bill just shy of $70 million.

The IOTA Foundation says mainnet has been fixed

Ripple targets more partnerships with Brazilian banks in the coming year.

Treadway commission set to issue guidance over uses of blockchain in supply chain management & financial services.

Links:

• China could soon have its first blockchain ETF - The Block
• Ripple plans to expand partnerships with Brazilian banks in 2020 - The Block
• Crypto exchange Bithumb hit with a massive tax bill of over $69M - The Block
• Treadway Commission to Issue Blockchain Security Guidance in 2020 - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up 0.5% at $7,348
XRP is up 1% at 19 cents
and Ethereum is up 2% at $129

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Library credits, up 25%

Coinbase Wallet is set to remove it’s Dapp to comply with Apple’s app store policy.

Paraguay is set to develop regulation to comply with the FATF’s guidance on virtual asset service providers.

18 central banks are developing sovereign digital currencies

Huobi Global is launching a fiat-currency gateway for its Indonesian subsidiary

Links:

• Coinbase Wallet to remove DApp browser to comply with Apple's policy - The Block
• Huobi launches fiat-to-crypto gateway in Indonesia - The Block
• At least 18 central banks are developing sovereign digital currencies - The Block
• Paraguay audits crypto to develop regulation to comply with FATF - The Block

Bitcoin is up 1% at $7,302
XRP is up 3% at 19 cents
and Ethereum is up 2.5% at $127

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

Bitfinex has beefed up its KYC process.

Virgil Griffith, the ethereum research scientist, has been denied bail by the US attorney’s office.

Google has suspended MetaMask’s Android client from its app store.

Project Sand Dollar will kick off today in Exuma.

Swiss president Ueli Maurer stated that Libra does not have a chance of being successful.

Links:

• Bitfinex tightens its KYC process, asking verified users to submit additional information - The Block
• Central Bank of The Bahamas to begin piloting digital currency - The Block
• Google suspends MetaMask's Android client; rejects appeal - The Block
• Ethereum research scientist Virgil Griffith denied bail in North Korea case - The Block
• Swiss president: The current form of Facebook's Libra has 'failed' - The Block

Bitcoin is up half a percent at $7,183
XRP is up 1.5% at 19 cents
and Ethereum is up 2% at $129

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
LBRY credits, up 37%
Primecoin up 23%

Bitwise has penned a new letter to the SEC trying to address their ETF concerns.

USPTO sides with Disney over Tron foundation's attempts to trademark Tron, TronNetwork and Tronix.

The SEC is postponing a decision on a proposal filed by Wilshire Phoenix until February.

The Chinese internet giant Alibaba Group has won two U.S. patents designed to make its blockchain network safer and faster.

Blockchain security firm CipherTrace has partnered with the Anti-Human Trafficking Intelligence Initiative to track cryptocurrency transactions from suspected traffickers.

Links:

• Bitwise writes to SEC again, saying it is ‘committed’ to creating a bitcoin ETF - The Block
• Tron Foundation partner sought U.S. trademarks but Disney pushed back and won - The Block
• SEC Punts Decision on Wilshire Phoenix's Bitcoin ETF Proposal to February - CoinDesk
• Alibaba Patents Would Secure, Accelerate Its Consortium Blockchain - CoinDesk
• CipherTrace to Tackle 'Modern-Day Slavery' With Crypto Analytics - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up 8% at $7,217
XRP is up 4%% at 19 cents
and Ethereum up 4% at $127

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Stratis , up 21%
Horizon up 16%
Library credits up 15%

Federal reserve governor Lael Brainard feels that the Facebook-led Libra project has a “core set of legal and regulatory challenges” ahead.

BitGo is sounding the alarm for its Bitcoin SV customers.

The SEC is proposing a long over-due update in their accredited investor process.

US authorities have arrested and formally charged a 19 year old from Brooklyn over a sim-swapping identity and crypto theft.

Links:

• US authorities arrest alleged SIM swapper for stealing $1M in crypto - The Block
• SEC proposes wider definition of 'accredited investor' to expand market access - The Block
• BitGo Warns Users to Withdraw Bitcoin SV Over Hard Fork Threat to Wallets - CoinDesk
• Libra Lacks Clarity on 'Opaque' Currency Basket, Says Fed Reserve Governor - CoinDesk