Bitcoin is down slightly at $43,147
Ethereum is down 1% at $3,053
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $423

Snoop Dogg wants Death Row Records to be the first major label in the metaverse

Canada sanctions 34 crypto wallets associated with the trucker freedom convoy

Disney promotes Mike White metaverse-leaning position.

US plans new legislation to mitigate risks of El Salvador’s bitcoin adoption.

Links:

• Clubhouse SnoopDogg NFT - YouTube
• Canada Sanctions 34 Crypto Wallets Tied to Trucker 'Freedom Convoy'
• Disney hires Mike White to lean into metaverse efforts
• President Bukele on Twitter

Bitcoin is up slightly at $63,690
Ethereum is up slightly at $4,619
and Binance Coin down slightly at $630

IoTeX up 31%
Livepeer up 24%
crypto.com chain up 20%

The SEC rejects VanEck’s Spot Bitcoin ETF proposal

Bitcoin’s Taproot upgrade activates this weekend.

Sotheby’s will feature real-time bids in Ethereum for Banksy auction.

AMC theaters will accept Bitcoin, Ether Bitcoin Cash, and Litecoin

Bakkt reports a $28.8M net loss across the third quarter.

Links:

• Taproot, Bitcoin’s Long-Anticipated Upgrade, Activates This Weekend
• SEC rejection
• Sotheby’s to hold real-time bids in ETH for Banksy art auction
• Adam Aron on Twitter: "Big newsflash! As promised, many new ways NOW to pay online at AMC.  We proudly now accept: drumroll, please… Bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin. Also Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal. Incredibly, they already account for 14% of our total online transactions! Dogecoin next. https://t.co/a7pqYBm7HB" / Twitter
• Bakkt - Bakkt Reports Third Quarter 2021 Results

Bitcoin is up 2% at $34,131
Ethereum is up 2% at $1,979
and Binance Coin is up 2% at $309

Klaytn up 26%
Tron up 20%

Crypto showman John McAfee who was reportedly found dead yesterday in a Spanish prison. Condolences to his family and team.

Coinbase has registered with the financial services agency in Japan.

Bitcoin’s hashrate has fallen by nearly 50% in over a month.

Paris based Crypto data firm Kaiko has closed a $24M series A

The Yield team has raised $10M to further build out the DeFi Bond Market.

Links:

• John McAfee, antivirus software magnate, found dead in Spanish prison after his extradition to the US was approved - CNN
• Coinbase Global enters Japan, poised to offer five cryptocurrencies (NASDAQ:COIN) | Seeking Alpha
• Yield team raises $10 million to build out DeFi bond market
• Crypto data firm Kaiko closes $24 million Series A funding round
• Bitcoin hashrate drops by nearly 50% following China's mining crackdown

Bitcoin is up 1% at $36,123
Ethereum is up .5% at $2,252
and Binance Coin is up 1% at $340

Celer Network up 19%
Enzyme Finance up 15%

An estate in Decentraland has sold for nearly a million dollars.

Scammers are sending out fake hardware wallets to Ledger users

The US government is auctioning off seized bitcoin along with litecoin this weekend

BBVA is opening bitcoin training and custody services in Switzerland.

Galaxy Digital is now serving as the liquidity provider for Goldman.

Bitcoin is down 1% at $40,860
Ethereum is down 1% at $1225
and XRP is up 1% at 32 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Bitcoin SV up 32%
Iota up 19%
and Loopring up 15%

Bitcoin hits new ATH

Derebit adds 300k option

Kraken sees $1B staked in 2020

Morgan Stanley has a 10.9% position in Microstrategy

eToro sees retail rush.

Finland offloading confiscated BTC.

Links:

• Deribit on Twitter: "We've added the #Bitcoin $300K strike in Dec21 expiry! 🧑‍🚀🌕🚀" / Twitter
• EDGAR Filing Documents for 0000895421-21-000003
• Exchange eToro Seeks to Deter New Users in Sign of Surging Retail Demand for Crypto - CoinDesk
• Kraken says its customers have staked more than $1 billion in crypto via its service - The Block
• Finland's customs authority is looking to sell bitcoin seized in 2016, now worth more than $75 million - The Block

Bitcoin Tops $37K

China CBDC Apps Banned

Coinbase and Bitstamp Experience Outages

Bitcoin is up 10%% at $34,819
Ethereum is up 11% at $1139
and Litecoin is up 6% at 162 dollars

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Stellar up 96%
Cardano up 37%
and NEM up 33%

Bitcoin has crossed 35k for the first time.

Grayscale removes XRP from large-cap fund.

Tetragon sues Ripple for stock redemption.

Former Bakkt CEO Kelly Loeffler lost her senate seat in a run-off.

The office of the comptroller of the currency said federally regulated banks can use stable coins to conduct payments and other activities.

Links:

• Former Bakkt CEO Kelly Loeffler Loses Senate Seat - CoinDesk
• Ripple Investor Sues to Force Stock Redemption on SEC Claim - Bloomberg
• Grayscale Drops XRP From Large Cap Crypto Fund Following Ripple SEC Suit - CoinDesk
• OCC Letter on Banks Using Stablecoins, Acting as Blockchain Nodes | Cryptocurrency | Cheque

Bitcoin is up 8.5% at $34,015
Ethereum is up 15% at $875
and Litecoin is up 17% at 152 dollars

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Dogecoin up 67%
VeChain up 30%

Bitcoin’s market value now above 635 billion dollars.

XRP falls to number 6 in market dominance.

Ether trades above 800 for the first time since 2018.

Derebit announces 200k options.

Edan Yago asks if Bitcoin layer 2 endangers the relevance of Ethereum.

Defi crosses 15B locked-in.

Average VC funding in the crypto space up a third.

Bitcoin is up 3% at $30,315
Ethereum is up slightly at $737
and Litecoin is down 1% at 125 dollars

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Dogecoin up 44%
Reserve Rights up 23%
Algorand up 15%

Bitcoin has topped 30k for the first time.

Ether from the 2017 Parity wallet hack is on the move.

Bittrex announced they will be delisting privacy coins on January 15th.

DeFi hacks lost 120 million in 15 hacks across 2020.

Non-fungible token artwork posted an all time high of 8.2 million in December

Links:

• Bittrex to Delist 'Privacy Coins' Monero, Dash and Zcash - CoinDesk
• Hackers stole $120 million via 15 DeFi hacks in 2020 - The Block
• $8.2 Million Worth of Crypto Artwork Sold in December - Decrypt
• 2017 Parity wallet hacker begins moving ETH - The Block

Bitcoin is up 3% at $29,440
Ethereum is up .5% at $738
and Litecoin is up 2.5% at 127 dollars

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Nem up 19%
Theta Token up 18%

Congress wants more time to evaluate the FinCEN proposal.

Serbia re-legalizes digital assets trading and issuance.

Mining rig maker Ebang is set to become a crypto exchange in 2021.

Binance Pool signs on to support the Taproot bitcoin upgrade.

Xapo will end service to US customers as of March 1st .

Links:

• Xapo to Discontinue Service to US Customers in March - CoinDesk
• Ebang International Holdings Inc. to Launch Cryptocurrency Exchange in the First Quarter of 2021 Nasdaq:EBON
• Alejandro De La Torre on Twitter: "Binance responded with a YES for Taproot! 🎊 Mining pools in favor of the #taproot upgrade now at 91.05%!! Big thanks to the #bitcoin community for pressuring Binance to give us a response :) https://t.co/iyIUgBkbru" / Twitter
• Serbia Legalizes Digital Assets Trading and Issuance - CoinDesk
• US representatives ask Mnuchin to extend comment period for proposed wallet rule to traditional 60 days - The Block

Bitcoin is up 2.5% at $28,369
Ethereum is up 1% at $731
and Litecoin is up slightly at 124 dollars

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Uniswap up 22%
Theta Token up 15%

BItcoin crosses 29k for the first time

Andre Cronje released a new DeFi protocol called yCredit.

BitGo settles with the US treasury over sanctions violations

Coinbase faces class action lawsuit in California over the XRP sale.

Van Eck is going back to the SEC for a bitcoin ETF.

Russell Okung becomes first NFL player to take BTC in his salary.

Links:

• Bitcoin Hits $29K for First Time Ever, Raising HODLer Hopes for $30K by New Year's - CoinDesk
• Russell Okung Becomes First NFL Player to Be Paid in Bitcoin - CoinDesk
• BitGo settles with US Treasury over sanctions violations - The Block
• Coinbase faces class action lawsuit in California over XRP sale - The Block

Bitcoin is up 12% at $23,250
Ethereum is up 7% at $664
and XRP is up 12% at 57 cents

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Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Litecoin up 15%
Nexo up 21%

Bitcoin hits new all-time high above 23k.

Ruffer investments hedges with a $744k BTC investment.

Salvation Army is now accepting Bitcoin and Ethereum donations across the US.

NiceHash has refunded 4,640 BTC to users who were affected in a hack in 2017.

American Express is investing in institutional trading platform FalconX.

Links:

• FalconX Announces Investment from American Express Ventures and Discloses Around $3 Billion per Month in Transaction Volumes | Business Wire
• Guggenheim CIO Says Bitcoin 'Should Be Worth' $400,000 - CoinDesk
• Ruffer Investment Co. Allocates 2.5 Percent Portfolio ($15 Million) To Bitcoin – Bitcoin Magazine
• NiceHash CEO letter | NiceHash
• Engiven's Crypto Donation Platform Selected by the Salvation Army

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Bitcoin is up 4% at $12,932
Ethereum is up 8% at $413
and XRP is up 5% at 26 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Ren up 15%
Synthetix up 15%

PayPal's soft custodian announcement sends Bitcoin to its highest since late 2017.

The CEO of Ripple has raised concerns about Ripple's long-term position in the US due to regulatory ambiguity.

Kraken has kicked off trading in Japan again after a 2 year hiatus.

An EY led group has bid for the Korean CBDC pilot project.

Links:

• Kraken anncouncement
• PayPal Official News
• Ripple considers other countries for the HQ
• EY bids for Korean CBDC

Litecoin Adopts Nimblewimble for Privacy

WEF Raps Standards Setting Organizations

Jeff Horowitz Leaves Coinbase

Links:

• New WEF study reveals issues facing blockchain and crypto standards
• In Effort to Differentiate, Litecoin Makes a Move to Privacy - CoinDesk
• Coinbase Chief Compliance Officer Departs Amid Wider Exodus - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down slightly at 9,129
Ethereum is up slightly at $206
and XRP is up slightly at 20 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Theta token up 19%
Electroneum up 18%
and Digibyte up 16%

The Litecoin foundation and Atari have formed a new partnernership.

Iranian president Hassan Rouhani has calls on the government for a renewed national approach to crypto.

Canaan reported a net loss of $5.6 million for the first quarter of 2020.

FTX(.)us went live at the end of this week.

Links:

• FTX.US goes live, CEO says the crypto exchange has 'tons of liquidity' to offer - The Block
• Iranian President Calls for National Crypto Mining Strategy - CoinDesk
• Litecoin and Atari team up in anticipation of the Atari Token's launch - The Block
• Canaan Reports $5.6M Loss in Q1 Despite Bitcoin Miner Price Cut - CoinDesk