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 .5% at $41,690
Ethereum is up 1% at $2,599
and Binance Coin is up 1% at $341

Quant Network up 27%
SiaCoin up 19%
The Graph up 15%

Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard said the US has to have a digital dollar

Goldentree asset management may have been adding undisclosed bitcoin to its balance sheet.

Livepeer raises $20M to take on video streaming platform giants.

The US Marshals pick anchorage digital for custody.

Luxor technologies launched an index for crypto mining stocks.

Links:

• Decentralized Video Protocol Livepeer Raises $20M to Take On Streaming Giants - CoinDesk
• US Marshals Choose Anchorage Digital to Custody, Service Seized Digital Assets | by Anchorage Digital | Anchorage Digital | Jul, 2021 | Medium
• Bitcoin Mining Stocks | HashrateIndex
• GoldenTree, $45b Asset Manager, Is Buying Bitcoin - The Street Crypto: Bitcoin and cryptocurrency news, advice, analysis and more
• UPDATE 1-Fed's Brainard: Can't wrap head around not having U.S. central bank digital currency

Bitcoin is down 1% at $38,835
Ethereum is down .5% at $2,342
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $309

Flow up 48%
Livepeer up 36%
Stacks up 15%

Regulators in Malaysia order Binance to disable website/mobile apps in the country.

Robinhood's historic IPO.

Stoner Cats debut catnip for NFT fans.

Loda secures $15M for first institutional liquidity pools.

Links:

• Robinhood Has the Worst Debut Ever for IPO of Its Size - Bloomberg
• Unavailability of Futures and Derivatives Products in Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands | Binance Support
• SC Takes Enforcement Actions on Binance for Illegally Operating in Malaysia - Media Releases | Securities Commission Malaysia
• Australian Lending Startup Loda Gets $15M to Further Crypto Collateralization Efforts - CoinDesk
• Stoner Cats NFT Drop Sells Out But Would-be Buyers Bite Back Over Failed Transactions - The Defiant - DeFi News