Links:

• Senators pressure Facebook to ‘immediately discontinue’ Novi wallet pilot
• Mashinsky says USDT is minted for crypto as $1M bounty offered to unpick reserves
• Bitcoin futures ETF debuts with highest-ever first day ‘natural’ volume of $1B

Investor F

EU and US Ponder Libra

Links:

• Investor F
• Mystery VC Firm Wants Sensitive Evidence Redacted From Telegram Case
• EU Can’t Decide What to do with Libra | Cointelegraph

Libra Later

Coinbase Adds Two Cryptos for NY Customers

Medici Bank Private Beta in October

Links:

• Facebook's Zuckerberg Appears to Put Libra Launch Date in Doubt - CoinDesk
• Coinbase Rolls Out Stellar Lumens (XLM) Trading in New York State
• Coinbase Now Supports Stellar and Chainlink Cryptocurrencies in New York - CoinDesk
• The New Medici Bank Is About to Take On Its First Crypto Clients - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up 2.8% at $10,156
XRP is up slightly at 29 cents
and Ethereum is up 4.2% at $217

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Ripio Credit Network up 25%
Tierion up 22%

The chairman of the US SEC said Bitcoin needs better regulation before it can be listed on NYSE or Nasdaq.

Arab Bank Switzerland is now offering trading and custody services for bitcoin and ethereum.

Mark Zuckerberg will be in washington to meet with senators in the wake of scrutiny over privacy practices.

Square crypto has announced new hires to work on open source projects.

Links:

• Another Swiss bank now offering trading and custody of bitcoin and ether - The Block
• Facebook’s Zuckerberg Clashes With Republican on Company’s Clout - Bloomberg
• Square Crypto Hires Lightning, Libra Developers for 'Bitcoin Dream Team' - CoinDesk
• Jay Clayton Delivering Alpha: Bitcoin trading on major exchange not likely now