Bitcoin is up slightly at $44,920
Ethereum is up slightly at $3,254
and Binance Coin is up 1.5% at $434

Anchor Protocol up 19%

Gucci buys land in The Sandbox

McDonalds & Panera file trademarks for virtual restaurants in metaverse

EOS considering legal action against block.one

Sotheby’s to auction off 104 cryptopunks.

Links:

• Yves La Rose on Twitter: "As Founder of @EosNFoundation I share your frustrations! We are taking further steps to hold @B1 accountable for its past actions and broken promises against #EOS. Review of ALL possible legal recourse to seek $4.1B in damages underway. Let's do this together! #4BillionDAO coming" / Twitter
• McDonald’s and Panera Bread file trademarks for virtual restaurants
• Gucci plans virtual world for Gen Z on The Sandbox | Vogue Business
• Sotheby's on Twitter: "CryptoPunks get the Sotheby's treatment. Our next #SothebysMetaverse sale 'Punk It! 104 CryptoPunks. 1 Lot.' will be a landmark LIVE Evening Auction on February 23. A truly historic sale for an undeniably historic NFT project. https://t.co/LAu6j8Atu3" / Twitter

Bitcoin is up .5% at $36,583
Ethereum is up 1% at $2,442
and Binance Coin is up .5% at $373

Fantom up 23%
Helium up 19%
Vechain up 18%

MicroStrategy Still buying

Elon Musk tweets at McDonalds I will eat a happy meal on tv if you [sic] accept Dogecoin

Blockparty partners with Warner Music Group

OpenSea releases update to stop NFT exploit

Thailand is set to ban digital asset operators from crypto as a means of payment

Bithumb announces they’ll block unregistered addresses.

Links:

• Thailand to regulate use of digital assets as payments | Reuters
• WMG Digital Collectibles Platform Blockparty Partners with Warner Music Group
• NFT Marketplace OpenSea Launches New Listing Manager After Discount Bug
• South Korean Crypto Exchange Bithumb Will Block Unregistered Wallets

Bitcoin is down .5% at $48,336
Ethereum is down .5% at $4,008
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $552

KuCoin up 18%
Near Protocol up 16%

Pepsi is launching generative NFT collection.

Two Bitcoin core contributors step down.

Someone pays .000069ETH to leave slur on McDonalds McRib NFT — goes unnoticed and will be linked to the project.

Links:

• The Pepsi Mic Drop
• 2 Prominent Bitcoin Core Contributors Step Away From Their Roles
• McDonald’s McRib NFT Project Links to Racial Slur Recorded on Blockchain

Bitcoin is up 4% 7,466
Ethereum is up .5% at $185
and XRP is up 1.5% at 19 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Digibyte up 22%
Hive up 41%
and Aave up 15%

Binance has released a new social payments app in Africa called Bundle.

Mcdonalds, Starbucks, and Subway are piloting China’s CBDC in a promotional pilot in the Xiong New Area.

Coinlist moved into the Defi market this week.

Coinbase has launched a decentralized price oracle.

Links:

• McDonalds, Subway, Starbucks Pilot CBDC
• Binance launches social payments app 'Bundle' in Africa - The Block
• Jack Dorsey-backed token listing platform CoinList expands to DeFi - The Block
• Coinbase launches a price oracle as it widens its focus on DeFi space - The Block