Bitcoin is up .5% at $29,668
Ethereum is up .5% at $1784
and Binance Coin is up .5% at $296

Those are your leaders by market cap - top gainers in the last 24 hours:
IOTEX up 18%

BAYC Discord hacked.

CFTC says consumers lost over $1B to fraud involving crypto last year.

Abu Dhabi to give free crypto domains to all women who live and work in the capital.

MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor says zoom out.

Links:

• MicroStrategy CEO Saylor says bitcoin’s near-term volatility largely irrelevant
• Abu Dhabi Investment Office and Access Abu Dhabi Team Up with Unstoppable Domains to Give All Women in the UAE Capital Free Crypto, NFT and Blockchain Domains
• OKHotshot on Twitter: "🚨BAYC & OtherSide discords got compromised‼️ Seems because Community Manager @BorisVagner got his account breached, which let the scammers execute their phishing attack. Over 145E in was stolen Proper permissions could prevent this https://t.co/lCl2DfZQ0W" / Twitter
• New Analysis Finds Consumers Reported Losing More than $1 Billion in Cryptocurrency to Scams since 2021 | Federal Trade Commission

Bitcoin is down slightly at $47,351
Ethereum is down slightly at $3,409
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $439

Zilliqa up 54%
Aave up 17%

Axie Infinity’s Ethereum side chain exploited

Michael Saylor & Macrostrategy take out $205M loan to buy more bitcoin.

Greenpeace launches "Change the Code not the climate" campaign.

FCA to extend temporary registration deadline for select crypto firms.

Bitcoin is up slightly at $47,086
Ethereum is up 3% at $3,966
and Binance Coin is down .5% at $531

Aave up 17%

Michael Saylor and Microstrategy are trying to figure out what to do with all that BTC.

Adidas picks up 23M from it’s collaborative “Into the Metaverse” drop

Polygon and Seven Seven Six launch $200 million Web3 fund.

Bitwise launches NFT tracking index fund

Links:

• Polygon and Reddit co-founder's VC launch $200 million Web3 fund
• Adidas Originals NFT drop nets $23 million - Crypto Daily™
• MicroStrategy’s Saylor Lays Out Ways Firm Could Generate Yield From Its Massive Bitcoin Holdings
• Bitwise Launches Blue-Chip NFT Index Fund, Offering Broad Exposure to the Most Iconic Digital Art Collections | Business Wire

Bitcoin is down .5% at $49,247
Ethereum is down .5% at $4,288
and Binance Coin is down .5% at $592

Wax up 33%
Gala up 16%
Near Protocol up 15%

Wallet maker Ledger debuts crypto-linked debit card for US and EU customers.

Michael Saylor and Microstrategy pick up 1,434 BTC.

Messari launches Messari Governor to aid DAOs

Meta's crypto wallet Novi launches on WhatApp.

Links:

• Stephane Kasriel on Novi
• Introducing Messari Governor: The First-to-Market, Governance Aggregator and Voting Platform | Messari
• MicroStrategy Says It Bought 1,434 Bitcoins Since Nov. 29
• SIGN UP NOW: Our Ledger-powered Crypto Life “CL” Card is coming! | Ledger

Bitcoin is up .5% at $60,012
Ethereum is up .5% at $1905
and Binance Coin is down 1% at 277.51

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Chiliz up 50%
SushiSwap up 20%
BitTorrent up 20%

Bitcoin broke the $60k barrier.

Microstrategy added another $15M in bitcoin to its treasury.

DogeDex atomic swap platform for Dogecoin is live

Patrick Mahomes joins Gronk in minting digital sports collectibles on the blockchain.

The australian government has set aside $7 million for blockchain pilot projects.

Links:

• Decentralized Exchange Launches for Dogecoin Swaps - CoinDesk
• Department of Industry solving regulatory issues with AU$6.9m blockchain funding | ZDNet
• MicroStrategy Acquires Additional $15 Million in Bitcoin at Average Price of $57,146
• Rafael Schultze-Kraft on Twitter: "$100m+ short liquidations within 10 minutes. Don't 👏 bet 👏 against 👏 #Bitcoin 👏 Chart: https://t.co/5enuFiIxQG https://t.co/lGOAMtnGAb" / Twitter
• Patrick Mahomes to sell NFT trading cards

Bitcoin is up 1% at $34,012
Ethereum is up .5% at $1361
and XRP is down .5% at .49 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Avalanche up 27%
Ethos up 23%
The Graph up 15%

MicroStrategy looks for more bitcoin.

India proposes ban on private cryptos

Bitcoin Core dev Jonas Schnelli receives grant from bitcoin miner Marathon Patent Group.

Ripple files court response to the SEC’s XRP lawsuit

Links:

• MicroStrategy says it will look into 'various approaches' to obtain more bitcoin
• India's bulletin
• Marathon Patent Group Provides One-Year Grant to World-Renowned Bitcoin Core Developer Jonas Schnelli :: Marathon Patent Group (MARA)
• Ripple filing

Bitcoin is down 2% at $31,854
Ethereum is down 2% at $1225
and Polkadot is down 3% at $17.26

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Decentraland up 23%
ThorChain up 15%

Michael Saylor and Microstrategy pick up another 10M in Bitcoin.

Bank of International Settlements to test central bank digital currencies on own platform.

Sberbank has applied to become a licensed digital assets issuer—plans own stablecoin.

Huobi COO Jiawei Zhu detained at length as part of OTC investigation.

Bitcoin is down 2% at $13,044
Ethereum is down 2% at $383
and XRP is down 2.5% at 24 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Digibyte up 18%

A flash loan was used to vote in a governance mechanism for MakerDAO.

Michael Saylor discusses personal BTC holdings.

Dry season brings Chinese miners' hash rate down 10%

Links:

• [Urgent] Flash Loans and securing the Maker Protocol - Updates - MakerDAO
• Michael Saylor on Twitter: "Some have asked how much #BTC I own. I personally #hodl 17,732 BTC which I bought at $9,882 each on average. I informed MicroStrategy of these holdings before the company decided to buy #bitcoin for itself." / Twitter
• Bitcoin hash rate drops over 10% as Chinese miners migrate to fossil fuel plants - The Block

Mick Mulvaney Joins The Digital Chamber of Commerce Board

MicroStrategy CEO Says Bitcoin 'Less Risky" Than Holding Cash

Reuters Reports Robinhood Rounds Up Robust G-Round: Rakes In $600 Million in Resources

Links:

• MicroStrategy CEO could ‘liquidate $200M in Bitcoin on a Saturday’
• Digital Chamber Adds Mulvaney to Board of Advisors; Visa, Goldman Join Executive Committee - CoinDesk
• Robinhood Raises Cool $660M in Extended Funding Round - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down 2% at $10,880
Ethereum is down 2% at $374
and XRP is down 2% at 25 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Celo up 35%
and Curve up 15%

Kava labs has launched harvest.io a yield-generating DeFi platform for bitcoin and other non-ethereum assets.

Carolyn Wilkins, a bank of canada deputy, will not seek a re-election.

Michael Saylor explains MicroStrategy's Bitcoin buying.

An artist in South Carolina is tokenizing his body for tattoos.

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Links:

• Rarible - Bishop
• Bank of Canada Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn A. Wilkins will not seek second term - Bank of Canada
• MicroStrategy’s CEO reveals the company’s surprising Bitcoin buying strategy
• New Binance-Backed DeFi Site Lets You Earn Yield on Bitcoin, Other Non-Ethereum Assets - CoinDesk