Bitcoin is down 1% at $9.264
XRP is down half a % at at 23 cents
and Ethereum is up half a % at $177

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Latoken up 20%
Monacoin up 17%
V Systems up 15%

TruStory which raised $3 million in 2018 to form a token-based digital debate platform is shuttering.

Curioinvest and Merj have linked up to offer tokens backed by rare and luxury cars.

A cryptocurrency mining malware has been located in a wallpaper of the late basketball legend Kobe Bryant.

Cambodia’s central bank is set to launch a blockchain based interbank payments platform this quarter.

Links:

• VC-backed token project TruStory is shutting down because of ‘unsustainable’ business model - The Block
• Two firms partner to tokenize luxury cars, including Ferrari - The Block
• Cambodia’s central bank set to launch ‘quasi’ form of digital currency this quarter - The Block
• Microsoft finds crypto mining malware in late Kobe Bryant's wallpaper - The Block

Bitcoin is up 2% at $8,828
XRP is up 2% at 23 cents
and Ethereum is up 4% at $168

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Ethereum classic up 29%
Monacoin up 23%

"Cold War" currency talks at a pre-davos conference.

Former CFTC Chairman Christopher Giancarlo, partners with former LabCFTC Director Daniel Gorfine to form the Digital Dollar Foundation.

Renewed efforts for a de minimis tax exemption heads back to the US Congress.

Links:

• Currency 'Cold War' Takes Center Stage at Pre-Davos Crypto Confab - CoinDesk
• Former CFTC Officials Ramp Up Push for Digital Dollar With Accenture Partnership - CoinDesk
• New Congressional bill seeks de minimis tax exemption for smaller crypto transactions - The Block

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Monacoin up 31%
Bytecoin up 25%
and Aragon up 24%

The Libra Association chief has said that Libra stable coin is scheduled to launch by the end of 2020.

Germany is denouncing Libra saying they will block market-relevant private stable coins from the country.

Square is apparently looking to roll out free stock trades on Cash App.

Bitcoin is headed to the premier league as part of a brand partnership with sportsbet & Watford FC.

Coinme, the company behind the crypto ATMs and kiosks raised 1.5 million.

Links:

• Libra stablecoin scheduled to launch by end of 2020, says Libra Association chief - The Block
• Germany takes aim at Facebook Libra; plans to block private stablecoins - The Block
• Jack Dorsey's Square Is Testing a New Free Stock-Trading Service - Bloomberg
• Premier League soccer team will sport Bitcoin logo on jersey - The Block
• Largest Bitcoin ATM Network Coinme Raises New Funding from Ripple's Xpring  - CoinDesk