Bitcoin is down 1% at $41,845
Ethereum is down 1% at $2,735
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $394

Terra up 20%
Waves up 20%
Monero up 16%

Dubai adopts initial crypto legal framework and announces creation of a regulatory and licensing authority.

White House confirms details around Biden’s planned executive order on digital assets.

LimeWire is plots comeback as web3 NFT marketplace.

DOJ charges three men for an alleged $40M crypto investment fraud.

Links:

• Owners and Operators of Online Cryptocurrency Companies Indicted for Defrauding Investors | USAO-EDNY | Department of Justice
• LimeWire announces comeback as web3 NFT marketplace
• Here's what's in Biden's executive order on crypto
• Statement about the Regulatory and Supervisory Framework to assure AML/CFT Compliance across Virtual Assets in the UAE | News | Media Center | Securities and Commodities Authority

Bitcoin is down slightly at $43,147
Ethereum is down 1% at $3,053
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $423

Snoop Dogg wants Death Row Records to be the first major label in the metaverse

Canada sanctions 34 crypto wallets associated with the trucker freedom convoy

Disney promotes Mike White metaverse-leaning position.

US plans new legislation to mitigate risks of El Salvador’s bitcoin adoption.

Links:

• Clubhouse SnoopDogg NFT - YouTube
• Canada Sanctions 34 Crypto Wallets Tied to Trucker 'Freedom Convoy'
• Disney hires Mike White to lean into metaverse efforts
• President Bukele on Twitter

Bitcoin is down slightly at $42,435
Ethereum is down .5 at $2,928
and Binance Coin is down 1% at $400

Crypto central at Super Bowl 56

Propy sells first US based NFT backed property.

UK’s tax enforcement has seized NFTs in £1.4M probe.

Monero watchdogs are raising the alarm over MineXMR — control 44% of hash rate.

Links:

• NFT house sells for $654k in historic auction — Tampa condo up next
• Taxman makes first ever seizure of NFTs
• Concerns grow over Monero mining pool with 44% of its hash rate
• Cryptocurrency’s big Super Bowl ads sold FOMO, not the future - The Verge

Bitcoin is up 1% at $35,500
Ethereum is up 1% at $2,458
and Binance Token is up 1% at 330

Monero up 20%
Zcash up 17%
Helium up 17%

USDC maker Circle is considering a SPAC deal

The SEC has filed a lawsuit against the alleged promoters of the BitConnect crypto Ponzi scheme

US treasury looking to expand crypto reporting

Police in the west midlands discover illicit mining farm.

Links:

• SEC.gov | SEC Charges U.S. Promoters of $2 Billion Global Crypto Lending Securities Offering
• Treasury revenue proposals. (p.94)
• Bitcoin ‘mine’ uncovered during industrial unit raid | News | West Midlands Police
• After $440 million fundraise, Circle is said to be considering a SPAC deal

Bitcoin is up 2% at $41,281
Ethereum is up 2% at $2,738
and Binance Coin is up 1% at $384.

Monero up 22%
Helium up 17%
Hex up 16%

Yield farming aggregator PancakeBunny was exploited via a flash loan attack.

Germany’s Trade Republic has pulled in a $900M Series C

Senator Jane Hume called cryptocurrencies an "asset class that will grow in importance."

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issues scam warning.

Elon Musk thinks the layer-2 payments network Lightning is needed on the Bitcoin network.

Links:

• pancakebunny.finance on Twitter: "Attention Bunny Fam Our project has suffered a flash loan attack from an outside exploiter. We will be posting a post mortem, in depth analysis, but for the time being we would like to update the community as to how this happened." / Twitter
• Germany’s Trade Republic lands $900 million investment led by Sequoia
• Financial Services Minister Jane Hume says cryptocurrency is 'high risk' as Bitcoin falls | Daily Mail Online
• US Agency Issues Alert Warning Consumers of Fraudulent Emails Seeking Bitcoin Wallet Keys - CoinDesk
• Elon Musk on Twitter: "@BTCsessions @TeslaGong @wintonARK Achieving truly decentralized finance – power to the people – is a noble & important goal. Layer count depends on projected bandwidth & compute, both rising rapidly, which means single layer network can carry all human transactions in future imo. For now, Lightning is needed." / Twitter

Bitcoin is down slightly at $56,424
Ethereum is down .5% at $3433
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $624.15

VeChain up 19%
Monero up 17%
Ethereum Classic up 15%

Citi Bank is looking to launch crypto trading, custody and financing services

Amazon is rolling out dedicated mining solutions for Chia on AWS.

GoldmanSachs is leading the $15m Series B Funding round for Coin Metrics

Ether options traders are bullish for $8k

The IRS set to pull records for Kraken users transacting over $20k in Crypto.

Links:

• Coin Metrics Closes $15M Series B Round Led By Goldman Sachs
• Galaxy Digital to Acquire BitGo to Form Pre-Eminent Global Provider of Digital Asset Financial Services for Institutions
• Ether Options Traders Betting on $8K Price Next Month - CoinDesk
• Court Authorizes Service of John Doe Summons Seeking Identities of U.S. Taxpayers Who Have Used Cryptocurrency | OPA | Department of Justice
• Citi considers crypto
• Amazon rolls out Chia crypto mining solution on AWS

Links:

• Institutional XRP inflows surge as AUM nearly doubles
• Atomic swaps and network upgrades send Monero (XMR) price to a 3-year high
• UK Asset Manager Baillie Gifford Invests $100M in Blockchain.com

Bitcoin is down 5% at $35,387
Ethereum is down 1% at $1221
and Polkadot is up 4% at $17.17

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Near protocol up 29%
Avalanche up 15%
The Graph up 15%

Goldman Sachs has issued a request for information to explore digital asset custody.

NYDIG CEO Robert Gutmann said today’s institutional investors in crypto are only looking at Bitcoin.

Ripple technology will power a new malaysia and bangladesh remittance corridor.

Kraken is set to halt XRP trading for US residents.

Bittrex has been mum about why it withdrew support for Dash, ZCash, and Monero.

Mt. Gox creditors will be given the option to take up to 90% of the exchange’s remaining bitcoin.

Links:

• Kraken to Halt XRP Trading for U.S. Residents | Kraken Blog
• Mt. Gox Creditors Can Claim 90% of Bitcoin Left in Bankruptcy: Bloomberg - CoinDesk
• bKash and Mobile Money Connect Through RippleNet to Power Wallet-to-Wallet Remittances | Ripple
• Big institutions are only interested in bitcoin, says NYDIG CEO - The Block
• Goldman Sachs to Enter Crypto Market 'Soon' With Custody Play: Source - CoinDesk
• Bittrex to Delist 'Privacy Coins' Monero, Dash and Zcash - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up 3% at $30,315
Ethereum is up slightly at $737
and Litecoin is down 1% at 125 dollars

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Dogecoin up 44%
Reserve Rights up 23%
Algorand up 15%

Bitcoin has topped 30k for the first time.

Ether from the 2017 Parity wallet hack is on the move.

Bittrex announced they will be delisting privacy coins on January 15th.

DeFi hacks lost 120 million in 15 hacks across 2020.

Non-fungible token artwork posted an all time high of 8.2 million in December

Links:

• Bittrex to Delist 'Privacy Coins' Monero, Dash and Zcash - CoinDesk
• Hackers stole $120 million via 15 DeFi hacks in 2020 - The Block
• $8.2 Million Worth of Crypto Artwork Sold in December - Decrypt
• 2017 Parity wallet hacker begins moving ETH - The Block

Bitcoin is up 1% at $17,185
Ethereum is up 1% at $519
and XRP is up 5% at 56 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Cardano, up 16%
Dash up 16%

Ripple is selling one third of its stake in MoneyGram.

Cyberpunk holdings has liquidated its Ether and Monero to buy more bitcoin.

Curve Finance will distribute nearly $3 million in fees to governance token holders.

Crypto Custodian Copper is looking to make the DeFi space more desirable to institutions.

A DAI price increase led to liquidations in excess of $88 million at Compound.

Links:

• Moneygram International Inc Acquisition Statement SC 13D/A
• Cypherpunk Holdings Inc. Announces Updated Bitcoin Holdings
• Curve Finance Votes to Disperse $3M in Fees to Governance Token Holders - CoinDesk
• Crypto Custodian Copper Aims to Bridge Gap Between DeFi and Traditional Finance With New Tool - CoinDesk
• 🤖 Leshner on Twitter: "This morning, $DAI prices on Coinbase Pro escalated rapidly, leading to the liquidation (repayment) of 85.2M DAI borrowed from Compound. 124 of 225,793 users were impacted; there are no under-collateralized accounts, and all markets are healthy. https://t.co/p2l3v7fNov" / Twitter

Ripple Wants CBDC Senior Director

China Construction Bank Kills Crypto-Bond

CipherTrace Applies for Two Patents to Track Monero

Links:

• Ripple seeks director to engage with central banks on digital currency
• China Construction Bank Pulls Planned Listing of Bitcoin-Tradable Bond - CoinDesk
• CipherTrace Says Homeland Security Work Gave Rise to Monero-Tracking Patent Filings - CoinDesk

OPEC Talks Blockchain at Conference

Ethereum Classic Hit with Third 51% Attack in One Month

CipherTrace Says It Tracks Monero Transactions

Links:

• OPEC to cover blockchain tech in second workshop on energy and IT
• Ethereum Classic Hit by Third 51% Attack in a Month - CoinDesk
• CipherTrace develops Monero-tracing tool to aid US DHS investigations

Bitcoin is down slightly at $11,558
Ethereum is down 2% at $385
and XRP is down 0.5% at 28 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Aragon network up 18%
Cosmos up 17%
and Ocean Protocol up 15%

Researchers at cybersecurity firm Mitiga identified a Monero mining script in a community AWS AMI.

Scientists at the Los Alamos National Laboratory say they’ve designed an AI for detecting would-be cryptojackers.

The CFTC is going after the owner of the fraudulent bitcoin trading scheme Control-Finance.

Links:

• An AWS Virtual Machine Is Infected With Mining Malware. There Could Be Others - CoinDesk
• CFTC seeks $572 million in penalty and restitution from the owner of 'fraudulent' bitcoin scheme Control-Finance - The Block
• Los Alamos Scientists Develop AI to Fight Cryptojacking - CoinDesk

No Monero on Coinbase

Avanti Financial Opens in October

BLINC Settles It

Links:

• Coinbase CEO: Exchange Won’t List XMR Due to ‘Issue With Regulators’
• Wyoming-Based Avanti to Open in October With a New Bank-Issued Digital Asset - CoinDesk
• First Mover: Bitcoin at Last Passes $10K, But Why Has It Struggled While Gold Shone? - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up .05% at $9,538
Ethereum is up 4% at $274
and XRP is up .05% at 20 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
VeThor Token up 23%

A hacker has been using a botnet to infect thousands of computers to hijack them and mine Monero

Apple Co-founder Steve Wozniak has sued Youtube and Google over Bitcoin giveaway scams

Opera’s web browser is reporting for the first time that 170,000 users use its crypto wallets each month.

Links:

• YouTube asks court to dismiss crypto giveaway scam lawsuit filed by Ripple - The Block
• Opera's Built-In Crypto Wallets Have 170K Monthly Active Users - CoinDesk
• Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak Sues YouTube Over Bitcoin Giveaway Scams - CoinDesk
• Newly Discovered Botnet Infected Up to 5,000 Computers with a Monero Miner - CoinDesk

California Giant Berry on the Chain

Bank of Korea Releases CBDC Report

EU Supercomputers Hacked to Mine Monero

Links:

• California Giant Berry Farms Joins IBM Food Trust Blockchain Tracking System
• Advances in Blockchain Drives Banks Toward Digital Currencies, Says Bank of Korea
• EU Supercomputers Hijacked From COVID-19 Research to Mine Cryptocurrency - CoinDesk