Bitcoin is down slightly at $43,973
Ethereum is down .5% at $2,983
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $411

Convex Finance up 24%
Render Token up 15%

The Advertising Standards Authority in the UK has banned ads for Floki Inu

Ukraine has promised an airdrop following crypto donations.

Moonpay picks up World of Women #5672 for just under $1M

Bitcoin miners picked up over a billion in revenue in February

Lawmakers in the EU remove possible bitcoin ban from proposed legislation.

Links:

• Stefan Berger on Twitter: "Richtig ist: Der Paragraph ist nicht mehr im Text. Der Bericht muss erst noch im Ausschuss abgestimmt werden. Bei dieser Abstimmung sehen wir dann, wo die Mehrheiten liegen. Die Entscheidung ist noch nicht gefallen #MiCA" / Twitter
• Ukraine / Україна on Twitter: "Airdrop confirmed. Snapshot will be taken tomorrow, on March 3rd, at 6pm Kyiv time (UTC/GMT +2 hours). Reward to follow! Follow subsequent news re Ukraine’s crypto donation campaign at @FedorovMykhailo" / Twitter
• MoonPay strikes again with $754,000 World of Women NFT purchase at Christie's
• Bitcoin miners brought in just over $1 billion in revenue during February
• Floki Inu - ASA | CAP

Bitcoin is down 1% at $54,399
Ethereum is down 1% at $4,102
and Binance Coin is down 2% at $597

Amp up 16%

Google says hackers are using Google Cloud Platform instances to mine crypto

Crypto .com will sponsor the CONMEBOL Libertadores cup from 2023 to 2026.

El Salvador picks up 100 more BTC.

MoonPay helping celebrities buy NFTs.

Links:

• Google's Threat Horizons Report
• CONMEBOL announces multi-year partnership with Crypto.com as Official Partner of CONMEBOL Libertadores
• Nayib Bukele 🇸🇻 on Twitter: "El Salvador just bought the dip. 100 extra coins acquired with a discount 🥳 #Bitcoin 🇸🇻" / Twitter
• MoonPay quietly set up a concierge service to help celebrities buy NFTs

Links:

• FTX.US expands NFT marketplace to support Solana tokens
• Bakkt crypto exchange partners with Google for payments
• Crypto startup MoonPay reaches $3.4 billion valuation after first fundraise

Bitcoin is down .5% at $55,940
Ethereum is down .5% at $1752
and Binance Coin is down 3% at 260.41

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Chiliz up 96%
Matic Network up 42%
Terra up 15%

Gavel falls on NFT history.

Jamaica is looking to pilot a CBDC

Former UK chief for Coinbase joins MoonPay

The bank of Russia looks to create a CBDC prototype

Links:

• Beeple (b. 1981), EVERYDAYS: THE FIRST 5000 DAYS | Christie’s
• Bank of Russia Eyes Digital Ruble Prototype in Late 2021: Report - CoinDesk
• Bank of Jamaica set to roll out digital currency by early 2022
• Beeple NFT Everydays Sells at Christies Auction for $69 Million in Ether - Bloomberg
• Former Coinbase CEO Zeeshan Feroz joins MoonPay as chief growth officer