Bitcoin is up slightly at $19,811
Ethereum is down slightly at $1547
and Binance Coin down slightly at $276

FIFA & Algorand announce FIFA+ NFT collection.

UBS & Wealthfront part ways.

Hackers target acting icon Bill Murray.

dYdX requires liveness check for promotion

Links:

• FIFA to launch FIFA+ Collect
• UBS, Wealthfront call off $1.4 billion deal
• dYdX on Twitter: "Due to extremely overwhelming demand of the $25 deposit bonus promotion, we are ending the campaign, effective immediately. Thank you to the many thousands of new users that onboarded to dYdX today. We truly underestimated the amount of interest the campaign garnered." / Twitter
• Hacker Steals Bill Murray’s Crypto After $185K NFT Charity Auction

Bitcoin is up slightly at $24,422
Ethereum is down slightly at $1984
and Binance Coin down slightly at $331

Announce of August 10th arrest of Tornado Cash Developer Alexey Pertsev shakes crypto world.

Binance seized $450k from Curve exploiter

CFTC accuses Ohio man of operating a $12M Bitcoin ponzi scheme.

Indian authorities freeze $46M worth of the crypto lender Vauld’s assets.

SkyNet labs to shutter.

Bitcoin is up slightly at $19,138
Ethereum is up .5% at $1045
and Binance Coin is down .5% at $217

Amp up 16%

DOJ charges developer of Baller Ape NFT

El Salvador buys 80 BTC

Meta rolling out NFT feature for Facebook

Greenidge air permit denited by NYDEC

FBI adds Ruja Ignatova to most wanted list.

Links:

• Justice Department Announces Enforcement Action Charging Six Individuals with Cryptocurrency Fraud Offenses in Cases Involving Over $100 Million in Intended Losses | OPA | Department of Justice
• Nayib Bukele on Twitter: "El Salvador bought today 80 #BTC at $19,000 each! #Bitcoin is the future! Thank you for selling cheap 😉 https://t.co/ZHwr0Ln1Ze" / Twitter
• Statement from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation on Denial of the Title V Permit Renewal for Greenidge Generation, LLC - NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation
• FBI Adds OneCoin Founder Ruja Ignatova to Its Most Wanted List

Bitcoin is up .5% at $39,085
Ethereum is up .5% at $2,895
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $391

OpenSea acquires NFT aggregator GEM

City of Fort Worth Texas votes to become a bitcoin miner

The New York Assembly has passed a two-year crypto mining moratorium bill on carbon-fuled mines.

Central African Republic adopts Bitcoin as legal tender. .

Bitcoin is down .5% at $45,009
Ethereum is down slightly at $3,284
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $427

IOST up 24%

Bored Ape Yacht Club discord briefly hacked

Elizabeth Warren says its go time for US CBDC.

Ex-OpenSea executive Nate Chastain raising money for new NFT platform.

Buenos Aires is working on a digital identity platform

Links:

• Elizabeth Warren Calls for US to Create a CBDC
• OpenSea Exec Who Quit After ‘Insider Trading’ Scandal Is Back With NFT Platform
• Bored Ape Yacht Club on Twitter: "STAY SAFE. Do not mint anything from any Discord right now. A webhook in our Discord was briefly compromised. We caught it immediately but please know: we are not doing any April Fools stealth mints / airdrops etc. Other Discords are also being attacked right now." / Twitter
• Identidad-digital/Whitepaper Tango.md at main · gcba/Identidad-digital · GitHub

Bitcoin is down .5% at $38,483
Ethereum is down 1% at $2,539
and Binance Coin is down .5% at $368

EU once again eyeing legislation around POW currencies

LootLARP is placing NFTs into physical objects

Ukraine gives more details on what crypto donations have helped supply.

Princeton alumni launch $20M research project on DLT and decentralized power.

Links:

• LootLARP
• Venture Forward gift launches initiative on blockchain and decentralization of power
• Limiting Proof-of-Work Crypto Back on the Table as EU Parliament Prepares Virtual Currencies Vote
• Ukraine turns crypto donations into 5,550 bulletproof vests, 500 helmets and more

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 up slightly at $43,594
Ethereum is down slightly at $2,916
and Binance Coin is up 1% at $411

Anchor Protocol up 19%
Frax Share up 15%

Ukraine has cancelled their recently announced airdrop

Russia sanctions may mean tougher Fed stance on crypto.

Billboard and Universal Music Group partner for NFT project: ChartStars.

Pantera capital is leading a $10M investment round in Rarify

Links:

• Monetary Policy and the State of the Economy | U.S. House Committee on Financial Services
• Pantera Capital Leads $10M Investment in NFT Infrastructure Startup Rarify
• Billboard and Universal Music Group partner to launch NFT project
• Mykhailo Fedorov on Twitter: "After careful consideration we decided to cancel airdrop. Every day there are more and more people willing to help Ukraine to fight back the agression. Instead, we will announce NFTs to support Ukrainian Armed Forces soon. We DO NOT HAVE any plans to issue any fungible tokens" / Twitter

Bitcoin is down 1% at $38,993
Ethereum is up 2% at $2,761
and Binance Coin is up .5% at $375

Cosmos up 15%

The European Commission proposes troubling language in new Data Act regarding smart contracts.

Rakuten launches its own NFT marketplace

Federal grand jury indicts founder of BitConnect.

Patreon, removes charity "Come Back Alive" from site.

Links:

• On the removal of Come Back Alive | Patreon Blog
• BitConnect founder indicted for alleged $2.4 billion Ponzi scheme
• Press corner | European Commission
• Rakuten Launches Rakuten NFT, a New Marketplace and Sales Platform for NFTs | Rakuten Group, Inc.

Bitcoin is down slightly at $35,233
Ethereum is down 1% at $2,357
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $333

Russia attacks Ukraine, also pushes to limit crypto transactions.

Pantera Capital says recent crypto selling pressure comes from tax positions

NFT platform OneOf expands to sports, Polygon.

Sotheby’s withdraws "Punk it" — 104 CryptoPunks— at behest of the consignor

Links:

• Russia to Restrict Crypto Trading to Licensed Platforms, Certified Wallets
• February Blockchain Letter | Pantera
• OneOf Expands Sports NFT Presence With New Collection on Polygon
• Sotheby's withdrew a lot of 104 CryptoPunks before its auction was set to begin
• FTX moves into $300 billion luxury fashion industry with new hire

Bitcoin is up .5% at $43,565
Ethereum is up .5% at $3,101
and Binance Coin is up .5% at $416

Skale Network up 22%

Bi-partisan bill in Tennessee is pro crypto.

BlackRock may offer crypto trading

AML regulation waitlist leaves some crypto firms off balance.

Russia shuts down some darknet sites.

OnlyFans verified NFT pfps

Links:

• Elliptic Analysis: Russia Seizes Four Major Dark Web Carding Sites with $263 Million in Crypto Sales
• Crypto firms face cliff-edge in UK as time ticks down for AML approval
• BlackRock Planning to Offer Crypto Trading, Sources Say
• OnlyFans jumps into NFT profile pictures | Reuters
• Bipartisan Bill Would Allow Tennessee to Invest in Crypto and NFTs
• Coinbase Trading Vulnerability Exposed by White-Hat Hacker
• Dr. Oz files trademarks for digital goods and services in the metaverse
• Andrew Holness on Twitter: "This will serve as a foundation for Jamaica’s digital payments architecture and will facilitate greater financial inclusion, increase transaction velocity while reducing the cost of banking for the Jamaican people." / Twitter
• BlockFi to Pay $100M Penalty, Stop Opening New High-Yield Bitcoin Accounts: Report - Decrypt
• US Treasury reiterates that the IRS won't consider crypto miners, stakers or coders to be brokers

Bitcoin is up slightly at $42,243
Ethereum is up slightly at $3,225
and Binance Coin up .5% at $475

Secret Network, up 20%

Brazil’s Rio De Janeiro is moving to allocate 1% of its treasury reserves to BTC

Short traders lose big on Elon Musk's Tesla taking Dogecoin for merch.

Crypto Exchange FTX sets up $2B fund

Gap is dropping a NFT collection on the Tezos blockchain

Visa and ConsenSys developing new infrastructure to support the rollout of CBDCs

Links:

• Gap Launches Gamified Collectible NFT Experience to Activate Community, Creativity and Self-Expressi | Gap Inc.
• Rio de Janeiro mayor plans to invest 1% of the city's treasury in bitcoin
• Crypto Exchange FTX Sets Up $2 Billion Venture Fund - WSJ
• Dogecoin Surge Sees Short Traders Lose $8M After Tesla Store Addition
• Envisioning a future of central bank digital currencies for everyone ever | Visa

Bitcoin is up .5% at $47,163
Ethereum is up slightly at $3,929
and Binance Coin is up 1% at $546

Major bug identified - patched on the Solana Protocol Library.

Free JPMorgan NFT listed on OpenSea for 420 Eth.

FTX.US adds support for Ethereum based NFTs

Blockchain .com opening NFT marketplace.

The SEC charges NY state resident over fraudulant ICO, mining co.

Links:

• SEC.gov | SEC Charges Citizen With Digital Asset Fraud
• Coming Soon: Blockchain.com NFT. Starting today, you can sign up to get… | by Thianh | @blockchain | Dec, 2021 | Medium
• JPMorgan Gave Away NFTs at an Event This Week. One Is Now Listed for 420 ETH
• Solana library bug could have seen attackers stealing $27 million an hour

Bitcoin is down 4% at $64,961
Ethereum is down 1% at $4,709
and Binance Coin down 5% at $626

Mina up 41%

Indonesia’s council of religious leaders forbids muslims from using crypto according to Bloomberg

Binance’s CEO CZ says that he is considering France as a HQ country.

The CMA partners with Solo Music to release an NFT collection for the 55th Country Music Awards.

The SEC stops a Wyoming based DAO from registering 2 tokens.

Links:

• Country Music Association to release NFT collection for its latest award show
• EXCLUSIF - Binance : le patron de la plus grande plateforme de cryptos mondiale détaille ses ambitions pour la France | Les Echos
• Is Cryptocurrency Halal? Indonesia’s Muslim Council MUI Bans Trading - Bloomberg
• SEC.gov | Registration of Two Digital Tokens Halted

Links:

• NewYorkCityCoin launching this week with Mayor-elect Eric Adams’ blessing
• Coinbase shares to open lower after 75% drop in net income in Q3

Links:

• Twitter flags Squid Game token accounts as price crashes
• Huobi trials NFT marketplace to further GameFi and metaverse strategy

Bitcoin is up 3% at $61,010
Ethereum is up 3% at $4,160
and Binance Coin is up 5% even at $480

Shiba Inu up 47%
Dogecoin up 37%
Fantom up 15%

China says it will release a new national blockchain standard next year.

Cream Finance has been hacked for more than $130M

El Salvador buys another 420 Bitcoin

Adobe partners with OpenSea and other marketplaces to display NFT credentials.

Links:

• Cream Finance 🍦 on Twitter: "Our Ethereum C.R.E.A.M. v1 lending markets were exploited and liquidity was removed on October 27, 1354 UTC. The attacker removed a total of ~$130m USD worth of tokens from these markets, using this address: https://t.co/17sPIDpCmr No other markets were impacted." / Twitter
• El Salvador announces purchase of 420 bitcoin, worth nearly $25 million
• Adobe partners with OpenSea and other NFT marketplaces to display content credentials
• China to Release National Blockchain Standard Next Year, Says Official: Report
• MicroStrategy Adds Almost 9,000 Bitcoins to Its Holdings in Third Quarter

Bitcoin is down 1.5% at $64,702
Ethereum is down 3.5% at $4,180
and Binance Coin is down 1% at $488

Moonriver up 23%
Safemoon up 16%
Solana up 15%

Bitcoin hit a fresh all-time high above 66k

NFT ownership collective PleasrDAO says it purchased the ‘Once Upon a Time in Shaolin' Wu-Tang Clan

Coinbase announces multi-year sponsorship deal with the NBA & the WNBA.

Russian oil industry executives ask regulators to allow them to mine crypto with wasted flare gas.

Links:

• Meet the New Owners of the Wu-Tang Clan’s One-of-a-Kind Album - The New York Times
• Russian oil industry asks regulators to allow crypto mining using flare gas
• Coinbase announces multiyear sponsorship deal with NBA, WNBA

Links:

• Bitcoin futures ETF will likely be delayed until 2022, says research firm CFRA
• Coinbase Plans To Launch NFT Marketplace By End Of Year | ZeroHedge
• Ethereum’s Latest Progress Toward Proof-of-Stake — CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up 1% at $47,168
Ethereum is up 1% at $3,113
and Cardano is up 1% at 2.58

Radicle up 20%
Tokocrypto up 20%
Storj up 15%

Police in Brazil have seized $28.8M in crypto and made 5 arrests.

Microstrategy has announced a new Bitcoin buy of $177M.

Anchorage has hired the former Wells Fargo Digital Assets Executive.

3LAU has raised $16M to tokenize music royalties with Royal.

NFT+AI platrofm Althea AI has raised $16M

Euler has raised $8M in a series A.

Links:

• Mark Cuban-backed startup that fuses AI with NFTs raises $16 million
• Paradigm leads $8 million Series A into DeFi lending company Euler
• Microstrategy 8-K
• Anchorage Hires Former Wells Fargo Digital Assets Executive for Banking, Capital Markets - CoinDesk
• Polícia Federal faz maior apreensão de criptomoedas da história: R$ 150 milhões | CNN Brasil

Bitcoin is up slightly at $46,339
Ethereum is up slightly at $3,233
Cardano up .5% at 2.15

Dent up 40%
Waves up 25%
Qtum up 16%

Polygon merges with Hermez network in a 250 million Matic deal

London High court orders Binance to trace hackers who carried out a 2.6M hack on Fetch.ai.

Fashion house Dolce and Gabana set date for NFT drop.

Fortune magazine raises over $1.3M in an NFT sale of its latest cover.

Data analytics platform Dune raises $8M in a series-A round.

Links:

• Fortune raises over $1.3 million in NFT sale of its latest issue's cover
• Crypto data analytics platform Dune raises $8 million in Series A funding
• London court orders Binance to trace cryptocurrency hackers | Reuters
• Polygon Merges With Hermez Network in $250M Deal - CoinDesk
• Dolce & Gabbana Sets Date for Haute Couture NFT Drop - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down 1% at $39,641
Ethereum is down 1% at $2,290
and Binance Coin is down 1% at $311

Quant Network up 38%
Terra up 18%
Amp up 16%

Robinhood IPO.

Lending platform Vauld raised $25M.

Uniswap deletes video from EthCC conference that suggested partnerships.

Coke creates first brand inspired collection of NFTs.

The Dallas Symphony Orchestra is releasing classical music NFTs on Rarible.

Links:

• Uniswap Says It's Talking With PayPal, Robinhood and More in Deleted Video - CoinDesk
• Vauld Raises $25M Round Led By Valar Ventures to Build
• Tafi-Coca-Cola NFT | Tafi Avatar
• Rarible – Create, sell or collect digital items secured with #blockchain

Links:

• Binance and Russian museum to tokenize Da Vinci and Van Gogh paintings
• SWIFT Go Launches Low-Cost Network With 7 Major Banks - CoinDesk
• Huobi winds down former exchange operator in China

Bitcoin is down slightly at $31,750
Ethereum is own slightly at $1,963
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $306

Lisk up 19%
The Sandbox up 15%

White hat hacker saves funds in live battle with bad actor.

Taobao's annual maker festival to have NFTs

SoftBank is putting $75M in Bullish.

Hong Kong authorities shut down money money laundering ring.

Links:

• Hong Kong customs racks up first bust of cryptocurrency money launderers, smashing HK$1.2 billion racket | South China Morning Post
• SEC BULLISH filing
• Alibaba’s Taobao to Include NFT Arts in Its Maker Festival - CoinDesk
• Reddit thread with hacking info: If you want to join me in watching metamask account get robbed by some asshole look below : CryptoCurrency

Bitcoin is down 2.5% at $30,900
Ethereum is down 2.5% at $1,743
and Binance Coin is down 2.5% at $270

Celo up 42%

Jay Z is set to auction an NFT based on his album Reasonable Doubt.

Gemini pledges to offset 350k tons of bitcoin-related carbon emissions

Authorities in Iran have seized 7000 crypto miners.

Visa is set to acquire the Swedish open banking firm Tink

Links:

• JAY-Z Auctioning Reasonable Doubt NFT at Sotheby’s | Pitchfork
• Iran seizes 7,000 cryptocurrency computer miners, largest haul to date | Reuters
• Gemini Offsets Bitcoin Carbon Emissions, Launches Gemini Green
• Visa To Acquire European Open Banking Platform Tink | Business Wire

Bitcoin is up .5% at $40,404
Ethereum is up 2% at $2,730
and Binance Coin is up 1% at 369.

Internet Computer up 65%
Cardano up 41%
Dogecoin up 40%

$460B of value liquidated in the crypto markets—institutions buying.

A costly mistake for BlockFi.

OCC, FED, FDIC to create interagency tem for crypto regulation

Instagram is hosting a professional development panel for NFT artists

Links:

• OCC, Federal Reserve and FDIC are committed to collaborating on crypto
• Instagram First Creator Week Events Scheduled for June - Variety
• BlockFi is scrambling to recover millions in BTC it mistakenly sent to users
• Crypto Market Loses $460B as Ether, Altcoins Follow Bitcoin’s Deep Dive - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down slightly at $54,298
Ethereum is down slightly at $2763
and Binance Coin is down 1% at 594.36

Fantom up 20%
PancakeSwap up 17%
1Inch up 15%

Hasbro looks into NFTs

The SEC delays the VanEck bitcoin ETF decision to June

DeFi exchange Uranium finance lost $50M in an exploit.

Massachusetts based Eric Meiggs pleads guilty to sim-swapping attacks targeting crypto accounts.

Links:

• SEC delays VanEck ETF
• DeFi Exchange Uranium Finance Loses $50M in Exploit
• Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to Operating Nationwide Scheme to Steal Social Media Accounts and Cryptocurrency | OPA | Department of Justice
• Toy company Hasbro is ‘actively developing’ NFT opportunities, says CEO

Bitcoin is up slightly at $49,545
Ethereum is up 1% at $2286
and Binance Coin is up 1% at 502.78

Solana up 17%
Terra up 16%
Arweave up 16%

Wyoming’s DAO law will go into effect in July

Crypto exchange volumes in April have set a new benchmark.

The Centre Consortium blacklisted seven Ethereum addresses.

Ampleforth is giving governeance tokens to every wallet that has ever held the token

The auction house Phillips sold its first NFT for $3.4M.

Bitcoin is down 1% at $53,955
Ethereum is down 2% at $2079
and Binance Coin is down 3% at 440.20

Vertcoin up 42%
Dogecoin up 15%

The Riksbank set out its 5 year timeframe for a central bank e-krona

Mark Cuban invests in NFT data platform CryptoSlam

Coinbase CEO Brian armstrong sold $291M in shares on opening day

Bitcoin is down .5% at $57,200
Ethereum is down 1% at $2,037
and Binance Coin is down 1% at $335.00

Those are your leaders by market cap, top gainers in the last 24 hours…

Helium up 21%
BitTorrent up 20%
Tron up 15%

The IRS is working to get customer records from Kraken.

The Weeknd’s NFT auction is going swimmingly on Nifty Gateway.

Binance Futures hit a record high of over $10B yesterday.

Thailand’s Central bank will test retail digital currency next year.

Links:

• Binance's Crypto Derivatives Platform Sees Record Open Interest of $10B - CoinDesk
• Bank of Thailand CBDC pub

Bitcoin is down slightly at $59,445
Ethereum is up slightly at $2004
and Binance Coin is down 1% at 343.64

Helium up 23%
Siacoin up 16%
EOS up 15%

Coinbase confirms their hotly anticipated IPO for April 14th.

Morgan Stanley files for exposure to bitcoin.

The weeknd is set to drop an NFT collection.

Polychain is leading Greenwood’s $2M seed round.

Bitcoin’s mining difficulty hits record high.

Links:

• The Weeknd on Twitter: "Excited to announce that my first NFT drop is taking place on Saturday at 2:00 pm EST on @niftygateway. The collection will feature new music and limited edition art. I developed the artwork with Strange Loop Studios https://t.co/627BO4JekK" / Twitter
• SEC Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Filing
• Coinbase on Twitter: "We’re happy to announce that earlier today, the SEC declared our S-1 registration statement effective and that we expect our direct listing to occur on April 14, 2021, with our Class A common stock trading on the @NASDAQ under the ticker symbol COIN. https://t.co/cwRZWmj9Pv" / Twitter
• Bitcoin's mining difficulty adjusts to record high as new miners come online
• Polychain leads DeFi lending protocol Greenwood's $2 million seed round

Bitcoin is down 1.5% at $52,706
Ethereum is down .5% at $1,618
and Cardano is up 5% at 1.25

Those are your leaders by market cap

Tron up 22%
XRP up 15%
Terra up 15%

Avanti raises $37M in a series A.

India's Ministry of Corporate Affairs requires more crypto disclosure from companies

New York Times auctions NFT column for 560k

US GSA set for another BTC auction.

Links:

• Crypto token of New York Times column sells for $560,000. - The New York Times
• Get ready for cryptocurrency spring fever on GSA Auctions | GSA
• Indian companies will now have to disclose their crypto holdings in financial statements
• Digital asset bank Avanti raises $37 million in Series A ahead of launch

Bitcoin is up slightly at $56,094
Ethereum is up slightly at $1,766
and Binance Coin is down .5% at 258.76

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Matrix up 51%
VSP up 34%
Dawn up 33%

Coinbase is delaying its direct listing until April

Lindsay Lohan is partnering with Justin Sun to debut NFTs on Tron.

Tony Hawk to auction NFT of his last Ollie 540.

The latest Bitcoin ETF is coming from First Trust Advisors and Skybridge Capital.

Fireblocks raised $133M to stay independant and bring crypto custody to megabanks.

Links:

• Fireblocks Raises $133M to Serve More Megabanks With Crypto Custody - CoinDesk
• Lindsay Lohan Partners With Justin Sun to Release NFTs on Tron - CoinDesk
• Tony Hawk on Instagram: “In 1989 I started trying ollie 540’s as a joke, since it seemed there was no way to keep a skateboard on your feet throughout 1 1/2 spins…”
• Coinbase’s Direct Listing Is Said to Be Pushed Back to April - Bloomberg
• Bitcoin ETF S1

Bitcoin is up .5% at $59,102
Ethereum is up .5% at $1,841
and Binance Coin is down slightly at 269.11

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
BitTorrent up 83%
Pundi X up 55%
Tron up 16%

Coinbase fined $6.5M by CFTC.

The Guggenheim museum is looking for MBA interns who have an opinion on NFT artworks.

NFT marketplace OpenSea raised 23 million in a series A round led by a16Z.

Wirex defends tradmark in high court.

Buyer of $69M Beeple NFT reveals himself.

Links:

• CFTC Orders Coinbase Inc. to Pay $6.5 Million for False, Misleading, or Inaccurate Reporting and Wash Trading | CFTC
• Even NYC's Highfalutin Guggenheim Museum Is Looking at NFTs, Job Posting Suggests - CoinDesk
• NFTs: The First 5000 Beeples - The Metapurser
• Brown Rudnick Client Wirex Wins Cryptoback Trade Mark Infringement Claim Against Cryptocarbon and Bee-One - Brown Rudnick
• NFT marketplace OpenSea raises $23M in Series A round led by a16z

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 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

Bitcoin is up slightly at $56,344
Ethereum is up .5% at $1792
and Binance Coin is down slightly at 282.56

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Hedra Hashgraph up 36%
Theta Token up 26%
Ziliqa up 15%

Bidding for Beeple’s EVERYDAYS NFT on auction with Christies tops $13M.

Weibo has suspended Huobi, OKEx and Binance accounts.

Greyscale's ETF considerations.

Links:

• Bids for Beeple's 5000-day collection at over $13M as auction winds down
• Chinese social media Weibo suspends Huobi, OKEx and Binance accounts
• GBTC ETF prospectus

Bitcoin is up slightly at $47,969
Ethereum is up slightly at $1488
and Cardano is down slightly at 1.13

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
ZKS up 18%
Harmony up 16%
Iota up 15%

Jack Dorsey’s Square acquired a majority stake in JayZ’s music streaming service Tidal

Brave Browser has acquired Tailcat.

Kings of Leon is releasing a project as an NFT

crypto(.)com announces a $200M fund for crypto startups

Links:

• Brave acquires search engine to offer the first private alternative to Google Search and Google Chrome on both mobile and desktop
• Crypto.com Capital | Accelerating Growth for Crypto Start-Ups
• Kings of Leon Will Be the First Band to Release an Album as an NFT - Rolling Stone
• Square, Inc. Announces Plans To Acquire Majority Ownership Stake In TIDAL

It’s 8am Eastern, March 4th and this is your Daily Crypto Report.

Bitcoin is down 1% at $48,893
Ethereum is down .05% at $1548
and Cardano is down 1.5% at 1.14

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Enjin Coin up 48%
Hedra Hashgraph up 26%
Theta Token 15%

Arthur Hayes may voluntarily come to the US from Singapore at the request of the federal prosecutors

A group in Brooklyn purchased and burned Banksy’s piece Morons to create NFT.

Andrew Cuomo announces "Excelsior Pass" test of IBM’s blockchain app for proving Covid-19 status

Links:

• Burnt Banksy on Twitter: "Full HD video https://t.co/sKAu2AERmJ" / Twitter
• BitMEX's Arthur Hayes May Surrender to US Officials in April - CoinDesk
• Governor Cuomo Announces Pilot Program Testing the Excelsior Pass at Madison Square Garden and Barclays Center | Governor Andrew M. Cuomo

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