Bitcoin is up slightly at $38,984
Ethereum is up slightly at $2,865
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $390

Curve, up 15%

Ryan Carson, Ex Moonbird COO sees $40M worth of commitments to NFT fund: 121G.

MicroStrategy says it might explore more yield generation opportunities for BTC.

Fitness club Equinox to accept crypto payments in New York.

Elon Musk changed his twitter pfp to a stock photo of bored apes.

Argo Blockchain has borrowed $70M From NYDIG.

Bitcoin is up slightly at $61,396
Ethereum is up .5% at $4,298
and Binance Coin is up .5% at $521

Decentraland up 87%
The Sandbox up 37%
Basic attention token up 33%

CryptoPunk 9998 wash traded their NFT for over $500M

NYDIG acquires UK Startup Bottlepay with a $300M stock purchase

DOJ looks for supervisory trial attorney to lead new Crypto department.

Coinlist now valued at over $1.5B

Links:

• Here’s Why a CryptoPunk Sold for $530M
• CoinList is now valued at $1.5 billion with a fresh $100 million in funding
• NYDIG acquires British bitcoin startup Bottlepay in $300 million stock purchase
• USAJOBS - Job Announcement

Bitcoin is up .5% at $47,185
Ethereum is up 1% at $3,233
and Cardano is up 1% at 2.51

The Graph up 20%
Helium up 18%
Avalanche up 17%

Binance is enforcing mandatory KYC on all users.

Sweden’s government has been forced to return $1.5M in Bitcoin to a drug dealer.

Coinbase to invest 500M into crypto, + 10% of profits going forward.

Wells Fargo and JPMorgan partner with NYDIG to offer Bitcoin exposure

Links:

• Sweden pays drug dealer £1m after seizing his Bitcoin
• Wells Fargo, JPMorgan partner with NYDIG to launch bitcoin funds
• Coinbase is ready to purchase $500 million worth of crypto on its balance sheet
• Binance Expands Global KYC Requirements to Further User Protection | Binance Blog

Bitcoin is up .5% at $44,984
Ethereum is up 1% at $3,143
and Binance Coin is up .5% at $353

Arweave up 22%
Shiba Inu up 20%
Dogecoin up 18%

JPMorgan has launched an in-house bitcoin fund limited to private bank clients in partnership with NYDIG.

Christies will hold a first-ever sale of Meebits and Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs.

Burberry released its first NFTs in Blankos Block Party

Stronghold mining is set to double their capacity with a second plant acquisition.

HIVE ordered 4k mining machines from Canaan

Links:

• JPMorgan Launches In-House Bitcoin Fund for Private Bank Clients - CoinDesk
• No Time Like Present
• British Fashion Brand Burberry Releases First NFTs - CoinDesk
• Bitcoin miner Stronghold to double capacity via second plant acquisition
• Canaan Announces Customer Order of 4,000 Bitcoin Mining Machines | Canaan Inc.

Bitcoin is up slightly at $58,115
Ethereum is up 1% at $3529
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $648.15

Ethereum Classic up 40%
Cardano up 20%
Bitcoin Cash up 17%

Coinbase released its transparency report yesterday. US, UK, Germany top requester list.

NYDIG and fintech firm FIS want to help banks offer Bitcoin to their customers.

Mercado Libre revealed a $7.8M treasury Bitcoin buy yesterday.

The national bank of Georgia has announced that the country is exploring CBDCs

Galaxy Digital will acquire crypto custodian BitGo for $1.2B.

Links:

• Coinbase Transparency Report — H2 2020 | by Coinbase | May, 2021 | The Coinbase Blog
• Mercado Libre Report
• Georgia's central bank is exploring the issuance of a CBDC
• Bitcoin in Your Bank Account? FIS, NYDIG Partner to Enable Banks to Offer Their Customers the Ability to Buy, Sell and Hold Bitcoin | Business Wire

Bitcoin is down .5% at $58,180
Ethereum is down 1% at $1797
and Cardano is down 1.5% at $1.43

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Basic Attention Token up 30%
Filecoin up 23fi%
Crypto(.)com Chain up 15%

Morgan Stanley annouces three Bitcoin-related funds for its top tier clients.

Maple Finance raised $1.4M for its reputation based DeFi lending platform

US GSA auctioned off 3/4 of a Bitcoin at just over $9k above the market price

Vladimir Putin is calling for more scrutiny into the illicit use of digital assets

Digital art heist.

Links:

• Bitcoin: Morgan Stanley is the first big U.S. bank to offer wealthy clients access to bitcoin funds
• Maple Finance Raises $1.4M for Its Reputation-Based DeFi Lending Platform - CoinDesk
• The U.S. government auctions off 0.7501 BTC for $9,000 above market price
• Putin Says Russia Must Stop Illegal Cross-Border Crypto Transfers - CoinDesk
• Nifty Gateway on Twitter: "Please see our statement below on reports circulating around security concerns on Nifty Gateway 👇👇👇" / Twitter

ECB Wants Power to Veto Stablecoins in Europe

State Bank of India Joins Liink

Bottlepay Raises Fifteen and a Half Million in Funding Round

Links:

• ECB Wants to Be Able to Veto Stablecoins Like Diem in the EU - CoinDesk
• State Bank of India joins JPMorgan’s blockchain payments network
• Bottlepay, a Payments Startup That Lets You Send Bitcoin on Social Media, Raises $15M - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up .5% at $33,865
Ethereum is down slightly at $1341
and Polkadot is up .5% at $16.44

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Compound up 30%
Elrond up 23%
SushiSwap up 18%

BlockFi is building out a bitcoin trust.

NYDIG added former square capital lead Jackie Reses to its board of directors.

On Visa's Q1 earnings call CEO Alfred Kelly said Visa will make crypto payments safer and more widely available.

Blockfolio launched zero-fee crypto trading on its app this week.

Links:

• NYDIG Strengthens Leadership with Appointment of Jacqueline D. Reses to Board of Directors
• Blockfolio launches zero-fee crypto trading on its app
• SEC FORM D BLOCKFI
• Visa's Q1 earnings call reveals details about its crypto strategy

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 1% at $19,354
Ethereum is up 3% at $611
and XRP is up 1% at 62 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Decred up 32%
Compound up 19%

The Facebook-backed Libra association is changing their name to Diem Association.

Swiss-based Valour launches ETP on Nordic Growth Market.

STABLE act gives power back to the banks.

NYDIG raised $100 million from a single investor for its new fund.

Links:

• Valour Launches World's First Fee-Free[1] Bitcoin Exchange Traded Product (ETP)
• Nydig Digital Assets Fund Ii, Lp 2020 Stock / Securites Offering Form D
• Facebook-backed digital coin Libra renamed Diem in quest for approval | Reuters
• New Congressional bill says it would be 'unlawful' to issue stablecoins, 'provide any stablecoin-related service' without federal approval - The Block

Bitcoin is down 1.5% at $9,103
Ethereum is down 1% at 227
and XRP is up slightly at 18 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Maidsafe up 1%
and Kyber Network up 18%

New York Digital Investment Group raised 190 million for one of it’s bitcoin funds.

The European Innovation Council has awarded $5.5 million to six winners of the blockchains for social good program.

Alex Masmej is giving $ALEX token holders control of his life.

IOHK has launched a $20 million fund for ecosystem startups.

Bitcoin is up 6.5% at 9,662
Ethereum is up 4.5% at $202
and XRP is up 2% at 20 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Crypterium up 30%
Matic network, up 20%
Reddcoin up 16%

The New York Digital Investment Group discloses an unknown 140 million bitcoin fund.

The correlation between Bitcoin and the S&P 500 has reached a 2 month low

Reddit is beta testing two ethereum-based tokens for users to collect rewards.

After the halving shakeup in the mining sector Lubian is now the 6th largest mining pool.

Links:

• Firm With Ties To Former ‘Sheriff Of Wall Street’ Discloses $140 Million Bitcoin Fund
• Bitcoin's correlation to stocks has declined significantly - The Block
• Reddit Rolls Out 'Community Points' on Ethereum to Incentivize Positive Behavior - CoinDesk
• Little-known Lubian is now one of bitcoin's biggest mining pools - The Block
• Visa is seeking a patent for 'digital fiat currency' – and the filing points to a central bank use case - The Block
• First State-Owned Entity Joins Libra Association - CoinDesk
• Aggrieved Investors Mull Suing Telegram Over Canceled TON Blockchain Project - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is 2.5% at $7,544
XRP is up 1.6% at 22 cents
and Ethereum is up 1% at $148

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Odyssey, up 22%

Kadena has set its first project—the tracking of CBD oil.

The NYDIG has locked down an approval from the SEC to offer institutional investors shares of a new fund that is built around bitcoin futures.

The SEC is looking for Telegram’s former chief investment advisor to testify related to the Telegram GRAM sale.

The Bank of China has issued 20 billion yuan in blockchain based bonds for small enterprises.

Coinbase’s debit card has offered support for DAI.

Links:

• Coinbase’s Visa debit card adds support for DAI stablecoin - The Block
• Bank of China Issues $2.8B in Bonds for Small Businesses Using Blockchain Tech - CoinDesk
• Asset Manager Secures SEC Approval to Create Novel Bitcoin Futures Fund - CoinDesk
• Kadena Blockchain Taps Healthcare Data Firm to Track Medical Cannabis Product - CoinDesk
• SEC Reveals Telegram's Communications With Investors, Seeks to Question Advisor - CoinDesk