Bitcoin is down .5% at $62,025
Ethereum is down .5% at $4,541
and Binance Coin down 1% at $553

Holo up 22%
Amp up 16%
Axie infinity up 15%

The OCC multi-agency crypto sprint has wrapped up — details soon.

Binance is taking steps against the project Squid that they’ve labelled a scam

Quentin Tarantino is getting set to auction off 6 uncut scripts of Pulp Fiction as NFTs

El Salvadorian President Bukele announces new Bitcoin education project yesterday.

A DAO that includes Vincent Van Dough has spent $250k on an NFT of a large cube of tungsten.

Links:

• Quentin Tarantino to auction six uncut scripts for Pulp Fiction as NFTs
• The Tungsten Cube - 14.545 inch, ~2000 lb (1 Ton, 907 kg) cube held in Willowbrook, Illinois, USA by Midwest Tungsten Service - Midwest Tungsten Service - Tungsten Cubes | OpenSea

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 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 6% at $32,497
Ethereum is down 4% at $1247
and Polkadot is up 8% at $16.40

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Curve up 28%
Alpha Finance up 20%
Icon up 15%

Craig Wright repeats 2019 advances to have bitcoin white paper removed from websites.

BlackRock looks at bitcoin futures

Former Ripple Adviser Michael Barr is expected to lead the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

Coinbase acquires Bison Trails.

Links:

• BlackRock filings suggest asset management giant could buy bitcoin futures via certain funds - The Block
• Biden Is Expected to Tap Michael Barr as Comptroller of the Currency - WSJ
• Craig Wright's lawyers ask two websites to take down the Bitcoin whitepaper - The Block
• Coinbase acquires crypto builder Bison Trails, deal reported to be above $80M | Fortune

Bitcoin is up 10%% at $34,819
Ethereum is up 11% at $1139
and Litecoin is up 6% at 162 dollars

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Stellar up 96%
Cardano up 37%
and NEM up 33%

Bitcoin has crossed 35k for the first time.

Grayscale removes XRP from large-cap fund.

Tetragon sues Ripple for stock redemption.

Former Bakkt CEO Kelly Loeffler lost her senate seat in a run-off.

The office of the comptroller of the currency said federally regulated banks can use stable coins to conduct payments and other activities.

Links:

• Former Bakkt CEO Kelly Loeffler Loses Senate Seat - CoinDesk
• Ripple Investor Sues to Force Stock Redemption on SEC Claim - Bloomberg
• Grayscale Drops XRP From Large Cap Crypto Fund Following Ripple SEC Suit - CoinDesk
• OCC Letter on Banks Using Stablecoins, Acting as Blockchain Nodes | Cryptocurrency | Cheque

Grayscale Now Manages Digital Assets Worth Thirteen Billion Dollars

OCC Report: License FinTech "Shadow Banks"

Binance Shipping Binance Visa Crypto Debit Cards in Europe

Links:

• Grayscale Now Has $13B in Crypto Assets Under Management - CoinDesk
• OCC Economist Cites Benefits of Issuing Bank Charters to Stablecoin Providers - CoinDesk
• Binance Visa cards are now shipping to European customers

Ether High

OCC Issues Charters

Coinshares Adds Real-time Audit Feature

Links:

• Huge Ethereum buy wall sends ETH to a 19-month high against Bitcoin
• US Regulator to Shake Up Banking With Federal Charters for Payment Firms - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up slightly at $9,662
Ethereum is down slightly at $242
and XRP is down .05% at 20 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Wax up 71%
Swissborg up 17%

Wasabi Wallet is drawing Europol’s attention for facilitating dark web transactions.

The OCC seeks feedback from the public on digital activities of national banks and federal savings associations

Bitcoin Core researcher Gleb Naumenko gets 100k grant from Bitmex's parent company.

3 of Japan’s biggest banks are joining a study group that’s investigating a digital payment system

Links:

• Bitcoin mixer Wasabi Wallet under Europol's lens for facilitating dark web transactions - The Block
• Japan to look at building a common infrastructure for digital payments - Reuters
• BitMEX parent offers $100K grant to Bitcoin Core researcher Gleb Naumenko - The Block
• U.S. regulator seeks public input as it reviews crypto, DLT activities in the banking sector - The Block

JP Morgan Chase Banks Coinbase and Gemini

Former Top Lawyer agt Coinbase Becoming Acting Comptroller of the Currency

Hacker Detained

Links:

• 'The Tables Have Turned' Binance Exec Says of JPMorgan's Support for Crypto Firms
• A Former Coinbase Lawyer Is About to Become Acting Head of US Bank Regulator - CoinDesk
• Ukraine Arrests Hacker Accused of Selling Personal Data, Crypto Wallet Info - CoinDesk