Bitcoin is up slightly at $12,984
Ethereum is down 1% at $413
and XRP is down 1% at 25 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Ocean Protocol up 26%
ABBC Coin up 16%
Crypto(.)com Chain up 15%

Central bank of Russia Governor says the digital ruble pilot could launch by end of 2021.

The People’s Bank of China looks to revise banking laws: legalize digital yuan, diminish yuan-pegged stablecoins.

WordProof plugin for WordPress timestamps content on Ethereum.

MineSpot to open largest mining facility in Russia.

Links:

• PBoC seeks to revise banking law to legalize digital yuan and ban yuan-pegged tokens - The Block
• Russia could pilot a digital ruble by the end of 2021, its central bank governor says - The Block
• WordProof Timestamp – WordPress plugin | WordPress.org
• New Firm Plans Largest Bitcoin Mining Firm in Russia - CoinDesk

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

Daimler AG Partners with Ocean Protocol for Data Mining

DiDi to Trial Digital Yuan When Launched

Wintermute Receives $2.8 Million from Lightspeed Venture Partners

Links:

• Mercedes-Benz Manufacturer Daimler to Collect Data Using Blockchain
• Ride-Hailing Giant DiDi to Trial China's Central Bank Digital Currency - CoinDesk
• Lightspeed Venture Invests $2.8M in Crypto Market Maker Wintermute - CoinDesk