Bitcoin is down .5% at $28,792
Ethereum is up slightly at $1585
and Binance Coin is down .5% at $279

Jack Dorsey & TBD announce intentions for web5

Hacker of 20 million OP tokens returns 17 million, keeps 2 million as bounty.

Seth Green re-purchases his stolen Bored Ape for 300k.

Coin Center sues US Treasury over unconstitutional tax reporting.

Bitcoin is up slightly at $31,572
Ethereum is up slightly at $1937
and Binance Coin is down .5% at $316

NuCypher up 100%
Voyager Token up 56%
Keep Network up 30%

Binance raises new 500M investment fund

Akatsuki announces a $20M Web3 fund

Prada has announced a collection of NFTs

Optimism launches governance token OP

Polygon increases KYC scrutiny for investments in India.

Links:

• Binance Labs Closes $500M Investment Fund to Boost Blockchain, Web3, and Value-Building Technologies | Binance Blog
• Exclusive: Japanese gamemaker Akatsuki launches $20m fund to back Web3 projects in Asia
• Prada Timecapsule | PRADA
• Optimism (✨🔴_🔴✨) on Twitter: "Sup sleuths—as you might have guessed, OP Drop #1 launches today. We have NOT officially announced yet, but we’re already experiencing an all-time high demand. We knew everyone would be excited, but holy cow—y’all just couldn’t wait for #OPSummer." / Twitter
• Polygon Increases KYC Scrutiny of Potential Investments and Grants in India

Bitcoin is up 1% at $47,271
Ethereum is up .5% at $3,946
and Binance Coin is 1% at $534

Decentraland up 18%

Polkadot Parachains are live.

Sotheby’s picked up 100M this year from NFT sales

Open season on Optimism.

Silverflow closes $17M series A.

Links:

• Polkadot (DOT) Parachains Go Live, Capping Yearslong Tech Build for Ambitious Blockchain Project — Ultimately, Polkadot will offer 100 parachain slots
• Payments startup Silverflow closes $17 million round led by Coatue
• Ethereum layer 2 Optimism removes whitelist, opens to all developers
• Sotheby’s netted $100 million from NFT sales in 2021: report

Bitcoin is down slightly at $55,652
Ethereum is down slightly at $1,692
and Binance Coin is up slightly at 268.08

Ankr Network up 23%
Solana up 19%
Icon up 16%

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear signs crypto mining incentives into law.

Optimism is delaying its main net launch to July.

Senate to confirm Gary Gensler.

UK is set to publish new tax guidelines on crypto next week.

Bitcoin is down 2% at $44,612
Ethereum is down 2% at $1356
and Cardano is down 3% at $1.24

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Vite up 94%
Cortex up 52%
Puma Pay up 47%

DeFi Protocol Furucombo exploited for $14M.

Ethereum scaling startup Optimism lands a $25M series A led by a16z

DeFi protocol revenue hit a record monthly high this month.

Craig Wright wants a piece of all the legends.

Links:

• Investing in Optimism - Andreessen Horowitz
• DeFi protocol revenue has reached a record monthly high in February
• Mt. Gox Victim Issues Legal Notice to Craig Wright Over Stolen Funds - CoinDesk
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