Bitcoin is down .5% at $21,560
Ethereum is down slightly at $1767
and Binance Coin down slightly at $295

DBS is acquiring a 3x3 plot of land in The Sandbox

Algorand Foundation has $35M of exposure to troubled lender Hodlnaut

Vitalik Buterin surprises guests at Kyiv Tech Summit.

Blockchain. com to open an office in Dubai.

Paradigm says infrastructure providers should not be subject to US treasury sanctions.

Links:

• DBS partners with The Sandbox to launch ‘DBS BetterWorld’ to demonstrate how the metaverse can be used as a force for good
• Algorand Foundation exposure to Hodlnaut
• Base Layer Neutrality - Paradigm
• Dubai grants provisional approval to crypto firm Blockchain.com | Reuters
• Ethereum Co-founder Vitalik Buterin Appears at Kyiv Tech Summit to Support for Ukraine

Links:

• Block job postings reveal Jack Dorsey’s Bitcoin plans
• FTC issues public warning about new crypto ATM scam
• Axis Bank issues financial contract on state-backed blockchain platform
• Paradigm, Sequoia to Invest $1.15B in Citadel Securities, Bringing Trading Firm Closer to Crypto
• TaxBit launches network in partnership with major exchanges and DEXs

Bitcoin is up slightly at $49,102
Ethereum is down .5% at $4,161
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $585

Mir Coin up 30%
KuCoin up 15%

CryptoPunk #4156 sells for $10.2M

Polygon acquiring Mir Protocol for $400M

Palm NFT studio raised $27M in a series B.

Paradigm is pulling in $35 million in a fundrais to expand into DeFi.

Links:

• Crypto derivatives platform Paradigm nabs $400 million valuation in funding round
• Polygon acquires ZK-rollups startup Mir Protocol for $400 million
• A rare CryptoPunk has sold at a record $10.2 million
• Microsoft leads $27 mln early-stage funding in crypto startup Palm NFT Studio | Reuters

Bitcoin is up slightly at $61,339
Ethereum is up slightly at $4,495
and Binance Coin up slightly at $620

IoTeX up 63%
Nervos Network up 27%
Rari Governance up 27%

DeFi protocol bZx has been compromised in a 55M leak.

The FBI has released a PSA about a new crypto scam involving crypto ATMs.

Bakkt is getting set to launch Eth trading

Paradigm’s co-founder Matt Huang joined the board of directors for Stripe

This week someone took out a $1.4M loan with an NFT as collateral

Links:

• (1) bZx - Fulcrum & Torque (on ETH/BSC/Polygon) on Twitter: "An hour ago it appears that the private key controlling the Polygon and BSC deployments was compromised, leading to loss of funds. The Ethereum deployment is under DAO control and not impacted. We will provide further updates soon." / Twitter
• Bakkt Expands Cryptocurrency Offering to Include Ethereum | Business Wire
• Paradigm co-founder joins Stripe's board of directors
• Someone took out a $1.4 million loan with an NFT as collateral
• The FBI has put out a PSA about an interesting crypto scam - The Verge

Bitcoin is down 2% at $51,389
Ethereum is down 2% at $1,572
and Binance Coin is down 3% at 237.81

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
DeepBrain Chain up 29%
Aragon network up 28%

Market slides ahead of $6B options expiration.

Serena Williams backs Bitcoin rewards startup Lolli.

StarkWare raised 75M in a Series B led by Paradigm.

Fidelity is the latest to file for a bitcoin ETF

Links:

• Serena Williams Backs $5M Round in Bitcoin Rewards Startup Lolli - CoinDesk
• StarkWare raises $75 million in Series B funding round led by Paradigm 
• Fidelity Bitcoin ETF S-1
• Record $6B in Options to Expire Friday - CoinDesk

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Bitcoin is up 2% at $11,311
Ethereum is up 4% at $372
and XRP is up 0.5% at 25 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
UMA up 36%
Arweave up 22%
and Siacoin up 15%

VC Firm Paradigm hires white hat hacker Samczsun

Government officials in Shenzhen host digital currency lottery as part of the digital currency electronic payment trial.

Ethereum 2.0 developers are opening up a new bug bounty program

The US DHS' R&D arm is working with 5 blockchain firms for innovation.

Links:

• Chinese city to host digital currency lottery as part of DCEP trial - The Block
• Changing Lanes
• dannyryan on Twitter: "Announcing the eth2 bounty program! https://t.co/S6SHqN4D2q The spec and attacknet programs are now deprecated in favor of this general program for all of eth2 Happy 🐛 hunting! (Note! This is a sister program to https://t.co/8Zy1qo3S1i program and will be run in parallel)" / Twitter
• US Homeland Security Funds Anti-Forgery Blockchain Projects in Latest R&D Round - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down slightly at 9,542
Ethereum is down 1% at $200
and XRP is down .05% at 20 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
OmiseGo up 33%

Singapore sovereign wealth investment giant Temasek joins Libra along with VC firms Slow Ventures and Paradigm.

Investors are considering suing Telegram after it pulled the plug on the TON

Visa is trying to lock down a patent for digital fiat currency.

Bitcoin is down 9.5% at 7,859
XRP is down 8% at 21 cents
and Ethereum is down 9% at $204

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
BosCoin up 234%

Bitcoin is down in what is part of a wider market turmoil with global stocks and commodity trading down.

The People’s Bank of China is putting close to $5 million into its blockchain trade finance platform.

Paradigm is leading a $12 million round for Argent which is expecting to launch this April.

Links:

• Bitcoin falls below 8,000 ahead of what is expected to be a rough day for U.S. stocks - The Block
• China's central bank to invest $4.7M into its blockchain trade finance platform - The Block