Bitcoin is up .5% at $39,033
Ethereum is up 1% at $2,742
and Binance Coin is up .5% at $382

NuCypher up 18%
Terra, up 15%

OpenSea hit with a $1M lawsuit by Timothy McKimmy

UK regulator raises flag on crypto mergers following the Bitpanda-Trustology deal.

Peckshield reports devs behind the meme coin web3memes has rugged 235k from users.

Laura Shin worked with Chainalysis to identify notorious The Dao hacker

Links:

• Exclusive: Austrian Programmer And Ex Crypto CEO Likely Stole $11 Billion Of Ether
• (3) PeckShieldAlert on Twitter: "#rugpulls PeckShield has detected $Web3Memes https://t.co/IOHWEjhmVC rugged. 0x5adbffa751abcdfc94d2a81f5657113d37a3494f has deposited 625 BNB to @TornadoCash. Stay AWAY from tokens that are deployed by funds withdrawn from @TornadoCash. https://t.co/bsWpHALz0b" / Twitter
• UK financial regulator issues warning shot on crypto mergers following Bitpanda deal
• 1-1 | PDF | Diversity Jurisdiction | Lawsuit

Bitcoin is up .5% at $40,468
Ethereum is up 1% at $2,905
and Binance Coin is up .5% at $405

Senator Cynthia Lummis wants the federal reserve holding bitcoin

Sequoia capital is launching a $500M+ crypto fund

PeckShield flags hackers moving ether from AscendEX breach.

UAE set to license virtual asset providers by the end of Q1

Fireblocks has acquired crypto payments processor First DAG

Links:

• UAE Readies National Cryptocurrency Licensing in Push to Embrace Fintech - Bloomberg
• PeckShield on Twitter
• Sequoia earmarks $500mn for push into cryptocurrency markets | Financial Times
• Cynthia Lummis. Full Crypto Webinar - YouTube
• Fireblocks acquires First DAG in cash-and-stock deal