Bitcoin is down .5% at $56,494
Ethereum is up slightly at $2000
and Binance Coin is down .5% at 396.50

Enjin Coin up 40%
PancakeSwap up 16%
IOTA up 15%

Coinbase's Q1 results

Plaid announces $425M Series D.

FTXxMiami Heat partnership official.

Hut8 to raise $400M on TSE.

Links:

• HEAT Inks Partnership Deal With FTX.us | Miami Heat
• Plaid announces $425 million raise following failed Visa merger
• Coinbase reports an estimated $1.8 billion in total revenue for Q1 2021
• Bitcoin mining firm Hut 8 files to raise nearly $400 million in Canada

Bitcoin is down 1% at $15,463
Ethereum is up 3.5% at $460
and XRP is up 1% at 26 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Yearn.finance up 45%
Aave up 25%
Synthetix up 15%

The DOJ is working to stop Visa’s 5.3 billion dollar acquisition of Plaid.

Grayscale's Ethereum Trust crossed $1Billion in assets under management.

Square reports $1.63 billion in bitcoin sales in the Q3.

OKEx hires external legal counsel to resolve withdrawal issues.

ArDrive launches on Arweave.

Links:

• DOJ complaint re:Visa&Plaid
• Grayscale on Twitter: "MILESTONE: Grayscale #Ethereum Trust has just hit $1 billion AUM! As the first publicly-quoted $ETH investment product in the US and the second #digitalcurrency investment product to become an SEC reporting company, we're proud of the milestones so far. https://t.co/lgnBxHZR20 https://t.co/QFtnFQSDDy" / Twitter
• Square reports $1.63 billion in bitcoin sales for the third quarter via its Cash App - The Block
• ‘Permanent Dropbox’ App Launches on Arweave - CoinDesk
• OKEx says it has hired 'external legal counsel' to help resolve withdrawal issues - The Block

Visa Buys Plaid for $5.3 Billion

LinkIn Says Blockchain Top Skill for 2020

Spencer Dinwiddie Battles NBA for Tech

Links:

• Payments Giant Visa Acquires Fintech Firm Plaid for $5.3 Billion
• Blockchain Will Be Most In-Demand Hard Skill in 2020: LinkedIn
• NBA Stymies Spencer Dinwiddie's Plan To Sell A Crypto-Bond Backed By His $34M Contract | Zero Hedge