Bitcoin is up 1% at $48,047
Ethereum is up 1% at $3,478
and Binance Coin is up 1% at $441

Waves up 56%
Thorchain up 17%
Chiliz up 17%

Lawmakers in the US introduce an ECASH bill.

SEC proposal threatens DeFi with re-defining terms.

WisdomTree launches crypto ETPs for Solana, Cardano, and polkadot in Europe.

Hashdex hires European director

Links:

• _gabrielShapir0 on Twitter: "it's an all-out shadow attack on decentralized finance" / Twitter
• A new bill would launch a large-scale test of digital dollars - The Verge
• WisdomTree Launches Crypto ETPs for Solana, Cardano, Polkadot in Europe
• Brazil’s Hashdex hires Europe director to lead expansion

Links:

• Polkadot Leads Altcoin Losses After Bitcoin Is Rejected at $52K
• Veteran Bitcoin hodlers are still selling record low amounts of BTC despite 70% gains in 2021
• Crypto Futures See $300M in Losses After Spot Market Drops

Bitcoin is down slightly at $57,539
Ethereum is up 2.5% at $3,730
and Binance Coin is up 1% at $480

Polkadot up 17%
Kusama up 16%
VeChain up 15%

The Zhejiang Cyberspace Administration is cracking down on illicit mining in governmental buildings.

Over 900k signups for Coinbase NFT breaks site.

Ethereum user spends over 530k in transaction fees.

NFT firm Recur signs deal with ViacomCBS.

Links:

• Sanchan S Saxena on Twitter: "We just announced the upcoming launch of Coinbase NFT (https://t.co/U1ymWieRT3). We are getting a LOT of signups - so grateful for all your interest 🙏🙏. We are seeing insane loads on our servers and our team is working hard to get this resolved. Check back soon! #Coinbase" / Twitter
• Ethereum user pays $430,000 in transaction fees for a failed payment
• ViacomCBS gets into NFTs via a partnership with NFT startup Recur | TechCrunch
• China's Zhejiang busts GPU miners earning crypto in government agencies

Links:

• Anchorage Digital rolls out ETH-backed loans with America's 10th oldest bank
• Ghana at 'Advanced Stages' With Digital Cedi, Central Bank Governor Says - CoinDesk
• DeFi Risk Assessor Sherlock Raises $1.5M in Pre-Seed Funding - CoinDesk
• Master Ventures creates $30 million VC fund to support Polkadot projects

Bitcoin is down slightly at $59,189
Ethereum is up slightly at $2094
and Binance Coin is up 1% at $345.00

BitTorrent up 29%
Polkadot up 18%
Tron up 16%

Ether's new all time high of $2,140

Decentraland to add Polygon's Matic Network to get around gas fees

UK’s FCA said bold new scam in action.

FutureFintech acquires Nanjing Ribensi Electronic Technology company.

Links:

• Blockchain Recovery Department (clone of FCA authorised firm) | FCA
• Move MANA between Ethereum and Polygon | Decentraland
• Future FinTech Acquires Chinese Mining Farm for $9M

Bitcoin is up slightly at $47,427
Ethereum is up .5% at $1486
and Cardano is down .5% at 1.42

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Stellar up 22%
Cosmos up 19%
Polkadot up 17%

Ethereum miners are hashing out their differences regarding protocol update EIP-1559.

Bitcoin in Nigeria is trading at a 46% premium on the exchange Luno Nigeria.

There’s apparently a backdoor on popular website Bitcoin Paper Wallet.

Links:

• Bitcoin Is Trading at a 46% Premium on Luno Nigeria - CoinDesk
• Staying on the (b)right side of history: EIP-1559 | f2pool
• Ethereum's biggest mining pools take opposing stances on EIP-1559 plan
• BitcoinPaperWallet ‘Back Door’ Responsible for Millions in Missing Funds, Research Suggests - CoinDesk

Ethereum Hard Fork Berlin April 14, 2021

Polkadot Price Up: Connectivity the Cause

Ether High

Links:

• Ethereum Core Developers Eye Mid-April for 'Berlin' Hard Fork - CoinDesk
• Polkadot (DOT) gains 42% ahead of its long-awaited parachain auctions
• Ether Sets New All-Time High Over $2,000 as Bull Run Continues - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down slightly at $40,037
Ethereum is down slightly at $1678
and Polkadot is down 1% at 20.07

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Binance Coin up 23%
Cosmos up 17%
Elrond up 16%

Nigeria’s central bank has ordered banks to close accounts of all crypto users

COPA is challenging craig wright’s Bitcoin white paper claim.

Links:

• Nigeria Central Bank Orders Cryptocurrency Accounts to Close - Bloomberg
• COPA on Twitter: "COPA stands for an open financial system and was formed to remove barriers that stifle innovation. We are hosting the Bitcoin whitepaper and stand with our members and the crypto community to address this issue. Here’s our letter in response to last week’s cease and desists. https://t.co/NfM56rfCEc" / Twitter

Bitcoin is up 1% at $37,929
Ethereum is up slightly at $1665
and Polkadot is down 1% at 20.58.

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Maker up 37%
Cardano up 17%
Theta Token up 16%

Yearn Finance suffered an exploit in a DAI lending protocol.

LL Cool J, Paul Tudor Jones among backers of stealth crypto fund

Suzhou will give away about $5M in the latest digital yuan test.

Crosstower is launching a bitcoin fund

Stefan He Qin facing charges for $90M security fraud.

Links:

• Founder Of $90 Million Cryptocurrency Hedge Fund Charged With Securities Fraud And Pleads Guilty In Federal Court | USAO-SDNY | Department of Justice
• Suzhou to give away around $5 million in latest digital yuan test
• yearn.finance on Twitter: "We have noticed the v1 yDAI vault has suffered an exploit. The exploit has been mitigated. Full report to follow." / Twitter
• $72M Crypto Fund Backed by Paul Tudor Jones and LL Cool J Comes Out of Stealth - CoinDesk
• CrossTower Launches Bitcoin Fund to Compete With Grayscale’s GBTC - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up slightly at $37,673
Ethereum is up 1% at $1643
and Polkadot is down .slightly at 20.38.

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
UMA up 136%
DogeCoin up 55%
Aave up 32%

Ether new ATH

Coinbase looks to Nasdaq.

PayPal is creating a dedicated business unit for crypto services.

NFT Marketplace Rarible picked up $1.75M in seed funding.

Visa partners with First Boulevard

Links:

• Visa Expands Digital Currency Roadmap with First Boulevard | Business Wire
• Rarible secures funding from CoinFund to build community-governed NFT marketplace | by Rarible | Medium
• PayPal is investing in a new business unit focused on crypto and digital currencies

Bitcoin is up .5% at $33,865
Ethereum is down slightly at $1341
and Polkadot is up .5% at $16.44

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Compound up 30%
Elrond up 23%
SushiSwap up 18%

BlockFi is building out a bitcoin trust.

NYDIG added former square capital lead Jackie Reses to its board of directors.

On Visa's Q1 earnings call CEO Alfred Kelly said Visa will make crypto payments safer and more widely available.

Blockfolio launched zero-fee crypto trading on its app this week.

Links:

• NYDIG Strengthens Leadership with Appointment of Jacqueline D. Reses to Board of Directors
• Blockfolio launches zero-fee crypto trading on its app
• SEC FORM D BLOCKFI
• Visa's Q1 earnings call reveals details about its crypto strategy

Bitcoin is up 2.5% at $37,696
Ethereum is up .5% at $1,420
and Polkadot is up 3% at $17.50

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Dogecoin up 400%
Stellar up 22%
FTX Token up 21%

Elon musk edits twitter bio to read "Bitcoin"

DogeCoin hits ATH.

Robinhood CEO defends firm.

Ripple is facing a new class-action lawsuit in Florida.

Links:

• Lawmakers announce hearings on GameStop and online trading platforms | TechCrunch
• Robinhood Wasn’t Forced into Buying Limits: CEO - Bloomberg
• Bitcoin Surges to $37K After Elon Musk Adds Crypto to Twitter Bio - CoinDesk
• Toomey Filing vs. Ripple

Bitcoin is down 1% at $31,232
Ethereum is up slightly at $1310
and Polkadot is down 1% at $17.08

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Dogecoin up 49%
Elrond up 27%
Cosmos up 16%

GME Frenzy highlights centralization in status quo.

The Federal Reserve keeps things loose.

BIS' Agustín Carstens is not a fan of bitcoin.

Blockstream picks up $25M worth of mining rigs from MicroBT.

Links:

• Blockstream Purchase $25M of Bitcoin Mining Hardware from MicroBT
• Wall Street, Big Tech Clamp Down on GameStop-Style Pumps; Biden Admin 'Monitoring' Situation - CoinDesk
• BIS Chief Blasts Bitcoin's Viability, Prompting Blowback From Advocates - CoinDesk
• Fed Holds Policy Steady as Economy Stumbles - WSJ

Bitcoin is down 1% at $32,354
Ethereum is down slightly at $1325
and Polkadot is down 1% at $17.64

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Golem up 35%
Aave up 17%
Uniswap up 16%

Mad Money’s Jim Cramer tells lottery winner to buy Bitcoin.

Crypto exchange LVL is opening pre-orders for a MasterCard debit card.

Samsung eyes a $10B nanochipmaking facility in Austin Texas

iSTOX raised $50M in a series-A funding round.

Links:

• How Jim Cramer would invest the $731 million Powerball jackpot
• iSTOX closes Series A funding round with USD 50 million raised
• Bitcoin Exchange LVL Launches Mastercard Debit Card - CoinDesk
• Samsung Is Said to Mull $10 Billion Texas Chipmaking Plant - Bloomberg

Bitcoin is down 2% at $31,854
Ethereum is down 2% at $1225
and Polkadot is down 3% at $17.26

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Decentraland up 23%
ThorChain up 15%

Michael Saylor and Microstrategy pick up another 10M in Bitcoin.

Bank of International Settlements to test central bank digital currencies on own platform.

Sberbank has applied to become a licensed digital assets issuer—plans own stablecoin.

Huobi COO Jiawei Zhu detained at length as part of OTC investigation.

Bitcoin is down slightly at $31,790
Ethereum is up slightly 4% at $1215
and Polkadot is down slightly at $17.18

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
HedgeTrade up 23%
UMA up 18%
Basic Attention token up 16%

Janet Yellen evolves on crypto stance.

30% of Ethereum Miners oppose EIP 1559.

Yearn Finance considers minting more YFI Tokens.

Firo wars with 51% attacker.

Links:

• Yellen Leaves Door Open to Tax Increase on Wealthy Americans - Bloomberg
• Minority Ethereum Mining Pools Threaten to Block Update - CoinDesk
• Firo (formerly Zcoin) on Twitter: "We are under 51% attack at the moment. We recommend not to make transactions during this time until the network returns to a normal state. We will post updates when we have them. Note this is not a coding error but a nature of PoW. $XZC $FIRO" / Twitter
• 'Let's Not Be Bitcoin': Yearn Finance Considers Minting $200M in New YFI Tokens - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down 6% at $32,497
Ethereum is down 4% at $1247
and Polkadot is up 8% at $16.40

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Curve up 28%
Alpha Finance up 20%
Icon up 15%

Craig Wright repeats 2019 advances to have bitcoin white paper removed from websites.

BlackRock looks at bitcoin futures

Former Ripple Adviser Michael Barr is expected to lead the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

Coinbase acquires Bison Trails.

Links:

• BlackRock filings suggest asset management giant could buy bitcoin futures via certain funds - The Block
• Biden Is Expected to Tap Michael Barr as Comptroller of the Currency - WSJ
• Craig Wright's lawyers ask two websites to take down the Bitcoin whitepaper - The Block
• Coinbase acquires crypto builder Bison Trails, deal reported to be above $80M | Fortune

Bitcoin is down 5% at $35,387
Ethereum is down 1% at $1221
and Polkadot is up 4% at $17.17

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Near protocol up 29%
Avalanche up 15%
The Graph up 15%

Goldman Sachs has issued a request for information to explore digital asset custody.

NYDIG CEO Robert Gutmann said today’s institutional investors in crypto are only looking at Bitcoin.

Ripple technology will power a new malaysia and bangladesh remittance corridor.

Kraken is set to halt XRP trading for US residents.

Bittrex has been mum about why it withdrew support for Dash, ZCash, and Monero.

Mt. Gox creditors will be given the option to take up to 90% of the exchange’s remaining bitcoin.

Links:

• Kraken to Halt XRP Trading for U.S. Residents | Kraken Blog
• Mt. Gox Creditors Can Claim 90% of Bitcoin Left in Bankruptcy: Bloomberg - CoinDesk
• bKash and Mobile Money Connect Through RippleNet to Power Wallet-to-Wallet Remittances | Ripple
• Big institutions are only interested in bitcoin, says NYDIG CEO - The Block
• Goldman Sachs to Enter Crypto Market 'Soon' With Custody Play: Source - CoinDesk
• Bittrex to Delist 'Privacy Coins' Monero, Dash and Zcash - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down slightly at $37,615
Ethereum is up 1% at $1228
and Polkadot is up 21% at $16.78

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Avalanche up 21%
Aave up 20%
Cardano up 15%

Bangalore hacker forfeits $1.2M to authorities.

Tandem says mounting losses create material uncertainty for the firm.

Ledger releases bitcoin bounty for information on data attacks.

FinCEN extends comment time for controversial crypto wallet rule.

European Parliament petitioned for superfund for victims of cryptocurrency crimes, hacks, and thefts.

Links:

• UK neobank Tandem issues “material uncertainty” warning as losses mount - The Block
• Hardware wallet startup Ledger offers bitcoin bounty for information on data attacks - The Block
• FinCEN Extends Comment Period for Crypto Wallet Rule - CoinDesk
• Bitcoin Worth $1.2M Seized From India Hacker - CoinDesk
• Home | PETI | Committees | European Parliament

Bitcoin is down 3% at $37,775
Ethereum is up 2% at $1220
and Polkadot is up 10% at 13.80

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
HedgeTrade up 115%
Cosmos up 25%
Chainlink up 20%

Francis Suarez, mayor of Miami, considers some BTC reserves.

Anchorage secured conditional approval for a national trust charter from the US OCC.

Derebit sets maximum bitcoin options strike price to 400k.

Acting comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks says 'everything is at risk'

Chainalysis flags pre-Jan 6th $500k donation to alt-right factions.

Links:

• Chainalysis Blog | Alt-Right Groups and Personalities Involved In Last Week’s Capitol Riot Received Over $500K In Bitcoin From French Donor One Month Prior
• Miami mayor considers bitcoin investment to create crypto hotbed | Fox Business
• Financial Censorship After Capitol Riot 'Truly Chilling,' Says OCC's Brooks - CoinDesk
• Deribit on Twitter: "We've added the $BTC 400K strike in the Dec21 expiry! 🚀 Send tweet!" / Twitter
• Anchorage Becomes First OCC-Approved National Crypto Bank - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up 11% at $38,460
Ethereum is up 10% at $1180
and Polkadot is up 35% at 12.74

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Sushiswap up 24%
Kusama up 23%
Uniswap up 22%

A man in the UK wants to be down in the dumps...to recover $288M in BTC on hard drive.

Gemini acquires Blockrize, announces Gemini Credit Card.

Japan's FSA says XRP not a security.

eToro may limit buying over weekends.

Links:

• Newport man offers council £52.5m to search for Bitcoin hard drive | South Wales Argus
• Winklevoss-Founded Gemini to Offer Credit Card With Crypto Rewards - CoinDesk
• Japan's FSA Says XRP Not a Security: Report - CoinDesk
• eToro may limit bitcoin buying on weekends if demand and volatility continue - The Block
• Grayscale Investments Commences Dissolution of Grayscale XRP Trust Other OTC:ETCG
• While bitcoin was cratering over the weekend, institutions were buying - The Block

Bitcoin is up slightly at $10,324
Ethereum is up 1% at $370
and XRP is up 2% at 24 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Waves up 15%

A man in DC faces charges over his involvement in a diamond-backed token ponzi scheme.

Swisscom blockchain won an grant from the Web3 foundation to protect the Polkadot network.

Aelf Launches SashimiSwap

Miner revenue, and crypto trading volumes were up in August

Bitcoin is up slightly at $9,571
Ethereum is up half a percent at $238
and XRP is up 3% at 21 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Cardano up 18%
Vechain up 15%

Cardano announces Shelley update.

The number of blockchain investment deals has declined for seven consecutive months.

A JP Morgan strategist is saying that Bitcoin’s market price is now in line with its intrinsic value price.

Polkadot’s blockchain mainnet went live this week.