Bitcoin is down slightly at $20,124
Ethereum is up slightly at $1591
and Binance Coin up slightly at $275

Ethereum's merge finalized.

PredictIt sues to block CFTC mandated shutdown.

Craig Wright tells Norwegian court he broke hard drive containing private keys but wants court order to go after Satoshi's BTC.

Links:

• Craig Wright Tells Court He ‘Stomped on the Hard Drive’ Containing Satoshi Wallet Keys
• Ethereum activates The Merge as it shifts to proof of stake
• PredictIt Sues US Regulator Over Move to Nix Contracts (Correct)

Bitcoin is up 1% at $38,824
Ethereum is up 1% at $2,862
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $392

Kraken granted license to operate in Abu Dhabi.

New crypto ETFs debut in Australia.

Macron comments on digital Euro, regulation.

Ethereum's PoS switch drives down price of GPUs

Bitcoin is up 4.5% at $15,508
Ethereum is up 9% at $443
and XRP is up 7% at 26 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Aave up 42%
Synthetix up 26%
Uniswap up 25%

US Department of Justice seizes Silk Road Trove — $1 Billion in Bitcoin. To auction, or Hodl?

Vitalik Buterin stakes $1.4 million in Ether on Ethereum 2.0.

Bitcoin tests $16k.

A US district court in Colorado enters judgement against a ponzi scammer.

Links:

• Silk Road Bitcoins Worth Over $1 Billion Are Target of U.S. - Bloomberg
• Court Enters $900K Judgment Against Crypto Ponzi Scammer on Behalf of CFTC - CoinDesk
• Vitalik Buterin Sends $1.4M of Ether in Preparation for Ethereum 2.0 Staking - CoinDesk