Bitcoin is down 2% at $44,612
Ethereum is down 2% at $1356
and Cardano is down 3% at $1.24

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Vite up 94%
Cortex up 52%
Puma Pay up 47%

DeFi Protocol Furucombo exploited for $14M.

Ethereum scaling startup Optimism lands a $25M series A led by a16z

DeFi protocol revenue hit a record monthly high this month.

Craig Wright wants a piece of all the legends.

Links:

• Investing in Optimism - Andreessen Horowitz
• DeFi protocol revenue has reached a record monthly high in February
• Mt. Gox Victim Issues Legal Notice to Craig Wright Over Stolen Funds - CoinDesk
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Bitcoin is down 9% at 6,068
Ethereum is down 10% at $129

and XRP is down 8% at 15 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Puma Pay up 74%

Todays headlines:

Adaptive capital, a Crypto hedge fund is shuttering due to the big hit it took during last week’s market upheaval

Recently-launched fund Alpha Sigma Capital is raising $100m.

The Department of Homeland Security lists blockchain managers involved in food distribution as those among critical infrastructure workers.

Links:

• Crypto hedge fund Adaptive Capital is shutting down after it 'took a big hit' during last week's bitcoin price plunge - The Block
• DHS coronavirus memo says 'blockchain managers' involved in food distribution are essential critical infrastructure workers - The Block
• A crypto hedge fund co-founded by a former Nasdaq strategist is raising $100M - The Block
• Coinbase’s Visa debit card can now be linked with Google Pay to spend crypto - The Block

Bitcoin is up 1.5% at $10,334
XRP is up 2% at 26 cents
and Ethereum is up half a percent at $185

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Syscoin up 30%
PumaPay up 23%
and Dent up 23%

Crypto miniing hardware and softwaare company Coinmine has reported a 2.5 million seed round of financing.

A blockchain war-game called Fumblechain was introduced at the Black Hat InfoSecurity event.

Poloniex is removing 23 crypto trading pairs due to low volume.

Biance is opening Binance US sometime before November.

Australian tax office has distributed letters and will be fining pensioners and investors who have invested the majority of their retirement funds in cryptocurrencies.

Links:

• Warnings issued to Aussies betting 90% of retirement funds on crypto | Micky
• Binance to Launch U.S. Division Before November on Cheddar
• Poloniex exchange removing 23 crypto trading pairs, citing ‘low volume’ - The Block
• Meet FumbleChain, the Deliberately Flawed Blockchain - CoinDesk
• Crypto Miner Company CoinMine Scores $2.5 Million in Seed Round - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down 3.5% at $11,334
XRP is down 2% at 29 cents
and Ethereum is down 3.5% at $202

Those are your leaders by market cap

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Tierion up 31%
Dent up 25%
and PumaPay, up 24%

Ripple is looking to sign a few more investment and acquisitions deals.

Robinhood greenlit by the UK Financial Conduct Authority to operate in the UK.

Rhode Island has added money-specific transmitter guidance for crypto companies into its legislation.

New Jersey governor commissions study on use-cases for blockchain tech.

Allianz is in the advanced stages of developing a blockchain based digital token for payments.

Links:

• Insurance giant Allianz creating a JPM Coin-like payment token; the project is in ‘advanced stages’ - The Block
• New Jersey Signs Blockchain Task Force Program Into Law - CoinDesk