Bitcoin is down slightly at $36,688
Ethereum is down slightly at $2,455
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $372

Theta fuel up 24%

Putin wants a regulated crypto mining industry.

DeFi Protocol Wonderland dealing with the nature of a Decentralized, sometimes anonymous community.

Once-shiny Diem indeed selling — to Silvergate capital for $200M

FTX.US closes round with $8B valuation

Links:

• Putin Backs Bitcoin (BTC), Crypto Mining Despite Bank of Russia’s Ban Plans - Bloomberg
• DeFi protocol Wonderland is allegedly run by QuadrigaCX co-founder
• Facebook’s Cryptocurrency Venture to Wind Down, Sell Assets - WSJ
• Crypto exchange FTX US valued at $8 bln as first fundraise draws SoftBank, Temasek | Reuters

Bitcoin is up 2% at $18,323
Ethereum is up 1% at $554
and XRP is down 5% at 53 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Stacks up 13%

Vladimir Putin signed an order requiring public officials in russia to disclose their digital assets.

The IRS has moved the crypto tax question to the top of the Form 1040.

Oyster Pearl creator charged.

Blockchain research firm Elliptic says privacy wallets are replacing mixers.

Links:

• The IRS has officially moved its crypto tax question to the top of Form 1040, making it much more prominent - The Block
• Cryptocurrency Founder “Bruno Block” Charged With Multimillion-Dollar Tax Evasion Scheme | USAO-SDNY | Department of Justice
• Financial Crime Typologies In Cryptoassets: The Concise Guide for Compliance Leaders
• Putin Orders Russia's Public Officials to Report Crypto Holdings - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up 2.5% at $11,532
Ethereum is up 2% at $353
and XRP is up 7% at 26 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Melon Protocol up 15%

Putin has signed a bill that will prohibit the use of cryptocurrencies as a means of payment in Russia.

17-year old charged in Twitter hack.

Longfin Corp to pay 223 million to investors over the company's 2017 IPO.

Links:

• An update on our security incident
• Putin signs bill that will prohibit the use of cryptocurrencies for payment starting next year - The Block
• 17-year-old Florida resident charged in connection with Twitter hack and bitcoin giveaway scam - The Block
• In Re Longfin Corp. Securities Class Action Litigation, Docket No. 1:18-cv-02933 (S.D.N.Y. Apr 03, 2018), Court Docket