Bitcoin is down slightly at $37,948
Ethereum is down 1% at $2,612
and Binance Coin is down .5% at $384

Wonderland votes out former QuadrigaCX co-founder Michael Patryn

NFT trading volume sets new monthly record

Crypto leaders announce GMI PAC

Controversial crypto rule returns from FinCEN

Links:

• Crypto leaders launch PAC to back congressional candidates
• Monthly NFT trading volume reaches all-time high of $6 billion in January
• The Unhosted Crypto Wallet Rule Is Back

Ripple is opening a regional HQ in Dubai.

EY outlines plan for compensating users who lost funds in the shutdown of QuadrigaCX.

Sygnum started Tezos staking services this week.

US Defense Department IT agency looks for blockchain solution.

The volume on crypto exchanges fell 26% in October.

Bitcoin is down 2% at $9,455
Ethereum is down 2% at $236
and XRP is down 1.5% at 19 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Monero Classic up 19%
and Aave up 15%

The US Department of defense has run war game scenarios based on Gen Z using bitcoin to undermine and evade the establishment.

Gemini has hired former singapore based Goldman Exec. Jeremy Ng to help with Asia expansion.

Ontario securities commission has released its report for QuadrigaCX: Ponzi scheme.

Vanguard and Symbiont announce initial phase of a pilot program looking at the digitization of asset-backed securities.

Links:

• Vanguard Advances Blockchain Technology Pilot To Streamline Asset-Backed Securities Markets | State | dailyamerican.com
• Ontario securities regulator publishes investigative report on crypto exchange QuadrigaCX - The Block
• Pentagon Documents Reveal The U.S. Has Planned For A Bitcoin Rebellion
• Gemini hires former Goldman Sachs exec for Asia expansion, plans to get licensed in Singapore - The Block

Bitcoin is down 1% at $7,094
XRP is down slightly at 21 cents
and Ethereum down slightly at $142

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Byteball, up 13%

ING, the largest bank in the netherlands is reportedly getting into the cryptocurrency custody market.

A hacker stole just under 7 million dollars at the end of this week from the VeChain foundation.

QuadrigaCX is back in the news after some former users are asking the police to confirm that the CEO is indeed dead.

Stellar Lumens was trying to do a 2 billion XLM token drop on Keybase, but the move got overrun by scammers.

Links:

• QuadrigaCX creditors request proof of the exchange CEO's death - The Block
• Stellar Tried to Give Away 2B XLM Tokens on Keybase. Then the Spammers Came - CoinDesk
• Hacker steals $6.7 million worth of tokens from VeChain Foundation - The Block
• Banking giant ING said to be entering into crypto custody space  - The Block

Bitcoin is up 2% at $10,168
XRP is up slightly at 26 cents
and Ethereum is up 1% at $183

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Streamr up 21%

Apparently Earnst and Young lost 103 bitcoin in the ongoing Quadriga CX case.

Judge Beth Bloom is having a field day at the expense of Craig Wright in their ongoing legal proceedings in Florida.

Coinbase Custody is reporting that they’re receiving 200-400 million per week in new crypto deposits.

Moscow is looking for a contractor to develop a blockchain system for transparent city services.

Links:

• Moscow to Develop a Blockchain System for Transparent City Services - CoinDesk
• Judge in $10B Bitcoin Lawsuit Rips Craig Wright for No 'Credible Evidence'
• A Big Four Audit Firm Lost $1 Million In Bitcoin. Victims Are Losing Patience - CoinDesk
• Coinbase Custody receiving $200-400M per week in new crypto deposits from institutions, says Armstrong - The Block