Bitcoin is down slightly at $42,724
Ethereum is up .5% at $3,082
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $428

Shiba Inu up 24%
Quant Network, up 15%

ENS to remove Brantly Milligan as a steward over 2016 tweet.

Bud Light partners with Nouns DAO for SuperBowl ad.

Tesla records $101M impairment loss on Bitcoin.

Mitsubishi UFJ wants to use blockchain technology for securities.

Links:

• Bud Light partners with Nouns DAO for its upcoming Super Bowl ad
• Mitsubishi UFJ Trust to issue cryptocurrency for trading purposes - Nikkei Asia
• Telsa 10-K
• Ethereum Name Service Removes Core Team Member Brantly Millegan Over 2016 Tweet

Bitcoin is down slightly at $38,633
Ethereum is up slightly at $2,789
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $384

Quant Network, up 16%

The FSCA regulator in South Africa issues warnings on FTX and Bybit.

MicroStrategy picks up another $25M in bitcoin.

NFT collector Larry Lawliet scammed — loses $2.7M.

FTX is acquiring Japanese exchange Liquid.

Links:

• Acquisition of Liquid by FTX
• larrylawliet.eth on Twitter: "I lost all my apes and mutants just now, any one bought it??? pls touch me! https://t.co/AN5IMt2ntu" / Twitter
• Microstrategy 8-K
• South African Regulator Issues Warning on FTX, Bybit

Bitcoin is down .5% at $51,378
Ethereum is up .5% at $3,901
and Cardano is down 1% at $2.84

Quant Network up 22%
OMG Network up 21%
Aelf up 16%

Bored Ape NFTs on auction with Sotheby’s exceeds expectations set by the auction house with 3 days to go.

Ethereum’s future open interest is setting new records

Senator Elizabeth Warren calls crypto the new shadow bank.

Australian neobank Volt inks partnership deal with exchange BTC markets.

Links:

• Crypto’s Rapid Move Into Banking Elicits Alarm in Washington - The New York Times
• Ethereum futures open interest sets new record as price nears ATH
• 101 Bored Ape Yacht Club | Ape in !2021 | Sotheby's

Bitcoin is up slightly at $50,249
Ethereum is up slightly at $3,930
and Cardano is up slightly at $2.87

Ecomi up 25%
Filecoin up 19%
Quant Network up 18%

The South Korean exchange Bithumb to mandate ID verification for customers.

The finance commission in El Salvador has approved a $150M trust fund to support the rollout.

BBVA is launching a digital investment account that offers crypto support.

This week the avalanche based DeFi protocol Trader Joe raised $5 million in a token sale.

Links:

• El Salvador approves $150 million trust fund to support bitcoin ambitions
• The digital account New Gen enables investments in sectors with the greatest impact on the future
• Avalanche-based DeFi protocol Trader Joe raises $5 million in token sale

Bitcoin is up .5% at $41,690
Ethereum is up 1% at $2,599
and Binance Coin is up 1% at $341

Quant Network up 27%
SiaCoin up 19%
The Graph up 15%

Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard said the US has to have a digital dollar

Goldentree asset management may have been adding undisclosed bitcoin to its balance sheet.

Livepeer raises $20M to take on video streaming platform giants.

The US Marshals pick anchorage digital for custody.

Luxor technologies launched an index for crypto mining stocks.

Links:

• Decentralized Video Protocol Livepeer Raises $20M to Take On Streaming Giants - CoinDesk
• US Marshals Choose Anchorage Digital to Custody, Service Seized Digital Assets | by Anchorage Digital | Anchorage Digital | Jul, 2021 | Medium
• Bitcoin Mining Stocks | HashrateIndex
• GoldenTree, $45b Asset Manager, Is Buying Bitcoin - The Street Crypto: Bitcoin and cryptocurrency news, advice, analysis and more
• UPDATE 1-Fed's Brainard: Can't wrap head around not having U.S. central bank digital currency

Bitcoin is down 1% at $39,641
Ethereum is down 1% at $2,290
and Binance Coin is down 1% at $311

Quant Network up 38%
Terra up 18%
Amp up 16%

Robinhood IPO.

Lending platform Vauld raised $25M.

Uniswap deletes video from EthCC conference that suggested partnerships.

Coke creates first brand inspired collection of NFTs.

The Dallas Symphony Orchestra is releasing classical music NFTs on Rarible.

Links:

• Uniswap Says It's Talking With PayPal, Robinhood and More in Deleted Video - CoinDesk
• Vauld Raises $25M Round Led By Valar Ventures to Build
• Tafi-Coca-Cola NFT | Tafi Avatar
• Rarible – Create, sell or collect digital items secured with #blockchain

Bitcoin is down slightly at $12,961
Ethereum is down 1% at $407
and XRP is down 1% at 25 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Filecoin up 29%
Quant Network up 18%

Kyber Announces KyberPRO

CME group passed BitMEX this week to become the second largest bitcoin futures exchange.

Chinese authorities backed by the PBoC have conducted mass arrests and gambling shutdowns related to Tether.

The FED updated rules for bank transfers, lowering thresholds and including crypto.

Ken Kurson arrested on cyberstalking charges.

Bitcoin is down 2.5% at $9,219
Ethereum is down 3.5% at $232
and XRP is down 1.5% at 18 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Request Network, up 32%
and Quant Network up 25%

Former Wirecard CEO Markus Braun has been arrested.

PayPal and Venmo are planning to let users buy and sell crypto.

Brazil’s central bank has suspended WhatsApp’s payments service only a week after launch.

The final judgement has been handed down in the case between the SEC and Shopin

Links:

• PayPal and Venmo are reportedly planning to let users buy and sell crypto - The Block
• Eran Eyal and UnitedData, Inc. d/b/a/ "Shopin, " (Release No. LR-24842; Jun. 23, 2020)
• Banco Central do Brasil
• Wirecard’s Former Billionaire CEO Markus Braun Arrested Over Allegations Of Fraud

Bitcoin is up 4% at $9,148
Ethereum is up 2.5% at $206
and XRP is up 2.5% at 20 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Theta Token up 20%
Maidsafe up 15%
and Quant Network up 15%

Bitfury has announced an investor program for mining farms aimed at institutional investors.

Facebook’s Calibra, the digital wallet subsidiary built for Libra is getting a re-brand.

Google has signed on as a network validator for the blockchain video network Theta.