Bitcoin is down half a % at $7,315
XRP is down 1% at 19 cents
and Ethereum is down slightly at $133

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Refereum, up 20%
Streamr up 19%
and Waltonchain up 15%

Digital Capital Management has sued law firm Faegre Baker Daniels for providing “erroneous” legal services.

Investment firm Vanguard is implementing commission-free online trading for stocks and options.

Longfin CEO Venkata Meenavalii has agreed to pay 400,000 in disgorgement and penalties to the SEC.

Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith who was arrested in November is set to be released to his parents home in Alabama.

Links:

• Ethereum Developer Virgil Griffith to Be Released on Bail to Parents - CoinDesk
• Vanguard rolls out zero-fee trading for stocks and options - The Block
• Longfin CEO agrees to settle SEC fraud action for $400,000 - The Block

Bitcoin is down 1% at $7,165
XRP is down slightly at 21 cents
and Ethereum down 1% at $142

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Referum, up 16%

The Swiss government thinks a digital Swiss Franc would do more damage than it would do good.

Glencore PLC, a major cobalt miner is joining the Responsible Sourcing Blockchain Network.

Franklin Templeton has led an undisclosed funding round for blockchain startup Proof of Impact.

Justin Sun and Yi-he, the founder of Tron, and the co-founder of Binance have had their Weibo accounts blocked.

Links:

• 'New Risks': Swiss Government Skeptical on Central Bank Digital Currency - CoinDesk
• Mining Giant Glencore to Trace Cobalt Using 'Responsible Sourcing' Blockchain Consortium - CoinDesk
• Franklin Templeton invests undisclosed sum in blockchain startup Proof of Impact  - The Block
• Weibo accounts of Justin Sun and Binance co-founder are blocked - The Block