Bitcoin is down slightly at $43,973
Ethereum is down .5% at $2,983
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $411

Convex Finance up 24%
Render Token up 15%

The Advertising Standards Authority in the UK has banned ads for Floki Inu

Ukraine has promised an airdrop following crypto donations.

Moonpay picks up World of Women #5672 for just under $1M

Bitcoin miners picked up over a billion in revenue in February

Lawmakers in the EU remove possible bitcoin ban from proposed legislation.

Links:

• Stefan Berger on Twitter: "Richtig ist: Der Paragraph ist nicht mehr im Text. Der Bericht muss erst noch im Ausschuss abgestimmt werden. Bei dieser Abstimmung sehen wir dann, wo die Mehrheiten liegen. Die Entscheidung ist noch nicht gefallen #MiCA" / Twitter
• Ukraine / Україна on Twitter: "Airdrop confirmed. Snapshot will be taken tomorrow, on March 3rd, at 6pm Kyiv time (UTC/GMT +2 hours). Reward to follow! Follow subsequent news re Ukraine’s crypto donation campaign at @FedorovMykhailo" / Twitter
• MoonPay strikes again with $754,000 World of Women NFT purchase at Christie's
• Bitcoin miners brought in just over $1 billion in revenue during February
• Floki Inu - ASA | CAP

Bitcoin is down slightly at $44,230
Ethereum is up 1% at $3,118
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $428

Render Token up 20%
Gala up 15%
Mina up 15%

Intel introduces new, more sustainable crypto mining chip

Binance Smart Chain has rebranded to the BNB chain

A federal judge has ordered the release on bail of money launderer Heather "Razzlekhan" Morgan

Build Finance DAO loses $470k in hostile governance takeover.

Links:

• Build Finance DAO suffers 'hostile governance takeover,' loses $470,000
• Federal Judge Releases 'Razzlekhan,' Orders Other Bitfinex Hack Laundering Suspect to Remain in Jail
• Intel says its new crypto chip is designed to be energy-efficient - The Verge

Bitcoin is up slightly at $37,822
Ethereum is up slightly at $2,570
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $392

Render Token up 23%
Celsius Network up 16%
Flow up 15%

State senator in Arizona introduces bill to make Bitcoin legal tender.

Google hires slew of blockchain experts.

Lebron James Family Foundation enters into a multi-year deal with crypto.com

Vitalilk Buterin receives $100M back from his $1.2B donation in order to re-direct efforts beyond regulation.

Links:

• Google Cloud launches dedicated Digital Asset Team | Google Cloud Blog
• Sandeep | Polygon 💜 on Twitter: "CryptoRelief Update: Have been in discussions with @VitalikButerin on how to accelerate relief efforts in India. And we have come up with a solution, we will moving $100mn USDC back to Vitalik, a non-Indian, to do fast deployment in high risk/reward projects. Why? A thread" / Twitter
• LeBron James and the LeBron James Family Foundation Announce Multi-Year Partnership with Crypto.com

Bitcoin is up slightly at $49,725
Ethereum is down slightly at $4,043
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $566

Render token up 29%

AscendEX was exploited for 78M

IMF is advocating for a coordinated crypto policy

UK neobank Monzo raising $500M.

Links:

• Monzo raises more than $500m from investors at $4.5bn valuation - FinTech Futures
• AscendEX on Twitter: "22:00 UTC 12/11, We have detected a number of ERC-20, BSC, and Polygon tokens transferred from our hot wallet. Cold Wallet is NOT affected. Investigation underway. If any user’s funds are affected by the incident, they will be covered completely by AscendEX." / Twitter
• ECB's Lagarde calls for regulating Bitcoin's "funny business" | Reuters

Bitcoin is up .5% at $54,891
Ethereum is up .5% at $4,132
and Binance Coin is up 1% at $605

The Graph up 16%
Render Token up 20%
Ankr Network up 28%

Celsius Network suspends employee — possibly CFO.

Bank of Tanzania plans CBDC.

Avocado Guild raises $18M.

Links:

• FOMO Drives Tanzanian Central Bank to Plan Own Digital Currency - BNN Bloomberg
• Celsius CFO Arrested on Charges Tied to Former Job at Moshe Hogeg’s Firm
• Blockchain gaming guild Avocado raises $18 million