Bitcoin is down slightly at $42,279
Ethereum is down 1% at $3,222
and Binance Coin is down 1% at $452

Secret network, up 15%
Frax share up 16%

US Congress gears up for oversight hearing into crypto mining’s effect on the environment.

Tennis Australia is bringing the Australian Open to Decentraland

Samsung brings flagship 837 store to Decentraland

New York Department of Financial Services hires deputy superintendent for crypto.

Links:

• Australian Open serves up its own NFTs and moves into the Decentraland metaverse - Stockhead
• Perter Marton LinkedIn
• Samsung enters the metaverse, opening flagship 837 store in Decentraland
• US Congress to Hold Oversight Hearing on Crypto Mining: Report

Links:

• China’s central bank releases pilot version of digital yuan wallet
• Kevin O’Leary-Backed DeFi Platform WonderFi to Purchase Bitbuy for $162M in Cash, Shares
• Samsung to introduce NFT platform within its new smart TVs

Bitcoin is down 1% at $32,354
Ethereum is down slightly at $1325
and Polkadot is down 1% at $17.64

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Golem up 35%
Aave up 17%
Uniswap up 16%

Mad Money’s Jim Cramer tells lottery winner to buy Bitcoin.

Crypto exchange LVL is opening pre-orders for a MasterCard debit card.

Samsung eyes a $10B nanochipmaking facility in Austin Texas

iSTOX raised $50M in a series-A funding round.

Links:

• How Jim Cramer would invest the $731 million Powerball jackpot
• iSTOX closes Series A funding round with USD 50 million raised
• Bitcoin Exchange LVL Launches Mastercard Debit Card - CoinDesk
• Samsung Is Said to Mull $10 Billion Texas Chipmaking Plant - Bloomberg

Bitcoin is up 3% at $9,438
Ethereum is up 2% at $210
and XRP is down slightly at 20 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Monero Classic up 64%
Thunder Token up 17%

Gemini has partnered with samsung on the samsung blockchain wallet.

A new actively managed bitcoin hedge fund announced by MaiCapital in Hong Kong.

Coinbase has acquired Tagomi.

Goldman Sachs says Bitcoin is “not an asset class"

Links:

• A new actively managed bitcoin hedge fund gets launched in Hong Kong - The Block
• Goldman Sachs: Cryptocurrencies 'Are Not an Asset Class' - CoinDesk
• Gemini First US Exchange to Integrate With Samsung's Blockchain Wallet - CoinDesk
• Coinbase shakes up the crypto prime broker race with its acquisition of Tagomi - The Block

Bitcoin is down 4% at 8,757
Ethereum is down 2% at $202
and XRP is down 3% at 19 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Zillqua up 22%
and Grin up 22%

Goldman Sachs is holding a call this week on the current crisis, state of crypto and inflation.

The World Economic Forum set out its Presido Principles with a “Blockchain Bill of Rights". With signatories from Colombia, Deloitte, and ConsenSys.

Samsung is pre-installing Theta(.)tv into all new Galaxy s20 smartphones.

A member of China’s parliament has suggested setting up a national blockchain development fund.

Links:

• Goldman Sachs Is Hosting A Client Call About Bitcoin, Gold and Inflation
• A member of China's parliament suggests setting up national blockchain development fund - The Block
• Samsung to Add Crypto-Powered Streaming Service to 75 Million Devices
• Colombia, Deloitte, ConsenSys Sign On to WEF's 'Blockchain Bill of Rights' - CoinDesk

Facebook Blinks

India Supreme Court Backs Crypto

Samsung Sees Settlement System for Merchants and Banks

Links:

• India Supreme Court Lifts RBI Ban on Banks Servicing Crypto Firms
• Facebook Changing Course on Libra, Offering More Inclusive Wallet
• Samsung to Target EU Payments Sector With Blockchain-Based Solution for Banks - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down 1.5% at $9,190
XRP is down 1% 29 cents
and Ethereum is down 1% at $182

Those are your leaders by market cap

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Numeraire up 59%
Dmarket up 26%
Dentacoin up 15%
and Zilliqa, up 15%

The association of German banks has called for a programmable digital euro, and common pan-europeans payments platform.

A new blockchain initiative in Peru will allow suppliers and consumers to scan and check the provenance of various meat products.

Robinhood has expanded its commission-free crypto trading service to 8 more states

Samsung has added support for the Elrond token

Links:

• Samsung blockchain wallet adds support for Elrond token - The Block
• Association of over 200 German private banks calls for digital euro - The Block
• Robinhood Crypto expands to 8 more US states, bringing the total to 47 states - The Block
• New Blockchain-Based System Will Track Steers From Hoof to Plate - CoinDesk

Samsung Files Patent for Blockchain Drive

Binance Buys JEX

Bitcoin and Ether on ETF

Links:

• Samsung Files Patent for ‘Programmable Blockchain Solid State Drive’
• Binance Acquires Crypto Exchange JEX to Boost Derivatives Offerings - CoinDesk
• VanEck, SolidX to Offer Bitcoin ETF to Institutions via SEC Exemption: Report - CoinDesk