Bitcoin is down slightly at $43,345
Ethereum is down slightly at $3,261
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $428

Strike’s CEO announced a partnership with Shopify, Blackhawk Network, and NCR at the Miami Bitcoin

Robinhood’s activates crypto wallet for 2 million eligible customers.

Wyre has been acquired by Bolt in a deal valued around $1.5B

Improbable raises $150M to build an interoperable metaverse network.

Links:

• Bolt to Acquire Wyre, Accelerating Mainstream Adoption of Cryptocurrency
• Robinhood Releases Crypto Wallet to 2M Users, Plans Integration With Bitcoin Lightning Network
• Strike CEO Jack Mallers announces Shopify partnership, new payment network
• Improbable Raises US$150m to Establish M² (MSquared), a Metaverse Network and Ecosystem Powered by Its Morpheus Technology | Business Wire

Links:

• Binance to bring Bitcoin payments to Shopify via new partnership
• Rothschild’s trust led funding round for Aspen Digital’s London expansion
• Analysts Take Cautious Stance on Ether as London Hard Fork Nears - CoinDesk
• BSV Suffers 51% Attack: Report - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up 2% at $9,871
XRP is up 2% at 28 cents
and Ethereum is up 3% at $270

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Bitcore up 37%
Dero up 21%
Travala . com up 20%

The Malta Financial Services Authority issued a statement that Binance is neither licensed to operate, nor is it regulated in Malta.

Shopify has announced that they are joining the Libra association.

JP Morgan releases Persepectives report, posit mainstream blockchain adoption still years away.

Links:

• JPMorgan's blockchain report: mainstream adoption is still years away - The Block
• E-commerce giant Shopify joins the Libra Association - The Block
• Binance Is Not Under Our Jurisdiction, Says Malta Regulator - CoinDesk