Bitcoin is down slightly at $42,533
Ethereum is up slightly at $2,912
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $400

Orchid up 21%
SLP up 17%

Aave debuts Lens Protocol

Former attorney pleads guilty to Bitcoin fraud that pulled $5M from investors.

Netflix orders docuseries on Bitfinex money launderers.

OpenSea launches venture arm and NFT ecosystem grant program.

Links:

• Disbarred Attorney Pleads Guilty To $5 Million Cryptocurrency Fraud | USAO-SDNY | Department of Justice
• OpenSea launches venture arm, NFT ecosystem grant program

Bitcoin is down .5% at $43,453
Ethereum is down .5% at $3,076
and Binance Coin is down 1% at $421

Shiba Inu up 16%
SLP up 16%

NFT platform HitPiece hit with cease and desist.

Polygon has picked up $450M in a funding token sale.

Axie Infinity re-structures SLP economics

President of Kazakhstan calls for tax increase on crypto mining.

Links:

• Polygon raises $450 mln from Sequoia Capital India, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, others | Reuters
• RIAA Moves Against HitPiece – Calls For Permanent End to Bogus NFT Site’s Infringement of Artist Rights - RIAA
• Axie Infinity Reduces SLP Emissions to Prevent 'Collapse'
• Kazakhstan President Calls for Tax Increase on Crypto Mining: Report

Bitcoin is up slightly at $38,118
Ethereum is up slightly at $2,848
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $379

Ontology, up 18%

Tezos to sponsor Manchester United kit.

Metaverse tokens slid on Facebook’s sharp stock drop

AssangeDAO raises 4M+

Miami receives first payout from CityCoins: 5.25M

Chainalysis acquires Abaxx.

Links:

• Welcoming Abaxx Associates to Chainalysis - Chainalysis
• Mayor Francis Suarez on Twitter: "I’m so excited to announce that the @CityofMiami has received its first-ever disbursement from @mineCityCoins totaling $5.25M. This is a historic moment for our city to collaborate with an innovative project that creates resources for our city through innovation not taxation." / Twitter
• Metaverse Tokens AXS, SAND Plummet as Meta Reports $10B Loss
• Manchester United to unveil new £20m-per-year training kit sponsorship with blockchain platform Tezos - The Athletic
• A DAO trying to free Julian Assange has raised $4 million and counting

Bitcoin is down .5% at $32,280
Ethereum is down .5% at $2,051
and Binance Coin is down 2% at $287

SLP up 36%
Axie Infinity up 27%
Dent up 16%

The Tom Brady co-founded NFT Platform Autograph has partnered with Lionsgate and DraftKings

FV Bank awarded US patent for a stablecoin design based on government debt.

Zen Run and Virtually Human Studios pulls in $20M from a16z

ThorChain suffers another exploit.

Links:

• Autograph, the NFT Platform Co-Founded by Tom Brady, Announces Iconic Talent Deals & Strategic Relationships with DraftKings and Lionsgate
• A startup that lets you race NFT horses has raised $20 million from a16z, TCG
• THORChain on Twitter: "THORChain has suffered a sophisticated attack on the ETH Router, around $8m. The hacker deliberately limited their impact, seemingly a whitehat. ETH will be halted until it can be peer-reviewed with audit partners, as a priority. LPs in the ERC-20 pools will be subsidised." / Twitter
• US10977645B2 - Tokenized asset backed by government bonds and identity and risk scoring of associated token transactions - Google Patents

Bitcoin is up slightly at $31,396
Ethereum is up .5% at $1,864
and Binance Coin is up .5% at $299

Electroneum up 59%
SLP up 24%

Bitcoin futures are coming to Bank of America.

DeFi wallet Phantom raises $9M in a series-A led by a16z.

Thorchain lost 4k Ether in an attack

Google searches for Bitcoin price have reached a 7-month low

PayPal is increasing the limits on customer purchases of crypto per week from 20k to 100k

Links:

• Press Release: Increased Purchase Limits for Crypto on PayPal
• Google Searches for 'Bitcoin Price' Reach 7-Month Low - CoinDesk
• THORChain Suffers Another Exploit | RUNEBase
• DeFi wallet Phantom raises $9 million in Series A funding led by A16z
• Bank of America has begun clearing bitcoin futures

Bitcoin is up slightly at $32,571
Ethereum is down 1% at $2,152
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $315

SLP up 25%

crypto.com to be official UFC global fight kit branding partner

Visa continues to expand in the crypto space.

New Zealand is set to explore CBDCS as part of public consultations.

Welsh startup Coincover lands $9.2M series A.

Links:

• UFC AND CRYPTO.COM ANNOUNCE HISTORIC PARTNERSHIP | UFC
• Reserve Bank confirms consultations “key to the future of how New Zealanders pay and save” - Reserve Bank of New Zealand
• Welsh crypto start up Coincover raises $9.2m Series A - AltFi
• Crypto-linked cards see continued growth | Visa