Bitcoin is up .5% at $22,314
Ethereum is down slightly at $1746
and Binance Coin up .5% at $298

Hodlnaut vs Craig Wright in Norway

Fireblocks takes Centaur title.

The Block says Solana data suggests they're having a moment.

Square Enix will validate on Oasys.

Amber Group cuts 10% of staff.

Bitcoin is up slightly at $30,392
Ethereum is up slightly at $1806
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $290

Theta Network up 15%

Yuga Labs removes infinite ape code.

Solana has set up a 100M fund for Korean crypto startups

PayPal has converted its conditional virtual currency license to a full bitlicense.

Aurora labs pays $6M bounty to a white hat

Osmosis exploited for up to $5M.

Links:

• EmperorTomatoKetchup on Twitter: "@Blockworks_ The contract owner has now been burned. While we’d been meaning to do this for a long time, we hadn't out of an abundance of caution. Felt comfortable doing it now. All done. In lay terms: The issue flagged in this article is now impossible." / Twitter
• Osmosis 🧪 on Twitter: "Liquidity pools were NOT "completely drained". Devs are fixing the bug, scoping the size of losses (likely in the range of ~$5M), and working on recovery. More info to come." / Twitter
• PayPal Converts Conditional Virtual Currency License to Full BitLicense
• Solana launches $100M investment and grant fund for South Korean web3 startups | TechCrunch
• Aurora Labs pays $6 million reward to hacker who saved 70,000 ETH from getting stolen

Bitcoin is up 1% at $30,638
Ethereum is up 1.5% at $2116
and Binance Coin is up 1% at $308

Cardano up 30%
Solana up 24%
XRP up 23%

Terra halts for 9 hours. Luna and UST hit lows — delisted by some major exchanges.

QuickNode acquires NFT analytics platform Icy Tools.

Links:

• LEADING BLOCKCHAIN INFRASTRUCTURE PROVIDER QUICKNODE ACQUIRES LEADING NFT ANALYTICS PLATFORM ICY.TOOLS
• Celsius pulled half a billion dollars out of Anchor Protocol amid Terra chaos

Bitcoin is down .5% at $38,453
Ethereum is down .5% at $2,790
and Binance Coin is down .5% at $384

Solana struggled with uptime on Saturday night — down for 7hrs.

Otherside land sale sells out — causes gas war on Ethereum network.

Wikipedia association to stop accepting crypto donations.

crypto.com cuts card rewards significantly.

Links:

• Solana Network down tweet on Twitter
• Otherside land NFTs sell out in hours as Yuga Labs rakes in $317 million
• Wikipedia to Stop Accepting Crypto Donations on Environmental, Other Grounds
• Crypto.com Visa Cards Update

Bitcoin is down slightly at $46,478
Ethereum is down slightly at $3,488
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $427

The graph up 15%
Convex finance up 19%

The CME Group looking at futures options for Solana's SOL and Cardano's ADA

Dev's tighten security following Ronin's 600M exploit.

OpenSea introduces credit card options for platform.

Fractal has picked up 35M in seed funding.

Bitcoin is up 1% at $48,047
Ethereum is up 1% at $3,478
and Binance Coin is up 1% at $441

Waves up 56%
Thorchain up 17%
Chiliz up 17%

Lawmakers in the US introduce an ECASH bill.

SEC proposal threatens DeFi with re-defining terms.

WisdomTree launches crypto ETPs for Solana, Cardano, and polkadot in Europe.

Hashdex hires European director

Links:

• _gabrielShapir0 on Twitter: "it's an all-out shadow attack on decentralized finance" / Twitter
• A new bill would launch a large-scale test of digital dollars - The Verge
• WisdomTree Launches Crypto ETPs for Solana, Cardano, Polkadot in Europe
• Brazil’s Hashdex hires Europe director to lead expansion

Bitcoin is down .5% at $38,778
Ethereum is down .5% at $2,572
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $367

Ukraine releases details about raising funds selling NFTs

Japan sets penalties on crypto exchanges for violating sanctions against Russia

Mila Kunis backed TV show "The Gimmicks" hands control over to NFT holders

Solana based NFT marketplace Magic Eden has raised a 27M series A.

Links:

• Ukraine to launch NFT to mark history of Russian invasion | Ukraine | The Guardian
• Japan urges crypto exchanges to comply with Russia sanctions
• Solana-Based NFT Marketplace Magic Eden Raises $27M Series A

Bitcoin is up .5% at $38,716
Ethereum is up .5% at $2,783
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $384

Solana, up 16%
Mina up 15%

Hackers move $3.55B worth of Bitcoin from 2016 Bitfinex hack

Alexis Ohanaian has raised a 500M to for crypto startup investments

OpenSea has said that over 80% of its free NFT mints were plagiarism, spam, or fake.

US Senate is set to have a hearing on stablecoins

Links:

• US Senate slates hearing on stablecoins for February 15
• OpenSea on Twitter: "To all the creators in our community impacted by the 50 item limit we added to our free minting tool, we hear you and we're sorry. We have reversed the decision. But we also want to offer an explanation ↯ https://t.co/Y3igaE1RM2" / Twitter
• Alexis Ohanian’s Venture-Capital Firm Raises $500 Million, Doubles Down on Crypto Startups - WSJ
• Hackers Move $3.55B Worth of Bitcoin From 2016 Bitfinex Hack

Bitcoin is down slightly at $33,380
Ethereum is down 1% at $2,199
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $341

Biden administration due to release an executive order on crypto early next month.

Solana struggles under sell-off load.

A NFT exploit is in the spotlight on twitter.

JPMorgan Chase has apparently closed the bank accounts of Uniswap founder Hayden Adams.

Links:

• White House Is Set to Put Itself at Center of U.S. Crypto Policy - Bloomberg
• (1) Loopify 🧙‍♂️ on Twitter: "Urgent Issue: Someone is capitalising on the OpenSea listing problem and buying all the NFTs affected with the issue. They’ve made hundreds of ETH already. Please check https://t.co/5O6yiWy7cs before transferring your NFTs back to a wallet! https://t.co/9NwxxTjViE" / Twitter
• JPMorgan Chase closes Uniswap founder's bank accounts
• Traders are complaining about Solana's performance, raising questions about its status as a Wall Street darling

Links:

• Solana on-chain development increases after a recent DDoS attack
• Robinhood partners with Chainalysis ahead of crypto wallet launch

Bitcoin is up .5% at $47,163
Ethereum is up slightly at $3,929
and Binance Coin is up 1% at $546

Major bug identified - patched on the Solana Protocol Library.

Free JPMorgan NFT listed on OpenSea for 420 Eth.

FTX.US adds support for Ethereum based NFTs

Blockchain .com opening NFT marketplace.

The SEC charges NY state resident over fraudulant ICO, mining co.

Links:

• SEC.gov | SEC Charges Citizen With Digital Asset Fraud
• Coming Soon: Blockchain.com NFT. Starting today, you can sign up to get… | by Thianh | @blockchain | Dec, 2021 | Medium
• JPMorgan Gave Away NFTs at an Event This Week. One Is Now Listed for 420 ETH
• Solana library bug could have seen attackers stealing $27 million an hour

Bitcoin is down 1.5% at $64,702
Ethereum is down 3.5% at $4,180
and Binance Coin is down 1% at $488

Moonriver up 23%
Safemoon up 16%
Solana up 15%

Bitcoin hit a fresh all-time high above 66k

NFT ownership collective PleasrDAO says it purchased the ‘Once Upon a Time in Shaolin' Wu-Tang Clan

Coinbase announces multi-year sponsorship deal with the NBA & the WNBA.

Russian oil industry executives ask regulators to allow them to mine crypto with wasted flare gas.

Links:

• Meet the New Owners of the Wu-Tang Clan’s One-of-a-Kind Album - The New York Times
• Russian oil industry asks regulators to allow crypto mining using flare gas
• Coinbase announces multiyear sponsorship deal with NBA, WNBA

Links:

• FTX.US expands NFT marketplace to support Solana tokens
• Bakkt crypto exchange partners with Google for payments
• Crypto startup MoonPay reaches $3.4 billion valuation after first fundraise

Bitcoin is up slightly at $47,761
Ethereum is up .5% at $3,308
and Binance Coin is up .5% at $425

Axie Infinity up 31%
Theta Network up 15%

Biden administration to focus on cybersecurity & also looks at regulation of stablecoin issuers.

Around 6000 Coinbase accounts were compromised through MFA this spring.

Axie Infinity is debuting a decentralized exchange.

Grayscale adds Solana, Uniswap to digital large cap fund.

Links:

• Axie Infinity is launching a decentralized exchange
• Statement by President Joe Biden on Cybersecurity Awareness Month | The White House
• Biden Administration Seeks to Regulate Stablecoin Issuers as Banks - WSJ
• Hackers rob thousands of Coinbase customers using MFA flaw
• Grayscale Adds Solana to $494M Digital Large Cap Fund — CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up 1% at $47,504
Ethereum is up 1% at $3,236
and Cardano is up slightly at $2.24

Vechain up 24%
AMP up 15%
THORchain up 15%

El Salvador has started mining bitcoin with geothermal energy from volcanos.

The bank of England starfs up third-party working groups to provide input into CBDC.

TikTok announces NFT collection that will partner with top creators.

Rugpull in Solana NFT project.

US Fed Chair Jerome Powell said he’d misspoken abut CBDCs replacing private cryptos.

Links:

• Nayib Bukele 🇸🇻 on Twitter: "We’re still testing and installing, but this is officially the first #Bitcoin mining from the #volcanode 🌋" / Twitter
• Membership of CBDC Engagement and Technology Forums | Bank of England
• TikTok launches first creator-led NFT collection | TikTok Newsroom
• Supposed 17-year-old artist sells $138,000 of fake NFTs and disappears
• Fed Chair Powell Says He Has ‘No Intention’ of Banning Crypto — CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down slightly at $48,547
Ethereum is down .5% at $3,504
and Cardano is down 1% at $2.40

Gala up 44%
Ecomi up 16%
Solana up 15%

Canaan announced a record quarterly revenue of $167M

Monica Rizzolli’s "Fragments of an Infinite Field" sold out in an hour for $5.3M

Australian national Stefan Qin was sentenced to 7.5 years for his part in a $90M Ponzi scheme.

Binance is moving away from its decentralized headquarters & faces a CFTC investigation into insider trading.

Links:

• Canaan nets record bitcoin miner sales with $167 million in Q2
• Generative artist nets $5.38 million in latest Art Blocks hit
• CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
• Binance battles regulatory headwinds as world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange seeks financial legitimacy | South China Morning Post
• Binance Probe by US Expands to Examine Possible Insider Trading - Bloomberg

Links:

• Fidelity lobbies SEC to approve Bitcoin ETF in private meeting
• Solana and Arbitrum knocked offline, while Ethereum evades attack
• Coinbase increases junk-bond offering to $2B after investors swarm

Links:

• Zip eyes millennials with planned launch of crypto trading in the US next year
• CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
• Institutional traders flock to Solana as demand for ETH and BTC flattens

Bitcoin is up slightly at $46,331
Ethereum is up slightly at $3,488
and Cardano is up .5% at $2.60

Solana up 28%
Algorand up 19%
Avalanche up 17%

North American Bitcoin miners are stockpiling bitcoins with their new hash power.

Bitmain is sending 56k bitcoin miners to Georgia — boosting its stake in North American mining.

The SEC is charging the 2017 ICO project Rivetz — and Steven Sprague — with failure to register.

Priority transaction network Eden raised $17.4M in a token sale.

Links:

• Eden, priority transaction network for Ethereum, raises $17.4 million
• Rivetz Corp., Rivetz International SEZC, and Steven K. Sprague (Release No. LR-25198; Sep. 8, 2021)
• US Bitcoin miners see record months as they stockpile 18,000 BTC
• ISWxBitmain in Georgia

Bitcoin is up 1% at $50,337
Ethereum is up .5% at $3,958
and Cardano is up 1% at $2.98

Solana up 19%
Near protocol up 17%
Revain up 15%

Inter Milan has signed a $100M sponsorship deal with Zytara Labs and the Digital Bits Foundation.

A pyramid scheme in Eastern Europe picked up $1.5 billion in bitcoin from Russia and Ukraine.

Playboy is minting a collection of NFTs on the art of gender and sexuality

Bitcoin miners posted $1.4B in revenue for august

Links:

• CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
• Russian pyramid scheme netted over $1.5 billion in bitcoin throughout Eastern Europe, says Chainalysis
• August saw the second highest bitcoin mining revenue ever 

Bitcoin is up slightly at $48,771
Ethereum is down slightly at $3,227
and Cardano is down .5% at 2.82

Arweave up 27%
Celo up 21%
Solana up 15%

Jack Dorsey is planning on building a decentralized bitcoin exchange.

The government in Cuba wants to regulate cryptocurrencies according to a resolution published this week.

NBA superstar Steph Curry has joined the Bored Ape Yacht Club.

Billionaire Bill Miller has picked up a $40M position in Grayscale’s bitcoin trust.

Links:

• Cuba to recognize -- and regulate -- cryptocurrencies
• Billionaire Bill Miller takes plunge into GBTC with 1.5 million shares
• NBA icon Stephen Curry buys Bored Ape NFT for $180,000
• jack⚡️ on Twitter: "We’ve determined @TDB54566975’s direction: help us build an open platform to create a decentralized exchange for #Bitcoin" / Twitter

Bitcoin is up slightly at $47,494
Ethereum is up 1% at $3,164
and Cardano is up 1.5% at 2.72

Arweave up 23%
Solana up 21%
Terra up 17%

Pat Toomey wants your ideas: submissions@banking.senate.gov.

India’s security watchdog is launching a DLT system for monitoring financial instruments

Coinbase is hiring Kate Rouch from Facebook for CMO.

Ether options daily trading volume have surpassed Bitcoin’s for the first time on Deribit.

Links:

• Toomey Requests Feedback on Clarifying Laws Around Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Technologies | United States Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
• Kate Rouch Joins Coinbase as Chief Marketing Officer | by Coinbase | Aug, 2021 | The Coinbase Blog
• SEBI | SEBI issues Circular on “Security and Covenant Monitoring using Distributed Ledger Technology”
• ETH options trading volume surpassed that of bitcoin's for the first time on Deribit

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 $49,545
Ethereum is up 1% at $2286
and Binance Coin is up 1% at 502.78

Solana up 17%
Terra up 16%
Arweave up 16%

Wyoming’s DAO law will go into effect in July

Crypto exchange volumes in April have set a new benchmark.

The Centre Consortium blacklisted seven Ethereum addresses.

Ampleforth is giving governeance tokens to every wallet that has ever held the token

The auction house Phillips sold its first NFT for $3.4M.

Bitcoin is up 1% at $54,850
Ethereum is up 1.5% at $2548
and Binance Coin is up 2% at 570.70

Maker up 30%
Uniswap up 20%
Solana up 15%

A bill to link the SEC and CFTC crypto task force is headed to the Senate for a vote.

Deutsche Telekom invests in the public blockchain network Celo

The US GSA will auction off more than $500k in bitcoin tomorrow.

ARK picked up around $76.3M more in coinbase shares.

Coinbase will be delisted by the Deutsche Boerse due to a filing error.

Links:

• Deutsche Boerse to de-list Coinbase from Xetra, Frankfurt trade | Reuters
• Ark Investment Management Increases Coinbase Holdings to 1.5M Shares - CoinDesk
• GSA to sell off more than $500,000 in bitcoin this Friday
• House Passes Bipartisan Financial Services Bills | Financial Services Committee Republicans
• Deutsche Telekom Invests in Public Blockchain Network Celo | Business Wire

Bitcoin is down slightly at $55,652
Ethereum is down slightly at $1,692
and Binance Coin is up slightly at 268.08

Ankr Network up 23%
Solana up 19%
Icon up 16%

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear signs crypto mining incentives into law.

Optimism is delaying its main net launch to July.

Senate to confirm Gary Gensler.

UK is set to publish new tax guidelines on crypto next week.

Bitcoin is down 6% at 6,237
Ethereum is down 5% at $128
and XRP is down 4% at 17 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Cybervein up 23%
HXRO up 17%

Singapore has granted several crypto firms limited term exemptions for licensing.

San Francisco based Solana has raised 1.8 million from its launch auction on Coin List.

Last week saw the second-largest decrease in bitcoin mining difficulty in the network’s history.

Coinbase says Coinbase Commerce has proessed $200 million in transactions since it launched.

Links:

• Coinbase says its Commerce platform has seen $200 million in transactions processed since launch - The Block
• Ripple, Coinbase get license exemption in Singapore for a limited period  - The Block
• Bitcoin’s mining difficulty sees the second-largest drop in history - The Block
• Blockchain project Solana raises $1.76M from its launch auction on CoinList - The Block