Bitcoin is down slightly at $42,522
Ethereum is up slightly at $3,259
and Binance Coin down .5% at $476

Request Network, up 35%

Block is rolling out its promised open bitcoin mining ecosystem

Regulators in Spain are looking for more control over influencer’s promotions

Singapore is cracking down on digital asset marketing with a fresh set of guidelines

Binance has partnered with Gulf Innova Company for Thai exchange.

Links:

• jack⚡️ on Twitter: "We’re officially building an open bitcoin mining system ✨" / Twitter
• Spain announces new rules for influencer crypto posts
• Gulf Energy Binance Announcement
• Singapore announcement

Bitcoin is down slightly at $56,941
Ethereum is down .5% at $4,605
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $625

Those are your leaders by market cap, top gainers in the last 24 hours…

Cosmos up 20%
Polygon up 16%

Senator Elizabeth Warren wants answers from bitcoin mining company Greenidge Generation.

The SEC denied WisdomTree's spot Bitcoin ETF proposal.

DeFi Protocol BadgerDAO was exploited yesterday. $120M lost.

Coinbase Cloud has $30B worth of assets staked on platform.

Square will rebrand its corporate entity to Block

Links:

• Square = Block. Business Wire
• Warren's Letter
• Coinbase Cloud has $30 billion in crypto assets staked

Bitcoin is down slightly at $58,602
Ethereum is down slightly at $4,314
and Binance Coin down slightly at $590

Gala up 54%
Harmony up 17%

FC Barcelona cancells their marketing agreement with the NFT marketplace Ownix

Jack Dorsey’s TBD releases white paper detailing a protocol for a decentralized bitcoin exchange

Norway considers putting its weight behind a Swedish crypto mining ban proposal.

German neobank N26 confirms withdrawl from the US

Links:

• tbDEX whitepaper
• FC Barcelona Cancels Marketing Agreement With NFT Marketplace Ownix
• Norway could back European Bitcoin mining ban, as minister calls energy use 'difficult to justify' | Euronews
• Update: N26 to discontinue US operations — N26

Bitcoin is down .5% at $61,775
Ethereum is down .5% at $4,516
and Binance Coin up 3% at $609

Crypto.com chain up 22%
Chia up 18%
AR Weave up 17%

NYC Mayor-elect Eric Adams is set to take his first three paychecks in Bitcoin.

Square’s Cashapp saw $1.8B in Bitcoin revenue in the third quarter.

A regulator in South Korea says they do not generally view NFTs as virtual assets.

Gaming startup Mythical Games raised a $150M series-C round led by a16z.

Links:

• NFT gaming startup Mythical Games raises $150 million in funding
• Twitter
• Q3 Square Earnings
• S. Korean Regulator Says NFTs Are Not Virtual Assets: Report

Bitcoin is down .5% at $60,780
Ethereum is down 1% at $3,845
and Binance Coin is down 1% at $467

Syscoin up 95%
Keep Network up 44%

Square is investigating building a bitcoin mining system

Gaming powerhouse Steam has kicked blockchain-based games off its platform — Epic steps up.

Sotheby’s launched a curated NFT platform called Sotheby’s Metaverse.

Belarus introduced a special electricity tariff for miners

Tribe Capital is launching a $75M crypto fund.

Links:

• Belarus Introduces Special Electricity Tariff for Miners
• jack⚡️ on Twitter: "Square is considering building a Bitcoin mining system based on custom silicon and open source for individuals and businesses worldwide. If we do this, we’d follow our hardware wallet model: build in the open in collaboration with the community. First some thoughts and questions." / Twitter
• Steam Boots Blockchain-Based Video Games From Its Platform
• Sotheby’s launches curated NFT platform called Sotheby’s Metaverse
• Tribe Capital to Launch $75M Crypto Fund

Links:

• Square to acquire Australian fintech Afterpay in $29B deal
• Bitmain Spin-Off Matrixport Gets $100M in Series C Funding, Valuation Over $1B - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down slightly at $32,761
Ethereum is down 1% at $2,080
and Binance Coin is down .5% at $307

0x up 17%
Constellation labs up 17%
Bitcoin Diamond up 15%

Square confirms hardware wallet.

Circle is going public via a SPAC merger

Israel wants to seize Hamas-linked crypto wallets.

PBOC official expresses worry over stablecoins.

Links:

• Hamas-Linked Wallets have Received $7.7 Million in Cryptoassets, Including Dogecoin
• China's Central Bank 'Worried' Stablecoins Pose Risk to Financial System - CoinDesk
• Gemini’s APAC Expansion Builds Global Momentum | Gemini
• Jack on Twitter: "We’re doing it #Bitcoin" / Twitter
• Confirmed: Stablecoin firm Circle to go public via SPAC merger

Bitcoin is down 3% at $35,512
Ethereum is down 4% at $2,613
and Binance Coin is down 4% at $386

Amp up 20%
Wootrade up 17%
Theta fuel up 15%

Jack Dorsey tweeted yesterday that Square is considering developing a bitcoin hardware wallet.

Sotheby’s has opened a virtual replica of its London galleries in Decentraland

China is launching a new copyright protection blockchain

Links:

• Sotheby’s Opens Virtual Replica of Its London Galleries in Decentraland - CoinDesk
• Jack on Twitter: "Square is considering making a hardware wallet for #bitcoin. If we do it, we would build it entirely in the open, from software to hardware design, and in collaboration with the community. We want to kick off this thinking the right way: by sharing some of our guiding principles." / Twitter
• China Launches New Copyright Protection Blockchain - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down slightly at $58,485
Ethereum is down .5% at $3,543
and Binance Coin is down .5% at $633.79

Bitcoin Diamond up 50%
Horizon up 26%
Fantom up 20%

Square’s Cash App’s brought in $3.51 billion in bitcoin revenue during the first quarter of 2021.

VanEck has filed for an Ethereum exchange traded fund.

Sotheby’s is working with Coinbase to accept bitcoin and ether for a physical artwork by Banksy.

The New York giants inked a sponsorship deal with Grayscale

Crypto(dot)com to sponsor the Coppa Italia

Links:

• UFC & Chiliz Partner To Launch UFC Fan Token On Socios.com | UFC
• Auction house Sotheby's to accept bitcoin and ether for a physical artwork via Coinbase
• New York Giants, Grayscale Investments announce first cryptocurrency partnership of an NFL team
• Crypto.com Becomes Official Sponsor of Italy’s Soccer Cup Final - CoinDesk
• Square reports $3.51 billion in bitcoin revenue via its Cash app for first quarter of 2021
• VanEck ethereum trust

Bitcoin is up slightly at $47,969
Ethereum is up slightly at $1488
and Cardano is down slightly at 1.13

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
ZKS up 18%
Harmony up 16%
Iota up 15%

Jack Dorsey’s Square acquired a majority stake in JayZ’s music streaming service Tidal

Brave Browser has acquired Tailcat.

Kings of Leon is releasing a project as an NFT

crypto(.)com announces a $200M fund for crypto startups

Links:

• Brave acquires search engine to offer the first private alternative to Google Search and Google Chrome on both mobile and desktop
• Crypto.com Capital | Accelerating Growth for Crypto Start-Ups
• Kings of Leon Will Be the First Band to Release an Album as an NFT - Rolling Stone
• Square, Inc. Announces Plans To Acquire Majority Ownership Stake In TIDAL

Bitcoin is up 1% at $50,815
Ethereum is up 1% at $1692
and Binance Coin is up 3% at 270

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Uniswap up 22%
Compound up 20%
and Maker up 16%

Square announced that it purchased another 3,318 Bitcoin as a reserve.

Square pulled in $4.5B in bitcoin revenue in 2020.

Iced Tea company in hot water with SEC.

Almeda is leading the $40M round for Oxygen

Links:

• SEC halts trading of iced tea company that pivoted to blockchain | Ars Technica
• Square Inc. - Square, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020 Results
• SQUARE SEC Form 10-k
• Alameda leads $40m investment in DeFi prime brokerage Oxygen

Bitcoin is down slightly at $40,037
Ethereum is down slightly at $1678
and Polkadot is down 1% at 20.07

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Binance Coin up 23%
Cosmos up 17%
Elrond up 16%

Nigeria’s central bank has ordered banks to close accounts of all crypto users

COPA is challenging craig wright’s Bitcoin white paper claim.

Links:

• Nigeria Central Bank Orders Cryptocurrency Accounts to Close - Bloomberg
• COPA on Twitter: "COPA stands for an open financial system and was formed to remove barriers that stifle innovation. We are hosting the Bitcoin whitepaper and stand with our members and the crypto community to address this issue. Here’s our letter in response to last week’s cease and desists. https://t.co/NfM56rfCEc" / Twitter

Bitcoin is down 10% at $17,248
Ethereum is down 12% at $519
and XRP is down 19% at 53 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
LTO networks, up 19%

A Bitcoin flash crash has the crypto market down across the board.

~3000 Bitcoin moved out of OKEx after withdrawals restart.

Square has agreed to buy Credit Karma’s tax preparation service for $50 million

VanEck has launched a bitcoin ETN on the Deutsche Boerse Xetra.

Ethereum’s search interest on Google is the highest since January 2018.

Links:

• Bitcoin price crashes to $16,350 as derivatives positions worth billions of dollars get liquidated - The Block
• OKEx Sees Biggest Bitcoin Outflow in 6 Months Soon After Resuming Withdrawals - CoinDesk
• Square Agrees to Buy Credit Karma's Tax Preparation Service for $50M - CoinDesk
• VanEck launches bitcoin ETN on Deutsche Boerse

Bitcoin is down 1% at $15,463
Ethereum is up 3.5% at $460
and XRP is up 1% at 26 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Yearn.finance up 45%
Aave up 25%
Synthetix up 15%

The DOJ is working to stop Visa’s 5.3 billion dollar acquisition of Plaid.

Grayscale's Ethereum Trust crossed $1Billion in assets under management.

Square reports $1.63 billion in bitcoin sales in the Q3.

OKEx hires external legal counsel to resolve withdrawal issues.

ArDrive launches on Arweave.

Links:

• DOJ complaint re:Visa&Plaid
• Grayscale on Twitter: "MILESTONE: Grayscale #Ethereum Trust has just hit $1 billion AUM! As the first publicly-quoted $ETH investment product in the US and the second #digitalcurrency investment product to become an SEC reporting company, we're proud of the milestones so far. https://t.co/lgnBxHZR20 https://t.co/QFtnFQSDDy" / Twitter
• Square reports $1.63 billion in bitcoin sales for the third quarter via its Cash App - The Block
• ‘Permanent Dropbox’ App Launches on Arweave - CoinDesk
• OKEx says it has hired 'external legal counsel' to help resolve withdrawal issues - The Block

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Bitcoin is up 4% at $11,067
Ethereum is up 5% at $359
and XRP is up 4% at 25 cents

Those are your leaders by market cap

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Yearn.finance up 30%
UMA up 27%
Uniswap up 18%
and Chainlink up 15%

Square's Bitcoin buy represents 1% of Square’s total assets.

Dutch central bank has approves the first digital asset exchange in the netherlands.

Ripple is branching out into lending.

The UK director for Binance will leave her post after only 6 months in the role.

Links:

• AMDAX Announcement
• Binance UK Director Departing After Less Than 6 Months - CoinDesk
• Fund Instant Cross-Border Payments With a Line of Credit From RippleNet | Ripple
• Square, Inc. Invests $50 Million in Bitcoin

Whale Alert Has Data on Satoshi

PayPal Chooses Paxos to Bring Crypto to PayPal Users

UK Regulators Want Control of Crypto Advertising

Links:

• UK Treasury Wants to Bring Crypto Ads Under Direct Gov’t Oversight
• PayPal Picks Paxos to Supply Crypto for New Service, Sources Say - CoinDesk
• Whale Alert Identifies 1.125 Million BTC as Satoshi's Stash - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down 4% at 9,366
Ethereum is down 3% at $207
and XRP is down 3% at 20 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Wax up 35%
Theta token up 22%
and Eldrond up 17%

Todays headlines:

Yesterday someone moved a set of Bitcoins that were mined in February of 2009.

France’s central bank Society Generale says they have successfully completed the first test of their blockchain based digital currency.

Square’s Cash App now allows for automatic Bitcoin purchases with an auto-invest feature.

Blockchain(.)com has announced it plans to feature interest-bearing accounts that will let users earn up to 4.5% annual interest

Links:

• Square's Cash App now allows automatic bitcoin purchases - The Block
• Blockchain to launch interest-bearing accounts with initial support for bitcoin - The Block
• Someone just moved a block of bitcoins first mined in February 2009 - The Block

Bitcoin is down slightly at 6,894
Ethereum is up slightly at $159
and XRP is up 1% at 19 cents

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

Canada’s first fund tied to bitcoin has made its way to the Toronto stock exchange.

Square announced new ways to direct coronavurus stimulus payments to Cash App accounts.

HTC is set to enable users of their EXODUS 1S smartphones to mine monero directly from their devices.

Links:

• Square's Cash App opens doors for users to receive U.S. coronavirus stimulus funds in their accounts - The Block
• HTC Exodus Mining Monero
• A closed-end fund tied to bitcoin has been listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange - The Block

Bitcoin is up 10% at 5,624
Ethereum is up 10% at $124
and XRP is up 6% at 15 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Steem Token up 151%
Dash up 29%
and Zcash up 18%

The Steem token saw a huge lift in price with Binance and Huobi vouching to support the Steem blockchain hard fork.

The S&P500 VIX (fear index) closed at all-time highs this week.

The FDIC has approved the deposit insurance application for Square.

Hawaii has announced a regulatory sandbox for digital currency issuers.

Links:

• Binance, Huobi to support Steem's hard fork into Hive; the steem token is up by 180% - The Block
• The S&P500 "Fear Index" closed at all time highs this week as volatility across assets remain near historic highs - The Block
• Square's new industrial loan company receives approvals ahead of planned 2021 launch - The Block
• Hawaii is establishing a regulatory sandbox for digital currency issuers - The Block

Globalists Create CBDC Toolkit

Square Patent Big

Regulated Real Estate Fund on the Chain

Links:

• World Economic Forum Debuts Framework for Central Bank Digital Currency
• Jack Dorsey's Square Wins Patent for Fiat-to-Crypto Payments Network - CoinDesk
• Liechtenstein Regulators Approve Ethereum-Based Real Estate Fund - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up slightly at $10,314
XRP is up 2% at 26 cents
and Ethereum is up 5% at $188

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Counterparty up 14%

eToro has unveiled a new programming language that should simplify derivatives trading.

Airswap disclosed that it uncovered a critical vulnerability in it’s recently released smart contract.

Square Crypto has announced that it’s giving a 100 thousand dollar grant to the BTC pay foundation

Dominoes serving up €100,000 in bitcoin in France.

Links:

• Square Crypto provides $100k grant to BTCPay Server - The Block
• Critical Vulnerability in a New AirSwap Smart Contract
• eToro Aims to Put Derivatives on the Blockchain With Lira Programming Language - CoinDesk
• Domino’s Pizza to Give Away €100,000 in Bitcoin in France

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Monacoin up 31%
Bytecoin up 25%
and Aragon up 24%

The Libra Association chief has said that Libra stable coin is scheduled to launch by the end of 2020.

Germany is denouncing Libra saying they will block market-relevant private stable coins from the country.

Square is apparently looking to roll out free stock trades on Cash App.

Bitcoin is headed to the premier league as part of a brand partnership with sportsbet & Watford FC.

Coinme, the company behind the crypto ATMs and kiosks raised 1.5 million.

Links:

• Libra stablecoin scheduled to launch by end of 2020, says Libra Association chief - The Block
• Germany takes aim at Facebook Libra; plans to block private stablecoins - The Block
• Jack Dorsey's Square Is Testing a New Free Stock-Trading Service - Bloomberg
• Premier League soccer team will sport Bitcoin logo on jersey - The Block
• Largest Bitcoin ATM Network Coinme Raises New Funding from Ripple's Xpring  - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up 4.7% at $10,493
XRP is up 1% at 31 cents
and Ethereum is up 2.6% at $219

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Bytecoin up 23%
Zclassic up 17%
and Byteball up 16%

Walmart has filed a patent for a fiat-pegged stable coin that echoes the ghost of Facebook’s Libra project.

The Brave browser’s BAT can now be used on Twitter to tip.

Square is showing 125 million in reported bitcoin sales through the Cash App

London based CEX.IO is now operational in 31 states and DC.

Links:

• Blockchain Browser Brave Launches Token Tipping Service for Twitter Users
• Walmart could be looking to rival Facebook’s Libra with a USD-pegged stablecoin issuance, a patent filing shows - The Block
• Crypto Exchange CEX.IO Expands US Service to Cover 31 States - CoinDesk
• Square's Q2 Bitcoin Revenue Nearly Doubles From Previous Record - CoinDesk