Bitcoin is down .5% at $21,280
Ethereum is down 1% at $1220
and Binance Coin is down 1% at $238

Stacks up 16%

Goldman Sachs is reportedly raising $2B from investors to buy distressed assets from Celsius

Shares in Coinbase are down 5% in premarket trading

Voyager Digital issues default notice against 3AC.

FlowDesk raises 30M to expand market making services

XCarnival Hacker returns half of stolen Eth.

Links:

• Flowdesk, the French Digital Asset Financial Technology Provider, Raises $30 Million to Expand Its Infrastructure and Trading Platform | Business Wire
• Voyager Digital issues default notice against Three Arrows Capital
• Goldman Sachs Leading Investor Group to Buy Celsius Assets: Sources
• Tal Be'ery on Twitter: "1/8 Update 🧵: The hacker accepted the offer and returned ~ half of the funds to @XCarnival_Lab. Some of the negotiations (the victim to attacker side) is visible on the blockchain! Including the "bounty" offer going up from initial $300K to $1.8M https://t.co/iWLDyp15Gl" / Twitter

Bitcoin is down 1% at $39,577
Ethereum is down slightly at $2,638
and Binance Coin is down .5% at $374

Stacks up 32%

10M Ether is now locked into the Eth 2.0 staking contract

OnlyFans has donated 500Eth to UkraineDAO

The US DOL cautions retirement plans from offering crypto in their 401k plans

StarkWare is raising funds with a 6B valuation

Links:

• Compliance Assistance Release No. 2022-01 | U.S. Department of Labor
• OnlyFans Donated 500 ETH to DAO Supporting Ukraine
• 10M Ether Now Locked on Eth 2.0 Staking Contract
• StarkWare set to hit $6 billion valuation in new funding round | Ctech

Bitcoin is down slightly at $54,897
Ethereum is down .5% at $3,538
and Cardano is down slightly at $2.24

Stacks up 51%
Harmony up 16%

SEC approves Volt Equity’s Crypto Stock ETF.

JPMorgan says institutional investors are trending towards Bitcion from gold

Online vote for Mt. Gox creditors closes

Another bitcoin ATM has been stolen by thieves.

Links:

• JPMorgan Says Institutional Investors Are Replacing Gold With Bitcoin — CoinDesk
• Mt. Gox Voting Deadline for Creditors Ends — CoinDesk
• SEC Approves Volt Equity’s Crypto Stock ETF — CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down 1% at $38,835
Ethereum is down .5% at $2,342
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $309

Flow up 48%
Livepeer up 36%
Stacks up 15%

Regulators in Malaysia order Binance to disable website/mobile apps in the country.

Robinhood's historic IPO.

Stoner Cats debut catnip for NFT fans.

Loda secures $15M for first institutional liquidity pools.

Links:

• Robinhood Has the Worst Debut Ever for IPO of Its Size - Bloomberg
• Unavailability of Futures and Derivatives Products in Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands | Binance Support
• SC Takes Enforcement Actions on Binance for Illegally Operating in Malaysia - Media Releases | Securities Commission Malaysia
• Australian Lending Startup Loda Gets $15M to Further Crypto Collateralization Efforts - CoinDesk
• Stoner Cats NFT Drop Sells Out But Would-be Buyers Bite Back Over Failed Transactions - The Defiant - DeFi News

Bitcoin is down slightly at $31,886
Ethereum is down slightly at $1,982
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $293

Axie Infinity up 30%
Stacks up 18%
Waves up 15%

Elon Musk and Jack Dorsey chat bitcoin at B Word conference.

Robinhood’s is expecting a $30M fine from regulators in New York.

New Jersey regulators say BlockFi interest accounts are unregistered securities.

Tether's general counsel says an audit could be months away.

Links:

• The ₿ Word | Live with Cathie Wood, Jack Dorsey, & Elon Musk - YouTube
• Robinhood Crypto Expects to Pay $30M Fine to NY State Regulatory Body - CoinDesk
• BlockFi on Twitter: "An update on regulatory conversations: https://t.co/f2GgMZXoQk" / Twitter
• Tether General Counsel Tells CNBC Audit Is 'Months' Away - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up slightly at $33,837
Ethereum is up .5% at $2,112
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $313

Axie Infinity up 42%
Stacks up 20%
Decentraland up 17%

Hackers have stolen bitcoin from NZ Police.

Sotheby's sells rare diamond for $12.3M in crypto.

Pro-bitcoin lawmaker in Paraguay announces legislation.

Zerion raises $8.2M series A

Links:

• Zerion raises $8.2M to take decentralized finance mainstream
• Sotheby’s Sells Rare Diamond for $12.3M in Crypto - CoinDesk
• Carlitos Rejala 🙏🇵🇾🙌 on Twitter: "I am here to unite Paraguay 🇵🇾, that is why we decided with Senator @FSilvaFacetti to present together the bill #bitcoin on Wednesday, July 14! Stay tuned since there will be a mega surprise for Paraguay and the world. Something GIANT is coming 🌍 #Bitcoin #btc" / Twitter
• Criminals steal $45,000 in Bitcoin during police money-laundering operation - NZ Herald

Bitcoin is up 2% at $18,323
Ethereum is up 1% at $554
and XRP is down 5% at 53 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Stacks up 13%

Vladimir Putin signed an order requiring public officials in russia to disclose their digital assets.

The IRS has moved the crypto tax question to the top of the Form 1040.

Oyster Pearl creator charged.

Blockchain research firm Elliptic says privacy wallets are replacing mixers.

Links:

• The IRS has officially moved its crypto tax question to the top of Form 1040, making it much more prominent - The Block
• Cryptocurrency Founder “Bruno Block” Charged With Multimillion-Dollar Tax Evasion Scheme | USAO-SDNY | Department of Justice
• Financial Crime Typologies In Cryptoassets: The Concise Guide for Compliance Leaders
• Putin Orders Russia's Public Officials to Report Crypto Holdings - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up 2% at $15,884
Ethereum is up slightly at $461
and XRP is down 0.5% at 25 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Stacks up 16%

US President-elect Joe biden has added former CFTC chairman and crypto enthusiast Gary Gensler to his transition team.

Chainalysis wants to help the US sell the Silk Road trove.

Binance has paid a bounty of 200k to investigators who helped with the arrest of bad actors.

Deel unveils a crypto payroll tool.

KuCoin co-founder Johnny Lyu said 84% of the funds from the recent hack have been recovered.

Links:

• Binance Gives $200K to Investigators Who Helped Identify Actors Behind 2018 Attack - CoinDesk
• Chainalysis Wants to Help the Feds Sell Millions in Forfeited Bitcoin - CoinDesk
• Joe Biden transition team adds former CFTC chair and crypto-focused academic Gary Gensler - The Block
• lyu_johnny on Twitter: "(1/3) Latest updates about #KuCoin Security Incident: So far, 84% of the affected assets have been recovered via approaches like on-chain tracking, contract upgrade and judicial recovery. As asked by the law enforcements, we will publish all the details once the case is closed." / Twitter
• Andreesen Horowitz-backed Deel launches crypto payroll tool - The Block

Bitcoin is up 4% at $13,911
Ethereum is up 3% at $390
and XRP is up 2% at 24 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Ampleforth up 21%
Stacks up 15%

Bitcoin turns 12 today. The Bitcoin white paper was published October 31, 2008.

Ripple paid 9.3 million in XRP incentives to MoneyGram in Q3.

Verizon unveils "Full Transparency" blockchain backed effort.

Overstock(.)com touts possibility of VOATZ

MakerDao members vote today on a safeguard against flash-loan voting attacks.

Links:

• Updates - Flash Loans and securing the Maker Protocol - Updates - MakerDAO
• Overstock Touts Voatz Blockchain Voting App as Solution to US Election Fracas - CoinDesk
• MoneyGram International Reports Third Quarter 2020 Results | Moneygram International Inc
• Verizon’s ‘Full Transparency’ launches blockchain verification for news releases | About Verizon