Bitcoin is up 0.5% at 9,302
Ethereum is down 1.5% at $204
and XRP is down 3% at 21 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Hyperion up 20%
0x up 19%
and Status up 19%

VBit picked up 1.1 million in a fund raise to open a new 200mw bitcoin mining facility in Canada.

Ukraine’s state-owned nuclear energy subsidiary Energoatom has been advised to mine crypto with their nuclear power plants.

The New York Department of Financial Services has granted ErisX a bitlicense—the first of the year.

The Libra association has named their first CEO: Former HSBC Chief Legal officer Stuart Levey.

Links:

• DFS Grants Virtual Currency and Money Transmitter Licenses to Eris Clearing, LLC | Department of Financial Services
• Libra Association names HSBC chief legal officer Stuart Levey as CEO - The Block
• Bitcoin mining firm VBit raises $1.1 million to open a new facility in Canada - The Block
• Ukraine Considers Using Nuclear Plants for Cryptocurrency Mining

Bitcoin is down 2% at 6,125
Ethereum is up slightly at $128
and XRP is up 2% at 17 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Status up 28%
HOLO up 18%
Datum up 19%

Banking regulators have announced a year-long delay for elements of the Basel III banking rules.

Bitwise is taking steps towards listing its crypto index fund on OTC markets.

HSBC has put 10 billion dollars of paper based private placement records on R3s Corda blockchain.

Links:

• Banking regulators announce year-long delay for Basel III capital rules due to coronavirus - The Block — act
• HSBC Puts $10B of Private Placements on R3's Corda Blockchain - CoinDesk
• Bitwise Asset Management is seeking to list its crypto index fund on OTC Markets - The Block

Bitcoin is up 1% at $9,420
XRP is up 7% at at 25 cents
and Ethereum is up 5% at $190

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Status up 27%
Bitshares up 17%

Avocados from Mexico is taking blockchain to the big game.

Jack Dorsey has introduced a Bitcoin emoji on twitter.

The chairman of the CFTC said that the crypto market could soon see the launch of ether based futures contract.