Bitcoin is up 1% at $23,342
Ethereum is down 1% at $644
and XRP is down 2% at 57 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
The Graph up 42%
Swissborg up 41%

Bitmain set to end their year-long power struggle by spinning out business lines.

Pantera Capital says ICO fund performance is up 362%

The DOJ asks the FBI to work on a crypto support strategy for the dark web.

Treasury Department suggests new rule for US cryptocurrency holders—more KYC.

Bitcoin breaks 24k.

Bitcoin is up slightly at $9,662
Ethereum is down slightly at $242
and XRP is down .05% at 20 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Wax up 71%
Swissborg up 17%

Wasabi Wallet is drawing Europol’s attention for facilitating dark web transactions.

The OCC seeks feedback from the public on digital activities of national banks and federal savings associations

Bitcoin Core researcher Gleb Naumenko gets 100k grant from Bitmex's parent company.

3 of Japan’s biggest banks are joining a study group that’s investigating a digital payment system

Links:

• Bitcoin mixer Wasabi Wallet under Europol's lens for facilitating dark web transactions - The Block
• Japan to look at building a common infrastructure for digital payments - Reuters
• BitMEX parent offers $100K grant to Bitcoin Core researcher Gleb Naumenko - The Block
• U.S. regulator seeks public input as it reviews crypto, DLT activities in the banking sector - The Block

Bitcoin is down 3% at $9,923
XRP is down 8% at 30 cents
and Ethereum is down 6% at $265

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Syscoin up 31%
Singularity net up 20%
Swissborg up 15%

DeFi lending protocol bZx has suffered an exploit hack that resulted in the loss of some undisclosed amount of ETH.

Coinbase Commerce is integrating DAI is as a payment option for its merchant customer base.

Polychain Capital is raising $200 million for a second fund that has its sights set on venture investing.

Links:

• Polychain Capital Targets $200M for Second Venture Fund, Slide Deck Reveals - CoinDesk
• DeFi lending protocol bZx exploited, ‘a portion of ETH lost’ - The Block
• Coinbase Commerce adds DAI as payment option - The Block