Bitcoin is down slightly at $47,155
Ethereum is up slightly at $3,748
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $523

Syscoin up 26%
Polymath up 26%

Eminem buys Ape #9055 for $462k.

Mexican government announces they plan to issue a cbdc by 2024.

El Salvadorian Citizens express concern over Chivo wallet security.

Bitfarms raising $100M in a Bitcoin backed loan with Galaxy Digital.

Bitcoin is up slightly at $61,665
Ethereum is up slightly at $4,046
and Binance Coin is up .5% at $482

Sentinel up 30%
Syscoin up 15%

Coinbase spends nearly $800k on lobbying in the third quarter of 2021

Germany’s world wildlife fund to sell NFTs to raise money for endangered species.

The Associated Press is partnering with Chainlink to put journalistic information on is blockchain.

Valkyrie’s bitcoin futures ETF posted trade volumes that approached $80M

Links:

• Coinbase spent nearly $800K on lobbying in 2021's third quarter as part of influence revamp
• Second U.S. Bitcoin Futures ETF Makes Lower-Profile Debut
• Germany’s World Wildlife Fund to sell NFTs featuring endangered species
• AP Definitive Source | Putting the facts on blockchain

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

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

New Index

Syscoin Bridge to Ethereum Live

Former PBoC Official Wants China Discussing Libra

Links:

• Largest Japanese Consulting Firm to Launch New Cryptocurrency Index
• Ex-PBoC Governor Urges China to Join Global Conversation on Libra - CoinDesk
• Syscoin Bridge Mainnet Launch Success!

Bitcoin is up 1.5% at $10,334
XRP is up 2% at 26 cents
and Ethereum is up half a percent at $185

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Syscoin up 30%
PumaPay up 23%
and Dent up 23%

Crypto miniing hardware and softwaare company Coinmine has reported a 2.5 million seed round of financing.

A blockchain war-game called Fumblechain was introduced at the Black Hat InfoSecurity event.

Poloniex is removing 23 crypto trading pairs due to low volume.

Biance is opening Binance US sometime before November.

Australian tax office has distributed letters and will be fining pensioners and investors who have invested the majority of their retirement funds in cryptocurrencies.

Links:

• Warnings issued to Aussies betting 90% of retirement funds on crypto | Micky
• Binance to Launch U.S. Division Before November on Cheddar
• Poloniex exchange removing 23 crypto trading pairs, citing ‘low volume’ - The Block
• Meet FumbleChain, the Deliberately Flawed Blockchain - CoinDesk
• Crypto Miner Company CoinMine Scores $2.5 Million in Seed Round - CoinDesk