Bitcoin is up 1% at 8,857
Ethereum is down half a % at $202
and XRP is up slightly at 19 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Theta Token up 26%
and Metic Network up 15%

CoinDCX picks up $2.5 million from Coinbase Ventures and Polychain Capital.

Tencent will invest $70 billion into new tech to move past the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Thailand announced the Thai Digital Energy Development, a public-private venture with Power Ledger.

Craig Wright claims to own bitcoin addresses, those addresses send a message back.

Bitcoin is up 8% 8,880
Ethereum is up 1% at $212
and XRP is down 2% at 21 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Siacoin up 28%
Electroneum up 15%
and CyberVein up 19%

Telegram is bowing to the wishes of the court ruling that it cannot launch its blockchain or issue gram tokens until its SEC case is resolved.

Tencent has debuted a blockchain accelerator called Tencent Industrial Accelerator.

During the price rally yesterday, Coinbase had some major connectivity issues and outages

Links:

• Chinese tech giant Tencent launches blockchain accelerator program - The Block
• Telegram now delays launch of its blockchain by one more year, ready to return investor money - The Block
• Coinbase Suffers Temporary Outage as Bitcoin Soars as High as $8,900 - CoinDesk

TenCent Ramps Up Team

YouTube Darth Vaders Crypo Content

Russia Rocked by Crypto-Related Bomb Threats

Hedera Hashgraph Asks Investors to Wait

Links:

• Hedera Hashgraph Asks Investors to Wait Longer for Tokens After Price Crash - CoinDesk
• Cryptocurrency Influencers Speak Out On YouTube Deleting Crypto-Related Content
• Bomb Threats Demanding Bitcoin Force Evacuations Across Russia - CoinDesk
• Chinese Internet Giant Tencent to Launch Digital Currency Research Team - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is even at $8,849
XRP is even at 28 cents
and Ethereum is up 1% at $187

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Dentacoin, up 15%
Ignis, up 14%

Tencent has been approved by the Hong Kong SFC to open a blockchain based virtual bank.

Fairfax’s retirement system pension funds have doubled their position in Morgan Creek Digital.

The FBI director called cryptocurrency a "significant issue" when speaking to the US Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.

Crypto related and blockchain jobs have increased by 26% since 2018.

Bakkt’s monthly bitcoin futures have hit an all-time-high of $15 million.

Links:

• FBI Director: Cryptocurrency Is 'Significant Issue' for Law Enforcement - CoinDesk
• Chinese tech giant Tencent granted Hong Kong license to open 'virtual bank' - The Block
• Crypto and Blockchain Jobs Have Increased By 26% Since 2018: Research - CoinDesk
• Pension Funds Double Crypto Asset Exposure in Morgan Creek's Fund to 1% - CoinDesk
• Bakkt's monthly bitcoin futures hit all-time-high of $15M - The Block

Zuck Seeks to Reassure Lawmakers

Binance US Lists Dogecoin

Telegram Investors Go the Distance

Tencent: Libra "Prudent and Rational"

Links:

• Zuckerberg: Facebook Would Quit Libra if the Association Launched Prematurely - CoinDesk
• Binance US Announces Dogecoin Listing - CoinDesk
• Telegram Token Investors Reject Refund Offer - CoinDesk
• Tencent Says Libra Would Pose Serious Threat to Alipay, WeChat Pay - CoinDesk