Bitcoin is down 2% at $23,517
Ethereum is down 3% at $1196
and Binance Coin is down 2.5% at $218

Major cryptos down double digits across 24 hours.

Celsius halts withdrawals

Tron DAO Reserve ready to deploy $2B for USDD.

Class action lawsuit against binance.us over Terra.

Bitcoin is up slightly at $31,736
Ethereum is up slightly at $1976
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $320

Cardano up 25%
Axie infinity up 25%
Aave up 17%

Singapore's MAS announces plans to research use cases for DeFi on public blockchains.

Terra’s Mirror Protocol suffered a 90M exploit

Korean prosecutors launch official investigation of TerraUSD.

B2B buy now pay later solution Mondu has raised 43M

Links:

• FatMan on Twitter: "Two coffees later, as I was about to give up, I found this. Hold on... What's going on here? A single transaction from October 2021 unlocking one position over and over again - and it actually executed. Here's the transaction: https://t.co/2pbiwqKWNT (9/12) https://t.co/lklZHIYQqV" / Twitter
• MONDU funding announcement | LinkedIn
• [Exclusive] Summoning all staff of 'Luna Terra'... Full-scale investigation begins | JTBC News
• Singapore regulator announces plans to explore blockchain use cases

Bitcoin is up 1% at $29,402
Ethereum is up 1% at $1953
and Binance Coin is up 1% at $299

A16z launches a $600M fund focused on the gaming industry.

UST bag holders and cash-outs come forward.

South Korea re-instates "Grim Reaper" Financial Crimes unit to look at Terraform Labs.

Miners in new York state face down regulatory uncertainty.

Links:

• GAMES FUND ONE: Building the Future of Games | Andreessen Horowitz
• GameFi firm Azra Games raises $15 million in seed funding led by a16z
• Joey Krug on Twitter: "@fintechfrank We managed that position down over time as it became increasingly profitable/large, in order to maintain a diversified portfolio. We initially invested in LUNA because of the progress we saw in developer adoption, the payments usage, and the broader ecosystem being built on Terra" / Twitter
• [단독] 한동훈이 되살린 '여의도 저승사자' 1호 수사 루나 | SBS 뉴스
• New York Bitcoin Miners Start to Give Up on State Amid Regulatory Uncertainty
• Learnings From Last Week - Delphi Digital

Bitcoin is up 1% at $30,638
Ethereum is up 1.5% at $2116
and Binance Coin is up 1% at $308

Cardano up 30%
Solana up 24%
XRP up 23%

Terra halts for 9 hours. Luna and UST hit lows — delisted by some major exchanges.

QuickNode acquires NFT analytics platform Icy Tools.

Links:

• LEADING BLOCKCHAIN INFRASTRUCTURE PROVIDER QUICKNODE ACQUIRES LEADING NFT ANALYTICS PLATFORM ICY.TOOLS
• Celsius pulled half a billion dollars out of Anchor Protocol amid Terra chaos

Bitcoin is down .5% at $31,627
Ethereum is down 1% at $2,417
and Binance Coin is down 1% at $306

UST falls to record lows among wider market fall — Luna plunges.

a16z backs co:create

Bitcoin is down 1% at $41,845
Ethereum is down 1% at $2,735
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $394

Terra up 20%
Waves up 20%
Monero up 16%

Dubai adopts initial crypto legal framework and announces creation of a regulatory and licensing authority.

White House confirms details around Biden’s planned executive order on digital assets.

LimeWire is plots comeback as web3 NFT marketplace.

DOJ charges three men for an alleged $40M crypto investment fraud.

Links:

• Owners and Operators of Online Cryptocurrency Companies Indicted for Defrauding Investors | USAO-EDNY | Department of Justice
• LimeWire announces comeback as web3 NFT marketplace
• Here's what's in Biden's executive order on crypto
• Statement about the Regulatory and Supervisory Framework to assure AML/CFT Compliance across Virtual Assets in the UAE | News | Media Center | Securities and Commodities Authority

Bitcoin is up 1% at $39,343
Ethereum is up 2% at $2,707
and Binance Coin is up 1% at $364

Terra up 27%
Fantom up 21%
Avalanche up 15%

China is increasing restrictions to jail those found raising funds through crypto sales.

Robinhood error shows incorrect market price for BTC

Ukrainian NGOs receive hundreds of thousands in BTC donations to support military groups.

Warner Music Group signs partnership with Splinterlands

Links:

• Ukrainian military group receives hundreds of thousands in BTC donations
• Robinhood Help on Twitter: "The Robinhood app experienced a temporary issue that led to an incorrect display price for crypto for an hour at 6:50 pm PT. The issue is now resolved. Some customers may have unfilled market orders due to this display issue. We apologize for any inconvenience caused." / Twitter
• China can now jail people if funds raised via crypto from public
• Warner Music Group and Splinterlands Collaborating on Play-to-Earn Games - Decrypt

Bitcoin is up .5% at $39,033
Ethereum is up 1% at $2,742
and Binance Coin is up .5% at $382

NuCypher up 18%
Terra, up 15%

OpenSea hit with a $1M lawsuit by Timothy McKimmy

UK regulator raises flag on crypto mergers following the Bitpanda-Trustology deal.

Peckshield reports devs behind the meme coin web3memes has rugged 235k from users.

Laura Shin worked with Chainalysis to identify notorious The Dao hacker

Links:

• Exclusive: Austrian Programmer And Ex Crypto CEO Likely Stole $11 Billion Of Ether
• (3) PeckShieldAlert on Twitter: "#rugpulls PeckShield has detected $Web3Memes https://t.co/IOHWEjhmVC rugged. 0x5adbffa751abcdfc94d2a81f5657113d37a3494f has deposited 625 BNB to @TornadoCash. Stay AWAY from tokens that are deployed by funds withdrawn from @TornadoCash. https://t.co/bsWpHALz0b" / Twitter
• UK financial regulator issues warning shot on crypto mergers following Bitpanda deal
• 1-1 | PDF | Diversity Jurisdiction | Lawsuit

Bitcoin is down .5% at $49,299
Ethereum is down .5% at $4,213
and Binance Coin is down .5% at $573

Terra, up 27%
Gala up 20%
Polygon up 16%

BitMart was exploited for over $150M

SEC chairperson Gary Gensler coy in response to Senator Pat Toomey’s follow-up questions.

FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried is looking to raise a total of $1.5 billion for FTX.US.

Links:

• Crypto exchange BitMart confirms hack resulting in loss of $150 million in crypto
• Gensler hedges on classifying cryptocurrencies as securities in response to Senator's questions
• FTX to Seek $1.5B in New Funding Round at $32B Valuation: Report

Bitcoin is down slightly at $43,745
Ethereum is down 1% at $3,067
and Cardano is down 1% at $2.20

Terra up 23%
Avalanche up 21%
Cosmos up 21%

Snoop Dogg reveals himself as the NFT collector Cozomo de' Medici.

Dapper labs raised another $250M in funding — valuation tops $7B.

Bitcoin .org briefly hacked to promote scammy bitcoin giveaway.

US magistrate judge denies Ripple’s request for documents detailing regulators crypto trading activity.

Links:

• Ruling in Ripple case
• Bitcoin.org site appears to be hacked for promoting bitcoin giveaways
• NBA Top Shot creator Dapper Labs raises another $250 million | TechCrunch
• Snoop Dogg Says He's the NFT Influencer CozomoMedici - The Street Crypto: Bitcoin and cryptocurrency news, advice, analysis and more

Bitcoin is up slightly at $47,494
Ethereum is up 1% at $3,164
and Cardano is up 1.5% at 2.72

Arweave up 23%
Solana up 21%
Terra up 17%

Pat Toomey wants your ideas: submissions@banking.senate.gov.

India’s security watchdog is launching a DLT system for monitoring financial instruments

Coinbase is hiring Kate Rouch from Facebook for CMO.

Ether options daily trading volume have surpassed Bitcoin’s for the first time on Deribit.

Links:

• Toomey Requests Feedback on Clarifying Laws Around Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Technologies | United States Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
• Kate Rouch Joins Coinbase as Chief Marketing Officer | by Coinbase | Aug, 2021 | The Coinbase Blog
• SEBI | SEBI issues Circular on “Security and Covenant Monitoring using Distributed Ledger Technology”
• ETH options trading volume surpassed that of bitcoin's for the first time on Deribit

Bitcoin is down 1% at $39,641
Ethereum is down 1% at $2,290
and Binance Coin is down 1% at $311

Quant Network up 38%
Terra up 18%
Amp up 16%

Robinhood IPO.

Lending platform Vauld raised $25M.

Uniswap deletes video from EthCC conference that suggested partnerships.

Coke creates first brand inspired collection of NFTs.

The Dallas Symphony Orchestra is releasing classical music NFTs on Rarible.

Links:

• Uniswap Says It's Talking With PayPal, Robinhood and More in Deleted Video - CoinDesk
• Vauld Raises $25M Round Led By Valar Ventures to Build
• Tafi-Coca-Cola NFT | Tafi Avatar
• Rarible – Create, sell or collect digital items secured with #blockchain

Bitcoin is up slightly at $49,545
Ethereum is up 1% at $2286
and Binance Coin is up 1% at 502.78

Solana up 17%
Terra up 16%
Arweave up 16%

Wyoming’s DAO law will go into effect in July

Crypto exchange volumes in April have set a new benchmark.

The Centre Consortium blacklisted seven Ethereum addresses.

Ampleforth is giving governeance tokens to every wallet that has ever held the token

The auction house Phillips sold its first NFT for $3.4M.

Bitcoin is down 1.5% at $52,706
Ethereum is down .5% at $1,618
and Cardano is up 5% at 1.25

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Tron up 22%
XRP up 15%
Terra up 15%

Avanti raises $37M in a series A.

India's Ministry of Corporate Affairs requires more crypto disclosure from companies

New York Times auctions NFT column for 560k

US GSA set for another BTC auction.

Links:

• Crypto token of New York Times column sells for $560,000. - The New York Times
• Get ready for cryptocurrency spring fever on GSA Auctions | GSA
• Indian companies will now have to disclose their crypto holdings in financial statements
• Digital asset bank Avanti raises $37 million in Series A ahead of launch

Bitcoin is up 1% at $60,409
Ethereum is up 1.5% at $1881
and Binance Coin is up 1% at 270.94

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Decentraland up 54%
Hedra Hashgraph up 38%
Terra up 24%

DCG Foundry mining pool is open to the public.

WisdomTree submits ETF proposal to the SEC.

Bakkt receives BitLicense from NYDFS.

A romanian barber has been arrested for allegedly stealing 620k in crypto.

France’s central bank petitioned to purchase bitcoin.

Links:

• Wisdomtree S-1
• DCG Foundry mining pool opens to the public after quietly mining over 780 BTC
• New York regulators award BitLicense to ICE crypto venture Bakkt
• A petition asks French Parliament to allow central bank to hold bitcoin

Bitcoin is down .5% at $55,940
Ethereum is down .5% at $1752
and Binance Coin is down 3% at 260.41

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Chiliz up 96%
Matic Network up 42%
Terra up 15%

Gavel falls on NFT history.

Jamaica is looking to pilot a CBDC

Former UK chief for Coinbase joins MoonPay

The bank of Russia looks to create a CBDC prototype

Links:

• Beeple (b. 1981), EVERYDAYS: THE FIRST 5000 DAYS | Christie’s
• Bank of Russia Eyes Digital Ruble Prototype in Late 2021: Report - CoinDesk
• Bank of Jamaica set to roll out digital currency by early 2022
• Beeple NFT Everydays Sells at Christies Auction for $69 Million in Ether - Bloomberg
• Former Coinbase CEO Zeeshan Feroz joins MoonPay as chief growth officer

Bitcoin is down 1.5% at $19,009
Ethereum is down 3% at $592
and XRP is down 4% at 60 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Nexo up 17%
NEM up 15%

Stripe is partnering with Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, and Barclays to provide digital services for businesses.

Ripple’s CTO spoke about how the community could vote to force the burning of billions of XRP tokens held in escrow.

Cabify moves to offset its carbon emissions with the help of blockchain technology.

Terra announces Mirror Protocol.

Links:

• Ride-Sharing Giant Cabify to Track and Offset Carbon Emissions Using Blockchain Platform - CoinDesk
• Terra Brings 24-Hour Trading to Synthetic Versions of Stocks Like TSLA and AAPL - CoinDesk
• Stripe to Offer Banking Services in Deal With Goldman Sachs, Citigroup - WSJ
• IKHOR [FIAT-Limpator] on Twitter: "@JoelKatz @Meshinom Unralated question: If Nodes, validators and the community at large got together and we agree that its better for the community to burn the 50 billion XRP ripple has in escrows would that be possible? 🤔" / Twitter