Bitcoin is up slightly at $38,118
Ethereum is up slightly at $2,848
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $379

Ontology, up 18%

Tezos to sponsor Manchester United kit.

Metaverse tokens slid on Facebook’s sharp stock drop

AssangeDAO raises 4M+

Miami receives first payout from CityCoins: 5.25M

Chainalysis acquires Abaxx.

Links:

• Welcoming Abaxx Associates to Chainalysis - Chainalysis
• Mayor Francis Suarez on Twitter: "I’m so excited to announce that the @CityofMiami has received its first-ever disbursement from @mineCityCoins totaling $5.25M. This is a historic moment for our city to collaborate with an innovative project that creates resources for our city through innovation not taxation." / Twitter
• Metaverse Tokens AXS, SAND Plummet as Meta Reports $10B Loss
• Manchester United to unveil new £20m-per-year training kit sponsorship with blockchain platform Tezos - The Athletic
• A DAO trying to free Julian Assange has raised $4 million and counting

Bitcoin is up slightly at $42,243
Ethereum is up slightly at $3,225
and Binance Coin up .5% at $475

Secret Network, up 20%

Brazil’s Rio De Janeiro is moving to allocate 1% of its treasury reserves to BTC

Short traders lose big on Elon Musk's Tesla taking Dogecoin for merch.

Crypto Exchange FTX sets up $2B fund

Gap is dropping a NFT collection on the Tezos blockchain

Visa and ConsenSys developing new infrastructure to support the rollout of CBDCs

Links:

• Gap Launches Gamified Collectible NFT Experience to Activate Community, Creativity and Self-Expressi | Gap Inc.
• Rio de Janeiro mayor plans to invest 1% of the city's treasury in bitcoin
• Crypto Exchange FTX Sets Up $2 Billion Venture Fund - WSJ
• Dogecoin Surge Sees Short Traders Lose $8M After Tesla Store Addition
• Envisioning a future of central bank digital currencies for everyone ever | Visa

Bitcoin is down 1% at $42,474
Ethereum is down 1% at $2,906
and Cardano is down 1.5% at $2.34

Harmony up 25%
Fantom up 22%
Tezos up 20%

Pat Toomey, senator in Pennsylvania called china’s crackdown on crypto "a big opportunity for the U.S".

Sparkpool, The world's largest Ethereum mining pool has said it will stop providing services to miners based in mainland China

FTX is preparing for a HQ move from long-standing Hong Kong to the Bahamas

FTX signed long-term sponsorship deals with the F1 team Mercedes-AMG Petronas.

Coach and GQ China are setting up to launch NFTs on Ethereum via ZK rollups.

Links:

• FTX signs sponsorship deal with top F1 team Mercedes-AMG Petronas
• Senator Pat Toomey on Twitter: "China’s authoritarian crackdown on crypto, including #Bitcoin, is a big opportunity for the U.S. It’s also a reminder of our huge structural advantage over China." / Twitter
• SBF on Twitter: "1) We're really excited to be setting up @FTX_Official's headquarters in The Bahamas! a) The Bahamas is one of the few places to set up a comprehensive framework for crypto; FTX is registered b) The Bahamas has emerged from COVID lively, safe, and without quarantine" / Twitter
• The world's largest Ethereum mining pool says it will no longer serve Chinese miners
• Coach and GQ China Arm to Launch NFTs on Ethereum — CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up slightly at $46,435
Ethereum is up slightly at $3,412
and Cardano is down slightly at $2.49

Tezos up 30%
Luna up 28%
Avalanche up 15%

Mastercard acquires crypto tracing firm ciphertrace

A bug on OpenSea destroys $100k worth of NFTs.

Steph Curry joins Tom Brady as an FTX ambassador.

La Liga partners with Sorare as first top soccer league to offer NFTs of all the players.

The Algorand foundation launches $300M DeFi innovation fund

Links:

• OpenSea bug destroys $100,000 worth of NFTs, including historical ENS name
• CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
• LaLiga partners with Sorare to enter the world of NFTs
• Mastercard Acquires CipherTrace to Enhance Crypto Capabilities | Business Wire
• Algorand Foundation Launches $300 Million USD Viridis Fund to Support DeFi Innovation | Algorand Foundation

Bitcoin is up 5% at $19,362
Ethereum is up 6% at $586
and XRP is up 3% at 52 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Ampleforth up 23%

Revolt announced 4 additional crypto tokens and currencies for europe-based users.

Transferwise adds 750 people in 6 months.

Jose Angel Aman sentenced to 6 years for 25 million dollar crypto ponzi scheme

Core Scientific and Foundry partner up.

JPMorgan executed a blockchain-based repurchase agreement transaction

Aegis Custody secures support from the South Dakota division of banking.

Ripple is opening a regional HQ in Dubai.

EY outlines plan for compensating users who lost funds in the shutdown of QuadrigaCX.

Sygnum started Tezos staking services this week.

US Defense Department IT agency looks for blockchain solution.

The volume on crypto exchanges fell 26% in October.

Bitcoin is down 1.5% at 7,185
Ethereum is down 1% at $168
and XRP is down 1.5 at 20 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
WaykiChain up 28%
Haven Protocol up 21%
and Chainlink up 15%

A high court in New Zealand has ruled that former users of Cryptopia are entitled to their funds that were lost in a hack.

A new bitcoin backed token called tzBTC is launching on the Tezos blockchain.

Galaxy Digital has reported a 32 million dollar net loss in the final quarter of 2019.

Genesis Global Trading is suspending credit extensions after the downturn.

Links:

• Genesis Global Trading suspends credit extension after 'biggest deleveraging' it has seen in the crypto market - The Block
• Cryptopia users are entitled to their funds, court rules in a landmark judgment - The Block
• A new bitcoin-backed token ‘tzBTC’ launches on the Tezos blockchain - The Block
• Galaxy Digital reports a $32.9M net loss for the final quarter of 2019 - The Block

Bitcoin is up 1% at 6,793
Ethereum is up 1% at $143
and XRP is up slightly at 18 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Cybervein up 35%
Storj up 19%

Tezos staking service is big business for Coinbase Custody.

The SEC is suing a couple in texas for allegedly defrauding hundreds of investors.

Binance has removed the mention of any affiliation with Visa from their Binance card website.

Anchorage added support for XRP.

Thesis closed another round of funding this week as it prepares for the tBTC launch later this month.

Links:

• Binance quietly scrubs Visa mentions from its payment card website - The Block
• Coinbase Custody is the biggest Tezos staking service, despite charging higher fees - The Block
• SEC charges Texas couple in fraudulent water-backed crypto token scheme - The Block
• Venture production studio Thesis closes a $7.7 million funding round as it prepares for tBTC's launch in April - The Block
• Crypto custodian Anchorage adds support for XRP - The Block

Bitcoin is up 13% at 6,673
Ethereum is up 12% at $145
and XRP is up 7% at 16 cents

Those are your leaders by market cap

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Bitcoin SV up 28%
Bitcoin Cash up 19%
and Cosmos up 15%

Police in India have arrested a woman who stole 64 bitcoin from a former employer.

The Tezos foundation had most of their 600 million in assets in BTC in Jan.

Senator Kelly Loeffler and Senator Richard Burr are under scrutiny for having sold millions in stock before the recent crash.

Coinbase’s visa debit card can now be setup with Google Pay to spend crypto.

Links:

• Indian police arrest woman who stole 64 bitcoins from her former employer - The Block
• Tezos Foundation had over $600M in assets as of January, 47% in bitcoin - The Block
• Senator Kelly Loeffler, former Bakkt CEO, sold millions in stock before coronavirus-induced market crash - The Block

Bitcoin is down 2% at $9,019
XRP is down 3.5% at 28 cents
and Ethereum is down 1% at $183

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Numeraire, up 19%
and Dentacoin, up 15%

Todays headlines:

Tether released a response to an academic paper that claimed a single whale manipulated bitcoin’s boom in 2017.

The block is noting a trend down in cumulative monthly traffic to retail exchanges since june.

Coinbase has expanded their staking services to all us customers, starting with the Tezos token.

Russian authorities are looking for the legal backing to confiscate virtual assets from "criminals".

Five people in Malaysia have been charged with stealing mining equipment.

Links:

• Tether responds to academic paper on bitcoin manipulation; calls it 'flawed' and 'embarrassing' - The Block
• Crypto exchanges experiencing a steady drop in traffic since June, suggesting declining retail interest - The Block
• Coinbase expands staking service beyond Coinbase Custody to all US customers - The Block
• Russia Wants to Be Able to Seize Cybercriminals' Bitcoin - CoinDesk
• Malaysian Thieves Drill Through Wall to Steal 85 Crypto Machines - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down 2% at $9,167
XRP is down 2% at 28 cents
and Ethereum is down 2% at $185

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Tezos, up 18%
and Dentacoin, up 15%

The Royal Canadian mint is turning to blockchain to track the provenance of its precious metals with the help of Tradewind Markets.

Ford, Volkswagon, LG and Volvo are working with IBM and the RSBN to launch a pilot for the responsible sourcing of Cobalt.

BitFinex has canceled the token sale of K.im due to regulatory uncertainty.

Hong Kong and Mainland China have partnered on a blockchain project to improve their trade operations.

Links:

• Bitfinex cancels token sale of K.im due to regulatory uncertainty - The Block
• Hong Kong and mainland China partner on blockchain project for trade finance - The Block
• IBM Ethical Mineral Sourcing Blockchain to Debut in Spring - CoinDesk
• Tradewind, Canadian Mint to Verify Origins of Precious Metals on Blockchain - CoinDesk