Bitcoin is up 1% at $60,661
Ethereum is up 1% at $2373
and Binance Coin is up 1% at 519.75

Dogecoin up 129%
Ethereum Classic up 25%
Theta Token up 15%

Dogecoin reached a new all time high overnight.

Binance burns over 1M BNB tokens—worth about $595M.

Ark funds bought $110M more in Coinbase shares on Thursday

Rothschild Investment picks up a $4.75M initial stake in Grayscale Ethereum Trust

SushiSwap has made a $50k donation to No Kid Hungry

Links:

• ARK buys $110 mln Coinbase shares, adding to positions | Reuters
• 15th BNB Burn | Quarterly Highlights and Insights from CZ | Binance Blog
• Slim Jim Dogecoin: 9 Things to Know About the Love Affair Between DOGE and the Meat Stick | Markets Insider
• Rothschild Investment Buys $4.75M Initial Stake in Grayscale Ethereum Trust - CoinDesk
• No Kid Hungry on Twitter: "Thank you @SushiSwap Core Developers for directing 25 ETH (~$50,000) to No Kid Hungry and to @TheGivingBlock for facilitating the transfer — we're so grateful for your help to get kids the meals they need in this crisis and beyond!" / Twitter

Bitcoin is up 1% at $59,217
Ethereum is up .5% at $1,826
and Binance Coin is up slightly at 267.68

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
SiaCoin up 21%
Theta Token up 17%
Avalanche up 15%

Wyoming’s DAO law passed in the state senate in a landslide vote.

Japan’s SBI has opened its bitcoin mining pool to the public.

DOJ brings charges to operators of unregistered New Hampshire exchange.

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Links:

• SBI Pool Announcement
• DAO Bill Detail
• Six Charged with Crimes Related to Virtual Currency Exchange Business | USAO-NH | Department of Justice
• This Casino in Decentraland Is Hiring (for Real) - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up slightly at $56,344
Ethereum is up .5% at $1792
and Binance Coin is down slightly at 282.56

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Hedra Hashgraph up 36%
Theta Token up 26%
Ziliqa up 15%

Bidding for Beeple’s EVERYDAYS NFT on auction with Christies tops $13M.

Weibo has suspended Huobi, OKEx and Binance accounts.

Greyscale's ETF considerations.

Links:

• Bids for Beeple's 5000-day collection at over $13M as auction winds down
• Chinese social media Weibo suspends Huobi, OKEx and Binance accounts
• GBTC ETF prospectus

It’s 8am Eastern, March 4th and this is your Daily Crypto Report.

Bitcoin is down 1% at $48,893
Ethereum is down .05% at $1548
and Cardano is down 1.5% at 1.14

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Enjin Coin up 48%
Hedra Hashgraph up 26%
Theta Token 15%

Arthur Hayes may voluntarily come to the US from Singapore at the request of the federal prosecutors

A group in Brooklyn purchased and burned Banksy’s piece Morons to create NFT.

Andrew Cuomo announces "Excelsior Pass" test of IBM’s blockchain app for proving Covid-19 status

Links:

• Burnt Banksy on Twitter: "Full HD video https://t.co/sKAu2AERmJ" / Twitter
• BitMEX's Arthur Hayes May Surrender to US Officials in April - CoinDesk
• Governor Cuomo Announces Pilot Program Testing the Excelsior Pass at Madison Square Garden and Barclays Center | Governor Andrew M. Cuomo

Bitcoin is up 1% at $37,929
Ethereum is up slightly at $1665
and Polkadot is down 1% at 20.58.

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Maker up 37%
Cardano up 17%
Theta Token up 16%

Yearn Finance suffered an exploit in a DAI lending protocol.

LL Cool J, Paul Tudor Jones among backers of stealth crypto fund

Suzhou will give away about $5M in the latest digital yuan test.

Crosstower is launching a bitcoin fund

Stefan He Qin facing charges for $90M security fraud.

Links:

• Founder Of $90 Million Cryptocurrency Hedge Fund Charged With Securities Fraud And Pleads Guilty In Federal Court | USAO-SDNY | Department of Justice
• Suzhou to give away around $5 million in latest digital yuan test
• yearn.finance on Twitter: "We have noticed the v1 yDAI vault has suffered an exploit. The exploit has been mitigated. Full report to follow." / Twitter
• $72M Crypto Fund Backed by Paul Tudor Jones and LL Cool J Comes Out of Stealth - CoinDesk
• CrossTower Launches Bitcoin Fund to Compete With Grayscale’s GBTC - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up 3% at $29,440
Ethereum is up .5% at $738
and Litecoin is up 2.5% at 127 dollars

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Nem up 19%
Theta Token up 18%

Congress wants more time to evaluate the FinCEN proposal.

Serbia re-legalizes digital assets trading and issuance.

Mining rig maker Ebang is set to become a crypto exchange in 2021.

Binance Pool signs on to support the Taproot bitcoin upgrade.

Xapo will end service to US customers as of March 1st .

Links:

• Xapo to Discontinue Service to US Customers in March - CoinDesk
• Ebang International Holdings Inc. to Launch Cryptocurrency Exchange in the First Quarter of 2021 Nasdaq:EBON
• Alejandro De La Torre on Twitter: "Binance responded with a YES for Taproot! 🎊 Mining pools in favor of the #taproot upgrade now at 91.05%!! Big thanks to the #bitcoin community for pressuring Binance to give us a response :) https://t.co/iyIUgBkbru" / Twitter
• Serbia Legalizes Digital Assets Trading and Issuance - CoinDesk
• US representatives ask Mnuchin to extend comment period for proposed wallet rule to traditional 60 days - The Block

Bitcoin is up 2.5% at $28,369
Ethereum is up 1% at $731
and Litecoin is up slightly at 124 dollars

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Uniswap up 22%
Theta Token up 15%

BItcoin crosses 29k for the first time

Andre Cronje released a new DeFi protocol called yCredit.

BitGo settles with the US treasury over sanctions violations

Coinbase faces class action lawsuit in California over the XRP sale.

Van Eck is going back to the SEC for a bitcoin ETF.

Russell Okung becomes first NFL player to take BTC in his salary.

Links:

• Bitcoin Hits $29K for First Time Ever, Raising HODLer Hopes for $30K by New Year's - CoinDesk
• Russell Okung Becomes First NFL Player to Be Paid in Bitcoin - CoinDesk
• BitGo settles with US Treasury over sanctions violations - The Block
• Coinbase faces class action lawsuit in California over XRP sale - The Block

Bitcoin is up 4% at $9,148
Ethereum is up 2.5% at $206
and XRP is up 2.5% at 20 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Theta Token up 20%
Maidsafe up 15%
and Quant Network up 15%

Bitfury has announced an investor program for mining farms aimed at institutional investors.

Facebook’s Calibra, the digital wallet subsidiary built for Libra is getting a re-brand.

Google has signed on as a network validator for the blockchain video network Theta.

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 down slightly at 9,129
Ethereum is up slightly at $206
and XRP is up slightly at 20 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Theta token up 19%
Electroneum up 18%
and Digibyte up 16%

The Litecoin foundation and Atari have formed a new partnernership.

Iranian president Hassan Rouhani has calls on the government for a renewed national approach to crypto.

Canaan reported a net loss of $5.6 million for the first quarter of 2020.

FTX(.)us went live at the end of this week.

Links:

• FTX.US goes live, CEO says the crypto exchange has 'tons of liquidity' to offer - The Block
• Iranian President Calls for National Crypto Mining Strategy - CoinDesk
• Litecoin and Atari team up in anticipation of the Atari Token's launch - The Block
• Canaan Reports $5.6M Loss in Q1 Despite Bitcoin Miner Price Cut - CoinDesk