Bitcoin is down slightly at $41,583
Ethereum is down slightly at $3,010
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $415

Gala up 28%
Origintrail, up 17%

Merkle Standard to pick up 5k Bitmain Pro Hydros

Qredo raises $80M at $460M valuation

Tron’s Justin Sun has been accused of a sort of governance attack by GFX labs

The Bank of England apparently highly unlikely to develop a retail wallet for CBDC.

Links:

• Crypto Miner Merkle Among First to Get Bitmain’s Newest Liquid Cooling Mining Rigs
• Qredo Announces an $80mm Series A Raise Led by 10T Holdings, with Strategic Investment from Coinbase, Avalanche and Terra | Business Wire
• Tron’s Justin Sun Accused of ‘Governance Attack’ on DeFi Lender Compound
• Bank of England is ‘highly unlikely’ to develop a retail wallet for CBDC

Bitcoin is down slightly at $47,129
Ethereum is down .5% at $3,820
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $528

Yearn Finance up 32%
Convex Finance up 15%

Tron’s Justin Sun is turning to crypto political activism.

Binance.us hires Intel’s compliance chief Sidney Majalya.

The US Senate has confirmed a new CFTC chairperson — Rostin Behnam.

Dune Analytics is raising funds at a billion dollar valuation.

Links:

• Dune Analytics is raising funds at a $1 billion valuation: sources
• PN1146 - Nomination of Rostin Behnam for Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 117th Congress (2021-2022) | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
• Justin Sun Is Retiring From Tron – But Not Crypto
• Binance.US Hires Intel’s Compliance Chief Majalya

Bitcoin is up slightly at $45,973
Ethereum is up slightly at $3,437
and Cardano is up slightly at $2.61

Avalanche up 23%
Tron up 20%
Elrond up 19%

Ark investments looks to add Canadian Crypto ETFs

The Paris Saint Germain football club adds crypto.com as their cryptocurrency partner.

a16z seeks token delegate applicants for their DeFi investments.

Dom Hofmann releases WAGMIGOTCHI. Project sees $43k spent in gas fees.

Links:

• Revised ARKW prospectus
• Crypto.com sponsors football club PSG, including NFT deal - Ledger Insights - enterprise blockchain
• CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
• alexkroeger.eth on Twitter: "In August we at a16z open sourced our thinking around token delegation. Today we’re opening up a delegate application for individuals and organizations interested in participating in DeFi governance for Uniswap and Compound. https://t.co/xijgthsimx" / Twitter

Bitcoin is up 2% at $34,131
Ethereum is up 2% at $1,979
and Binance Coin is up 2% at $309

Klaytn up 26%
Tron up 20%

Crypto showman John McAfee who was reportedly found dead yesterday in a Spanish prison. Condolences to his family and team.

Coinbase has registered with the financial services agency in Japan.

Bitcoin’s hashrate has fallen by nearly 50% in over a month.

Paris based Crypto data firm Kaiko has closed a $24M series A

The Yield team has raised $10M to further build out the DeFi Bond Market.

Links:

• John McAfee, antivirus software magnate, found dead in Spanish prison after his extradition to the US was approved - CNN
• Coinbase Global enters Japan, poised to offer five cryptocurrencies (NASDAQ:COIN) | Seeking Alpha
• Yield team raises $10 million to build out DeFi bond market
• Crypto data firm Kaiko closes $24 million Series A funding round
• Bitcoin hashrate drops by nearly 50% following China's mining crackdown

Bitcoin is down .5% at $57,200
Ethereum is down 1% at $2,037
and Binance Coin is down 1% at $335.00

Those are your leaders by market cap, top gainers in the last 24 hours…

Helium up 21%
BitTorrent up 20%
Tron up 15%

The IRS is working to get customer records from Kraken.

The Weeknd’s NFT auction is going swimmingly on Nifty Gateway.

Binance Futures hit a record high of over $10B yesterday.

Thailand’s Central bank will test retail digital currency next year.

Links:

• Binance's Crypto Derivatives Platform Sees Record Open Interest of $10B - CoinDesk
• Bank of Thailand CBDC pub

Bitcoin is down slightly at $59,189
Ethereum is up slightly at $2094
and Binance Coin is up 1% at $345.00

BitTorrent up 29%
Polkadot up 18%
Tron up 16%

Ether's new all time high of $2,140

Decentraland to add Polygon's Matic Network to get around gas fees

UK’s FCA said bold new scam in action.

FutureFintech acquires Nanjing Ribensi Electronic Technology company.

Links:

• Blockchain Recovery Department (clone of FCA authorised firm) | FCA
• Move MANA between Ethereum and Polygon | Decentraland
• Future FinTech Acquires Chinese Mining Farm for $9M

Bitcoin is up slightly at $58,632
Ethereum is up slightly at $1,922
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $314.24

Filecoin up 30%
Dogecoin up 24%
Tron up 17%

BlackRock began trading Bitcoin futures in January.

Tesla developers lend a hand to BTCPay.

Eastern Caribbean Central Bank debuts DCash

Element Finance picked up $4.4 million in new funding

Links:

• BlackRock has 'started to dabble' in bitcoin, says Rick Rieder
• Release 1.0.7.1 · btcpayserver/btcpayserver · GitHub
• The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank publicly launches new digital currency
• Element Finance Raises $4.4M to Bring Liquidity to Fixed Rate Income and Interest Markets | by Will Villanueva | Element Finance | Mar, 2021 | Medium

Justin Sun Announces Just NFT Fund

Cuomo Tracks You With Blockchain

Visa Settles Fiat With Crypto

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

Those are your leaders by market cap

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 slightly at $56,094
Ethereum is up slightly at $1,766
and Binance Coin is down .5% at 258.76

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Matrix up 51%
VSP up 34%
Dawn up 33%

Coinbase is delaying its direct listing until April

Lindsay Lohan is partnering with Justin Sun to debut NFTs on Tron.

Tony Hawk to auction NFT of his last Ollie 540.

The latest Bitcoin ETF is coming from First Trust Advisors and Skybridge Capital.

Fireblocks raised $133M to stay independant and bring crypto custody to megabanks.

Links:

• Fireblocks Raises $133M to Serve More Megabanks With Crypto Custody - CoinDesk
• Lindsay Lohan Partners With Justin Sun to Release NFTs on Tron - CoinDesk
• Tony Hawk on Instagram: “In 1989 I started trying ollie 540’s as a joke, since it seemed there was no way to keep a skateboard on your feet throughout 1 1/2 spins…”
• Coinbase’s Direct Listing Is Said to Be Pushed Back to April - Bloomberg
• Bitcoin ETF S1

Bitcoin is up .5% at $59,102
Ethereum is up .5% at $1,841
and Binance Coin is down slightly at 269.11

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
BitTorrent up 83%
Pundi X up 55%
Tron up 16%

Coinbase fined $6.5M by CFTC.

The Guggenheim museum is looking for MBA interns who have an opinion on NFT artworks.

NFT marketplace OpenSea raised 23 million in a series A round led by a16Z.

Wirex defends tradmark in high court.

Buyer of $69M Beeple NFT reveals himself.

Links:

• CFTC Orders Coinbase Inc. to Pay $6.5 Million for False, Misleading, or Inaccurate Reporting and Wash Trading | CFTC
• Even NYC's Highfalutin Guggenheim Museum Is Looking at NFTs, Job Posting Suggests - CoinDesk
• NFTs: The First 5000 Beeples - The Metapurser
• Brown Rudnick Client Wirex Wins Cryptoback Trade Mark Infringement Claim Against Cryptocarbon and Bee-One - Brown Rudnick
• NFT marketplace OpenSea raises $23M in Series A round led by a16z

Bitcoin is up .5% at $47,923
Ethereum is up slightly at $1782
and Cardano is up slightly at .92

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
TheGraph up 64%
Cosmos up 27%
Tron up 16%

Jack Dorsey and Jay Z announced a new endowment called BTrust.

The Indian government is hardening its stance on cryptocurrency.

Andrew Yang says he'll make NYC a BTC hub if elected.

Miami Commission taps breaks on Mayor Francis Suarez's plans.

Links:

• Miami City Hall could start doing business in Bitcoin | Miami Herald
• jack on Twitter: "JAY-Z/@S_C_ and I are giving 500 BTC to a new endowment named ₿trust to fund #Bitcoin development, initially focused on teams in Africa & India. It‘ll be set up as a blind irrevocable trust, taking zero direction from us. We need 3 board members to start: https://t.co/L4mRBryMJe" / Twitter
• Intent On Ban, India To Give Transition Time To Crypto Investors — BQ Exclusive
• Andrew Yang🧢🗽🇺🇸 on Twitter: "As mayor of NYC - the world’s financial capital - I would invest in making the city a hub for BTC and other cryptocurrencies." / Twitter

World's First Central Bank Digital Currency Live Today

TRON Foundation Helps OKEx Customers

Mode Global Holdings PLC Diversifies Cash to Bitcoin Over Debasement of Fiat

Links:

• Tron opens 'manual' withdrawal option for TRX holders on OKEx
• UK-Listed Firm Mode Putting up to 10% of Cash Reserves Into Bitcoin - CoinDesk
• Central Bank of Bahamas Launches Landmark 'Sand Dollar' Digital Currency - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down slightly at $11,840
Ethereum is down slightly at $411
and XRP is down 1% at 29 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
OMG Network up33%
Yearn Finance up 34%
and Algorand up 15%

Hawaii has re-opened to crypto companies with a regulatory sandbox

The UK branch of Gemini has registered with the UK Financial Conduct Authority.

Tether is moving 1 billion USDT coins from TRON to Ethereum.

Links:

• UK regulator adds Gemini to list of registered firms - The Block
• Hawaii Welcomes Crypto Exchanges Back With New Regulatory Sandbox - CoinDesk
• Tether is moving 1 billion USDT coins from TRON to Ethereum blockchain - The Block

Bitcoin is up 2% at $11,750
Ethereum is up 8% at $427
XRP is up 7% at 30 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Algorand up 28%
Kyber network up 22%
and Tron up 20%

YAM is dead. Long live YAM.

VPNs and other anti-censorship applications have jumped in popularity in Belarus

JPMorgan appears to be in further discussions with ConsenSys.

Links:

• YAM Post-Rescue Attempt Update. At approximately 6PM UTC, on Wed August… | by Yam Finance | Aug, 2020 | Medium
• DeFi Meme Coin YAM Succumbs to Fatal 'Rebase' Bug, Makes Plans for 'YAM 2.0' - CoinDesk
• VPN Usage Surges as Belarus Remains Offline - CoinDesk
• JPMorgan plans to lead ConsenSys’ $50m convertible note raise - The Block

Bitcoin is even at $9,738
XRP is up 1% at at 28 cents
and Ethereum is up 4% at $218

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Kick token up 28%
Aurora up 21%
Waltonchain up 17%

Justin Sun and Warren Buffet had their dinner in Omaha.

SEC commissioner Hester Peirce has proposed a three-year safe harbor period for cryptocurrency startups.

Responding to the coronavirus, South Korea’s POSTECH is set to issue blockchain-stored diplomas to its new graduates.

Links:

• SEC commissioner Hester Peirce proposes a three-year "safe harbor period" for startups conducting token sales - The Block
• South Korean university issues blockchain-stored diplomas amid the spread of the coronavirus - The Block
• It happened: Tron founder Justin Sun dined with Warren Buffett - The Block

Two Sue Sun

China Sees 714 More Crypto/Blockchain Firms in January

Crypto Mining Up in Iran

Links:

• Ex-Employees Sue Tron’s Justin Sun for $15M Over Alleged Harassment
• Over 700 Blockchain Firms Founded This Month in China, Over 26,000 in Operation
• Over 1,000 Bitcoin Miners Granted Licenses in Iran: Report - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up half a percent at $7,183
XRP is up 1.5% at 19 cents
and Ethereum is up 2% at $129

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
LBRY credits, up 37%
Primecoin up 23%

Bitwise has penned a new letter to the SEC trying to address their ETF concerns.

USPTO sides with Disney over Tron foundation's attempts to trademark Tron, TronNetwork and Tronix.

The SEC is postponing a decision on a proposal filed by Wilshire Phoenix until February.

The Chinese internet giant Alibaba Group has won two U.S. patents designed to make its blockchain network safer and faster.

Blockchain security firm CipherTrace has partnered with the Anti-Human Trafficking Intelligence Initiative to track cryptocurrency transactions from suspected traffickers.

Links:

• Bitwise writes to SEC again, saying it is ‘committed’ to creating a bitcoin ETF - The Block
• Tron Foundation partner sought U.S. trademarks but Disney pushed back and won - The Block
• SEC Punts Decision on Wilshire Phoenix's Bitcoin ETF Proposal to February - CoinDesk
• Alibaba Patents Would Secure, Accelerate Its Consortium Blockchain - CoinDesk
• CipherTrace to Tackle 'Modern-Day Slavery' With Crypto Analytics - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down 1% at $7,165
XRP is down slightly at 21 cents
and Ethereum down 1% at $142

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Referum, up 16%

The Swiss government thinks a digital Swiss Franc would do more damage than it would do good.

Glencore PLC, a major cobalt miner is joining the Responsible Sourcing Blockchain Network.

Franklin Templeton has led an undisclosed funding round for blockchain startup Proof of Impact.

Justin Sun and Yi-he, the founder of Tron, and the co-founder of Binance have had their Weibo accounts blocked.

Links:

• 'New Risks': Swiss Government Skeptical on Central Bank Digital Currency - CoinDesk
• Mining Giant Glencore to Trace Cobalt Using 'Responsible Sourcing' Blockchain Consortium - CoinDesk
• Franklin Templeton invests undisclosed sum in blockchain startup Proof of Impact  - The Block
• Weibo accounts of Justin Sun and Binance co-founder are blocked - The Block