Bitcoin is down slightly at $38,575
Ethereum is down slightly at $2,831
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $397

Uma up 18%

Lux real estate developer Damac to accept crypto payments in the UAE

Ape Tokens lost about 36M in liquidations.

Saddle Finance exploited for $10M

Panama Assembly passes bill to permit the use of crypto assets.

ENS NFTs fllip BAYC by volume.

Bitcoin is down .5% at $36,538
Ethereum is down slightly at $2,609
and Binance Coin is down 1.5% at $375

crypto.com up 39%
NuCypher up 27%
UMA up 16%

Open positions in the CME Bitcoin futures have fallen to it’s lowest point since mid December

Blockchain.com says they will move their US headquarters to Miami, from New York

Google, Alibaba, and 300+ other companies seek crypto licenses in Singapore.

Google will adjust ad policy for crypto exchanges and wallets.

Links:

• Update to Financial products and services policy (June 2021) - Advertising Policies Help
• Open Positions in CME-Based Bitcoin Futures Slump to 5 1/2-Month Low - CoinDesk
• Blockchain.com announces Miami move, plans to create 300 jobs | Miami Herald
• Singapore’s fintech honcho has vision of Asian Silicon Valley

Bitcoin is up slightly at $37,673
Ethereum is up 1% at $1643
and Polkadot is down .slightly at 20.38.

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
UMA up 136%
DogeCoin up 55%
Aave up 32%

Ether new ATH

Coinbase looks to Nasdaq.

PayPal is creating a dedicated business unit for crypto services.

NFT Marketplace Rarible picked up $1.75M in seed funding.

Visa partners with First Boulevard

Links:

• Visa Expands Digital Currency Roadmap with First Boulevard | Business Wire
• Rarible secures funding from CoinFund to build community-governed NFT marketplace | by Rarible | Medium
• PayPal is investing in a new business unit focused on crypto and digital currencies

Bitcoin is down slightly at $31,790
Ethereum is up slightly 4% at $1215
and Polkadot is down slightly at $17.18

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
HedgeTrade up 23%
UMA up 18%
Basic Attention token up 16%

Janet Yellen evolves on crypto stance.

30% of Ethereum Miners oppose EIP 1559.

Yearn Finance considers minting more YFI Tokens.

Firo wars with 51% attacker.

Links:

• Yellen Leaves Door Open to Tax Increase on Wealthy Americans - Bloomberg
• Minority Ethereum Mining Pools Threaten to Block Update - CoinDesk
• Firo (formerly Zcoin) on Twitter: "We are under 51% attack at the moment. We recommend not to make transactions during this time until the network returns to a normal state. We will post updates when we have them. Note this is not a coding error but a nature of PoW. $XZC $FIRO" / Twitter
• 'Let's Not Be Bitcoin': Yearn Finance Considers Minting $200M in New YFI Tokens - CoinDesk

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Bitcoin is up 2% at $11,311
Ethereum is up 4% at $372
and XRP is up 0.5% at 25 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
UMA up 36%
Arweave up 22%
and Siacoin up 15%

VC Firm Paradigm hires white hat hacker Samczsun

Government officials in Shenzhen host digital currency lottery as part of the digital currency electronic payment trial.

Ethereum 2.0 developers are opening up a new bug bounty program

The US DHS' R&D arm is working with 5 blockchain firms for innovation.

Links:

• Chinese city to host digital currency lottery as part of DCEP trial - The Block
• Changing Lanes
• dannyryan on Twitter: "Announcing the eth2 bounty program! https://t.co/S6SHqN4D2q The spec and attacknet programs are now deprecated in favor of this general program for all of eth2 Happy 🐛 hunting! (Note! This is a sister program to https://t.co/8Zy1qo3S1i program and will be run in parallel)" / Twitter
• US Homeland Security Funds Anti-Forgery Blockchain Projects in Latest R&D Round - CoinDesk

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Bitcoin is up 4% at $11,067
Ethereum is up 5% at $359
and XRP is up 4% at 25 cents

Those are your leaders by market cap

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Yearn.finance up 30%
UMA up 27%
Uniswap up 18%
and Chainlink up 15%

Square's Bitcoin buy represents 1% of Square’s total assets.

Dutch central bank has approves the first digital asset exchange in the netherlands.

Ripple is branching out into lending.

The UK director for Binance will leave her post after only 6 months in the role.

Links:

• AMDAX Announcement
• Binance UK Director Departing After Less Than 6 Months - CoinDesk
• Fund Instant Cross-Border Payments With a Line of Credit From RippleNet | Ripple
• Square, Inc. Invests $50 Million in Bitcoin

Bitcoin is up 1% at $11,469
Ethereum is up 2% at $393
and XRP is up 0.5% at 27 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Numeraire up 45%
UMA up 39%
and Elrond up 16%

The New Zealand stock exchange faced a barrage of criminal cyberattacks this week.

US House members have called for a briefing on recent seizure of crypto assets from terrorist groups.

NASA is backing a blockchain-based communications system.

Fidelity’s head of strategy and planning is at the helm of a new bitcoin-focused fund.

Bitcoin is up slightly at $11,318
Ethereum is up 1% at $382
and XRP is down 2% at 27 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Celo up 35%
UMA up 20%
and Band Protocol up 16%

The SEC has expanded its definition of qualified accredited investor.

The Libra association has hired Steve Bunnell as its new top lawyer.

Bitcoin’s implied volatility has fallen this morning ahead of Jerome Powell’s annual keynote.

Links:

• Libra Association Lands Ex-Homeland Security General Counsel (1)
• SEC expands accredited investor definition, lowering the barrier to private markets - The Block
• Bitcoin's Implied Volatility Falls Sharply Ahead of Jerome Powell Speech - CoinDesk