Bitcoin is up slightly at $41,189
Ethereum is up slightly at $3,090
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $420

Thorchain. Up 17%

Blockchain. com sponsors the Dallas Cowboys NFL team.

Jack Dorsey's first tweet returns to the auction block.

Regulators in Texas and Alabama block sales of Cyprus-based Sand Vegas Casino Club NFTs.

Class action lawsuit levied against Uniswap Labs.

Bitcoin is down slightly at $33,380
Ethereum is down 1% at $2,199
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $341

Biden administration due to release an executive order on crypto early next month.

Solana struggles under sell-off load.

A NFT exploit is in the spotlight on twitter.

JPMorgan Chase has apparently closed the bank accounts of Uniswap founder Hayden Adams.

Links:

• White House Is Set to Put Itself at Center of U.S. Crypto Policy - Bloomberg
• (1) Loopify 🧙‍♂️ on Twitter: "Urgent Issue: Someone is capitalising on the OpenSea listing problem and buying all the NFTs affected with the issue. They’ve made hundreds of ETH already. Please check https://t.co/5O6yiWy7cs before transferring your NFTs back to a wallet! https://t.co/9NwxxTjViE" / Twitter
• JPMorgan Chase closes Uniswap founder's bank accounts
• Traders are complaining about Solana's performance, raising questions about its status as a Wall Street darling

Bitcoin is up 1% at $48,756
Ethereum is up .5% at $3,959
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $530

Near Protocol up 30%
Thorchain up 18%
Convex Finance up 23%

Uniswap live on Polygon.

Bitcoin miners generated more than $15B in 2021.

Crypto companies raised just over $25B in venture funding across the year.

Jack Dorsey warns against overdependance on VC for web3.

BAYC flips CryptoPunks by floor price.

Links:

• jack⚡️ on Twitter: "You don’t own “web3.” The VCs and their LPs do. It will never escape their incentives. It’s ultimately a centralized entity with a different label. Know what you’re getting into…" / Twitter
• Uniswap goes live on Ethereum scaling network Polygon
• Bitcoin miners generated more than $15 billion in revenue during 2021
• The Block Research

Bitcoin is up slightly at $47,761
Ethereum is up .5% at $3,308
and Binance Coin is up .5% at $425

Axie Infinity up 31%
Theta Network up 15%

Biden administration to focus on cybersecurity & also looks at regulation of stablecoin issuers.

Around 6000 Coinbase accounts were compromised through MFA this spring.

Axie Infinity is debuting a decentralized exchange.

Grayscale adds Solana, Uniswap to digital large cap fund.

Links:

• Axie Infinity is launching a decentralized exchange
• Statement by President Joe Biden on Cybersecurity Awareness Month | The White House
• Biden Administration Seeks to Regulate Stablecoin Issuers as Banks - WSJ
• Hackers rob thousands of Coinbase customers using MFA flaw
• Grayscale Adds Solana to $494M Digital Large Cap Fund — CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up slightly at $43,298
Ethereum is up 1% at $3,001
and Cardano is up .5% at $2.28

Perpetual protocol up 25%
Uniswap up 20%
Sushiswap up 16%

Cardano announces partnership with Dish Network & Chainlink

Huobi will suspend all China-based user accounts later this year

Italian payments giant Nexi says it has a role in the design of the digital euro.

Philadelphia 76ers are the second NBA team to set a crypto ad patch deal.

Links:

• Charles Hoskinson on Twitter: "Here's the Dish/Boost announcement: https://t.co/bzk35RbcaM" / Twitter
• Huobi Global to Gradually Retire Existing Mainland China Users-Huobi Global-Official Huobi Website
• Italian Payments Giant Nexi Says It Is ‘Contributing’ to Design of Digital Euro — CoinDesk
• 76ers Become Second NBA Team to Ink Crypto Ad Patch Deal — CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up 1% at $44,261
Ethereum is up 3% at $3,147
and Binance Coin is up 1% at $358

ICP up 25%
Uniswap up 15%
VE chain up 15%

Binance US CEO Brian Brooks quit the organization

Elon Musk urges lawmakers considering the infrastructure bill not to pick crypto winners or losers.

The Beijing subway has fully integrated China’s e-CNY.

Blockchain based audio platform Audius is up to 5M monthly users

New York City is looking to blockchain to prevent deed fraud in land sales.

Links:

• Blockchain-Based Music Streaming Service Audius Up to 5M Monthly Users - CoinDesk
• Beijing subway has fully integrated the e-CNY with its payment ecosystem
• Brian Brooks on Twitter: "Greetings #crypto community. Letting you all know that I have resigned as CEO of ⁦⁦⁦@BinanceUS⁩ . Despite differences over strategic direction, I wish my former colleagues much success. Exciting new things to come!" / Twitter
• Elon Musk on Twitter: "@brian_armstrong @MarkWarner Agreed, this is not the time to pick technology winners or losers in cryptocurrency technology. There is no crisis that compels hasty legislation." / Twitter
• New York City to Explore Blockchain for Preventing Deed Fraud in Land Sales - CoinDesk

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 1% at $54,850
Ethereum is up 1.5% at $2548
and Binance Coin is up 2% at 570.70

Maker up 30%
Uniswap up 20%
Solana up 15%

A bill to link the SEC and CFTC crypto task force is headed to the Senate for a vote.

Deutsche Telekom invests in the public blockchain network Celo

The US GSA will auction off more than $500k in bitcoin tomorrow.

ARK picked up around $76.3M more in coinbase shares.

Coinbase will be delisted by the Deutsche Boerse due to a filing error.

Links:

• Deutsche Boerse to de-list Coinbase from Xetra, Frankfurt trade | Reuters
• Ark Investment Management Increases Coinbase Holdings to 1.5M Shares - CoinDesk
• GSA to sell off more than $500,000 in bitcoin this Friday
• House Passes Bipartisan Financial Services Bills | Financial Services Committee Republicans
• Deutsche Telekom Invests in Public Blockchain Network Celo | Business Wire

Bitcoin is down slightly at $50,734
Ethereum is down 1% at $1664
and Binance Coin is down .5% at 238.85

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Mir coin up 20%
Aave up 16%
Uniswap up 15%

The IRS issued clarification around crypto taxable events.

DeFi Project Meerkat was apparently exploited for $31 million worth of crypto

Ethereum’s EIP 1559 proposal set for July

Links:

• Ethereum's 'EIP 1559' Fee Market Overhaul Greenlit for July - CoinDesk
• Rug pull? DeFi project Meerkat drained by $31M on Binance Smart Chain
• Frequently Asked Questions on Virtual Currency Transactions | Internal Revenue Service

Bitcoin is up 1% at $50,815
Ethereum is up 1% at $1692
and Binance Coin is up 3% at 270

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Uniswap up 22%
Compound up 20%
and Maker up 16%

Square announced that it purchased another 3,318 Bitcoin as a reserve.

Square pulled in $4.5B in bitcoin revenue in 2020.

Iced Tea company in hot water with SEC.

Almeda is leading the $40M round for Oxygen

Links:

• SEC halts trading of iced tea company that pivoted to blockchain | Ars Technica
• Square Inc. - Square, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020 Results
• SQUARE SEC Form 10-k
• Alameda leads $40m investment in DeFi prime brokerage Oxygen

Bitcoin is down 1% at $32,354
Ethereum is down slightly at $1325
and Polkadot is down 1% at $17.64

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Golem up 35%
Aave up 17%
Uniswap up 16%

Mad Money’s Jim Cramer tells lottery winner to buy Bitcoin.

Crypto exchange LVL is opening pre-orders for a MasterCard debit card.

Samsung eyes a $10B nanochipmaking facility in Austin Texas

iSTOX raised $50M in a series-A funding round.

Links:

• How Jim Cramer would invest the $731 million Powerball jackpot
• iSTOX closes Series A funding round with USD 50 million raised
• Bitcoin Exchange LVL Launches Mastercard Debit Card - CoinDesk
• Samsung Is Said to Mull $10 Billion Texas Chipmaking Plant - Bloomberg

Bitcoin is up 11% at $38,460
Ethereum is up 10% at $1180
and Polkadot is up 35% at 12.74

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Sushiswap up 24%
Kusama up 23%
Uniswap up 22%

A man in the UK wants to be down in the dumps...to recover $288M in BTC on hard drive.

Gemini acquires Blockrize, announces Gemini Credit Card.

Japan's FSA says XRP not a security.

eToro may limit buying over weekends.

Links:

• Newport man offers council £52.5m to search for Bitcoin hard drive | South Wales Argus
• Winklevoss-Founded Gemini to Offer Credit Card With Crypto Rewards - CoinDesk
• Japan's FSA Says XRP Not a Security: Report - CoinDesk
• eToro may limit bitcoin buying on weekends if demand and volatility continue - The Block
• Grayscale Investments Commences Dissolution of Grayscale XRP Trust Other OTC:ETCG
• While bitcoin was cratering over the weekend, institutions were buying - 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 down slightly at $15,891
Ethereum is up 1.5% at $459
and XRP is up 1.5% at 26 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Aave up 25%
Uniswap up 15%

Maker Dao’s DAI stable coin broke the $1 billion market capitalization this week.

DeFi project Akropolis was exploited late this week for over $2M in DAI.

Ethereum-based mixer Tornado Cash’s privacy pool value hit $13M.

Ethereum unnanounced hard-fork.

Binance has launched an Ethereum mining pool.

Links:

• MakerDAO's DAI Stablecoin Breaks $1B Market Cap - CoinDesk
• Delphi Savings Pool Exploit - Akropolis Newsletter
• Tornado Cash's privacy pool USD value surpasses $13M, hitting a new high - The Block
• Ethereum Service Providers Scramble to Update Software After 'Unannounced Hard Fork' - CoinDesk
• Binance Pool Officially Launches Ethereum Mining Pool, Enjoy Zero Pool Fees for the First Month! | Binance Support

Bitcoin is up 4.5% at $15,508
Ethereum is up 9% at $443
and XRP is up 7% at 26 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Aave up 42%
Synthetix up 26%
Uniswap up 25%

US Department of Justice seizes Silk Road Trove — $1 Billion in Bitcoin. To auction, or Hodl?

Vitalik Buterin stakes $1.4 million in Ether on Ethereum 2.0.

Bitcoin tests $16k.

A US district court in Colorado enters judgement against a ponzi scammer.

Links:

• Silk Road Bitcoins Worth Over $1 Billion Are Target of U.S. - Bloomberg
• Court Enters $900K Judgment Against Crypto Ponzi Scammer on Behalf of CFTC - CoinDesk
• Vitalik Buterin Sends $1.4M of Ether in Preparation for Ethereum 2.0 Staking - 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 $11,086
Ethereum is down 1% at $384
and XRP is down 1% at 25 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Uniswap up 40%
and Celsius network up 17%

Blockchain Capital joins Libra.

A transparency blockchain measure has been voted down in Germany.

Investors are suing NVIDIA over the 2017 mining boom.

Uniswap up over 40%, questions bubbling about security and the SEC.

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Links:

• Investment Firm Blockchain Capital Joins Libra Association - CoinDesk
• German Lawmakers Vote 'Nein' on Blockchain for Transparency on Megaprojects - CoinDesk
• Investors Aren't Entitled To 'Crypto Craze' Docs, NVIDIA Says - Law360
• The runaway success of Uniswap's token raises an old question: is it a security? - The Block

Bitcoin is up 1.5% at $10,992
Ethereum is up 2% at $386
and XRP is up 2% at 25 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Uniswap up 32%
Loopring up 27%
and NEO up 19%

The US Homeland Security Dept. has opened a competition to crowdsource a digital wallet design.

Two Russian Nationals have been charged with extorting over 16.8 million from crypto exchange customers.

Decentralized exchange volumes are still soaring – showing almost 15 billion month to date.

DEX aggregator ParaSwap raised 2.7 million in seed funding

Uniswap airdropped their new UNI token causing a stir

Links:

• US Homeland Security Challenges Freelancers to Design It a Digital Wallet - CoinDesk
• Uniswap Recaptures DeFi Buzz With UNI Token's Airdropped Debut - CoinDesk
• Russian nationals charged with extorting over $16.8M from crypto exchange customers - The Block
• DEX volumes continue to soar in September, crossing almost $15 billion month-to-date - The Block
• DEX aggregator ParaSwap raises $2.7 million in seed funding - The Block

Bitcoin is down 1% at $10,876
Ethereum is up 4% at $382
and XRP is up 3% at 25 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
KCash up 60%
Just up 23%

Kraken is in the first exchange to be recognized a US bank.

Libra has hired the former HSBC CEO James Emmett.

PowerTrade has pulled in 4.7 million of funding from Pantera Capital.

Uniswap is launching a governance token as it works to keep up with SushiSwap.

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Links:

• Libra.org
• New Bitcoin Options App Raises $4.7M in Round Led by Pantera Capital - CoinDesk
• Kraken Becomes First Crypto Exchange to Become a US Bank - CoinDesk
• Coinbase Pro Lists Uniswap's New Token Just Hours After Launch - CoinDesk
• Uniswap | Introducing UNI