Bitcoin is up 1% at $9,153
Ethereum is up 0.5% at $233
and XRP is up 3% at 20 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Algorand up 32%
Aave up 20%
and Stellar up 17%

The US Department of Energy has awarded a $1 million grant to software company infoBeyond Technology.

The Bank of Thailand has confirmed that they are actively using their CBDC.

The Malaysian financial regulator has clarified that Binance is not authorized to operate in the country

Jae Woo Kim of New York was arrested on charges of defrauding investorsof more than $4.5 million.

Links:

• U.S. officials award $1 million to company studying blockchain's use in power grid security - The Block
• Binance is not authorized to operate in Malaysia, says the country's financial regulator - The Block
• New Yok Man Charged With Wire Fraud In Alleged Multi-Million Dollar Cryptocurrency Investment Scheme | USAO-NDCA | Department of Justice
• BOT cryptocurrency rolled out for businesses before public debut 
• NCLA Stands up for Bitcoin Investors in Suit Against IRS for Unlawful Seizure of Private Financial Data

Bitcoin is down 4% at $10,426
XRP is up slightly at 25 cents
and Ethereum is down 2% at $173

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Bytecoin up 23%
and Augur up 22%

The US Energy Department plans to run a trial with the Factom Blockchain to secure the national power grid.

There’s a unique cryptominig malware distribution scheme targeting university students.

Apple’s vice president Jennifer Bailey talked crypto with CNN.

New whale wallet holds over 94,000 bitcoins.

Malta finance regulators are promising to actively monitor crypto firms to prevent any sort of money laundering

Links:

• Bitcoins worth $1 billion just moved to an unknown wallet - The Block
• Malta finance regulator to ‘actively monitor’ crypto firms to prevent money laundering - The Block
• How to avoid downloading a textbook or essay with a virus | Kaspersky official blog
• Apple Exec Says Cryptocurrency ‘Interesting’ — Has Long-Term Potential By Cointelegraph
• US Energy Department Funds Trial of Factom Blockchain to Secure Power Grid - CoinDesk