Bitcoin is down 2% at $9,455
Ethereum is down 2% at $236
and XRP is down 1.5% at 19 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Monero Classic up 19%
and Aave up 15%

The US Department of defense has run war game scenarios based on Gen Z using bitcoin to undermine and evade the establishment.

Gemini has hired former singapore based Goldman Exec. Jeremy Ng to help with Asia expansion.

Ontario securities commission has released its report for QuadrigaCX: Ponzi scheme.

Vanguard and Symbiont announce initial phase of a pilot program looking at the digitization of asset-backed securities.

Links:

• Vanguard Advances Blockchain Technology Pilot To Streamline Asset-Backed Securities Markets | State | dailyamerican.com
• Ontario securities regulator publishes investigative report on crypto exchange QuadrigaCX - The Block
• Pentagon Documents Reveal The U.S. Has Planned For A Bitcoin Rebellion
• Gemini hires former Goldman Sachs exec for Asia expansion, plans to get licensed in Singapore - The Block

Bitcoin is down half a % at $7,315
XRP is down 1% at 19 cents
and Ethereum is down slightly at $133

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Refereum, up 20%
Streamr up 19%
and Waltonchain up 15%

Digital Capital Management has sued law firm Faegre Baker Daniels for providing “erroneous” legal services.

Investment firm Vanguard is implementing commission-free online trading for stocks and options.

Longfin CEO Venkata Meenavalii has agreed to pay 400,000 in disgorgement and penalties to the SEC.

Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith who was arrested in November is set to be released to his parents home in Alabama.

Links:

• Ethereum Developer Virgil Griffith to Be Released on Bail to Parents - CoinDesk
• Vanguard rolls out zero-fee trading for stocks and options - The Block
• Longfin CEO agrees to settle SEC fraud action for $400,000 - The Block