Bitcoin is up .5% at $38,509
Ethereum is up slightly at $2,618
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $376

Mir coin up 28%

Paypal, Visa and Mastercard have all suspended operations in Russia

A bug in Convex Finance caused the CVX token to drop.

Brazil’s central bank has picked nine CBDC projects for next step in innovation challenge.

Genesis digital assets plans a 100% clean energy mining center in Sweden.

Bitcoin is up slightly at $37,038
Ethereum is up .5% at $2,542
and Binance Coin is up .5% at $372

ApeDAO voting to dissolve, sell NFTs.

BitMEX has airdropped 1.5M BMEX tokens to users

Wall Street banks increasing crypto analysts

Visa sees upswing in crypto-linked cards.

Trezor adopts Swiss travel rule for AML.

Links:

• Visa says crypto-linked card usage hit $2.5 billion in its first quarter
• ApeDAO's members are voting to sell 81 Bored Ape NFTs and many more
• BITMEX on Twitter re: BMEX
• Wall Street banks are expanding crypto sell-side research
• Trezor hardware wallet to integrate the Swiss travel rule protocol | Invezz

Bitcoin is up slightly at $42,243
Ethereum is up slightly at $3,225
and Binance Coin up .5% at $475

Secret Network, up 20%

Brazil’s Rio De Janeiro is moving to allocate 1% of its treasury reserves to BTC

Short traders lose big on Elon Musk's Tesla taking Dogecoin for merch.

Crypto Exchange FTX sets up $2B fund

Gap is dropping a NFT collection on the Tezos blockchain

Visa and ConsenSys developing new infrastructure to support the rollout of CBDCs

Links:

• Gap Launches Gamified Collectible NFT Experience to Activate Community, Creativity and Self-Expressi | Gap Inc.
• Rio de Janeiro mayor plans to invest 1% of the city's treasury in bitcoin
• Crypto Exchange FTX Sets Up $2 Billion Venture Fund - WSJ
• Dogecoin Surge Sees Short Traders Lose $8M After Tesla Store Addition
• Envisioning a future of central bank digital currencies for everyone ever | Visa

Links:

• House memo details Congress’ priorities ahead of crypto CEO hearing
• Visa announces new crypto consulting service for merchants and banks
• Crypto Hedge Fund Three Arrows Capital Snaps Up $400M in ETH

Bitcoin is up slightly at $43,115
Ethereum is up slightly at $2,969
and Cardano is up slightly at $2.08

Polymath up 27%
Omg Network up 17%
Safemoon up 15%

Visa has developed a conceptual protocol that demonstrates how various CBDCs can be interoperable for payments.

A bug in the Compound finance upgrade makes extra COMP available to be claimed.

1inch blocks US trades in preparation for standing up American-only platform

Coinshift announces $2.5M seed round.

Links:

• Making digital currency interoperable | Visa
• Compound Labs on Twitter: "🚨 Unusual activity has been reported regarding the distribution of COMP following the execution of Proposal 062. No supplied/borrowed funds are at risk -- Compound Labs and members of the community are investigating discrepancies in the COMP distribution." / Twitter
• Crypto treasury management platform Coinshift raises $2.5 million
• DEX aggregator 1inch blocks out US trades in preparation for separate American platform

Links:

• Almost All Chinese Provinces Have Blockchain-Boosting Policies - CoinDesk
• Brazilian securities regulator approves Ether ETF
• Visa to approve Bitcoin spending card for Australian startup CryptoSpend

Bitcoin is up slightly at $32,571
Ethereum is down 1% at $2,152
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $315

SLP up 25%

crypto.com to be official UFC global fight kit branding partner

Visa continues to expand in the crypto space.

New Zealand is set to explore CBDCS as part of public consultations.

Welsh startup Coincover lands $9.2M series A.

Links:

• UFC AND CRYPTO.COM ANNOUNCE HISTORIC PARTNERSHIP | UFC
• Reserve Bank confirms consultations “key to the future of how New Zealanders pay and save” - Reserve Bank of New Zealand
• Welsh crypto start up Coincover raises $9.2m Series A - AltFi
• Crypto-linked cards see continued growth | Visa

Bitcoin is down 2.5% at $30,900
Ethereum is down 2.5% at $1,743
and Binance Coin is down 2.5% at $270

Celo up 42%

Jay Z is set to auction an NFT based on his album Reasonable Doubt.

Gemini pledges to offset 350k tons of bitcoin-related carbon emissions

Authorities in Iran have seized 7000 crypto miners.

Visa is set to acquire the Swedish open banking firm Tink

Links:

• JAY-Z Auctioning Reasonable Doubt NFT at Sotheby’s | Pitchfork
• Iran seizes 7,000 cryptocurrency computer miners, largest haul to date | Reuters
• Gemini Offsets Bitcoin Carbon Emissions, Launches Gemini Green
• Visa To Acquire European Open Banking Platform Tink | Business Wire

Bitcoin is down .5% at $56,494
Ethereum is up slightly at $2000
and Binance Coin is down .5% at 396.50

Enjin Coin up 40%
PancakeSwap up 16%
IOTA up 15%

Coinbase's Q1 results

Plaid announces $425M Series D.

FTXxMiami Heat partnership official.

Hut8 to raise $400M on TSE.

Links:

• HEAT Inks Partnership Deal With FTX.us | Miami Heat
• Plaid announces $425 million raise following failed Visa merger
• Coinbase reports an estimated $1.8 billion in total revenue for Q1 2021
• Bitcoin mining firm Hut 8 files to raise nearly $400 million in Canada

Justin Sun Announces Just NFT Fund

Cuomo Tracks You With Blockchain

Visa Settles Fiat With Crypto

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

Glassnode Data Shows Fifteen Percent of Bitcoin Hoarded in 'Accumulation Addresses

Exchange Website Traffic Up

Visa Pilots APIs to Buy/Sell Bitcoin

Links:

• US Bitcoin exchange traffic explodes as analyst says flows hint at new BTC bull run
• Bitcoin Holders Have Now Stashed Away 15% of Circulating Supply - CoinDesk
• Visa Signals Further Crypto Ambitions With API Pilot for Bank Customers to Buy Bitcoin - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up .5% at $33,865
Ethereum is down slightly at $1341
and Polkadot is up .5% at $16.44

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Compound up 30%
Elrond up 23%
SushiSwap up 18%

BlockFi is building out a bitcoin trust.

NYDIG added former square capital lead Jackie Reses to its board of directors.

On Visa's Q1 earnings call CEO Alfred Kelly said Visa will make crypto payments safer and more widely available.

Blockfolio launched zero-fee crypto trading on its app this week.

Links:

• NYDIG Strengthens Leadership with Appointment of Jacqueline D. Reses to Board of Directors
• Blockfolio launches zero-fee crypto trading on its app
• SEC FORM D BLOCKFI
• Visa's Q1 earnings call reveals details about its crypto strategy

Bitcoin is down 1% at $15,463
Ethereum is up 3.5% at $460
and XRP is up 1% at 26 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Yearn.finance up 45%
Aave up 25%
Synthetix up 15%

The DOJ is working to stop Visa’s 5.3 billion dollar acquisition of Plaid.

Grayscale's Ethereum Trust crossed $1Billion in assets under management.

Square reports $1.63 billion in bitcoin sales in the Q3.

OKEx hires external legal counsel to resolve withdrawal issues.

ArDrive launches on Arweave.

Links:

• DOJ complaint re:Visa&Plaid
• Grayscale on Twitter: "MILESTONE: Grayscale #Ethereum Trust has just hit $1 billion AUM! As the first publicly-quoted $ETH investment product in the US and the second #digitalcurrency investment product to become an SEC reporting company, we're proud of the milestones so far. https://t.co/lgnBxHZR20 https://t.co/QFtnFQSDDy" / Twitter
• Square reports $1.63 billion in bitcoin sales for the third quarter via its Cash App - The Block
• ‘Permanent Dropbox’ App Launches on Arweave - CoinDesk
• OKEx says it has hired 'external legal counsel' to help resolve withdrawal issues - The Block

Bitcoin is down slightly at 9,542
Ethereum is down 1% at $200
and XRP is down .05% at 20 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
OmiseGo up 33%

Singapore sovereign wealth investment giant Temasek joins Libra along with VC firms Slow Ventures and Paradigm.

Investors are considering suing Telegram after it pulled the plug on the TON

Visa is trying to lock down a patent for digital fiat currency.

SEC vs Telegram Today

CFTC Says Gram is Commodity

Coinbase Named Visa Principal Partner

Links:

• SEC commissioner’s crypto enforcement proposal could impact landmark case v. Telegram - Reuters
• CFTC Letter Provides Little Clarity in Telegram’s Battle With SEC
• Coinbase Becomes First ‘Pure’ Crypto Firm Approved as Visa Principal Member - CoinDesk

Visa Buys Plaid for $5.3 Billion

LinkIn Says Blockchain Top Skill for 2020

Spencer Dinwiddie Battles NBA for Tech

Links:

• Payments Giant Visa Acquires Fintech Firm Plaid for $5.3 Billion
• Blockchain Will Be Most In-Demand Hard Skill in 2020: LinkedIn
• NBA Stymies Spencer Dinwiddie's Plan To Sell A Crypto-Bond Backed By His $34M Contract | Zero Hedge

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Centrality up 16%
Dentacoin, up 15%

Mercado Pago, Visa, eBay, Stripe and Mastercard have all officially left the Libra project.

Facebook and Calibra are facing a lawsuit in the state of New York over an alleged trademark infringement

The chairman of the CFTC confirms that the ethereum cryptocurrency is a commodity

Links:

• CFTC Chairman Confirms Ether Cryptocurrency Is a Commodity - CoinDesk
• Mercado Pago, Visa, eBay, Stripe, and Mastercard drop out of Facebook's Libra - The Block
• Facebook and Calibra sued in NY federal court in trademark case involving logo design - The Block