Bitcoin is down .5% at $21,560
Ethereum is down slightly at $1767
and Binance Coin down slightly at $295

DBS is acquiring a 3x3 plot of land in The Sandbox

Algorand Foundation has $35M of exposure to troubled lender Hodlnaut

Vitalik Buterin surprises guests at Kyiv Tech Summit.

Blockchain. com to open an office in Dubai.

Paradigm says infrastructure providers should not be subject to US treasury sanctions.

Links:

• DBS partners with The Sandbox to launch ‘DBS BetterWorld’ to demonstrate how the metaverse can be used as a force for good
• Algorand Foundation exposure to Hodlnaut
• Base Layer Neutrality - Paradigm
• Dubai grants provisional approval to crypto firm Blockchain.com | Reuters
• Ethereum Co-founder Vitalik Buterin Appears at Kyiv Tech Summit to Support for Ukraine

Bitcoin is up .5% at $39,990
Ethereum is up .5% at $2,736
and Binance Coin is up .5% at $397

Anchor Protocol up 25%

ByBit sponsors RedBull’s F1 Team—3 years for $150M.

Vitalik Buterin calls Canada’s efforts to stop flow of funding to Freedom Convoy "heavy handed" and "dangerous" — disagrees with FC goals, but principle underscores importance of crypto.

State lawmakers in Illinois and Georgia push for tax incentives for bitcoin miners

Nexo to stop paying interest on new deposits from US customers.

Links:

• Big savings news for U.S. Customers : Nexo
• State Lawmakers in Illinois, Georgia Propose Tax Incentives for Bitcoin Miners
• ORACLE RED BULL RACING GEARS UP TO THE NEXT LEVEL AS BYBIT JOINS THE CHARGE
• Vitalik Buterin Calls Canada's Use of Banks to Stifle Protestors 'Dangerous'

Bitcoin is up slightly at $37,822
Ethereum is up slightly at $2,570
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $392

Render Token up 23%
Celsius Network up 16%
Flow up 15%

State senator in Arizona introduces bill to make Bitcoin legal tender.

Google hires slew of blockchain experts.

Lebron James Family Foundation enters into a multi-year deal with crypto.com

Vitalilk Buterin receives $100M back from his $1.2B donation in order to re-direct efforts beyond regulation.

Links:

• Google Cloud launches dedicated Digital Asset Team | Google Cloud Blog
• Sandeep | Polygon 💜 on Twitter: "CryptoRelief Update: Have been in discussions with @VitalikButerin on how to accelerate relief efforts in India. And we have come up with a solution, we will moving $100mn USDC back to Vitalik, a non-Indian, to do fast deployment in high risk/reward projects. Why? A thread" / Twitter
• LeBron James and the LeBron James Family Foundation Announce Multi-Year Partnership with Crypto.com

Bitcoin is up slightly at $47,896
Ethereum is up 1% at $3,620
and Cardano is up slightly at $2.47

Sushi Swap up 22%
Avalanche up 18%
Thorchain up 16%

China increases hunt for illicit miners.

Nate Chastain accused of insider trading at OpenSea.

BitMEX’s first employee has agreed to be extradited to the US to face money laundering charges.

Ethereum Founder Vitalik Buterin made Time’s ‘most influential’ list.

Links:

• China Said to Intensify Hunt for Cryptocurrency Miners in Hiding
• CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
• Cryptocurrency executive agrees to extradition to face US banking law charges - The Royal Gazette | Bermuda News, Business, Sports, Events, & Community |
• Vitalik Buterin Is on the 2021 TIME100 List | TIME

Bitcoin is up 2% at $49,705
Ethereum is up 3% at $3,725
and Binance Coin is up 3% at $589

Nano up 60%
NXT up 22%

Elon Musk announced Tesla would no longer accept Bitcoin for Tesla purchases due to environmental concerns

Vitalik Buterin donated more than $60M to charity using gifted tokens.

Tether has revealed a breakdown of its reserves for the first time since it launched in 2014.

Links:

• Elon Musk on Twitter: "Tesla & Bitcoin https://t.co/YSswJmVZhP" / Twitter
• Tether reveals a breakdown of its reserves for first time since 2014 launch
• Vitalik Buterin donates more than $60M to charity after selling meme tokens including Shiba Inu

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