Bitcoin is up 1% at $47,168
Ethereum is up 1% at $3,113
and Cardano is up 1% at 2.58

Radicle up 20%
Tokocrypto up 20%
Storj up 15%

Police in Brazil have seized $28.8M in crypto and made 5 arrests.

Microstrategy has announced a new Bitcoin buy of $177M.

Anchorage has hired the former Wells Fargo Digital Assets Executive.

3LAU has raised $16M to tokenize music royalties with Royal.

NFT+AI platrofm Althea AI has raised $16M

Euler has raised $8M in a series A.

Links:

• Mark Cuban-backed startup that fuses AI with NFTs raises $16 million
• Paradigm leads $8 million Series A into DeFi lending company Euler
• Microstrategy 8-K
• Anchorage Hires Former Wells Fargo Digital Assets Executive for Banking, Capital Markets - CoinDesk
• Polícia Federal faz maior apreensão de criptomoedas da história: R$ 150 milhões | CNN Brasil

Bitcoin is up .5% at $47,185
Ethereum is up 1% at $3,233
and Cardano is up 1% at 2.51

The Graph up 20%
Helium up 18%
Avalanche up 17%

Binance is enforcing mandatory KYC on all users.

Sweden’s government has been forced to return $1.5M in Bitcoin to a drug dealer.

Coinbase to invest 500M into crypto, + 10% of profits going forward.

Wells Fargo and JPMorgan partner with NYDIG to offer Bitcoin exposure

Links:

• Sweden pays drug dealer £1m after seizing his Bitcoin
• Wells Fargo, JPMorgan partner with NYDIG to launch bitcoin funds
• Coinbase is ready to purchase $500 million worth of crypto on its balance sheet
• Binance Expands Global KYC Requirements to Further User Protection | Binance Blog

Bitcoin is down slightly at $38,296
Ethereum is down 1% at $2,436
and Binance Coin is up .5% at $326.

Solve Care up 175%
Populous up 21%

The largest dutch Dominos Pizza franchise will offer Bitcoin salaries.

Wells Fargo set to offer crypto investment strategies to qualified investors.

Gary Gensler is working for more investor protection

GoogleTrends shows the search interest for cryptocurrency hit an all time high in the second week of May

Links:

• Wells Fargo Plans to Add Crypto Fund to Platform, Top Exec Shares Why
• SEC.gov | Remarks at 2021 FINRA Annual Conference
• GoogleTrends on Twitter: ""What happened to cryptocurrency today” is up +850%, past day, Worldwide "Should I sell my crypto” is up +400%, past day, US https://t.co/97hThGzDd2" / Twitter
• Staff at Biggest Dutch Domino’s Pizza Franchise Can Now Be Paid in Bitcoin - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is even at $10,238
XRP is up 2.75% at 33 cents
and Ethereum is up 4.5% at $282

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Wax up 65%
Golem up 33%
Elf up 21%

Wells Fargo is investing 5 million in blockchain analytics firm Elliptic

The IRS has removed Ether and two gaming tokens from examples of convertible virtual currencies.

Authorites in the US are charging DropBit CEO for allegedly laundering $311 million in bitcoin

Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital lays off 13 people.

Links:

• IRS removes ether and two popular gaming tokens as examples of convertible virtual currencies - The Block
• US authorities charge DropBit CEO for allegedly laundering $311M in bitcoin - The Block
• Novogratz's Crypto Investment Firm Galaxy Digital Shrinks Workforce 15% - CoinDesk
• Wells Fargo invests $5M in blockchain analytics firm Elliptic - The Block

Bitcoin is down 2% at $10,022
XRP is down 1% at 29 cents
and Ethereum is down 1% at $216

Those are your leaders by market cap

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Counterparty up 14%

SoFi is beta testing a crypto trading feature with Bitcoin, Litecoin, and ethereum.

Korean conglomerate CJ is developing a blockchain-based music copyright system.

Verizon just secured a patent to create virtual SIM cards on a blockchain.

Wells Fargo is describing its internal blockchain for cross-border money transfers as faster and more efficient than SWIFT.

Links:

• SoFi is beta testing a crypto trading feature with bitcoin, litecoin, and ether - The Block
• Korean Conglomerate CJ Develops Blockchain for Music Copyright - CoinDesk
• Verizon Just Won a Patent to Create Virtual SIMs on a Blockchain - CoinDesk
• Wells Fargo's Stablecoin 'Faster, Cheaper' Than SWIFT, Says Exec - CoinDesk