Bitcoin is down 4% at $64,961
Ethereum is down 1% at $4,709
and Binance Coin down 5% at $626

Mina up 41%

Indonesia’s council of religious leaders forbids muslims from using crypto according to Bloomberg

Binance’s CEO CZ says that he is considering France as a HQ country.

The CMA partners with Solo Music to release an NFT collection for the 55th Country Music Awards.

The SEC stops a Wyoming based DAO from registering 2 tokens.

Links:

• Country Music Association to release NFT collection for its latest award show
• EXCLUSIF - Binance : le patron de la plus grande plateforme de cryptos mondiale détaille ses ambitions pour la France | Les Echos
• Is Cryptocurrency Halal? Indonesia’s Muslim Council MUI Bans Trading - Bloomberg
• SEC.gov | Registration of Two Digital Tokens Halted

Bitcoin is down .5% at $55,260
Ethereum is down .5% at $3,618
and Cardano is down .5% at $2.27

Fantom up 26%
Harmony up 21%

Famed art forger Wolfgang Beltracchi is stepping into the NFT market

Bitcoin mining firms in North America are stockpiling Bitcoin.

Senator Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming discloses bitcoin purchase between $50k and $100k.

Bloomberg's report on Tether.

Links:

• Crypto Mystery: Where’s the $69 Billion Backing the Stablecoin Tether? - Bloomberg
• Periodic Transaction Report for 10/07/2021 filed by Cynthia M Lummis - Senate Financial Disclosures
• US-listed mining firms have hoarded over $1 billion worth of bitcoin
• Notorious art forger Wolfgang Beltracchi enters the NFT world

Bitcoin is up slightly at $49,545
Ethereum is up 1% at $2286
and Binance Coin is up 1% at 502.78

Solana up 17%
Terra up 16%
Arweave up 16%

Wyoming’s DAO law will go into effect in July

Crypto exchange volumes in April have set a new benchmark.

The Centre Consortium blacklisted seven Ethereum addresses.

Ampleforth is giving governeance tokens to every wallet that has ever held the token

The auction house Phillips sold its first NFT for $3.4M.

Bitcoin is up 1% at $59,217
Ethereum is up .5% at $1,826
and Binance Coin is up slightly at 267.68

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
SiaCoin up 21%
Theta Token up 17%
Avalanche up 15%

Wyoming’s DAO law passed in the state senate in a landslide vote.

Japan’s SBI has opened its bitcoin mining pool to the public.

DOJ brings charges to operators of unregistered New Hampshire exchange.

Need a job? Work in the metaverse.

Links:

• SBI Pool Announcement
• DAO Bill Detail
• Six Charged with Crimes Related to Virtual Currency Exchange Business | USAO-NH | Department of Justice
• This Casino in Decentraland Is Hiring (for Real) - CoinDesk

Wyoming Leads in Financial Regulation

Atlas VPN Reports Crypto-Hacks Down in 2020

LaGarde Seeks Digital Euro Comments

Cubans Google Bitcoin

Links:

• Report: Blockchain-related hacks have declined in 2020
• Wyoming Is Crypto's 'Wild West,' Which Is Exactly What We Need - CoinDesk
• Lagarde Seeks Public Comments About a Digital Euro, Implying a Broad Retail Offering Is Now on the Table - CoinDesk
• Google searches for Bitcoin are on the rise in Cuba

Bitcoin is down 0.5% at $13,758
Ethereum is down 1% at $388
and XRP is down 2% at 24 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Digitex Futures up 37%
Harmony up 17%

Bitcoin briefly broke $14k this morning — a 33 month high.

UK police have investigated and reported no crime in an alleged $3M crypto staking scam.

Avanti receives go-ahead from Wyoming state regulator for digital asset custody business and AVIT.

SoFi has received conditional US regulatory approval to set up a national bank.

Ripple is set to invest in SBI Holdings’ MoneyTap

No Monero on Coinbase

Avanti Financial Opens in October

BLINC Settles It

Links:

• Coinbase CEO: Exchange Won’t List XMR Due to ‘Issue With Regulators’
• Wyoming-Based Avanti to Open in October With a New Bank-Issued Digital Asset - CoinDesk
• First Mover: Bitcoin at Last Passes $10K, But Why Has It Struggled While Gold Shone? - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up slightly at 7,090
Ethereum is down 1% at $169
and XRP is down 1% at 19 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Waltonchain up 25%

Binance is launching a new Ethereum-compatabile blockchain that will feature Binance Coin as the native token.

The Libra Association has been busy publishing a new whitepaper indicating they may want to cater to central banks.

Chinese local government employees will soon receive some of their pay in the national digital currency.

Wyoming has passed a low that will allow insurance companies to invest in cryptocurrencies.

Links:

• Wyoming passes law to allow insurance companies to invest in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies - The Block
• Chinese local government employees to receive central bank digital currency in May - report - The Block
• Binance is launching a new Ethereum-compatible blockchain - The Block
• Libra confirms shift to multi-currency model, points to support for central bank digital currencies - The Block