Bitcoin is up 1% at $30,638
Ethereum is up 1.5% at $2116
and Binance Coin is up 1% at $308

Cardano up 30%
Solana up 24%
XRP up 23%

Terra halts for 9 hours. Luna and UST hit lows — delisted by some major exchanges.

QuickNode acquires NFT analytics platform Icy Tools.

Links:

• LEADING BLOCKCHAIN INFRASTRUCTURE PROVIDER QUICKNODE ACQUIRES LEADING NFT ANALYTICS PLATFORM ICY.TOOLS
• Celsius pulled half a billion dollars out of Anchor Protocol amid Terra chaos

Bitcoin is up 2% at $34,131
Ethereum is up 2% at $1,979
and Binance Coin is up 2% at $309

Klaytn up 26%
Tron up 20%

Crypto showman John McAfee who was reportedly found dead yesterday in a Spanish prison. Condolences to his family and team.

Coinbase has registered with the financial services agency in Japan.

Bitcoin’s hashrate has fallen by nearly 50% in over a month.

Paris based Crypto data firm Kaiko has closed a $24M series A

The Yield team has raised $10M to further build out the DeFi Bond Market.

Links:

• John McAfee, antivirus software magnate, found dead in Spanish prison after his extradition to the US was approved - CNN
• Coinbase Global enters Japan, poised to offer five cryptocurrencies (NASDAQ:COIN) | Seeking Alpha
• Yield team raises $10 million to build out DeFi bond market
• Crypto data firm Kaiko closes $24 million Series A funding round
• Bitcoin hashrate drops by nearly 50% following China's mining crackdown

Links:

• Hong Kong includes central bank digital currency in fintech strategy
• Ripple publishes proposal for federated sidechains to keep main ledger lean
• FBI Recovers Bitcoin From Colonial Ransomware Attack - CoinDesk

Links:

• Court denies SEC access to Ripple’s legal advice
• Irish Central Bank Official Says Crypto's Popularity Is 'Great Concern' - CoinDesk
• A JPMorgan Icon Quits, And Has Some Parting Words About Cryptocurrencies | ZeroHedge

Bitcoin is up .5% at $49,560
Ethereum is up 1% at $3,849
and Binance Coin is up 1% at 605.

Numeraire up 52%
Harmony up 21%
XRP up 16%

Greenridge invests in renewable energy projects to offset bitcoin mining emissions

Crypto twitter doneates more than $800k to a child with leukemia.

Delphi Digital is launching a transparent NFT fund.

FTX.US is hiring Brett Harrison as its first president.

Bitcoin is up slightly at $59,792
Ethereum is up slightly at $2150
and Binance Coin is up .5% at 471.20

Dogecoin up 19%
Stellar up 17%
XRP up 15%

An executive in China has been accused of misappropriating $45M worth of state-owned bitcoins

Data shows Bitcoin miners are holding on to their coins for the first time since December

Web traffic to crypto exchange dropped nearly 9% in March

Ziglu is offering users in the UK 5% annual interest on Bitcoin.

Bitcoin is down slightly at $60,532
Ethereum is down slightly at $2161
and Binance Coin is up slightly at 485.32

Mirror protocol up 17%
KuCoin up 15%
XRP up 15%

Christies will auction off nine CryptoPunks next month.

Russian Central Bank officials indicate digital Ruble will launch in 2023.

Caruso properties announced it will accept bitcoin for rent

Square Crypto and Gemini teamed up to send a grant to the developers of The Mempool Open Source Project.

Links:

• Caruso Bitcoin - Los Angeles Times
• Russian central bank officials indicate that a digital ruble will launch in 2023
• Cryptopunks on Christies

Links:

• XRP Hits Two-Month Price High in Wake of Ether Rally - CoinDesk
• GME drops 14% as GameStop announces plans to sell up to 3.5M shares
• BOJ Starts Central Bank Digital Currency Experiments - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down 1.5% at $52,706
Ethereum is down .5% at $1,618
and Cardano is up 5% at 1.25

Those are your leaders by market cap

Tron up 22%
XRP up 15%
Terra up 15%

Avanti raises $37M in a series A.

India's Ministry of Corporate Affairs requires more crypto disclosure from companies

New York Times auctions NFT column for 560k

US GSA set for another BTC auction.

Links:

• Crypto token of New York Times column sells for $560,000. - The New York Times
• Get ready for cryptocurrency spring fever on GSA Auctions | GSA
• Indian companies will now have to disclose their crypto holdings in financial statements
• Digital asset bank Avanti raises $37 million in Series A ahead of launch

Links:

• Elon Musk says Tesla now accepts Bitcoin from US customers
• Bitcoin Worth $806M Leaves Coinbase Pro - CoinDesk
• Ripple Touts Role for XRP in Central Bank Digital Currency White Paper - CoinDesk

Ripple Drops YouTube Suit

Digital Currency Group Buys Up To $250 Million in Grayscale Bitcoin Trust

Links:

• Ripple ends YouTube lawsuit over XRP giveaway scams, says CEO
• Digital Currency Group to Put up to $250M Into Grayscale's Bitcoin Trust - CoinDesk

WallStreetBets: The Movie

Cuban Cheers

XRP Price Jumps to Pre-SEC Levels

Links:

• Wallstreetbets and GameStop saga set for Hollywood treatment in new film
• XRP Erases SEC-Led Drop as Supporters Pump Price Over $0.60 - CoinDesk
• Mark Cuban thinks Wall Street stands no chance against digital natives

Bitcoin is up 1% at $34,012
Ethereum is up .5% at $1361
and XRP is down .5% at .49 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Avalanche up 27%
Ethos up 23%
The Graph up 15%

MicroStrategy looks for more bitcoin.

India proposes ban on private cryptos

Bitcoin Core dev Jonas Schnelli receives grant from bitcoin miner Marathon Patent Group.

Ripple files court response to the SEC’s XRP lawsuit

Links:

• MicroStrategy says it will look into 'various approaches' to obtain more bitcoin
• India's bulletin
• Marathon Patent Group Provides One-Year Grant to World-Renowned Bitcoin Core Developer Jonas Schnelli :: Marathon Patent Group (MARA)
• Ripple filing

Bitcoin is down 5% at $35,387
Ethereum is down 1% at $1221
and Polkadot is up 4% at $17.17

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Near protocol up 29%
Avalanche up 15%
The Graph up 15%

Goldman Sachs has issued a request for information to explore digital asset custody.

NYDIG CEO Robert Gutmann said today’s institutional investors in crypto are only looking at Bitcoin.

Ripple technology will power a new malaysia and bangladesh remittance corridor.

Kraken is set to halt XRP trading for US residents.

Bittrex has been mum about why it withdrew support for Dash, ZCash, and Monero.

Mt. Gox creditors will be given the option to take up to 90% of the exchange’s remaining bitcoin.

Links:

• Kraken to Halt XRP Trading for U.S. Residents | Kraken Blog
• Mt. Gox Creditors Can Claim 90% of Bitcoin Left in Bankruptcy: Bloomberg - CoinDesk
• bKash and Mobile Money Connect Through RippleNet to Power Wallet-to-Wallet Remittances | Ripple
• Big institutions are only interested in bitcoin, says NYDIG CEO - The Block
• Goldman Sachs to Enter Crypto Market 'Soon' With Custody Play: Source - CoinDesk
• Bittrex to Delist 'Privacy Coins' Monero, Dash and Zcash - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up 11% at $38,460
Ethereum is up 10% at $1180
and Polkadot is up 35% at 12.74

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Sushiswap up 24%
Kusama up 23%
Uniswap up 22%

A man in the UK wants to be down in the dumps...to recover $288M in BTC on hard drive.

Gemini acquires Blockrize, announces Gemini Credit Card.

Japan's FSA says XRP not a security.

eToro may limit buying over weekends.

Links:

• Newport man offers council £52.5m to search for Bitcoin hard drive | South Wales Argus
• Winklevoss-Founded Gemini to Offer Credit Card With Crypto Rewards - CoinDesk
• Japan's FSA Says XRP Not a Security: Report - CoinDesk
• eToro may limit bitcoin buying on weekends if demand and volatility continue - The Block
• Grayscale Investments Commences Dissolution of Grayscale XRP Trust Other OTC:ETCG
• While bitcoin was cratering over the weekend, institutions were buying - The Block

Bitcoin is up 6% at $34,794
Ethereum is up 5% at $1076
and XRP is up 5% at 29 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Stellar up 18%
Compound up 18%
Synthetix up 16%

Bitcoin’s active addresses and trading volumes have reached all time highs.

Steve Chen was sentenced yesterday to 10 years in prison for the GemCoin Ponzi scheme.

Bakkt forms Bakkt Holdings in prep for IPO.

Kentucky Reps look to bring crypto mining to the state with tax breaks.

New Zealand’s Financial Markets Authority says crypto buyers beware.

Links:

• Kentucky mining bill
• Bakkt, the Digital Asset Marketplace Launched by Intercontinental Exchange in 2018, to Become a Publicly Traded Company via Merger with VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings | Business Wire
• GemCoin Founder Sentenced to 10 Years for $147M Crypto Scheme - CoinDesk
• NZ regulator issues Bitcoin warning: Be prepared to lose all your money - NZ Herald
• Bitcoin's Active Addresses, Trading Volumes Now at All-Time Highs - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down 14% at $34,194
Ethereum is down 18% at $1072
and XRP is down 15% at 28 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Horizen up 29%

Bumpy start to the week for market leaders.

2 bars are for sale in NYC for crypto.

Centralized web2 telegraphs firm position.

Daniel Larimer steps down as Block.one CTO.

UK Watchdog FCA issues common-sense warning for investors.

Links:

• Two NYC bars could make US history by selling for Bitcoin
• Bitcoin Plummets as Miners Sell Inventory, Spot Markets Panic - CoinDesk
• Amazon Is Suspending Parler From AWS
• FCA issues warning over high returns offered by crypto firms - The Block
• Resignation as CTO of block.one - Daniel James Larimer - Voice

Bitcoin is down 2% at $40,014
Ethereum is up 8% at $1317
and XRP is up 4% at 33 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Dash up 50%
Maker up 47%
Bitcoin Cash up 34%

Bitcoin’s mining difficulty reaches record high.

A test for the digital yuan has given us a look at the card-based hardware wallets.

PayPal, Coinbase invest in TaxBit.

Brad Garlinghouse takes to Twitter to answer questions re: SEC lawsuit.

SoFi may go public.

Kyrgyzstan proposed first regulatory framework for crypto.

Links:

• Kyrgyzstan Has Proposed Its First Regulatory Framework for Crypto - CoinDesk
• EXCLUSIVE-SoFi to go public through merger with Palihapitiya-backed SPAC | Reuters
• TaxBit Secures Investments from PayPal Ventures and Coinbase Ventures; Winklevoss Capital Doubles Down
• Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Hits Record High Amid Miner Revenue Surge - CoinDesk
• China Is Testing A Hardware Wallet For Digital Yuan
• Brad Garlinghouse on Twitter: "I’m not going to litigate the SEC’s unproven allegations on Twitter, and as you can imagine, there are new considerations to what can / should be said publicly after the litigation process starts. However, I would like to address 5 key questions I’ve seen. 1/10" / Twitter

Bitcoin is down 1% at $40,860
Ethereum is down 1% at $1225
and XRP is up 1% at 32 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Bitcoin SV up 32%
Iota up 19%
and Loopring up 15%

Bitcoin hits new ATH

Derebit adds 300k option

Kraken sees $1B staked in 2020

Morgan Stanley has a 10.9% position in Microstrategy

eToro sees retail rush.

Finland offloading confiscated BTC.

Links:

• Deribit on Twitter: "We've added the #Bitcoin $300K strike in Dec21 expiry! 🧑‍🚀🌕🚀" / Twitter
• EDGAR Filing Documents for 0000895421-21-000003
• Exchange eToro Seeks to Deter New Users in Sign of Surging Retail Demand for Crypto - CoinDesk
• Kraken says its customers have staked more than $1 billion in crypto via its service - The Block
• Finland's customs authority is looking to sell bitcoin seized in 2016, now worth more than $75 million - The Block

Bitcoin is up 8.5% at $34,015
Ethereum is up 15% at $875
and Litecoin is up 17% at 152 dollars

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Dogecoin up 67%
VeChain up 30%

Bitcoin’s market value now above 635 billion dollars.

XRP falls to number 6 in market dominance.

Ether trades above 800 for the first time since 2018.

Derebit announces 200k options.

Edan Yago asks if Bitcoin layer 2 endangers the relevance of Ethereum.

Defi crosses 15B locked-in.

Average VC funding in the crypto space up a third.

Bitcoin is up 2.5% at $28,369
Ethereum is up 1% at $731
and Litecoin is up slightly at 124 dollars

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Uniswap up 22%
Theta Token up 15%

BItcoin crosses 29k for the first time

Andre Cronje released a new DeFi protocol called yCredit.

BitGo settles with the US treasury over sanctions violations

Coinbase faces class action lawsuit in California over the XRP sale.

Van Eck is going back to the SEC for a bitcoin ETF.

Russell Okung becomes first NFL player to take BTC in his salary.

Links:

• Bitcoin Hits $29K for First Time Ever, Raising HODLer Hopes for $30K by New Year's - CoinDesk
• Russell Okung Becomes First NFL Player to Be Paid in Bitcoin - CoinDesk
• BitGo settles with US Treasury over sanctions violations - The Block
• Coinbase faces class action lawsuit in California over XRP sale - The Block

Bitcoin is up 8% at $27,369
Ethereum is up 1% at $638
and XRP is down 6% at 28 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
VeChain up 25%
Zillqua up 16%

Bitcoin tops 27k

Binance Korea to shutter next month.

The White House releases report on regulatory considerations for stablecoins.

Derebit adds 120k, 140k options.

The SEC has ordered Tierion to pay investors back + interest.

Bitcoin is up 1.5% at $24,865
Ethereum is down 1% at $622
and XRP is down 19% at 30 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Theta Fuel up 41%
Zillqua up 15%

XRP falls steeply on SEC lawsuit.

Jay Clayton Resigns early.

SEC lawsuit "unprecedented".

Turkey set to pilot CBDC

Bitcoin tops 25k

PayPal & BitGo talks fall through.

Links:

• Bitstamp to Halt XRP Trading, Deposits in US Due to SEC Lawsuit - CoinDesk
• PayPal drops plans to acquire crypto firm BitGo | Fortune
• Turkey to Pilot Digital Currency in 2021, Says Central Bank Governor - CoinDesk
• SEC.gov | Statement of SEC Chairman Jay Clayton
• Former SEC Commissioner says Ripple lawsuit will cause 'multi-billion dollar losses to innocent third parties' - The Block

Coinbase Awards First Developer Grants

XRP Price Falls Forty-One Percent in Three Days

One in Five Young Adults Hold Crypto in Australia

Links:

• Coinbase Awards Its First Round of Bitcoin Developer Grants - CoinDesk
• XRP price falls 24% in 24 hours as exchanges begin delisting
• Survey: Almost one in five adult Australians own crypto in 2020

Bitcoin is up 1% at $23,342
Ethereum is down 1% at $644
and XRP is down 2% at 57 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
The Graph up 42%
Swissborg up 41%

Bitmain set to end their year-long power struggle by spinning out business lines.

Pantera Capital says ICO fund performance is up 362%

The DOJ asks the FBI to work on a crypto support strategy for the dark web.

Treasury Department suggests new rule for US cryptocurrency holders—more KYC.

Bitcoin breaks 24k.

Bitcoin is up 2% at $23,113
Ethereum is up 2% at $654
and XRP is up 2% at 58 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
The Graph up 96%
Zilliqa up 28%
Nem up 15%

Bitmain's financial woes come to light.

Coinbase taps Goldman Sachs for IPO lead.

Lil Pump launches PumpCoin on Fyooz.

The University of Glasgow turns to blockchain provenance to combat fake whiskies.

Links:

• University of Glasgow - University news - Everledger seals agreement with UofG to combat counterfeit Scotch whiskies
• Lil Pump Is Doing a Social Token Called PumpCoin - CoinDesk
• Crytpo exchange Coinbase taps Goldman Sachs for upcoming IPO - Business Insider
• Bitmain recorded a nearly $60M loss in 2019, lawyer says in court hearing - The Block

Bitcoin is up slightly at $22,879
Ethereum is down 1.5% at $648
and XRP is down slightly at 58 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Augur up 32%
Decred up 17%

Coinbase files S-1 with SEC

1.5M ETH locked in ETH2.0 contract.

The DeFi lending protocol Warp Finance was attacked and lost $7.7M in stablecoins

The Stellar Development Foundation invested $3M worth of stellar lumens in Settle Network.

Robinhood to pay $65M to the SEC to settle charges

Links:

• ETH worth more than $1 billion has been staked in the Eth2 deposit contract - The Block
• Robinhood Settles S.E.C. Charges Over Misleading Customers - The New York Times
• Coinbase announces confidential submission of draft registration statement - The Coinbase Blog
• warp.finance on Twitter: "1/ Approximately 2 hours ago, https://t.co/nS5MGArVoP was exploited with a complex flash loan attack which allowed the user to borrow more than their collateral value resulting in a loss of stablecoin lender funds." / Twitter
• Stellar Development Foundation invests in Settle Network to support stablecoin-based payment too - The Block

Bitcoin is up 12% at $23,250
Ethereum is up 7% at $664
and XRP is up 12% at 57 cents

Those are your leaders by market cap

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Litecoin up 15%
Nexo up 21%

Bitcoin hits new all-time high above 23k.

Ruffer investments hedges with a $744k BTC investment.

Salvation Army is now accepting Bitcoin and Ethereum donations across the US.

NiceHash has refunded 4,640 BTC to users who were affected in a hack in 2017.

American Express is investing in institutional trading platform FalconX.

Links:

• FalconX Announces Investment from American Express Ventures and Discloses Around $3 Billion per Month in Transaction Volumes | Business Wire
• Guggenheim CIO Says Bitcoin 'Should Be Worth' $400,000 - CoinDesk
• Ruffer Investment Co. Allocates 2.5 Percent Portfolio ($15 Million) To Bitcoin – Bitcoin Magazine
• NiceHash CEO letter | NiceHash
• Engiven's Crypto Donation Platform Selected by the Salvation Army

Bitcoin is up 5% at $19,362
Ethereum is up 6% at $586
and XRP is up 3% at 52 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Ampleforth up 23%

Revolt announced 4 additional crypto tokens and currencies for europe-based users.

Transferwise adds 750 people in 6 months.

Jose Angel Aman sentenced to 6 years for 25 million dollar crypto ponzi scheme

Core Scientific and Foundry partner up.

JPMorgan executed a blockchain-based repurchase agreement transaction

Aegis Custody secures support from the South Dakota division of banking.

Bitcoin is up 2% at $18,323
Ethereum is up 1% at $554
and XRP is down 5% at 53 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Stacks up 13%

Vladimir Putin signed an order requiring public officials in russia to disclose their digital assets.

The IRS has moved the crypto tax question to the top of the Form 1040.

Oyster Pearl creator charged.

Blockchain research firm Elliptic says privacy wallets are replacing mixers.

Links:

• The IRS has officially moved its crypto tax question to the top of Form 1040, making it much more prominent - The Block
• Cryptocurrency Founder “Bruno Block” Charged With Multimillion-Dollar Tax Evasion Scheme | USAO-SDNY | Department of Justice
• Financial Crime Typologies In Cryptoassets: The Concise Guide for Compliance Leaders
• Putin Orders Russia's Public Officials to Report Crypto Holdings - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down 2% at $17,904
Ethereum is down 2.5% at $546
and XRP is down 5% at 55 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Verge up 13%

Hester Peirce calls crypto regulators to embrace crypto for its personal liberty principles.

MassMutual has purchased $100 million worth of Bitcoin.

SpaceChain won a competition securing a $585k grant for decentralized satellite infrastructure.

Renaissance Technologies is the third-biggest buyer of MicroStrategy’s stock since the summer

Links:

• SpaceChain Receives Grant from EUREKA GlobalStars-Singapore Call to Jointly Develop Decentralised Satellite Infrastructure with Consortium Partners
• SEC.gov | Liberty’s Loss
• Renaissance Technologies emerges as third-biggest buyer of MicroStrategy's stock since the summer - The Block

Bitcoin is down 2% at $18,150
Ethereum is down 3% at $554
and XRP is up 1% at 56 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Cover Protocol up 47%

France has set stricter crypto regulation

Paxos has filed an application with top regulators to become a national bank

BitPay also filed to become a federally regulated bank

MicroStrategy is offering $550m in convertible notes with the net proceeds to procure more Bitcoin.

JP Morgan says that the rise of Bitcoin’s popularity with institutional investors will cause gold prices to suffer

Links:

• Why Paxos is Seeking a National Trust Bank Charter -- and Why We Remain Committed to New York | Paxos
• France imposes tougher KYC requirements for crypto, including peer-to-peer transactions - The Block
• Ad #662132 | Public Notices | AJC Classifieds
• MicroStrategy Announces Pricing of Offering of Convertible Senior Notes
• JPMorgan Says Gold Will Suffer for Years Because of Bitcoin - BNN Bloomberg

Bitcoin is up slightly at $19,017
Ethereum is up .5% at $589
and XRP is up 2% at 59 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Augur up 24%

Maxine waters has sent a flurry of recommendations to president-elect Joe Biden

Bill Hinman’s last day as the SEC’s division of corporation finance director was Friday.

Kraken will match $150,000 developer grants via the Gitcoin fundraising platform.

1inch raised $12 million in series A funding.

Coinbase will support an upcoming airdrop for Spark.

Bitcoin is up slightly at $19,030
Ethereum is down slightly at $592
and XRP is down 1.5% at 58 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
OriginTrail up 12%

MicroStrategy is back with another $50 million dollar bitcoin buy

Binance is set to clear $800M in profit this year.

Suzhuou is launching another large scale trial for the chinese digital yuan initiative.

OMG Network has been acquired by Genesis Block Ventures.

Over a million Ether have been staked in the Eth2 contract.

The S&P Dow Jones Indices looks to launch a crypto index next year

Links:

• Michael Saylor on Twitter: "MicroStrategy has purchased approximately 2,574 bitcoins for $50.0 million in cash in accordance with its Treasury Reserve Policy, at an average price of approximately $19,427 per bitcoin. We now hold approximately 40,824 bitcoins. https://t.co/nwZcM9zAXZ" / Twitter
• Chinese city of Suzhou to give away $3 million in digital yuan via lottery - The Block
• GENESIS BLOCK VENTURES (GBV) ACQUIRES SYNQA SUBSIDIARY OMG NETWORK - GBV Capital
• Over 1 million ETH, worth more than $605 million, has been staked in the Eth2 contract - The Block
• Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, Crypto’s Influence Miner: Bloomberg 50 2020 - Bloomberg
• S&P Dow Jones Indices to launch cryptocurrency indexes in 2021

Bitcoin is down 1.5% at $19,009
Ethereum is down 3% at $592
and XRP is down 4% at 60 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Nexo up 17%
NEM up 15%

Stripe is partnering with Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, and Barclays to provide digital services for businesses.

Ripple’s CTO spoke about how the community could vote to force the burning of billions of XRP tokens held in escrow.

Cabify moves to offset its carbon emissions with the help of blockchain technology.

Terra announces Mirror Protocol.

Links:

• Ride-Sharing Giant Cabify to Track and Offset Carbon Emissions Using Blockchain Platform - CoinDesk
• Terra Brings 24-Hour Trading to Synthetic Versions of Stocks Like TSLA and AAPL - CoinDesk
• Stripe to Offer Banking Services in Deal With Goldman Sachs, Citigroup - WSJ
• IKHOR [FIAT-Limpator] on Twitter: "@JoelKatz @Meshinom Unralated question: If Nodes, validators and the community at large got together and we agree that its better for the community to burn the 50 billion XRP ripple has in escrows would that be possible? 🤔" / Twitter

Bitcoin is up 1% at $19,354
Ethereum is up 3% at $611
and XRP is up 1% at 62 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Decred up 32%
Compound up 19%

The Facebook-backed Libra association is changing their name to Diem Association.

Swiss-based Valour launches ETP on Nordic Growth Market.

STABLE act gives power back to the banks.

NYDIG raised $100 million from a single investor for its new fund.

Links:

• Valour Launches World's First Fee-Free[1] Bitcoin Exchange Traded Product (ETP)
• Nydig Digital Assets Fund Ii, Lp 2020 Stock / Securites Offering Form D
• Facebook-backed digital coin Libra renamed Diem in quest for approval | Reuters
• New Congressional bill says it would be 'unlawful' to issue stablecoins, 'provide any stablecoin-related service' without federal approval - The Block

XRP Top Gainer in November Crypto Bull Run

The Bank of Russia Says No to Private Stablecoins Pegged to Ruble

Crypto.com Acquires Australian Financial Service License

Links:

• XRP Led November's Crypto Bull Run With 169% Gain - CoinDesk
• Russian central bank opposes ruble-pegged stablecoins
• Crypto.com Secures Australian Financial Service License - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up 4% at $18,061
Ethereum is up 4.5% at $552
and XRP is up 6% at 62 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Space Chain up 34%
Numeraire up 17%

New emails have surfaced between Satoshi and Hal Finney.

The Guggenheim Partners file for indirect Bitcoin exposure through GBTC.

UpBit is ushering in a limited crypto withdrawal delay.

yearn.finance and pickle finance are preparing for a merger deal.

Bitcoin is up 1% at $17,185
Ethereum is up 1% at $519
and XRP is up 5% at 56 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Cardano, up 16%
Dash up 16%

Ripple is selling one third of its stake in MoneyGram.

Cyberpunk holdings has liquidated its Ether and Monero to buy more bitcoin.

Curve Finance will distribute nearly $3 million in fees to governance token holders.

Crypto Custodian Copper is looking to make the DeFi space more desirable to institutions.

A DAI price increase led to liquidations in excess of $88 million at Compound.

Links:

• Moneygram International Inc Acquisition Statement SC 13D/A
• Cypherpunk Holdings Inc. Announces Updated Bitcoin Holdings
• Curve Finance Votes to Disperse $3M in Fees to Governance Token Holders - CoinDesk
• Crypto Custodian Copper Aims to Bridge Gap Between DeFi and Traditional Finance With New Tool - CoinDesk
• 🤖 Leshner on Twitter: "This morning, $DAI prices on Coinbase Pro escalated rapidly, leading to the liquidation (repayment) of 85.2M DAI borrowed from Compound. 124 of 225,793 users were impacted; there are no under-collateralized accounts, and all markets are healthy. https://t.co/p2l3v7fNov" / Twitter

Bitcoin is down slightly at $17,054
Ethereum is up slightly at $513
and XRP is up 4% at 54 cents

Those are your leaders by market cap

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
SushiSwap up 19%
ABBC Coin up 18%
Stellar, up 16%

Coinbase released a blog post pre-empting a NYT article.

Swiss digital asset bank Sygnum has launched a blockchain alternative to stock exchanges.

The Libra association adds Saumya Bhavsar as a general counsel.

United Overseas Bank eyes crypto custody creation.

Chinese Police seized $4.2 billion in cryptos as part of the PlusToken ponzi scheme crackdown.

Links:

• VP, Crypto Security Administrator, Group Information Security
• An upcoming story about Coinbase. In the spirit of transparency, we’re… | by Coinbase | Nov, 2020 | The Coinbase Blog
• Sygnum: the world's first bank to offer end-to-end tokenization with launch of Desygnate solution
• Libra Association Taps Saumya Bhavsar as General Counsel for Payments Subsidiary - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down 10% at $17,248
Ethereum is down 12% at $519
and XRP is down 19% at 53 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
LTO networks, up 19%

A Bitcoin flash crash has the crypto market down across the board.

~3000 Bitcoin moved out of OKEx after withdrawals restart.

Square has agreed to buy Credit Karma’s tax preparation service for $50 million

VanEck has launched a bitcoin ETN on the Deutsche Boerse Xetra.

Ethereum’s search interest on Google is the highest since January 2018.

Links:

• Bitcoin price crashes to $16,350 as derivatives positions worth billions of dollars get liquidated - The Block
• OKEx Sees Biggest Bitcoin Outflow in 6 Months Soon After Resuming Withdrawals - CoinDesk
• Square Agrees to Buy Credit Karma's Tax Preparation Service for $50M - CoinDesk
• VanEck launches bitcoin ETN on Deutsche Boerse

Ethereum 2.0 Secures Funds: Launch Next Week

XRP On Two Year High

Bitcoin Market Cap Surpasses JPMorgan Chase

Links:

• XRP Price Surges to 2-Year High as Airdrop Frenzy Builds - CoinDesk
• Ethereum 2.0 Deposit Contract Has Enough Funds to Launch - CoinDesk
• Bitcoin market cap hits new all-time high and surpasses JPMorgan at $352M

Ripple Wants CBDC Senior Director

China Construction Bank Kills Crypto-Bond

CipherTrace Applies for Two Patents to Track Monero

Links:

• Ripple seeks director to engage with central banks on digital currency
• China Construction Bank Pulls Planned Listing of Bitcoin-Tradable Bond - CoinDesk
• CipherTrace Says Homeland Security Work Gave Rise to Monero-Tracking Patent Filings - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down 3% at $18,200
Ethereum is down slightly at $531
and XRP is up 5% at 44 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Waves up 13%

BlackRock’s CIO of fixed income spoke about Bitcoin's potential to replace gold.

President Xi calls for 'an Open and accepting' approach to CBDCs on the global stage.

DeFi project Pickle Finance was exploited for $20M.

VMware launched a blockchain platform for enterprises.

Y Combinator, Pantera Capital and others get behind Globe.

Financial regulators in Texas got a bit tougher on 15 alleged crypto scams

Links:

• Y Combinator, Pantera join $3 million seed round for new crypto derivatives exchange Globe - The Block
• News Releases
• Texas Financial Regulators Crack Down on 15 Alleged Crypto Scams - CoinDesk
• BlackRock's Chief Investment Officer Says Bitcoin Could Replace Gold to a Large Extent - CoinDesk
• Together, Let Us Fight COVID-19 and Create a Better Future
• DeFi project Pickle Finance exploited for nearly $20M in DAI - The Block

Bitcoin is up 2% at $18,692
Ethereum is up 1% at $515
and XRP is up 28% at 40 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Near Protocol up 24%
Stellar up 15%

The Bank of England’s chief economist said digital currencies might be a solution for negative interest rates.

Japan’s MUFG is set to launch blockchain payment network GO-NET next year

DAiM launches first company-sponsored retirement plans that support Bitcoin.

Microstrategy is exploring how it can become more invested in Bitcoin.

Chainalysis is on the edge of a $100 million dollar raise at Unicorn valuation.

Links:

• MUFG Plans to Launch Blockchain Payment Network in 2021 - CoinDesk
• Digital Asset Investment Management (DAiM) launches first ERISA compliant employer-sponsored 401(k) plans with Bitcoin
• Bank of England’s chief economist: digital currencies may mitigate the need for negative interest rates - The Block
• MicroStrategy execs say the publicly traded firm is exploring new bitcoin data products - The Block
• Bitcoin Investigation Giant To Raise $100 Million At $1 Billion Valuation

Bitcoin is up 1% at $18,200
Ethereum is up 6% at $505
and XRP is up 4% at 31 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Waves up 26%
SushiSwap up 24%

OKEx will re-open withdrawals on November 27th—with the cause still in question.

Fireblocks secures $30 million Series-B led by paradigm.

Brian Brooks nominated for US Comptroller of the Currency.

Winning Poker Network said its players are currently cashing out in Bitcoin far more than fiat.

Links:

• Poker Players Are Enhancing Winnings by Cashing Out in Bitcoin - Bloomberg
• Star Xu Surfaces From Detention as OKEx's Mystery Key Holder Also Returns - CoinDesk
• Trump nominates Brian Brooks for full five-year term as U.S. Comptroller of the Currency - The Block
• Crypto security firm Fireblocks raises $30 million in Series B led by Paradigm - The Block

Bitcoin is down 1% at $17,751
Ethereum is down slightly at $474
and XRP is up 3% at 30 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Sushiswap up 25%
Yearn Finance up 17%

Solidus Labs is working on a crypto surveillance tool to help launch a Bitcoin ETF

Deutsche Bank says investors are increasingly keen on bitcoin over gold as an inflation hedge.

A sentiment index that measures fear and greed for bitcoin suggests "extreme greed" at 18k.

A Dubai investment firm is staking $10 million worth of Ethereum to support the Eth 2.0 launch.

CME bitcoin futures have crossed $1 billion in open interest

Links:

• Deutsche Bank Says Investors Increasingly Prefer Bitcoin Over Gold as Inflation Hedge - CoinDesk
• Solidus Labs Believes Its Crypto Surveillance Tool Can Help Launch a Bitcoin ETF | Nasdaq
• IBC Group to invest $10m in the launch of Ethereum 2.0
• Crypto investors exhibit 'extreme greed' as bitcoin crosses $18,000 - The Block
• CME bitcoin futures cross $1 billion in open interest — a new all-time high - The Block

Bitcoin is up slightly at $15,967
Ethereum is down 1% at $455
and XRP is up 1% at 27 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Sushiswap up 25%
Compound up 15%

Sir John Cunliffe, Deputy Governor of the Bank of England, said it’s not the job of the bank to protect bank business models.

Deutsche Bank’s research team has highlighted they believe that CBDCs will replace cash in the long term.

PayPal removed the waitlist for their new crypto service and lifted the weekly purchase limit to $20k.

Bitcoin is down slightly at $15,891
Ethereum is up 1.5% at $459
and XRP is up 1.5% at 26 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Aave up 25%
Uniswap up 15%

Maker Dao’s DAI stable coin broke the $1 billion market capitalization this week.

DeFi project Akropolis was exploited late this week for over $2M in DAI.

Ethereum-based mixer Tornado Cash’s privacy pool value hit $13M.

Ethereum unnanounced hard-fork.

Binance has launched an Ethereum mining pool.

Links:

• MakerDAO's DAI Stablecoin Breaks $1B Market Cap - CoinDesk
• Delphi Savings Pool Exploit - Akropolis Newsletter
• Tornado Cash's privacy pool USD value surpasses $13M, hitting a new high - The Block
• Ethereum Service Providers Scramble to Update Software After 'Unannounced Hard Fork' - CoinDesk
• Binance Pool Officially Launches Ethereum Mining Pool, Enjoy Zero Pool Fees for the First Month! | Binance Support

Bitcoin is up 1% at $16,223
Ethereum is up 0.5% at $465
and XRP is up 1% at 26 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Civic up 28%
Decred up 15%

Bitcoin flows from Huobi to Binance in wake of larger Chinese crackdown.

Bitpay is rolling out a cryptocurrency payroll service

Axelar, a decentralized protocol for cross-blockchain communication has raised $3.75M in seed funding.

Ripple has filed a trademark for a potential new product called paystring.

Links:

• $300M in Bitcoin Flow to Binance From Huobi as China Gets Tougher on Exchanges - CoinDesk
• PAYSTRING - Ripple Labs Inc. Trademark Registration
• Payments Provider BitPay Rolls Out Cryptocurrency Payroll Service - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up 2% at $15,884
Ethereum is up slightly at $461
and XRP is down 0.5% at 25 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Stacks up 16%

US President-elect Joe biden has added former CFTC chairman and crypto enthusiast Gary Gensler to his transition team.

Chainalysis wants to help the US sell the Silk Road trove.

Binance has paid a bounty of 200k to investigators who helped with the arrest of bad actors.

Deel unveils a crypto payroll tool.

KuCoin co-founder Johnny Lyu said 84% of the funds from the recent hack have been recovered.

Links:

• Binance Gives $200K to Investigators Who Helped Identify Actors Behind 2018 Attack - CoinDesk
• Chainalysis Wants to Help the Feds Sell Millions in Forfeited Bitcoin - CoinDesk
• Joe Biden transition team adds former CFTC chair and crypto-focused academic Gary Gensler - The Block
• lyu_johnny on Twitter: "(1/3) Latest updates about #KuCoin Security Incident: So far, 84% of the affected assets have been recovered via approaches like on-chain tracking, contract upgrade and judicial recovery. As asked by the law enforcements, we will publish all the details once the case is closed." / Twitter
• Andreesen Horowitz-backed Deel launches crypto payroll tool - The Block

Ripple is opening a regional HQ in Dubai.

EY outlines plan for compensating users who lost funds in the shutdown of QuadrigaCX.

Sygnum started Tezos staking services this week.

US Defense Department IT agency looks for blockchain solution.

The volume on crypto exchanges fell 26% in October.

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 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

Bitcoin is up 7.5% at $14,887
Ethereum is up 5% at $403
and XRP is up 1.5% at 24 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Hedge Trade up 32%

Bitcoin to test $15k

DeFi fee mistake costs user $9k.

EN+ partners with BitRiver for joint mining venture.

Sam Bankman Fried, FTX CEO/Founder a top contributor to Biden2020.

Nearing Ethereum 2.0 launch date.

Links:

• eth2 quick update no. 19 | Ethereum Foundation Blog
• FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is among Joe Biden’s top contributors with more than $5M in donation - The Block
• Russian Hydropower Giant Opens Bitcoin Mining Farm - CoinDesk
• Help needed! I payed 23.5172 ETH ($9500) for $120 Uniswap transaction by mistake : ethtrader

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

Bitcoin is up 4% at $13,911
Ethereum is up 3% at $390
and XRP is up 2% at 24 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Ampleforth up 21%
Stacks up 15%

Bitcoin turns 12 today. The Bitcoin white paper was published October 31, 2008.

Ripple paid 9.3 million in XRP incentives to MoneyGram in Q3.

Verizon unveils "Full Transparency" blockchain backed effort.

Overstock(.)com touts possibility of VOATZ

MakerDao members vote today on a safeguard against flash-loan voting attacks.

Links:

• Updates - Flash Loans and securing the Maker Protocol - Updates - MakerDAO
• Overstock Touts Voatz Blockchain Voting App as Solution to US Election Fracas - CoinDesk
• MoneyGram International Reports Third Quarter 2020 Results | Moneygram International Inc
• Verizon’s ‘Full Transparency’ launches blockchain verification for news releases | About Verizon

Bitcoin is down 2% at $13,044
Ethereum is down 2% at $383
and XRP is down 2.5% at 24 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Digibyte up 18%

A flash loan was used to vote in a governance mechanism for MakerDAO.

Michael Saylor discusses personal BTC holdings.

Dry season brings Chinese miners' hash rate down 10%

Links:

• [Urgent] Flash Loans and securing the Maker Protocol - Updates - MakerDAO
• Michael Saylor on Twitter: "Some have asked how much #BTC I own. I personally #hodl 17,732 BTC which I bought at $9,882 each on average. I informed MicroStrategy of these holdings before the company decided to buy #bitcoin for itself." / Twitter
• Bitcoin hash rate drops over 10% as Chinese miners migrate to fossil fuel plants - The Block

Bitcoin is down slightly at $12,961
Ethereum is down 1% at $407
and XRP is down 1% at 25 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Filecoin up 29%
Quant Network up 18%

Kyber Announces KyberPRO

CME group passed BitMEX this week to become the second largest bitcoin futures exchange.

Chinese authorities backed by the PBoC have conducted mass arrests and gambling shutdowns related to Tether.

The FED updated rules for bank transfers, lowering thresholds and including crypto.

Ken Kurson arrested on cyberstalking charges.

Bitcoin is up slightly at $12,984
Ethereum is down 1% at $413
and XRP is down 1% at 25 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Ocean Protocol up 26%
ABBC Coin up 16%
Crypto(.)com Chain up 15%

Central bank of Russia Governor says the digital ruble pilot could launch by end of 2021.

The People’s Bank of China looks to revise banking laws: legalize digital yuan, diminish yuan-pegged stablecoins.

WordProof plugin for WordPress timestamps content on Ethereum.

MineSpot to open largest mining facility in Russia.

Links:

• PBoC seeks to revise banking law to legalize digital yuan and ban yuan-pegged tokens - The Block
• Russia could pilot a digital ruble by the end of 2021, its central bank governor says - The Block
• WordProof Timestamp – WordPress plugin | WordPress.org
• New Firm Plans Largest Bitcoin Mining Firm in Russia - CoinDesk

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Bitcoin is up slightly at $13,013
Ethereum is up .5% at $417
and XRP is down 1% at 25 cents

Those are your leaders by market cap

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Vertcoin up 62%

Villanova University is sending a private Ethereum blockchain into space to test DLT on satellites.

The CFTC issued guidance on digital currencies for futures commission merchants.

PayPal is going shopping—reportedly in talks to acquire BitGo

Filecoin upgrade means miners get rewards faster.

Links:

• CFTC Staff Issues Advisory on Virtual Currency for Futures Commission Merchants | CFTC
• PayPal Said to Be in Talks to Buy Crypto Firms Including BitGo - Bloomberg
• Villanova University to Send Private Ethereum Blockchain Into Space to Test Inter-Satellite Communication - CoinDesk
• Filecoin Upgrades Network, Rewards Miners Early - CoinDesk

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Bitcoin is up 4% at $12,932
Ethereum is up 8% at $413
and XRP is up 5% at 26 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Ren up 15%
Synthetix up 15%

PayPal's soft custodian announcement sends Bitcoin to its highest since late 2017.

The CEO of Ripple has raised concerns about Ripple's long-term position in the US due to regulatory ambiguity.

Kraken has kicked off trading in Japan again after a 2 year hiatus.

An EY led group has bid for the Korean CBDC pilot project.

Links:

• Kraken anncouncement
• PayPal Official News
• Ripple considers other countries for the HQ
• EY bids for Korean CBDC

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Bitcoin is up .5 at $11,428
Ethereum is up 1% at $372
and XRP is up slightly at 24 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Reserve Rights up 15%

CZ says Binance Smart Chain is about accelerating cryptomass adoption, not dethroning DeFi

Algorand launches Europe-focused startup program.

Skynet Labs launches SkyDB — for decentralized social media.

Ripple donates $10M to Mercy Corps.

Bitcoin is down slightly at $11,353
Ethereum is down slightly at $368
and XRP is down 0.5% at 24 cents

Those are your leaders by market cap

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Ampleforth up 27%

DOJ unseals documents about Tether bribery case

Zora raises $2 million in a seed round

The NYDFS is hosting a techsprint to develop new digital methods to submit regulatory reports.

Officials in the Bahamas say the Sand Dollar will eventually work internationally

Links:

• Press Release - October 15, 2020: Superintendent Lacewell Announces DFS To Host First-Ever Techsprint To Advance the Department’s Regulator of The Future Vision | Department of Financial Services
• Officials from the Central Bank of The Bahamas say the digital 'Sand Dollar' will eventually work internationally - The Block
• Tether Stablecoin Used by Drug Cartel Money Smugglers, DOJ Claims - Decrypt
• Crypto-driven marketplace Zora raises $2M to build a sustainable creator economy – TechCrunch

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Bitcoin is down 1% at $11,358
Ethereum is down 2% at $369
and XRP is down 2% at 24 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
FileCoin up 18%

Robinhood hack may have been larger than everyone thought.

OKEX has suspended all withdrawals due to an ongoing public security investigation into one of the key holders.

Russian mining company BitCluster is opening up an operation in the Arctic circle

Grayscale raised $1 billion for investment products in Q3.

Links:

• Grayscale sees more than $1 billion in new investments in Q3 - The Block
• Suspension of Digital assets/Cryptocurrencies Withdrawals – Help center
• Robinhood Hack: Almost 2,000 Accounts Infiltrated, More Widespread Than Known - Bloomberg
• A Russian Company Is Opening a Mining Farm in the Arctic - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down 1% at $11,315
Ethereum is down 3% at $371
and XRP is down 3% at 25 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
ABBC Coin up 50%
and Fusion up 17%

Breitling introduces ethereum-based provenance system.

Bloq announces Vesper, DeFi withouth the work.

Isle of Man clarifies crypto guidelines.

A man in Auckland faces 30 charges for money laundering via land, crypto and luxury cars.

Links:

• Isle of Man FSA announcement
• Blockchain Technology | Breitling
• Bloq Enters DeFi With New Staking Service - CoinDesk
• Auckland raids: Man facing money laundering charges granted name suppression - NZ Herald

IMF, BIS, World Bank and G20 Making Rules for CBDC Issuance

Derisking Plan Regrets

Links:

• IMF, World Bank Plan Central Bank Digital Currency Rules - CoinDesk
• Regrets — Ripple’s CTO sold 40,000 Ether for just $1 each

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Bitcoin is up slightly at $11,376
Ethereum is up slightly at $373
and XRP is up 0.5% at 26 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Ren up 19%

Robinhood users reach out to SEC and FINRA after accounts hacked.

Yearn.Finance creator Andre Cronje is stepping back from DeFi.

Web traffic to exchanges down 14%

Dapper Labs closes $18 million token sale.

Links:

• Robinhood Users Says There's No One To Call When Accounts Are Hacked - Bloomberg
• Yearn.Finance Creator Quits DeFi After Eminence Debacle - CoinDesk
• Bitcoin transaction values and fees grew in 2020's third quarter - The Block
• Flow raises $18M on CoinList

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Bitcoin is up 2% at $11,311
Ethereum is up 4% at $372
and XRP is up 0.5% at 25 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
UMA up 36%
Arweave up 22%
and Siacoin up 15%

VC Firm Paradigm hires white hat hacker Samczsun

Government officials in Shenzhen host digital currency lottery as part of the digital currency electronic payment trial.

Ethereum 2.0 developers are opening up a new bug bounty program

The US DHS' R&D arm is working with 5 blockchain firms for innovation.

Links:

• Chinese city to host digital currency lottery as part of DCEP trial - The Block
• Changing Lanes
• dannyryan on Twitter: "Announcing the eth2 bounty program! https://t.co/S6SHqN4D2q The spec and attacknet programs are now deprecated in favor of this general program for all of eth2 Happy 🐛 hunting! (Note! This is a sister program to https://t.co/8Zy1qo3S1i program and will be run in parallel)" / Twitter
• US Homeland Security Funds Anti-Forgery Blockchain Projects in Latest R&D Round - CoinDesk

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Bitcoin is up 4% at $11,067
Ethereum is up 5% at $359
and XRP is up 4% at 25 cents

Those are your leaders by market cap

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Yearn.finance up 30%
UMA up 27%
Uniswap up 18%
and Chainlink up 15%

Square's Bitcoin buy represents 1% of Square’s total assets.

Dutch central bank has approves the first digital asset exchange in the netherlands.

Ripple is branching out into lending.

The UK director for Binance will leave her post after only 6 months in the role.

Links:

• AMDAX Announcement
• Binance UK Director Departing After Less Than 6 Months - CoinDesk
• Fund Instant Cross-Border Payments With a Line of Credit From RippleNet | Ripple
• Square, Inc. Invests $50 Million in Bitcoin

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Bitcoin is down slightly at $10,607
Ethereum is down 1% at $337
and XRP is down 1% at 24 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Ren up 15%

Tim Draper is leading a series A for the india based exchange Unocoin.

KPMG is working on a blockchain solution for measuring and reporting greenhouse gas emissions.

Riot Blockchain has picked up 2500 more Bitmain mining rigs.

Google lists as candidate for EOS Block Producer.

South Korea’s Central Bank is on track to test digital currency with pilot transactions next year.

Links:

• Block.one Welcomes Google Cloud to the EOS Community - Block.one
• Riot Blockchain Continues Hash Rate Expansion to 2.3 EH/s and Provides Deployment Update
• KPMG To Offer New Climate Accounting Capability To Help Clients Measure Greenhouse Gas Emissions
• Tim Draper Leads Targeted $5M Series A for India Crypto Exchange Unocoin - CoinDesk
• South Korea's central bank is on track to test digital currency next year - The Block

No Crypto Derivatives in UK After 1/6/21

Ripple Wins Some Points in Suit

John McAfee Arrested in Spain

Links:

• UK's FCA bans retail crypto derivatives after year-long consideration
• Ripple Has Mixed Success in Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit Alleging Securities Fraud - CoinDesk
• John McAfee Arrested in Spain on US Criminal Charges - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up .05% at $10,607
Ethereum is up slightly at $347
and XRP is down slightly at 23 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Origintrail up 80%

ICE seeks software to streamline financial auditing management including digital currencies like Bitcoin.

KuCoin CEO Johhny Lyu hints at known suspects from last month’s $281 million hack.

SEC chairman said the agency is open to the idea of a tokenized ETF.

September marked the first time in history that Etherum miners made more from fees than from block rewards.

Several employees at Coinbase take the severance packages following CEO Brian Armstrong’s offer.

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Links:

• Coinbase Employees Have Begun to Take Severance Packages - CoinDesk
• SEC Chairman Open to Crypto-based Exchange-Traded Fund
• lyu_johnny on Twitter: "A quick update since my last livestream on Sep 30. After a thorough investigation, we have found the suspects of the 9.26 #KuCoin Security Incident with substantial proof at hand. Law enforcement officials and police are officially involved to take action." / Twitter
• First time in Ethereum's history, miners made more from fees than from block rewards
• beta.SAM.gov

Bitcoin is up 0.5% at $10,547
Ethereum is up 2% at $347
and XRP is up 1.5% at 23 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Ampleforth up 22%
Celsius Network up 19%

Braintrust raises 18 million in a new funding round led by Acme.

Equilibrium raises 5.5 million for cross-chain DeFi.

Venezuela launches national stock exchange built on Ethereum blockchain.

J Barry Thompson of Pennsylvania pled guilty to his involvement in a $7 million Bitcoin buying fraud.

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Links:

• Equilibrium, a Polkadot-based project for cross-chain DeFi, raises $5.5 million - The Block
• Venezuela Rolls Out Ethereum-Based Stock Exchange to Help Skirt US Sanctions - CoinDesk
• Braintrust raises $18 million in new funds for token-powered freelancer marketplace - The Block
• Federal Court Orders Pennsylvania Man Pay $7.4 Million in Restitution for Multi-Million Dollar Bitcoin Fraud | CFTC

Bitcoin is down 4% at $10,449
Ethereum is down 8% at $337
and XRP is down 5% at 23 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
UTRUST up 22%

October Surprise: Covid-19

Bitcoin fell yesterday ahead of the october surprise news on the CFTC and Department of Justice charges levied against BitMEX.

The European Central Bank published a 50-page report on the digital euro.

Coinlist president Andy Bromberg is leaving to lead ECO. Will act as special advisor to Coinlist.

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Links:

• Founders And Executives Of Off-Shore Cryptocurrency Derivatives Exchange Charged With Violation Of The Bank Secrecy Act | USAO-SDNY | Department of Justice
• CoinList president has joined a crypto project backed by Uber co-founder - The Block
• Bitcoin, Stocks Fall as Trump Tests Positive for COVID-19 - CoinDesk
• European Central Bank publishes report on digital euro, says 'we need to be ready' to issue it - The Block

Bitcoin is up 1.5% at $10,886
Ethereum is up 3.5% at $367
and XRP is up 2% at 24 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Celsius Network up 20%
Digibyte up 17%

Data management firm Fluree raises $2.5 million in additional VC funding unlocking a $1.5 million defense contract.

BitFlyer’s European arm is opening up tokyo-based liquidity for european bitcoin traders.

Thomas J Gity has been charged with scamming investors in a Florida crypto-trading scheme.

The SEC has levied a cease and desist against Salt Lending over their 2017 ICO.

MakerDAO adds Chainlink, Loopring and Compound as collateral options.

Links:

• MakerDAO Adds Chainlink, Compound, Loopring as Collateral Options | Nasdaq
• Thomas J. Gity, et al. (Release No. LR-24930; Sep. 30, 2020)
• Data Management Startup Fluree Unlocks $1.5M Air Force Contract With Latest VC Raise - CoinDesk
• SALT SEC ICO filing

Bitcoin is down slightly at $10,658
Ethereum is up slightly at $351
and XRP is down 1% at 24 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
The Midas Touch up 15%

Private equity investment firm Valentus is looking to raise $50 million through a token sale.

Ant Group has launched a cross-boarder blockchain trading platform called Trusple.

Aave has launched a new governance framework on the ethereum mainnet.

US lawmakers seek to clarify the rules and restrictions around cryptocurrency in the US.

Links:

• Lawmakers want to amend the Securities Act to provide more clarity for crypto assets - The Block
• The Governance is in your hands: vote on the first AIP! | by Isa Kivlighan | Aave Blog | Sep, 2020 | Medium
• Ant Launches Business Trade Blockchain in Run-Up to $35B IPO - CoinDesk
• U.S. firm Valentus to raise capital for credit fund via digital currency sale | Reuters

Bitcoin is up 1% at $10,718
Ethereum is up 2% at $351
and XRP is up 1% at 24 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Ren up 23%
and yearn finance up 20%

KuCoin has been hit with a security breach.

Kristy Lynn Felkins faces murder-for-hire charges.

Gemini has added support for seven new DeFi tokens.

University of Cambridge reports 189% increase in unique crypto users.

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Links:

• KuCoin | Cryptocurrency Exchange | Buy & Sell Bitcoin, Ethereum, and more
• Nevada Woman Charged in Bitcoin Murder-for-Hire as a Mystery Hacker Again Turns Tipster - CoinDesk
• Gemini to Support New DeFi Tokens | Gemini
• 3rd Global Cryptoasset Benchmarking Study - CCAF publications - Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance - Centres - Faculty & research - CJBS

Bitcoin is down 1% at $10,681
Ethereum is down 1.5% at $347
and XRP is down 2% at 24 cents

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

Russia’s ministry of finance is calling for higher reporting standards in the crypto space.

Roskomnadzor blacklists Binance’s website.

Chinese state-owned media make coordinated report that crypto is the year’s top performing investment.

Liquity raises $2.4 million in seed funding in a round led by Polychain capital.

Knesset members in Israel are looking to relax the tax burden on cryptocurrencies.

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Links:

• China State Media Make Rare Reports Calling Crypto 2020's Best Performing Asset - CoinDesk
• Israeli regulators propose Bitcoin be taxed as a currency, not an asset
• Liquity secures $2.4M in seed funding to further develop lending protocol - The Block

Bitcoin is down 1% at $10,396
Ethereum is down 1% at $337
and XRP is down 3% at 22 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Helium up 54%

Venezuela legalizes cryptocurrency mining, will force participants into a national pool.

JBS S.A. will use blockchain technology to help curb deforestation in the Amazon.

Sia Technology raises $3 million to develop a free internet dubbed "Skynet".

Coinbase hires for Coinbase Platforms

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Links:

• Venezuela Legalizes Crypto Mining but Will Force Industry Into National Pool - CoinDesk
• Brazil's JBS vows to monitor deforestation through whole cattle supply chain | Reuters
• Sia Tech raises $3 million to speed up the development of 'free Internet' - The Block
• Welcoming three new senior leaders to Coinbase | by Coinbase | Sep, 2020 | The Coinbase Blog

Bitcoin is down 2% at $10,880
Ethereum is down 2% at $374
and XRP is down 2% at 25 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Celo up 35%
and Curve up 15%

Kava labs has launched harvest.io a yield-generating DeFi platform for bitcoin and other non-ethereum assets.

Carolyn Wilkins, a bank of canada deputy, will not seek a re-election.

Michael Saylor explains MicroStrategy's Bitcoin buying.

An artist in South Carolina is tokenizing his body for tattoos.

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Links:

• Rarible - Bishop
• Bank of Canada Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn A. Wilkins will not seek second term - Bank of Canada
• MicroStrategy’s CEO reveals the company’s surprising Bitcoin buying strategy
• New Binance-Backed DeFi Site Lets You Earn Yield on Bitcoin, Other Non-Ethereum Assets - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up 1% at $11,086
Ethereum is down 1% at $384
and XRP is down 1% at 25 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Uniswap up 40%
and Celsius network up 17%

Blockchain Capital joins Libra.

A transparency blockchain measure has been voted down in Germany.

Investors are suing NVIDIA over the 2017 mining boom.

Uniswap up over 40%, questions bubbling about security and the SEC.

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Links:

• Investment Firm Blockchain Capital Joins Libra Association - CoinDesk
• German Lawmakers Vote 'Nein' on Blockchain for Transparency on Megaprojects - CoinDesk
• Investors Aren't Entitled To 'Crypto Craze' Docs, NVIDIA Says - Law360
• The runaway success of Uniswap's token raises an old question: is it a security? - The Block

Bitcoin is up 1.5% at $10,992
Ethereum is up 2% at $386
and XRP is up 2% at 25 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Uniswap up 32%
Loopring up 27%
and NEO up 19%

The US Homeland Security Dept. has opened a competition to crowdsource a digital wallet design.

Two Russian Nationals have been charged with extorting over 16.8 million from crypto exchange customers.

Decentralized exchange volumes are still soaring – showing almost 15 billion month to date.

DEX aggregator ParaSwap raised 2.7 million in seed funding

Uniswap airdropped their new UNI token causing a stir

Links:

• US Homeland Security Challenges Freelancers to Design It a Digital Wallet - CoinDesk
• Uniswap Recaptures DeFi Buzz With UNI Token's Airdropped Debut - CoinDesk
• Russian nationals charged with extorting over $16.8M from crypto exchange customers - The Block
• DEX volumes continue to soar in September, crossing almost $15 billion month-to-date - The Block
• DEX aggregator ParaSwap raises $2.7 million in seed funding - The Block

Bitcoin is down 1% at $10,876
Ethereum is up 4% at $382
and XRP is up 3% at 25 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
KCash up 60%
Just up 23%

Kraken is in the first exchange to be recognized a US bank.

Libra has hired the former HSBC CEO James Emmett.

PowerTrade has pulled in 4.7 million of funding from Pantera Capital.

Uniswap is launching a governance token as it works to keep up with SushiSwap.

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Links:

• Libra.org
• New Bitcoin Options App Raises $4.7M in Round Led by Pantera Capital - CoinDesk
• Kraken Becomes First Crypto Exchange to Become a US Bank - CoinDesk
• Coinbase Pro Lists Uniswap's New Token Just Hours After Launch - CoinDesk
• Uniswap | Introducing UNI

Bitcoin is up slightly at $10,324
Ethereum is up 1% at $370
and XRP is up 2% at 24 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Waves up 15%

A man in DC faces charges over his involvement in a diamond-backed token ponzi scheme.

Swisscom blockchain won an grant from the Web3 foundation to protect the Polkadot network.

Aelf Launches SashimiSwap

Miner revenue, and crypto trading volumes were up in August

Bitcoin is up 0.5% at $10,280
Ethereum is up 1% at $363
and XRP is up slightly at 24 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Defi Money up 62%
Yearn Finance up 20%
and Augur up 15%

TI Settles SEC ICO charges.

Chef Nomi returns the $14 million in Ether that they cashed out of SushiSwap last week

Wave Financial purchases a thousand barrels of kentucky whiskey.

A Singapore faces 3 years in prison and 12 strokes of the cane for stealing 200k meant to buy bitcoin.

Links:

• Jail, caning for member of trio who robbed bitcoin buyer of $365,000, Courts & Crime News & Top Stories - The Straits Times
• SEC Charges Rapper TI With Securites Violations for ICO - CoinDesk
• 'I F**ked Up': SushiSwap Creator Chef Nomi Returns $14M Dev Fund - CoinDesk
• Wave Financial Wins First Round of Investment for Whiskey Fund Ahead of Tokenization - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up 1% at $10,326
Ethereum is up 6.5% at $369
and XRP is up 2.5% at 24 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Algorand up 20%
Synthetix up 18%
and Yearn Finance up 18%

Kraken has returned to Japan after two years away.

California judge has dismisses a $200 million damages claim against AT&T in ongoing SIM-swapping suit.

Mastercard launches customizable Central Bank Digital Currency sandbox.

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Links:

• 暗号資産交換業登録完了のお知らせ
• Judge Dismisses $200M Damages Claim in AT&T Crypto Hack Lawsuit - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up 3% at $10,300
Ethereum is up 5.5% at $356
and XRP is up 1% at 24 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
SushiSwap up 50%
Yearn Finance up 34%
BNB up 20%

Chef Nomi abdicates - forks over control to FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried

Swerve has crosses 380 million in total value within 12 hours of launch

Brazil’s central bank president Roberto Neto says that the country will have a CBDC in 2022.

Craig Wright’s ongoing trial has been moved to january 2021

Bitcoin is down 3% at $10,141
Ethereum is down 10.5% at $340
and XRP is down 5% at 24 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Bitshares up 20%

ShiftCrypto discloses potential ransom attack method for Trezor and KeepKey hardware wallets.

Joseph Frank Abel pleds guilty to his involvement with the BitClub Network a ponzi scheme.

Chainalysis takes a look at the trade route between East Asia and Latin America.

Links:

• Hardware Wallet Flaw Lets Attackers Hold Crypto for Ransom Without Touching Device - CoinDesk
• California man admits to securities and tax offenses related to $722 million BitClub Network fraud scheme | Internal Revenue Service
• Chainalysis Blog | How Latin America Mitigates Economic Turbulence with Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin is down 3.5% at $10,435
Ethereum is down 4.5% at $393
and XRP is down 2% at 26 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Celo up 15%

Saudi Arabia business leaders propose blockchain based business passport.

Robinhood faces SEC investigation.

SEC brings charges against Mindset 24 Global LLC.

Bank of England Governor speaks on stable coins, central bank digital currencies, and the future of payments.

Links:

• Saudi Arabia Pitches Blockchain-Based Business Passport to Boost Trade Finance - CoinDesk
• Speech text
• Self-Help Firm That Mostly Took Bitcoin as Payment Mostly Just Helped Itself, SEC Charges - CoinDesk
• WSJ: Robinhood facing SEC investigation over dealings with high-frequency trading shops - The Block

Bitcoin is down 2% at $11,242
Ethereum is down 5% at $423
and XRP is down 4% at 27 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Origintriail up 27%
Akropolis up 19%
and Just up 16%

Lawmakers in the US push for the federal government to use blockchain solutions for COVID relief.

Revolut brings cryptocurrency services to Australian residents.

AlphaBay darknet moderator Bryan Herrell faces 11 years in prison.

The canton of Zug will accept bitcoin and ether for tax payments starting 2021

Links:

• Swiss canton Zug to accept bitcoin and ether for tax payment from next year - The Block
• Lawmakers Ask Trump to Use Blockchain in COVID Relief - CoinDesk
• Digital Bank Revolut Expands Crypto Buying and Selling Service to Australia - CoinDesk
• AlphaBay darknet moderator, who was paid in bitcoin, is sentenced to 11 years in prison - The Block

Bitcoin is up 1% at $11,469
Ethereum is up 2% at $393
and XRP is up 0.5% at 27 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Numeraire up 45%
UMA up 39%
and Elrond up 16%

The New Zealand stock exchange faced a barrage of criminal cyberattacks this week.

US House members have called for a briefing on recent seizure of crypto assets from terrorist groups.

NASA is backing a blockchain-based communications system.

Fidelity’s head of strategy and planning is at the helm of a new bitcoin-focused fund.

Bitcoin is up slightly at $11,318
Ethereum is up 1% at $382
and XRP is down 2% at 27 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Celo up 35%
UMA up 20%
and Band Protocol up 16%

The SEC has expanded its definition of qualified accredited investor.

The Libra association has hired Steve Bunnell as its new top lawyer.

Bitcoin’s implied volatility has fallen this morning ahead of Jerome Powell’s annual keynote.

Links:

• Libra Association Lands Ex-Homeland Security General Counsel (1)
• SEC expands accredited investor definition, lowering the barrier to private markets - The Block
• Bitcoin's Implied Volatility Falls Sharply Ahead of Jerome Powell Speech - CoinDesk

Fed Action Pumps Up Bitcoin Price by Cheapening Value of Dollar

Ripple Trademarks

IRS Ignores Internal Watchdog, Sends Letter to Cryptoverse Again

Links:

• Tyler Winklevoss says US Fed is the ‘biggest booster’ of Bitcoin price
• Ripple filed four US trademark applications this month
• IRS, Ignoring Its Own Watchdog, Sends Letters About Crypto Taxes Once Again - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down slightly at $11,558
Ethereum is down 2% at $385
and XRP is down 0.5% at 28 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Aragon network up 18%
Cosmos up 17%
and Ocean Protocol up 15%

Researchers at cybersecurity firm Mitiga identified a Monero mining script in a community AWS AMI.

Scientists at the Los Alamos National Laboratory say they’ve designed an AI for detecting would-be cryptojackers.

The CFTC is going after the owner of the fraudulent bitcoin trading scheme Control-Finance.

Links:

• An AWS Virtual Machine Is Infected With Mining Malware. There Could Be Others - CoinDesk
• CFTC seeks $572 million in penalty and restitution from the owner of 'fraudulent' bitcoin scheme Control-Finance - The Block
• Los Alamos Scientists Develop AI to Fight Cryptojacking - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down 1.5% at $11,580
Ethereum is down 4% at $390
and XRP is down 2.5% at 28 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Augur up 39%
and Decentraland up 26%

Former UBER CSO faces felony charges for a 2016 attempt to quash security breach with six-figure Bitcoin hush money.

A new bitcoin mining facility with 50-thousand rigs is readying for a september debut.

Polychain capital’s cryptocurrency hedge fund has added 19.5 million in investments

A Tokyo court has granted a protective order that will aid in the recovery of funds lost in a 2018 Coincheck hack

Links:

• Polychain Capital's Original Crypto Fund Raises an Additional $19.5M - CoinDesk
• Bitcoin Mining Facility With Room for 50,000 Rigs Set to Launch in Kazakhstan - CoinDesk
• Tokyo court grants protective order to recover some funds lost in the 2018 Coincheck hack - The Block

Bitcoin is down 1% at $11,672
Ethereum is down 2% at $402
and XRP is down 3% at 28 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
OMG Network up 69%
0x up 35%
and Qtum up 17%

INX limited will launch its watershed initial public offering as soon as Monday.

US Congressman Tom Emmer of minnesota will take crypto donations for his reelection campaign.

Thailand is readying its judicial system records for a move to the blockchain.

Bitcoin is down slightly at $11,840
Ethereum is down slightly at $411
and XRP is down 1% at 29 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
OMG Network up33%
Yearn Finance up 34%
and Algorand up 15%

Hawaii has re-opened to crypto companies with a regulatory sandbox

The UK branch of Gemini has registered with the UK Financial Conduct Authority.

Tether is moving 1 billion USDT coins from TRON to Ethereum.

Links:

• UK regulator adds Gemini to list of registered firms - The Block
• Hawaii Welcomes Crypto Exchanges Back With New Regulatory Sandbox - CoinDesk
• Tether is moving 1 billion USDT coins from TRON to Ethereum blockchain - The Block

Bitcoin is up slightly at $11,722
Ethereum is down 2.5% at $414
and XRP is up 0.5% at 29 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Yearn Finance up 40%
and Waves up 17%

The US Postal Service has filed a patent on a system called Secure Voting System that would use blockchain technology.

A woman in the UK was arrested for fraudulently obtaining £115,000 of cryptocurrency.

CoinMarketCap launches Earn — an education rewards program.

Bitcoin is up 1% at $11,880
Ethereum is up 2% at $436
and XRP is down 1% at 29 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Synthetix up 32%
Digibyte up 17%
and Aave up 16%

Brad Garlinghouse, the CEO of Ripple told the financial times that the company aims to be the Amazon of payments.

The Boston Federal reserve is partnering with MIT on a research effort focused on central bank digital currencies

The Winklevoss Twins met with Barstool founder Dave Portnoy in a wide-ranging conversation about Bitcoin.

Links:

• Barstool Sports' Dave Portnoy buys bitcoin after Winklevoss pitch - The Block
• Ripple aims to become 'the Amazon of payments' says CEO - The Block
• Ripple CEO Hits Out at Reports Claiming Firm Is Pivoting From Interbank Payments - CoinDesk
• Speech by Governor Brainard on "An Update on Digital Currencies" - Federal Reserve Board

Bitcoin is up 2% at $11,750
Ethereum is up 8% at $427
XRP is up 7% at 30 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Algorand up 28%
Kyber network up 22%
and Tron up 20%

YAM is dead. Long live YAM.

VPNs and other anti-censorship applications have jumped in popularity in Belarus

JPMorgan appears to be in further discussions with ConsenSys.

Links:

• YAM Post-Rescue Attempt Update. At approximately 6PM UTC, on Wed August… | by Yam Finance | Aug, 2020 | Medium
• DeFi Meme Coin YAM Succumbs to Fatal 'Rebase' Bug, Makes Plans for 'YAM 2.0' - CoinDesk
• VPN Usage Surges as Belarus Remains Offline - CoinDesk
• JPMorgan plans to lead ConsenSys’ $50m convertible note raise - The Block

Bitcoin is down 1% at $11,664
Ethereum is down slightly at $390
and XRP is down 2% at 29 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Chainlink up 24%
Cosmos up 19%
and VeChain up 15%

A California privacy watchdog has spoken out against a proposal to put medical records on the blockchain.

The crypto debit card provider Wirex is expanding in the US.

German authorities have seized 30 million worth of crypto from the streaming site Movie2K.

Bitcoin is up 0.5% at $11,805
Ethereum is down 0.5% at $394
and XRP is down 2.5% at 30 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Decentraland up 26%
Band Protocol up 22%
and Zilliqa up 15%

Binance receives a green light for BUSD from NYDFS.

Russia’s largest state-owned bank Sberbank is preparing to launch its own stable coin Sbercoin.

Compound releases their own price oracle.

Links:

• Sberbank is preparing to issue its own cryptocurrency - Vedomosti
• DeFi platform Compound launches permissionless price oracle - The Block
• Binance Says New York Banks Can Now Use Its Stablecoin After Watchdog Approval - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up slightly at $11,765
Ethereum is down 1% at $394
and XRP is up 1% at 30 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Aurora up 15%
and Elrond up 15%

IDEX has pulled in an extra $2.5 million in seed money ahead of its IDEX 2.0 launch.

US Senate has confirmed SEC commissioner Hester Peirce for a second term in office.

Dapper Labs has raised a new funding round.

Goldman Sachs is considering its own cryptocurrency.

Links:

• NBA Players Andre Iguodala, Spencer Dinwiddie, Javale McGee, and Aaron Gordon join Samsung, Coinbase Ventures, and the Cultural Leadership Fund, in Dapper Labs $12M investment round for Flow blockchain
• U.S. Senate confirms crypto-friendly SEC commissioner Hester Peirce for second term in office - The Block
• Decentralized exchange IDEX raises $2.5 million in seed funding ahead of IDEX 2.0 launch - The Block
• Goldman names new head of digital assets in bet on blockchain

Bitcoin is up 2% at $11,212
Ethereum is up 8% at $388
and XRP is up 10% at 30 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
HedgeTrade up 20%
and Ren up 20%

The 17-year old Twitter hacker apparently owns $3 million+ in Bitcoin.

Crypto hedge fund Neural Capital has shuttered .

Spanish crypto payments app and card issuer 2Gether was hacked friday.

Bitcoin is down 4% at $11,160
Ethereum is up 2.5% at $366
and XRP is up 5% at 28 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Hedge Trade up 37%
and bluezelle up 30%

Bitcoin tested 12k yesterday and saw 12% drop in 6 minutes as it met a wall of futures positions

Decentralized exchange volumes rose to 4.3 billion in July.

Coinbase launched a 2% rewards program on DAI stablecoin accounts.

The number of Robinhood users holding Kodak jumped 1200% on government loan.

Japanese brave browser users are on the deck to receive BAT tokens as rewards for web browsing.

Links:

• Coinbase Now Offers 2% Rewards on Dai Stablecoin Accounts - CoinDesk
• The number of Robinhood users holding Kodak stocks soars after Trump admin announces $765M loan - The Block
• Brave browser's Japanese users will soon be able to receive BAT token - The Block
• Decentralized exchange volumes surged to $4.3 billion in July, breaking monthly record - The Block
• Bitcoin and Ethereum crash by more than 12% in 6 minutes as more than $1B of positions gets liquidated - The Block

Bitcoin is up 2.5% at $11,532
Ethereum is up 2% at $353
and XRP is up 7% at 26 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Melon Protocol up 15%

Putin has signed a bill that will prohibit the use of cryptocurrencies as a means of payment in Russia.

17-year old charged in Twitter hack.

Longfin Corp to pay 223 million to investors over the company's 2017 IPO.

Links:

• An update on our security incident
• Putin signs bill that will prohibit the use of cryptocurrencies for payment starting next year - The Block
• 17-year-old Florida resident charged in connection with Twitter hack and bitcoin giveaway scam - The Block
• In Re Longfin Corp. Securities Class Action Litigation, Docket No. 1:18-cv-02933 (S.D.N.Y. Apr 03, 2018), Court Docket

Bitcoin is up 1.5% at $11,203
Ethereum is up 8% at $343
and XRP is up 1% at 25 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Bancor up 20%

Ripple paid 15 million in XRP incentives to MoneyGram in the second quarter of 2020.

David Schweikert, congressman from Arizona has been ordered to pay 50k in fines for violating ethics standards.

The SEC is getting ready to take a closer look at Binance coin and other coins related to Binance’s blockchain.

The US dollar has reached its lowest since May of 2018.

Links:

• Ripple paid $15.1 million in XRP incentives to MoneyGram in Q2 2020 - The Block
• Ethics Committee reprimands Schweikert for slew of violations - POLITICO
• beta.SAM.gov
• Dollar Falls to Lowest Level in Over 2 Years While Gold, Silver, Bitcoin Continue to Shine - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down 1% at $11,026
Ethereum is down 0.5% at $319
and XRP is up 2% at 24 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Aave up 25%
and Travala. com up 18%

Ledger updates from security breach

Chinese authorities arrest all 27 "major suspects" of the PlusToken fraud.

US Marines were notified this week that they are prohibited from using government issued mobile devices to mine cryptocurrency.

Bitcoin is up 4% at $10,004
Ethereum is up 8% at $309
and XRP is up 4% at 22 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Elrond up 19%
and Travala(dot)com up 15%

Ukraine’s Ministry of Digital Transformation to work with Crystal Blockchain jump-starting the government’s virtual asset monitoring initiative.

Signature bank reported strong growth in the first half of the year with close to $8 billion in deposit growth.

Coinbase user base at 35 million — up 5 million since the first of the year.

Bitcoin is up 1% at $9,605
Ethereum is up 4% at $284
and XRP is up 2% at 21 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Unibright up 26%
and Block Stack up 15%

A federal court ruled that Bitcoin is a form of “money” covered under the Washington DC Money Transmitters Act.

Bitcoin Suisse raised $48 million in their first round of fund-raising.

Former CFTC chair Christopher Giancarlo made a case for the development of a digital dollar in a senate hearing.

Links:

• Crypto Bank Hopeful Bitcoin Suisse Raises $48M in First-Ever Round - CoinDesk
• Bitcoin Is a Form of Money in DC, Federal Court Rules - CoinDesk
• Giancarlo pitches Congress on piloting a 'digital dollar' in the U.S.

Bitcoin is up .05% at $9,538
Ethereum is up 4% at $274
and XRP is up .05% at 20 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
VeThor Token up 23%

A hacker has been using a botnet to infect thousands of computers to hijack them and mine Monero

Apple Co-founder Steve Wozniak has sued Youtube and Google over Bitcoin giveaway scams

Opera’s web browser is reporting for the first time that 170,000 users use its crypto wallets each month.

Links:

• YouTube asks court to dismiss crypto giveaway scam lawsuit filed by Ripple - The Block
• Opera's Built-In Crypto Wallets Have 170K Monthly Active Users - CoinDesk
• Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak Sues YouTube Over Bitcoin Giveaway Scams - CoinDesk
• Newly Discovered Botnet Infected Up to 5,000 Computers with a Monero Miner - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up 2% at $9,523
Ethereum is up 9% at $265
and XRP is up 3% at 20 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
VeThor Token up 15%

Binance has listed Maker and Dai tokens.

Twitter announced that during their hack, hackers accessed the direct messages of at least 36 of the hacked accounts.

Congress added two blockchain amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act.

Links:

• An update on our security incident
• Soto Amendments Pass in Annual House Defense Bill | Congressman Darren Soto
• Binance lists Maker and Dai tokens amid DeFi boom - The Block

Bitcoin is down slightly at $9,139
Ethereum is down slightly at $234
and XRP is down 1% at 20 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Aave up 22%
Digitex Futures, up 16%

Jose Delbo is premiering new ethereum-backed artwork on MakersPlace.

The US Office of Foreign Assets Control said 4 Chinese nationals used crypto to launder drug money.

Colorado is throwing more support behind blockchain and crypto in an effort to develop a Web3 lottery system.

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Bitcoin is up slightly at $9,169
Ethereum is up 0.5% at $235
and XRP is down 0.5 at 20 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
iExec RLC up 30%
and Machine Xchange up 26%

Jack Abramoff has plead guilty to charges of conspiracy and violating the Lobbying Disclosure Act in the AML BitCoin scam.

Elliptic has said said 3 bitcoin from the twitter hack were sent to a likely wasabi wallet for mixing.

Canadian startup BlockCrushr Labs is taking ConsenSys to court over stolen trade secrets.

Bitcoin is up 1% at $9,153
Ethereum is up 0.5% at $233
and XRP is up 3% at 20 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Algorand up 32%
Aave up 20%
and Stellar up 17%

The US Department of Energy has awarded a $1 million grant to software company infoBeyond Technology.

The Bank of Thailand has confirmed that they are actively using their CBDC.

The Malaysian financial regulator has clarified that Binance is not authorized to operate in the country

Jae Woo Kim of New York was arrested on charges of defrauding investorsof more than $4.5 million.

Links:

• U.S. officials award $1 million to company studying blockchain's use in power grid security - The Block
• Binance is not authorized to operate in Malaysia, says the country's financial regulator - The Block
• New Yok Man Charged With Wire Fraud In Alleged Multi-Million Dollar Cryptocurrency Investment Scheme | USAO-NDCA | Department of Justice
• BOT cryptocurrency rolled out for businesses before public debut 
• NCLA Stands up for Bitcoin Investors in Suit Against IRS for Unlawful Seizure of Private Financial Data

Bitcoin is down 1.5% at $9,095
Ethereum is down 3% at $232
and XRP is down 4% at 19 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
IExec RLC, up 16%

Twitter was hacked yesterday via a coordinated social engineering attack for a Bitcoin scam.

The Samsung Galaxy smartphone now supports the stellar blockchain network.

Sorare has picked up $4 million in a seed round.

New Hampshire resident James Harper is suing the IRS for unlawful seizure of private financial data.

Links:

• Samsung Galaxy smartphones now support Stellar blockchain - The Block
• Twitter’s massive hack: What we know after Apple, Biden, Obama, Musk, and others tweeted a bitcoin scam - The Verge
• Ethereum-based gaming startup Sorare raises $4 million in seed funding - The Block
• Tax Day lawsuit alleges the IRS violated crypto holders' constitutional rights - The Block

Bitcoin is up 1% at $9,261
Ethereum is up 1% at $240
and XRP is up 1% at 20 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Aave up 20%
Hyperion, up 15%

A New York appeals court rules against Bitfinex and Tether re: jurisdiction, and the legal standing of Tether.

Over half the PPP funds in the crypto sector went to development firms and financial services.

A securities regulator in Texas has accused a south african trading pool of fraud.

Canaan Creative was in the news this week for internal troubles.

Bitcoin is up slightly at $9,220
Ethereum is down slightly at $239
and XRP is up 2% at 20 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Elrond, up 23%
Stellar, up 15%

Bitcoin Gold’s developer team is reporting that a 51% attack on the blockchain was unsuccessful.

Whale Alert has issued a new report that scammers have made $24 million in bitcoin in the first half of 2020.

Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen is apparently paying to install hundreds of security cameras across San Francisco.

Links:

• Chasing Crypto Criminals. During the past two weeks we have been… | by Whale Alert | Jul, 2020 | Medium
• Why Is a Tech Executive Installing Security Cameras Around San Francisco? - The New York Times
• Attempted 51% Attack on Bitcoin Gold Was Thwarted, Developers Say - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down 2% at $9,191
Ethereum is down 3% at $239
and XRP is down 5% at 20 cents

Those are your leaders by market cap

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Elrond, up 22%
Stratis, up 17%

A Romanian man has pled guilty to charges connected to the BitClub Ponzi Scheme.

Coinbase has reportedly started preparations to go public as early as late this year.

A man in Pennsylvania has pled guilty to bank fraud after he falsely claimed to own Bitcoin.

Tether has blacklisted 39 ethereum addresses that collectively hold millions of dollars worth of USDT.

Links:

• Tether has blacklisted 39 Ethereum addresses that hold millions of dollars worth of USDT - The Block
• Exclusive: Crypto exchange Coinbase readies landmark stock market listing, sources say - Reuters
• Report and Recommendations on Guilty Plea – #18 in United States v. Smail (N.D.W. Va., 2:20-cr-00002) – CourtListener.com
• Romanian Programmer Admits that He Helped Create Bitclub Network, a Fraud Scheme Worth at Least $722 Million | USAO-NJ | Department of Justice

Bitcoin is down slightly at $9,416
Ethereum is up slightly at $247
and XRP is up 5% at 21 cents

Those are your leaders by market cap

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Stellar up 18%
DogeCoin, up 17%

Military officials in Venezuela have seized over 300 unregistered bitcoin miners.

The Children’s Heart Unit Fund has received $48k in cryptocurrency donations.

Chicago-based Ceres waits on SEC response.

Chinese police seized over $15 million in crypto from operators who sold counterfeit tokens in an arbitrage scam.

Links:

• Ferrari, McLaren and $15M in Crypto Seized as Chinese Police Bust Arbitrage Scam - CoinDesk
• Children's Heart Charity Receives $48K in Crypto Donations
• Ceres SEC Filing
• Venezuelan military officials seize 315 bitcoin miners - The Block

Bitcoin is down 0.5% at $9,038
Ethereum is down 0.5% at 225
and XRP is down 1% at 18 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
VeChain up 23%

BaFin had only one staff member at the financial reporting enforecement panel (FPREP) working on the Wirecard review for 2019.

Bitcoin’s price has been increasingly correlated with the S&P 500.

2020's Q2 sees $180 billion transacted on Bitcoin blockchain

Bitcoin is down 0.5% at $9,066
Ethereum is down 0.5% at 225
and XRP is up slightly at 18 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Ren up 17%
and Loopring up 15%

Jack Mallers has announced that his product Strike has entered beta.

Oxfam Ireland has received a one million euro grant to fund a blockchain aid distribution project.

Switzerland’s InCore Bank has added access for crypto exchange Kraken’s European clientele.

Bitcoin is down 1.5% at $9,103
Ethereum is down 1% at 227
and XRP is up slightly at 18 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Maidsafe up 1%
and Kyber Network up 18%

New York Digital Investment Group raised 190 million for one of it’s bitcoin funds.

The European Innovation Council has awarded $5.5 million to six winners of the blockchains for social good program.

Alex Masmej is giving $ALEX token holders control of his life.

IOHK has launched a $20 million fund for ecosystem startups.

Bitcoin is up 1% at $9,197
Ethereum is up slightly at 228
and XRP is up slightly at 18 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Aave up 17%
and Kyber Network up 16%

The ZenGo wallet service discovered a double-spend vulnerability in its competitors wallets.

Crypto custodian Curv raised a 23 million dollar series A.

Lawyers in washington DC can now accept crypto as payment for services.

The UK high court of justice has ordered the exchange GPay to shutter.

Links:

• A newly-disclosed flaw found in several popular Bitcoin wallets could let attackers trick users into thinking they got paid - The Block
• Crypto custodian Curv raises $23 million in Series A funding - The Block
• Acceptance of Cryptocurrency as Payment for Legal Fees
• Online cryptocurrency trading platform shut down by courts - GOV.UK

Bitcoin is down 1% at $9,047
Ethereum is down 3% $223
and XRP is down 2% at 18 cents

Those are your leaders by market cap

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Haven Protocol up 20%
and Davinci Coin up 19%

Public Citizen is working to stop Canadian firm DMG Blockchain from using US electricity for mining efforts.

Sovrin cuts all staff.

The DOJ is indicting the founder of the anti-money laundering token AML-bitcoin for money laundering.

Links:

• Consumer Watchdog Moves to Block Canadian Bitcoin Miner From US Power Grid - CoinDesk
• Sovrin Foundation Sheds All Paid Staff in Tale of a Token Issuance Gone Wrong - CoinDesk
• DOJ Indicts Founder of Anti-Money Laundering Bitcoin Project for Money Laundering - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down slightly at $9,152
Ethereum is down slightly at $229
and XRP is down 2% at 18 cents

Those are your leaders by market cap

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Cortex up 27%
and Request Network, up 20%

The AVA blockchain project pulled in 12 million with a private token sale

Ebang’s Nasdaq listing went live yesterday

Australian Bitcoin goes postal.

Kadena open sources Covid-19 test tracker.

Links:

• Blockchain project AVA raises $12 million in a private token sale - The Block
• Blockchain Maker Kadena Announces App to Track Covid Tests, Token Listing on Bittrex Global
• Shares of bitcoin miner maker Ebang slide after trading begins on Nasdaq - The Block
• Australia Post Now Lets Customers Buy Bitcoin at Over 3,500 Outlets - CoinDesk

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Ark up 23%
and Reserve Rights, up 19%

The New York Department of Financial Services has issued a new three-strike rule for BitLicense applicants.

FC Barcelona fans quickly grabbed the 1.3 million dollars worth of tokens issued this week.

UK regulator suspends Wirecard's subsidiary that issues Visa crypto debit cards

Telegram is facing 18.5 million in penalties to end the token sale dispute with the SEC.

Links:

• FC Barcelona's Token Sale Hit $1.3M Cap in Under 2 Hours - CoinDesk
• Virtual Currency Businesses: Notice of Virtual Currency Business Activity License Application Procedures | Department of Financial Services
• Requirements have been imposed on Wirecard’s authorisation | FCA
• Telegram will pay $18.5m in penalties to end token sale dispute with the SEC - The Block

Bitcoin is down 2.5% at $9,219
Ethereum is down 3.5% at $232
and XRP is down 1.5% at 18 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Request Network, up 32%
and Quant Network up 25%

Former Wirecard CEO Markus Braun has been arrested.

PayPal and Venmo are planning to let users buy and sell crypto.

Brazil’s central bank has suspended WhatsApp’s payments service only a week after launch.

The final judgement has been handed down in the case between the SEC and Shopin

Links:

• PayPal and Venmo are reportedly planning to let users buy and sell crypto - The Block
• Eran Eyal and UnitedData, Inc. d/b/a/ "Shopin, " (Release No. LR-24842; Jun. 23, 2020)
• Banco Central do Brasil
• Wirecard’s Former Billionaire CEO Markus Braun Arrested Over Allegations Of Fraud

Bitcoin is up .05% at $9,353
Ethereum is up .05% at $228
and XRP is up slightly at 19 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
DaVinci Coin up 43%
and Haven Protocol up 35%

Economists at the New York Federal reserve called bitcoin just another type of fiat money in a blog post.

Ethereum’s miners are increasing their gas limit by 25%

Bitfinex has been granted just 2 out of 3 subpoenas while it looks for millions of dollars that went missing in 2018

Canada’s central bank is hiring for a CBDC project manager

Links:

• Canada’s Central Bank Is Serious About Designing a CBDC, Job Posting Reveals - CoinDesk
• Bitfinex Granted 2 of 3 Subpoenas in Hunt for Missing Millions - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down 1% at $9,306
Ethereum is down 1% at $228
and XRP is down 1% at 19 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Ankr network up 22%
and Synthetix up 15%

The DOJ reports DEA failed to properly handle crypto investigations.

The national bank of cambodia reveals technical details around Project Bakong.

Researchers highlight a high severity vulnerability within the De-Fi wallet Argent.

Links:

• US Drug Agency Failed to Properly Oversee Crypto Investigations: DOJ Report - CoinDesk
• Argent Vulnerability – Technical Report – OpenZeppelin blog
• Cambodia Plots Dollar-Free Future With Blockchain-Based Payments: White Paper - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down slightly at $9,404
Ethereum is down 1% at $233
and XRP is down 1% at 19 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Elrond up 34%
Aave up 18%
and iExec RLC up 17%

CEO Markus Braun has resigned from Wirecard.

we.trade has laid off half its staff.

Earnst and Young has launched a crypto tax app.

Ebang has picked Nasdaq for its IPO — looking to raise more than 100 million.

Links:

• Wirecard CEO quits after auditors can't find $2.1 billion
• EY Launches Cryptocurrency Tax App | CPA Practice Advisor
• Banks-owned blockchain trade finance startup We.trade cuts 50% of its staff - The Block
• Bitcoin miner maker Ebang selects Nasdaq for its IPO, in which it plans to raise more than $100 million - The Block

Those are your leaders by market cap

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Elrond up 19%
and Baer Chain up 17%

Good Cycle behind $5 million transaction fees.

Trouble at Wirecard

The Austrian government will include blockchain tech in their contract tracing efforts.

Links:

• News detail | Wirecard
• The sender of $5 million Ethereum transaction fees has revealed itself - The Block

Bitcoin is up slightly at $9,431
Ethereum is even at $236
and XRP is down slightly at 19 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
QuantStamp up 47%
and Reddcoin up 15%

Bitcoin IRA is branching out to smaller accounts and decreasing minimum thresholds

Researchers examine the importance of transaction fees in "Revisiting Transactional Statistics of High-scalability Blockchain"

Vice reports on wash trading at Coinsquare

Links:

• Free Transactions Invite Systemic Attacks on Blockchains, Researchers Find - CoinDesk
• Cryptocurrency Exchange CEO Ordered Employees to Make Fake Trades, Leaked Documents Show - VICE

Bitcoin is down 1% at $9,436
Ethereum is down 1% at $236
and XRP is down 1.5% at 19 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Verge up 29%
Siacoin up 15%
and Baer Chain up 15%

The New York Times has released details about its News Provenance Project.

Paul Le Roux has been sentenced to a prison term.

DADA art collective is exploring the intersection of protest and modern art on the blockchain.

Links:

• Drug Dealer Just Sentenced to 25 Years Hoped to Build a Better Bitcoin Miner - CoinDesk
• How an Art Collective Is Using Blockchain to Protest Police Brutality - CoinDesk

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 2% at $9,542
Ethereum is down 2% at $239
and XRP is down 3.5% at 19 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Horizon up 27%
and Digibyte up 15%

A series of transactions have caught the attention of the crypto world

Three Arrows Capital has become the first qualified investor to hold more than 5% of Grayscale Bitcoin Trust shares.

Microsoft has released a beta version of its decentralized identity tool on the bitcoin blockchain.

Unstoppable domains has launched censorship resistant blogging capabilities.

Links:

• Crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital now holds 6.26% of GBTC shares, worth nearly $259 million - The Block
• A bug? Another mysterious Ethereum transaction took place with $2.6 million in fees - The Block
• Microsoft releases a beta version of its decentralized identity tool on the Bitcoin blockchain - The Block
• Unstoppable Domains Taps IPFS for Censorship-Resistant Blogging Platform - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up slightly at $9751
Ethereum is up slightly $244
XRP is up slightly at 20 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours
Bolt up 97%
Maker up 22%
Kyber Network up 24%

Bitmain power struggle continues.

Elrond challenges users to 'break it's blockchain' issues 60k bounty.

Bitcoin is up slightly at $9,684
Ethereum is up slightly at $243
and XRP is up slightly at 20 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Zilqua up 16%
Verge up 17%

Coinbase is looking to sell blockchain analytics software to the DEA and the IRS.

The SEC is filing charges in salt lake city against three leaders of the Modern Money Team cryptocurrency MLM

Robinhood users are buying US blockchain ETFs and it’s pushing the number of holders to 2020 highs

Regulators in New York and France to create innovation corridor

Bitcoin is up slightly at $9,662
Ethereum is down slightly at $242
and XRP is down .05% at 20 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Wax up 71%
Swissborg up 17%

Wasabi Wallet is drawing Europol’s attention for facilitating dark web transactions.

The OCC seeks feedback from the public on digital activities of national banks and federal savings associations

Bitcoin Core researcher Gleb Naumenko gets 100k grant from Bitmex's parent company.

3 of Japan’s biggest banks are joining a study group that’s investigating a digital payment system

Links:

• Bitcoin mixer Wasabi Wallet under Europol's lens for facilitating dark web transactions - The Block
• Japan to look at building a common infrastructure for digital payments - Reuters
• BitMEX parent offers $100K grant to Bitcoin Core researcher Gleb Naumenko - The Block
• U.S. regulator seeks public input as it reviews crypto, DLT activities in the banking sector - The Block

Bitcoin is up slightly at $9,617
Ethereum is up 2% at $242
and XRP is up .05% at 20 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
HedgeTrade up 32%
Loopring up 15%

US Securities and Exchange Commissioner Hester Peirce has been nominated for another term by the White House

Coinbase has cut rewards for holding the USDC stable coin by 90%.

Coincheck, the Japanese exchange has fallen victim to a data breach.

The OOC, a nonprofit working on offshore energy, has found a blockchain management system that reduces costs and time for transporting wastewater.

Bitcoin is up slightly at $9,571
Ethereum is up half a percent at $238
and XRP is up 3% at 21 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Cardano up 18%
Vechain up 15%

Cardano announces Shelley update.

The number of blockchain investment deals has declined for seven consecutive months.

A JP Morgan strategist is saying that Bitcoin’s market price is now in line with its intrinsic value price.

Polkadot’s blockchain mainnet went live this week.

Bitcoin is up 1.5% at $9,550
Ethereum is up 8% at $236
and XRP is up 3.5% at 20 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Maker up 48%
Aave up 20%

Amazon has patented a DLT system for proving the authenticity of consumer goods

San Francisco based Magic lands $4 million in funding.

The digital dollar project has issued a white paper calling for a US central bank digital currency.

Links:

• Digital Dollar Project Calls for 2-Tiered Distribution System in First White Paper for US CBDC - CoinDesk
• 'Passwordless Login' Startup Magic Raises $4M From Naval Ravikant, Placeholder - CoinDesk
• Amazon Patents Blockchain-Based Product Authenticator - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down half a percent at $9,375
Ethereum is up 4% at $218
and XRP is down slightly at 20 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Bancor up 29%
Storm up 17%

VeChain is working on a drug tracing platform for Bayer.

Floating Point Group has closed a $2 million seed round.

Kingdom Trust will launch the Kingdom Trust Choice platform with a unified retirement account.

The Stellar foundations development fund has loaned the firm SatoshiPay half a million

Links:

• VeChain to Develop Drug-Tracing Platform for Pharma Giant Bayer - CoinDesk
• Crypto trading platform closes $2 million seed round backed by Naval Ravikant, AngelList - The Block
• Stellar Throws SatoshiPay a $550K Lifeline After Coronavirus Knocks Out Series A - CoinDesk
• Floating Point Group, An MIT Crypto Fintech Startup, Modernizes Digital Currency Trading
• Kingdom Trust Rolls Out An IRA That Can Hold Any Asset

Bitcoin is up 3% at $9,438
Ethereum is up 2% at $210
and XRP is down slightly at 20 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Monero Classic up 64%
Thunder Token up 17%

Gemini has partnered with samsung on the samsung blockchain wallet.

A new actively managed bitcoin hedge fund announced by MaiCapital in Hong Kong.

Coinbase has acquired Tagomi.

Goldman Sachs says Bitcoin is “not an asset class"

Links:

• A new actively managed bitcoin hedge fund gets launched in Hong Kong - The Block
• Goldman Sachs: Cryptocurrencies 'Are Not an Asset Class' - CoinDesk
• Gemini First US Exchange to Integrate With Samsung's Blockchain Wallet - CoinDesk
• Coinbase shakes up the crypto prime broker race with its acquisition of Tagomi - The Block

Bitcoin is up 4% at $9,148
Ethereum is up 2.5% at $206
and XRP is up 2.5% at 20 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Theta Token up 20%
Maidsafe up 15%
and Quant Network up 15%

Bitfury has announced an investor program for mining farms aimed at institutional investors.

Facebook’s Calibra, the digital wallet subsidiary built for Libra is getting a re-brand.

Google has signed on as a network validator for the blockchain video network Theta.

Bitcoin is up 1% at 8,857
Ethereum is down half a % at $202
and XRP is up slightly at 19 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Theta Token up 26%
and Metic Network up 15%

CoinDCX picks up $2.5 million from Coinbase Ventures and Polychain Capital.

Tencent will invest $70 billion into new tech to move past the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Thailand announced the Thai Digital Energy Development, a public-private venture with Power Ledger.

Craig Wright claims to own bitcoin addresses, those addresses send a message back.

Bitcoin is down 4% at 8,757
Ethereum is down 2% at $202
and XRP is down 3% at 19 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Zillqua up 22%
and Grin up 22%