Bitcoin is up slightly at $39,799
Ethereum is up slightly at $2,930
and Binance Coin is up .5% at $405

OneFootball has raised $300M in their series D round.

Deus Finance exploited for $13M.

Meta says their metaverse unit Reality Labs lost $2.9B in Q1 2022

Edward Snowden was a part of the core group ceremony that launched Zcash.

Bitcoin is up 1% at $35,500
Ethereum is up 1% at $2,458
and Binance Token is up 1% at 330

Monero up 20%
Zcash up 17%
Helium up 17%

USDC maker Circle is considering a SPAC deal

The SEC has filed a lawsuit against the alleged promoters of the BitConnect crypto Ponzi scheme

US treasury looking to expand crypto reporting

Police in the west midlands discover illicit mining farm.

Links:

• SEC.gov | SEC Charges U.S. Promoters of $2 Billion Global Crypto Lending Securities Offering
• Treasury revenue proposals. (p.94)
• Bitcoin ‘mine’ uncovered during industrial unit raid | News | West Midlands Police
• After $440 million fundraise, Circle is said to be considering a SPAC deal

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 3% at $30,315
Ethereum is up slightly at $737
and Litecoin is down 1% at 125 dollars

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Dogecoin up 44%
Reserve Rights up 23%
Algorand up 15%

Bitcoin has topped 30k for the first time.

Ether from the 2017 Parity wallet hack is on the move.

Bittrex announced they will be delisting privacy coins on January 15th.

DeFi hacks lost 120 million in 15 hacks across 2020.

Non-fungible token artwork posted an all time high of 8.2 million in December

Links:

• Bittrex to Delist 'Privacy Coins' Monero, Dash and Zcash - CoinDesk
• Hackers stole $120 million via 15 DeFi hacks in 2020 - The Block
• $8.2 Million Worth of Crypto Artwork Sold in December - Decrypt
• 2017 Parity wallet hacker begins moving ETH - The Block

Bonds Issued on Blockchain

Binance Halts Withdrawals of Ethereum: Minor Hard Fork

Shapeshift De-lists Zcash

Links:

• World's Second Biggest Bank to Issue $3B in Bonds Tradable for Bitcoin - CoinDesk
• Binance briefly pauses Ethereum withdrawals as network suffers ‘minor hard-fork’
• ShapeShift Delists Privacy Coin Zcash Over Regulatory Concerns - CoinDesk

Keycard Launched

Argo Doubles Mining Capacity for Zcash

Metaco Partners with Frankfurt School Blockchain Center

Links:

• Argo Buys $500K-Worth of Zcash Miners as Bitcoin Revenue Shrivels - CoinDesk
• Swiss Tech Firm Metaco Taps Blockchain Think Tank to Bolster Services - CoinDesk
• Contactless NFC Hardware Wallet Authorizes Crypto Transactions With a Tap

Bitcoin is up 10% at 5,624
Ethereum is up 10% at $124
and XRP is up 6% at 15 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Steem Token up 151%
Dash up 29%
and Zcash up 18%

The Steem token saw a huge lift in price with Binance and Huobi vouching to support the Steem blockchain hard fork.

The S&P500 VIX (fear index) closed at all-time highs this week.

The FDIC has approved the deposit insurance application for Square.

Hawaii has announced a regulatory sandbox for digital currency issuers.

Links:

• Binance, Huobi to support Steem's hard fork into Hive; the steem token is up by 180% - The Block
• The S&P500 "Fear Index" closed at all time highs this week as volatility across assets remain near historic highs - The Block
• Square's new industrial loan company receives approvals ahead of planned 2021 launch - The Block
• Hawaii is establishing a regulatory sandbox for digital currency issuers - The Block

China's CBDC Out Soon

Goldman Says Buy Bitcoin

Coinbase Drops Zcash for UK Customers August 26

Links:

• China's Central Bank 'Close' to Launching Official Digital Currency - CoinDesk
• Goldman Sachs Analysts' Note Says Now's a Good Time to Buy Bitcoin - CoinDesk
• Coinbase UK Dropping Support for Cryptocurrency Zcash - CoinDesk