Daily Crypto Report

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by watchthiscards.com Bitcoin is up slightly at $19,826 Ethereum is up slightly at $1450 and Binance Coin down slightly at $271 VMA awards feature first ever metaverse category. BarrelDAO sells out NFT-linked Solana Summer Shandy. AVAX slides on whistleblower's announcment. Mysten Labs Discord hacked. Links: Crypto Leaks | Ava Labs (Avalanche) attacks Solana & cons regulators in evil conspiracy with bought law firm, Roche Freedman BarrelDAO sells out NFT-linked Solana Summer Shandy beer Sui by Mysten Labs on Twitter: "🚨URGENT 🚨 Our Discord server has been hacked. Please do not click on any links posted in the last 8 hours. Our team is working to resolve this ASAP. Thank you for your patience." / Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by watchthiscards.com Bitcoin is up slightly at $20,046 Ethereum is up slightly at $1486 and Binance Coin down slightly at $279 Pew survey results. AntPool says they won't maintain client assets on Ethereum after merge. Grayscale unsure of alt trust regulatory certainty. CoinSwitch Kuber cooperating with Indian Enforcement Directorate. Links: 46% of cryptocurrency investors in US say it did worse than expected | Pew Research Center Grayscale, Disclosing SEC Queries, Says Cryptos XLM, ZEC, ZEN May be Securities Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by watchthiscards.com Bitcoin is up slightly at $20,227 Ethereum is up slightly at $1505 and Binance Coin up slightly at $283 Cloud provider Hetzner says Ethereum nodes on their cloud violate TOS. MAS asks for details from firms ahead of more regulation. SushiSwap community votes to decrease Head Chef salary. eth.link expires 9/5 — Virgil Griffith currently unable to renew from behind bars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by watchthiscards.com Animoca brands Japan raises $45M at a $500M pre-money valuation USDN slips its peg. Zipmex appoints restructing firm. Voyager approves $1.9M in retention bonuses amid bankruptcy. Bitcoin Depot plans Nasdaq listing in $885M SPAC deal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by watchthiscards.com Bitcoin is up .5% at $21,749 Ethereum is up 1% at $1711 and Binance Coin up .5% at $304 New web3 fund Symbolic Capital raises $50M. Tether says its not freezing Tornado Cash addresses until it's told. Alchemy acquires Chainshot. Reddit airdrops polygon-based avatars. Afghan authorities shutter 16 crypto exchanges. Links: Police close crypto currency exchanges in Herat | Ariana News Polygon Founder’s Crypto VC Firm Raises $50M Fund Reddit Is Airdropping Free Polygon NFT Avatars to Its Most Hardcore Users - Decrypt $10B crypto developer platform Alchemy buys coding bootcamp in first-ever acquisition | TechCrunch Tether says it's not freezing Tornado Cash addresses until government tells it to Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by watchthiscards.com Bitcoin is up slightly at $21,480 Ethereum is up 1% at $1655 and Binance Coin down slightly at $297 Sotheby’s is hiring an NFT specialist The US DOJ has charged three persons in Miami with bank fraud. Heather Morgan says crypto scams involving her likeness are unaffiliated. YouTubers Ben Armstrong and Atozy are in a legal battle. OSC warns against Kucoin. Links: Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) Issues Warning against KuCoin in Latest Alert Miami Trio Charged With Defrauding Banks and Crypto Exchange of Over $4M Crypto whale Cobie donates $100,000 to YouTuber sued by BitBoy Arthemort on Twitter: "Achievement unlocked : first day https://t.co/n2P1SMz4fA" / Twitter Three Members Of Miami Crew Charged With Defrauding Banks And Cryptocurrency Exchange Of More Than $4 Million | USAO-SDNY | Department of Justice Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by watchthiscards.com Bitcoin is up slightly at $21,498 Ethereum is up slightly at $1624 and Binance Coin up .5% at $299 LooksRare fork Sudorare rugs $800k. Ready Player Me raises $56M in a series B. Rainbow Bridge hacker loses 5 eth in attempted exploit. Nathaniel Chastain files motion to dismiss indictment. Crypto Punks flips BAYC. Links: Sungjae on Twitter: "seems like sudorare rugged for 800k https://t.co/UkvbAskut8 https://t.co/pCCJViRHXR" / Twitter Ready Player Me x Andreessen Horowitz: Announcing our $56M Series B Former OpenSea employee accused of insider trading files motion to dismiss indictment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by watchthiscards.com Bitcoin is down slightly at $21,262 Ethereum is down .5% at $1570 and Binance Coin down slightly at $296 General Bytes Bitcoin ATM machines exploited. Hodlnaut is reportedly $193M in the red South Korea is apparently planning to tax crypto airdrops slowmist researcher suggest that ronin hackers converted some stolen eth to bitcoin. sports tokens have a lift. Links: South Korea To Tax Crypto Airdrop Recipients: Report ₿liteZero on Twitter: "I've been tracking the stolen funds on Ronin Bridge. I've noticed that Ronin hackers have transferred all of their funds to the bitcoin network. Most of the funds have been deposited to mixers(ChipMixer, Blender). This thread🧵 will illustrate the tracking analysis procedures.👇🏻 https://t.co/yrazcJ22xF" / Twitter Hodlnaut reports $193 million financial shortfall as it seeks court protection Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by watchthiscards.com Bitcoin is down slightly at $21,250 Ethereum is down slightly at $1630 and Binance Coin down .5% at $287 FTX generated more than $1B in revenue last year. Stephen Tual steps away from DAOs and Ethereum Community. Voyager customers speak out against employee retention bonus. Gnosis safe aidrops SAFE tokens to 21k users. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by watchthiscards.com Bitcoin is down slightly at $21,250 Ethereum is down slightly at $1630 and Binance Coin down .5% at $287 $210M worth of liquidations yesterday. Protests planned in Amsterdam over arrest of Alex Pertsev Celsius says they may have enough money to make it through the end of the year. Nigeria's CBDC tops $10M worth of transactions since October. World's biggest companies pump $6B into blockchain firms Links: Bitcoin traders hit by $210 million of long liquidations on Friday Blockdata | Top 100 Public Companies Investing in Crypto or Blockchain Companies #FreeAlexPertsev: Protests Planned for Amsterdam Following Tornado Cash Developer’s Arrest - 'CoinDesk' News Summary (United States) | BEAMSTART Nigeria's CBDC eNaira records $10M in transaction since October Bankrupt Crypto Lender Celsius Now Says It Likely Has Enough Cash to Last Through End of Year Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by watchthiscards.com Bitcoin is down .5% at $21,834 Ethereum is down slightly at $1737 and Binance Coin down slightly at $282 Singapore-based Hodlnaut applies to be placed under judicial management. Forbes is reporting that former WeWork CEO Adam Neumann is launching a digital wallet that stores crypto. Crypto stocks in the general market slid today in premarket. Columbia to create CBDC to combat tax evasion. South Korea watchdog flags 16 crypto firms for operating without the proper registrations Links: Press Releases - Financial Services Commission Gobierno Petro buscará “la creación de una moneda digital”, confirma el director de la Dian Former WeWork CEO Adam Neumann's New Real Estate Company Is Planning A Digital Wallet That Stores Crypto An update on our Interim Judicial Management / Judicial Management process Crypto Stocks Slide in Pre-Market Trading as Bitcoin Slumps to $21.6K Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by watchthiscards.com Bitcoin is down .5% at $23,481 Ethereum is down slightly at $1860 and Binance Coin down .5% at $308 Paradigm is leading a $20M round for Tessera OP moved $450M with no announcement and saw their token flash crash in response. US DOJ extradites alleged money launderer from the Netherlands HUSD slips peg Robinhood decreases acquisition offer for Ziglu Links: Alleged Russian Money Launderer Extradited from the Netherlands to U.S. | OPA | Department of Justice Robinhood more than halves acquisition offer for UK fintech Ziglu Optimism (✨🔴_🔴✨) on Twitter: "We're seeing some confusion about recent transfers of OP out of a multisig. This is expected—today we executed a series of planned standard transfers to the Coinbase Custody wallets of various investors in OP Labs PBC." / Twitter Fractional raises $20 million to simplify joint NFT ownership, rebrands as Tessera | Fortune Cash-Backed HUSD Stablecoin Loses Peg, Drops to $0.92 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by watchthiscards.com Bitcoin is down .5% at $23,619 Ethereum is down slightly at $1864 Binance Coin down .5% at $310 Eos up 18% IRS authorized to serve a John Doe summons to the crypto dealer SFOX. SEC files complaint against dragonchain for their unregistered ICO crypto.com has registered with the UK financial watchdog Coinfund has launched a 300M web3 fund DCG registers as a lobby. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by watchthiscards.com Bitcoin is up slightly at $24,017 Ethereum is up 1% at $1899 and Binance Coin up slightly at $316 Dogecoin up 15% Coin Center is preparing a possible legal challenge for tornado cash’s sanctions. Sudoswap has set their automated market maker royalties to 0% for NFT creators acala stablecoin has returned near its $1 peg as the community burned the 1.2B aUSD tokens Crypto custody firm BitGo says they may legal action against Galaxy Digital Links: Analysis: What is and what is not a sanctionable entity in the Tornado Cash case - Coin Center Acala on Twitter: "The recently passed community governance referendum has now been executed. 1,292,860,248 total erroneously minted aUSD have been returned to the honzon protocol and burned. Details in thread below ⤵" / Twitter Crypto Custody Firm BitGo to Sue Galaxy Digital for Abandoning $1.2B Merger Agreement Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by watchthiscards.com Galaxy digital abandons plans to acquire BitGo Velodrome says team member stole over 350k. Do Kwon appears in first interview since Terra collapse. Acala stablecoin falls 99%. Links: Galaxy Digitial Ends Plan to Acquire Crypto Custody Firm BitGo Acala Stablecoin aUSD Collapses After Parachain Exploit - Crypto Briefing (1) Velodrome (🚴,🚴) on Twitter: "An update from Velodrome on our investigation into the team wallet exploit. https://t.co/sz1ePStcT0" / Twitter South Korean investigators 'haven’t reached out' about Terra collapse, says Do Kwon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by watchthiscards.com Bitcoin is up slightly at $24,422 Ethereum is down slightly at $1984 and Binance Coin down slightly at $331 Announce of August 10th arrest of Tornado Cash Developer Alexey Pertsev shakes crypto world. Binance seized $450k from Curve exploiter CFTC accuses Ohio man of operating a $12M Bitcoin ponzi scheme. Indian authorities freeze $46M worth of the crypto lender Vauld’s assets. SkyNet labs to shutter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by watchthiscards.com Bitcoin is up 1% at $24,626 Ethereum is up 1% at $1915 and Binance Coin down slightly at $330 Those are your leaders by market cap — top gainers in the last 24 hours: celsius network up 22% Nexo up 15% BlackRock will offer direct exposure to BTC Crypto exchange dYdX has blocked accounts that interacted with tornado cash. Man in California will pay 61k in restitution for SIM swapping hack. Merge passes Goerli. Fixed Float says it froze 200k of stolen ether. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by watchthiscards.com Bitcoin is down .5% at $23,158 Ethereum is down slightly at $1708 and Binance Coin down .5% at $317 Troll sends blacklisted eth to crypto figures, celebrities, etc. Phong Le comments on MicroStrategy's BTC strategy. Nuri files for insolvency. Curve Finance exploited for over 500K. Blur Finance rug pull. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by watchthiscards.com Bitcoin is down 1% at $23,256 Ethereum is down 1% at $1705 and Binance Coin down 1.5% at $317 Companies begin blocking Tornado Cash following blacklisting. Iran makes first order to be paid in crypto. Reserve Bank of Australia to start new CBDC pilot Kevin Rose's Moonbirds ruffles feathers with copyright change. Links: KΞVIN R◎SE (🪹,🦉) on Twitter: "1/GM. Today, we’re announcing that @moonbirds and @oddities_xyz are moving to the CC0 public license. We believe this move honors and respects the values of the internet and web3 and starts a new and important phase of the project. 🧵..." / Twitter Infura and Alchemy are now blocking access to Tornado Cash نخستین ثبت سفارش رسمی واردات با رمزارز در کشور انجام شد- اخبار صنعت و تجارت - اخبار اقتصادی تسنیم | Tasnim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by watchthiscards.com Ethereum is up 1% at $1677 and Binance Coin is up 2% at $284 Those are your leaders by market cap - top gainers in the last 24 hours: Ethereum classic - up 19% The graph up 17% Klaytun up 15% Babel Finance apparently lost 280M while trading customer funds. Santander Brazil wades into crypto trading. Sky Mavis CEO moved AXS tokens before announcing hack. Russian paramilitary groups received 2.2M in crypto donations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by watchthiscards.com Bitcoin is down slightly at $22,862 Ethereum is down slightly at $1615 and Binance Coin is up slightly .5% at $267 Variant has raised 450M for two new venture funds. Solana stablecoin Nirvana hit with $3.5M flash loan exploit. Zipmex has filed for protection against creditors Meta has reported a 2.8B loss in Q2 for metaverse division Netflix dropped the trailer for their forthcoming documentary on John McAfee. Links: PeckShield on Twitter PeckShieldAlert on Twitter: "#PeckShieldAlert Seems like @nirvana_fi exploited @peckshield Exploiters already bridged stolen funds to Ethereum 0xB9AE2624Ab08661F010185d72Dd506E199E67C09 https://t.co/hXWuLgnViZ" / Twitter Variant raises $450 million for two new venture funds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by watchthiscards.com Pat Toomy calls out SEC & Gensler in open letter. SEC investigates Coinbase SushiSwap seeks new Head Chef. Kraken is under investigation for alleged sanctions violations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by watchthiscards.com Bitcoin is down slightly at $22,636 Ethereum is up slightly at $1492 and Binance Coin is up slightly at $256 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by watchthiscards.com Bitcoin is up 1% at $21,128 Ethereum is up 1% at $1347 and Binance Coin is up 1% at $250 Paraguay senate passes bill on mining and crypto regulation Australian central bank representative acknowledges importance of private digital currencies at G20. Yuga Labs loads 4k+ Voyagers into Otherside Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by watchthiscards.com Bitcoin is down 1% at $20,625 Ethereum is down 1% at $1202 and Binance Coin is down 1% at $235 Putin signs digital payments ban Gilibrand receives 150k in Q2 from crypto lobbying Congressional dems condemn crypto mining Voyager digital schedules bankruptcy hearing for august the 4th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by web3 with a16z Bitcoin is up .5% at $20,738 Ethereum is down .5% at $1210 and Binance Coin is down .5% at $236 OpenSea cuts about 20% of staff Celsius details a $1.2B gap on balance sheet in bankruptcy filing. Circle details treasury reserves for USDC 5ire raises 100M for expansion of "sustainable blockchain" Links: 5ire Raises $100M to Fund Expansion of Sustainable Blockchain USDC reserve assets Celsius bankruptcy documents claim $1.2 billion balance sheet gap (1) Devin Finzer (dfinzer.eth) on Twitter: "Today is a hard day for OpenSea, as we’re letting go of ~20% of our team. Here’s the note I shared with our team earlier this morning: https://t.co/E5k6gIegH7" / Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by web3 with a16z.com Bitcoin is down 1% at $20,512 Ethereum is down 1% at $1143 and Binance Coin is down .5% at $231 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by web3 with a16z Bitcoin is up 1% at $21,441 Ethereum is up .5% at $1216 and Binance Coin is up .5% at $238 Celsius accused of fraud. Reddit releases blockchain based 'collectible avatars' Hidden Road announces $50M series A Binance secures registration in Spain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by web3 with a16z Bitcoin is up up .5% at $20,472 Ethereum is up 1% at $1183 and Binance Coin is up slightly at $237 Voyager digital files for chapter 11 bankruptcy in New York Korean startup uprise lost $20M in customer funds shorting Luna. Yuga labs Otherside metaverse hosts test run. Konvoy ventures has launched a 150M fund targeting web3. Bitstamp makes a u-turn on planned fee policy. Binance expands no-fee trading. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by web3 with a16z Bitcoin is down .5% at $19,436 Ethereum is down slightly at $1102 and Binance Coin is up .5 at $225 Coinshares has finalized their acquisition of Napoleon Asset Management. Nexo signs due dilligence to consider acquiring Vauld. Bank of England calls for enhanced crypto regulation. Celsius repays their $120M stable coin debt to Maker Protocol. 000.eth sells for 300eth. Links: DeFi Explore | MCD #25977 000.eth - ENS: Ethereum Name Service | OpenSea CoinShares acquires Napoleon Asset Managementnode:title] | ETF Express Crypto lender Vauld offered lifeline a day after suspending withdrawals - The Washington Post Bank of England Committee Calls for Enhanced Crypto Regulation to Limit Contagion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by web3 with a16z Bitcoin is up 2% at $19,826 Ethereum is up 3% at $1105 and Binance Coin is up 2% at $224 Those are your leaders by market cap. Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Thorchain up 15% Crema Finance hacked. Central African Republic announces Sango Coin Hackers reportedly want 10BTC for the personal records of more than 1B Chinese citizens Vauld halts withdrawals & hires restructuring advisers. Wonderfi closes on acquisition of Coinberry. Links: WonderFi Closes Acquisition of Crypto Trading Platform Coinberry Corporate statement | Vauld Blog: Thoughts on Crypto Investing, Lending, Borrowing & More Hacker asks for 10 bitcoin for allegedly stolen data of a billion Chinese citizens Sango Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by web3 with a16z Tether reducing commercial paper holdings CFTC sues Mirror Trading Ether's average gas price falls to lowest since 2020 3AC's TPS capital still operational Ignite cuts employee count in half. Links: Three Arrows Paper Trail Leads to Trading Desk Obscured Via Offshore Entities Ethereum average gas fee falls down to $1.57, the lowest since 2020 CFTC Sues Over Alleged $1.7 Billion Fraud Involving Bitcoin (BTC) - Bloomberg Tether stance on commercial paper Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by web3 with a16z Bitcoin is down .5% at $19,219 Ethereum is down .5% at $1046 and Binance Coin is down 1% at $215 Meta to shutter Novi Crypto wallet. CEO of KuCoin says exchange is fine despite rumors. 3AC files chapter 15. Sam Bankman Fried says he'll consider belagured miners to help crypto contagion. Voyager Digitial temporarily halts trading, withdrawals, deposits. Links: Johnny_KuCoin on Twitter: "Be aware of FUDs! Not sure who's spreading these sheer rumors, and what their intentions are, but #KuCoin does not have any exposure to LUNA, 3AC, Babel, etc. No “immense suffer” from any “coin collapse”, no plan to halt withdrawal, everything on KuCoin is operating well." / Twitter Three Arrows Capital Files for Bankruptcy in New York Tied to British Virgin Islands Proceeding After BlockFi Deal, Sam Bankman-Fried Explores Buying Distressed Crypto Miners - Bloomberg Voyager Digital Provides Market Update International Money Transfers & Remittances | Novi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by web3 with a16z Bitcoin is up slightly at $19,138 Ethereum is up .5% at $1045 and Binance Coin is down .5% at $217 Amp up 16% DOJ charges developer of Baller Ape NFT El Salvador buys 80 BTC Meta rolling out NFT feature for Facebook Greenidge air permit denited by NYDEC FBI adds Ruja Ignatova to most wanted list. Links: Justice Department Announces Enforcement Action Charging Six Individuals with Cryptocurrency Fraud Offenses in Cases Involving Over $100 Million in Intended Losses | OPA | Department of Justice Nayib Bukele on Twitter: "El Salvador bought today 80 #BTC at $19,000 each! #Bitcoin is the future! Thank you for selling cheap 😉 https://t.co/ZHwr0Ln1Ze" / Twitter Statement from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation on Denial of the Title V Permit Renewal for Greenidge Generation, LLC - NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation FBI Adds OneCoin Founder Ruja Ignatova to Its Most Wanted List Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by web 3 with a16z Bitcoin is down 1.5% at $19,850 Ethereum is down 1% at $1085 and Binance Coin is down .5% at $217 BVI court reportedly orders liquidation of 3AC Customs officers in Argentina seize $21M in crypto mining equipment. CEO and CFO of Compass mining resign. Montana storm takes out Marathon mining infrastructure. Cypherpunk Holdings sells off btc and eth. Links: Crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital plunges into liquidation | Business News | Sky News Cypherpunk Holdings Announces Corporate Update Marathon Digital Holdings Provides Update on Its Bitcoin Mining Operations in Montana Compass Mining CEO and CFO resign as company cites 'multiple setbacks and disappointments' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by web3 with a16z Bitcoin is up slightly at $20,996 Ethereum is up .5% at $1222 and Binance Coin is up .5% at $239 Harmony attacker moving funds Two arrested after plotting to hold someone hostage for BTC in NY state. Robinhood price jumps on rumors of FTX acquisition Alan Howard's Geometry emerges from stealth Yuga Labs files lawsuit over copycats Kaiko raises 53M series B Links: Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX Is Seeking a Path to Buy Robinhood (HOOD) - Bloomberg Two charged for alleged plan to steal tens of millions of dollars in bitcoin from New York home Harmony 💙 on Twitter: "1/ We are aware the hacker has begun to move funds through Tornado Cash. The team is working with two highly reputable blockchain tracing and analysis partners, and collaborating with the FBI as part of an investigation into this criminal act. 🧵" / Twitter Crypto Data Company Kaiko Raises $53 Million During Market Rout - Bloomberg Alan Howard-Backed Cryptography Investor Geometry Emerges From Stealth The Bored Ape Gazette🍌 on Twitter: "https://t.co/ZgZEbk6lTC" / Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by web3 with a16z Bitcoin is down .5% at $21,280 Ethereum is down 1% at $1220 and Binance Coin is down 1% at $238 Stacks up 16% Goldman Sachs is reportedly raising $2B from investors to buy distressed assets from Celsius Shares in Coinbase are down 5% in premarket trading Voyager Digital issues default notice against 3AC. FlowDesk raises 30M to expand market making services XCarnival Hacker returns half of stolen Eth. Links: Flowdesk, the French Digital Asset Financial Technology Provider, Raises $30 Million to Expand Its Infrastructure and Trading Platform | Business Wire Voyager Digital issues default notice against Three Arrows Capital Goldman Sachs Leading Investor Group to Buy Celsius Assets: Sources Tal Be'ery on Twitter: "1/8 Update 🧵: The hacker accepted the offer and returned ~ half of the funds to @XCarnival_Lab. Some of the negotiations (the victim to attacker side) is visible on the blockchain! Including the "bounty" offer going up from initial $300K to $1.8M https://t.co/iWLDyp15Gl" / Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by web3 with a16z Bitcoin is up .5% at $21,129 Ethereum is up 2% at $1195 and Binance Coin is up slightly at $236 Polygon up 16% Frax up 22% Solana Labs is launching a mobile phone. Cristiano Ronaldo signs multi-year NFT deal with Binance Bitcoin miner Aspen Creek Digital opens facility in Colorado Harmony's cross-chain bridge exploited for $100M Funds from AnubisDAO exploit on the move for the first time in 8 months. Links: PeckShieldAlert on Twitter: "#PeckShieldAlert PeckShield has detected @AnubisDAO rug pullers just transferred ~97 $ETH to 0x07002d0212e3d40a6e17773460579d694100b7f4 @AnubisDAO rugged ~$58m in October 2021. https://t.co/2N5LO6ECtq" / Twitter (1) Harmony 💙 on Twitter: "1/ The Harmony team has identified a theft occurring this morning on the Horizon bridge amounting to approx. $100MM. We have begun working with national authorities and forensic specialists to identify the culprit and retrieve the stolen funds. More 🧵" / Twitter (1) Cristiano Ronaldo on Twitter: "Proud to be partnering with @binance Together we’ll give you the opportunity to own an iconic piece of sports history. I’m excited to take this journey with all of you. Let’s change the NFT game with #Binance. https://t.co/SNSCMHggct" / Twitter Solana launches web3-focused smartphone Saga to improve crypto-mobile relationship | TechCrunch Bitcoin miner Aspen Creek Digital opens 6-megawatt facility in Colorado Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by web3 with a16z Bitcoin is down .5% at $20,577 Ethereum is up slightly at $1107 and Binance Coin is up slightly at $225 Polygon up 23% Ebay has acquired the NFT marketplace KnownOrigin NFT project Doodles has tapped Pharrell as chief brand officer. NHL signs deal with NFT platform Sweet Gucci links with SuperRareDao Voyager cuts daily withdrawal limit to $10k from $25k Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by web3 with a16z Bitcoin is up slightly at $20,426 Ethereum is up slightly 2% at $1092 and Binance Coin is up slightly at $215 Tech giants announce Metaverse Standards Forum BlockFi picks up $250M in bailout from FTX. Bitfarms sells 3k BTC Tether to launch GBPT stablecoin pegged to British pound. Binance raising $50M Moonpay launches HyperMint Links: Tether's GBPT Exclusive: MoonPay launches utility minting service called HyperMint Zac Prince on Twitter: "Today @BlockFi signed a term sheet with @FTX_Official to secure a $250M revolving credit facility providing us with access to capital that further bolsters our balance sheet and platform strength." / Twitter Meta and Microsoft team up to create metaverse standards; Apple, Google sit out | Ars Technica Binance.US Targeting $50M Follow-On Raise at $4.5B Valuation Bitfarms sells 3K bitcoins to improve liquidity amid 'extreme volatility' (NASDAQ:BITF) | Seeking Alpha Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by web3 with a16z Bitcoin is down 2% at $20,852 Ethereum is down 2% at $1137 and Binance Coin is down 1.5% at $219 Waves, up 19% Zilliqa up 20% BIS addresses CBDCs and crypto Solend Whale moves funds Ukraine sells dontated cryptopunk for $100k Deutsche Börse signs deal with Kaiko Cloudflare web outage ripples into exchanges Links: Deutsche Börse Xetra - Deutsche Börse partners with Kaiko to extend its market data offering in the crypto sector CBDCs, Not Crypto, Will Be Cornerstone of Future Monetary System, BIS Says Cloudflare Status - Cloudflare Service Issues Alex Bornyakov on Twitter: "Breaking news on crypto donations: #CryptoPunk #5364 has been sold for 90 ETH. It's over $100K. Few months ago this NFT was donated for @_AidForUkraine fund. Crypto community continues to support Ukraine." / Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by web 3 with a16z Bitcoin is down .5% at $20,636 Ethereum is down 1% at $1142 and Binance Coin is down .5% at $214 Avalanche, up 16% Maker up 18% Aave up 20% Solend vote chaos Noah Davis joins Yuga Labs Elon says he'll continue supporting Doge Michelle Bond — head of ADAM to run for congress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by web3 with a16z Bitcoin is down slightly at $19,161 Ethereum is up slightly at $1000 and Binance Coin is down .5% at $202 Meta launches Avatar Store with Balenciaga, Prada and Thom Browne. Decentraland DAO votes to give Decentraland Games a $1M grant in MANA. FTX acquires Bitvo Immutable launches 500M venture fund for web3 Links: Immutable Launches $500 Million Developer and Venture Investment Fund to Accelerate Adoption of Web3 Games and Projects FTX Acquires Alberta-Based Restricted Dealer to Expand Canadian Presence Meta is launching an avatar store, and designer clothes are the first products - The Verge Decentraland DAO votes to give Decentral Games $1 million grant Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by web3 with a16z Bitcoin is down .5% at $20,938 Ethereum is down 1% at $1090 and Binance Coin is down 1% at $217 Elon Musk named in class action lawsuit over Dogecoin Babel Finance suspends client withdrawals 3AC has been liquidated by FTX, Deribit and BitMEX according to the Block Bitso passes $1B in crypto remittances Circle announces euro-backed stablecoin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by web3 with a16z Bitcoin is down 1% at $21,094 Ethereum is down 1.5% at $1113 and Binance Coin is down 1% at $216 BitMEX co-founder Ben Delo faces 30 months probation Inverse Finance exploited for $1.2M MetaMask & Phantom vulnerability patched Manhattan Landlord to re-list building NFT after ETH price sags. Links: Halborn MetaMask “Demonic” Vulnerability Discovery Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by web3 with a16z Bitcoin is up 3% at $21,114 Ethereum is up 5% at $1112 and Binance Coin is up 3% at $212 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by web3 with a16z Bitcoin is up 1% at $22,149 Ethereum is up 2% at $1200 and Binance Coin is up 1% at $222 Helium up 22% Theta Network up 16% Bitcoin SV up 15% ScienceMagic.studios raises $10M Lacoste drops NFTs Binance pauses BTC withdrawals Microstrategy down $1B in unrealized losses Head of UK Central bank gloats over crypto downturn Job cuts hit Coinbase, BlockFi, crypto .com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by web3 with a16z Bitcoin is down 2% at $23,517 Ethereum is down 3% at $1196 and Binance Coin is down 2.5% at $218 Major cryptos down double digits across 24 hours. Celsius halts withdrawals Tron DAO Reserve ready to deploy $2B for USDD. Class action lawsuit against binance.us over Terra. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by web3 with a16z Bitcoin is up slightly at $27,446 Ethereum is up .5% at $1468 and Binance Coin is up .5% at $258 Coinhouse raises $40M Coinbase CEO responds to employee criticism AMEX introduces first crypto rewards card BlockFi hires lobbyists Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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