Daily Crypto Report

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by ungrocery.com Gemini Acquires Shard X Coinbase Not Involved in Seizure of Darkside Dough CFTC Boss Says DeFi Derivitives Platforms Not Legal Links: Coinbase says it was not involved in the DOJ's Bitcoin ransom seizure Gemini Acquires Crypto Custody Firm Shard X - CoinDesk After googling it, CFTC boss says DeFi is a ‘bad idea’ and probably illegal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by ungrocery.com Hong Kong Includes CBDC Feds Track and Get Colonial Pipeline Hacker Bitcoin Ripple Likes Sidechains Better 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by ungrocery.com Anchorage Digital Rolls Out ETH-Backed Loans Ghana Advances CBDC Sherlock Funded Master Ventures Funds Polkadot Project Links: Anchorage Digital rolls out ETH-backed loans with America's 10th oldest bank Ghana at 'Advanced Stages' With Digital Cedi, Central Bank Governor Says - CoinDesk DeFi Risk Assessor Sherlock Raises $1.5M in Pre-Seed Funding - CoinDesk Master Ventures creates $30 million VC fund to support Polkadot projects Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by ungrocery.com Bitcoin is up slightly at $36,032 Ethereum is up slightly at $2,709 and Binance Coin is up .5% at $391 Enzyme finance up 25% Kyber network up 17% The president of El Salvador is moving to recognize Bitcoin as legal tender within the country. FTX is paying $210 million to rename the most-valuable pro esports team from TSM to TSM FTX. Texas governor Greg Abbott signed a law to create a legal framework for cryptocurrencies and blockchain Second Digital Yuan test in Beijing. Links: Beijing to give away over $6 million in latest digital yuan test A Pro E-Sports Team Is Getting $210 Million to Change Its Name - The New York Times Greg Abbott on Twitter: "Blockchain is a booming industry that Texas needs to be involved in. I just signed a law for Texas to create a master plan for expanding the blockchain industry in Texas. #Blockchain #Bitcoin #cryptocurrency https://t.co/bMKXxxYooe" / Twitter President of El Salvador Says He’s Submitting Bill to Make Bitcoin Legal Tender - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by ungrocery.com Bitcoin is down 3% at $35,512 Ethereum is down 4% at $2,613 and Binance Coin is down 4% at $386 Amp up 20% Wootrade up 17% Theta fuel up 15% Jack Dorsey tweeted yesterday that Square is considering developing a bitcoin hardware wallet. Sotheby’s has opened a virtual replica of its London galleries in Decentraland China is launching a new copyright protection blockchain Links: Sotheby’s Opens Virtual Replica of Its London Galleries in Decentraland - CoinDesk Jack on Twitter: "Square is considering making a hardware wallet for #bitcoin. If we do it, we would build it entirely in the open, from software to hardware design, and in collaboration with the community. We want to kick off this thinking the right way: by sharing some of our guiding principles." / Twitter China Launches New Copyright Protection Blockchain - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by ungrocery.com Bitcoin is down .5% at $36,538 Ethereum is down slightly at $2,609 and Binance Coin is down 1.5% at $375 crypto.com up 39% NuCypher up 27% UMA up 16% Open positions in the CME Bitcoin futures have fallen to it’s lowest point since mid December Blockchain.com says they will move their US headquarters to Miami, from New York Google, Alibaba, and 300+ other companies seek crypto licenses in Singapore. Google will adjust ad policy for crypto exchanges and wallets. Links: Update to Financial products and services policy (June 2021) - Advertising Policies Help Open Positions in CME-Based Bitcoin Futures Slump to 5 1/2-Month Low - CoinDesk Blockchain.com announces Miami move, plans to create 300 jobs | Miami Herald Singapore’s fintech honcho has vision of Asian Silicon Valley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by ungrocery.com Bitcoin is down 1% at $38,693 Ethereum is down 2% at $2,785 and Binance Coin is down .5% at $420 OKB up 28% Iota up 15% Kusama up 15% Cryptology says it will invest $100M in crypto related venture funds over the next 2 years. Paxful announces Paxful Pay A California man faces two years in federal prison for illegally operating a Bitcoin money transmission business The ECB says CBDCs will be vital for future financial strength. Links: Yorba Linda Man Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for Operating Illegal ATM Network that Laundered Bitcoin and Cash for Criminals | USAO-CDCA | Department of Justice Paxful Hits $5 Billion Volume | Newswire Cryptology Asset Group Commits USD 100 Million to Invest Globally in Crypto-related Venture Funds | Business Wire The international role of the euro, June 2021 - ECB on CBDCs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by ungrocery.com EU Launches Digitasl Wallet Guggenheim's New Fund Seeks Exposure to Crypto Goldman Analyst Says Crypto Is Alternative to Copper Links: Guggenheim’s new fund may seek exposure to Bitcoin, SEC filing shows EU Launches "Digital Wallet" In Latest Step Toward 'Cashless Society' | ZeroHedge Goldman Sachs Analyst Says Crypto Is an Alternative to Copper, Not Gold - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by ungrocery.com Marathon Will No Longer Censor Bitcoin Borse Stuggart Digitasl Exchange Launches Trading Apps Tether Tells the Tale Links: Borse Stuttgart Digital Exchange launches crypto trading mobile app Disruption in Tether's Value Could Be Crypto Equivalent of 'Breaking the Buck': Former CFTC Chairman - CoinDesk Marathon Won't Censor Bitcoin Transactions: Mining CEO - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by ungrocery.com Normand Out: Sees Crypto as "No Better Hedge" SEC Denied Access to Ripple Legal Advice Crypto "Great Concern" to Irish Central Bank 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by ungrocery.com Bitcoin is up slightly at $35,616 Ethereum is down slightly at $2,374 and Cardano is up 1% at 1.63 Telcoin up 15% DeFiChain up 15% Decred up 15% The first bitcoin-sponsored racing car will debut today in the Indy-500. Wisdomtree filed for an Ethereum ETF —joining a pile of others on hold with the SEC. Sweden’s central bank will test the e-Krona with the commercial bank Handelsbanken. Links: BITCOIN JOINS THE INDIANAPOLIS 500 WITH ED CARPENTER RACING - Ed Carpenter Racing Sweden's Handelsbanken to help test central bank digital currency | Reuters WisdomTree Eth ETF S-1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by ungrocery.com 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by ungrocery.com Bitcoin is up 2% at $36,731 Ethereum is up 3% at $2,559 and Binance Token is up 2% at 331 Pundi X up 25% Theta Fuel up 15% Dubai says the country has not launched its own cryptocurrency Brad Garlinghouse thinks Ripple will still go public, eventually. Chainalysis says whales bought 77k BTC ($3B+) BurgerSwap was exploited for just over $7M Links: Ripple Waiting for SEC Suit Resolution Before Going Public - CoinDesk Dubai Media Office on Twitter: "Dubai Coin cryptocurrency was never approved by any official authority. The website promoting the coin is an elaborate phishing campaign that is designed to steal personal information from its visitors. https://t.co/Q0HBXfqaDO" / Twitter Igor Igamberdiev on Twitter: "1/7 Another flash loan attack on a major DeFi protocol on BSC. Today $7.2M was stolen from @burger_swap in 14 transactions. Let’s see what’s happened👇 https://t.co/gZQwiJGJ6X" / Twitter Chainalysis Market Intel | Blockchain analysis for cryptocurrency markets Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by ungrocery.com Bitcoin is up 1% at $39,886 Ethereum is up 2% at $2,843 and Binance Coin is up 2% at $379 Enjin Coin up 24% Nexo up 22% EOS up 15% PayPal is working on crypto withdrawal capability Carl Icahn considering moves in crypto space. Fidelity’s bitcoin fund has picked up more than $100M from investors Apple job post points to business development involving digital wallets/crypto Ledn closes a $30M series A Links: PayPal exec says payments giant is working on crypto withdrawal capability Carl Icahn hints at investments in the crypto space, says 'I'm looking at the whole business' SEC FORM D/A - Fidelity filing Business Development Manager – Alternative Payments - Careers at Apple Digital Asset Savings and Loan Platform Ledn Raises US$30M Series A | Business Wire Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by ungrocery.com Iran Bans All Crypto Mining Until September 22 UK Ad Organization Rules on Crypto Ad AP Auctions Iconic Photos as NFTs Links: UK ad organization bans crypto exchange's ‘time to buy’ Bitcoin advert Iran Bans All Crypto Mining for the Summer: Report - CoinDesk Associated Press Auctions 10 NFTs Celebrating 175 Years of Photojournalism - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by ungrocery.com A Blockchain Tower to Rise over Gotham City's Midtown Globant Bought Half a Million in Bitcoin Stocks Exposed to Bitcoin Slide Links: Crypto-exposed stocks slide as BTC-bolstered treasuries shed value $8.6B IT firm Globant revealed as Bitcoin’s latest institutional buyer Todd Morley Plans to Build Blockchain Tower in Manhattan: Report - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by ungrocery.com Figure Raises $200 Million Biden Wants More of Your Money Links: President's tax gap proposal calls for businesses to report crypto transactions above $10,000 Figure raises $200 million Series D, raising its valuation to $3.2 billion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by ungrocery.com Bitcoin is down slightly at $35,627 Ethereum is down slightly at $2,151 and Dogecoin is down 1% at .32 Diamond up 69% US Federal reserve promises paper on US CBDC this summer. The US Attorney and the Secret Service are lookin to help victims of the 2017 Etherdelta hack. Volatility a headache for ETF managers. Lawmakers in Nebraska are turning to the blockchain. Links: U.S. Government Seeks Information About Victims Of December 2017 EtherDelta Hack | USAO-NDCA | Department of Justice Canadian Bitcoin ETFs rattled by crypto tumult | Financial Times Nebraska Blockchain Legislation Federal Reserve Board - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell outlines the Federal Reserve's response to technological advances driving rapid change in the global payments landscape Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by ungrocery.com Bitcoin is down slightly at $38,296 Ethereum is down 1% at $2,436 and Binance Coin is up .5% at $326. Solve Care up 175% Populous up 21% The largest dutch Dominos Pizza franchise will offer Bitcoin salaries. Wells Fargo set to offer crypto investment strategies to qualified investors. Gary Gensler is working for more investor protection GoogleTrends shows the search interest for cryptocurrency hit an all time high in the second week of May Links: Wells Fargo Plans to Add Crypto Fund to Platform, Top Exec Shares Why SEC.gov | Remarks at 2021 FINRA Annual Conference GoogleTrends on Twitter: ""What happened to cryptocurrency today” is up +850%, past day, Worldwide "Should I sell my crypto” is up +400%, past day, US https://t.co/97hThGzDd2" / Twitter Staff at Biggest Dutch Domino’s Pizza Franchise Can Now Be Paid in Bitcoin - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by ungrocery.com Bitcoin is up 2% at $41,281 Ethereum is up 2% at $2,738 and Binance Coin is up 1% at $384. Monero up 22% Helium up 17% Hex up 16% Yield farming aggregator PancakeBunny was exploited via a flash loan attack. Germany’s Trade Republic has pulled in a $900M Series C Senator Jane Hume called cryptocurrencies an "asset class that will grow in importance." The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issues scam warning. Elon Musk thinks the layer-2 payments network Lightning is needed on the Bitcoin network. Links: pancakebunny.finance on Twitter: "Attention Bunny Fam Our project has suffered a flash loan attack from an outside exploiter. We will be posting a post mortem, in depth analysis, but for the time being we would like to update the community as to how this happened." / Twitter Germany’s Trade Republic lands $900 million investment led by Sequoia Financial Services Minister Jane Hume says cryptocurrency is 'high risk' as Bitcoin falls | Daily Mail Online US Agency Issues Alert Warning Consumers of Fraudulent Emails Seeking Bitcoin Wallet Keys - CoinDesk Elon Musk on Twitter: "@BTCsessions @TeslaGong @wintonARK Achieving truly decentralized finance – power to the people – is a noble & important goal. Layer count depends on projected bandwidth & compute, both rising rapidly, which means single layer network can carry all human transactions in future imo. For now, Lightning is needed." / Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by ungrocery.com Bitcoin is up .5% at $40,404 Ethereum is up 2% at $2,730 and Binance Coin is up 1% at 369. Internet Computer up 65% Cardano up 41% Dogecoin up 40% $460B of value liquidated in the crypto markets—institutions buying. A costly mistake for BlockFi. OCC, FED, FDIC to create interagency tem for crypto regulation Instagram is hosting a professional development panel for NFT artists Links: OCC, Federal Reserve and FDIC are committed to collaborating on crypto Instagram First Creator Week Events Scheduled for June - Variety BlockFi is scrambling to recover millions in BTC it mistakenly sent to users Crypto Market Loses $460B as Ether, Altcoins Follow Bitcoin’s Deep Dive - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by ungrocery.com FUD Rules: Buy the Dip? Twenty-Three Percent of Bitcoin Wallets Negative Kimchi Premium Lives Links: Stocks, China and the dollar: 3 reasons why Bitcoin price is tanking below $40K Nearly a quarter of unique Bitcoin wallets at a loss amid $15K price dump Bitcoin $5K ‘kimchi premium’ returns while gold prices surge in Korea Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by ungrocery.com Cardano's ERC-20 Converter Tool Nears Beta Testing Darkside Address Found Coinbase Seeks Cash Links: Cardano ERC-20 converter nears testnet phase DarkSide Hackers' Bitcoin Ransom Tracked - CoinDesk Coinbase to raise $1.25B via debt securities for institutional investors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by ungrocery.com ETH and BTC Transaction Costs Drop Musk the Culprit? Allianz Says Firms Providing Crypto Services Exposed to Risk Links: Bitcoin and Ethereum usage fees drop 70%–80% as market slide continues Elon Musk hints Tesla may offload BTC, goes to war with crypto Twitter Crypto Exposure May Impact Financial Firms' Risk Profiles: Allianz - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by ungrocery.com 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by ungrocery.com Bitcoin is up .5% at $48,959 Ethereum is up 1% at $3,905 and Binance Coin is up .5% at 587. Polygon up 31% Cardano up 15% Cosmos up 15% Microsoft is closing down its Azure Blockchain Service in September. The Bank of England says it looks probable that the state would need to issue some form of digital cash to retain citizen’ confidence. Argentina’s Tax authority has ordered crypto exchanges to file information on transactions. Binance is facing an investigation by the IRS and Department of justice The Bitcoin wallet used by DarkSide for ransom payments has ben ID’d by Elliptic Links: Azure Blockchain Service retirement notification and guidance - Azure Blockchain | Microsoft Docs Binance Faces Probe by U.S. Money-Laundering and Tax Sleuths (1) Elliptic Follows the Bitcoin Ransoms Paid by Colonial Pipeline and Other DarkSide Ransomware Victims Do we need ‘public money’? - speech by Jon Cunliffe | Bank of England Argentina’s Tax Authority Orders Crypto Exchanges to File Information on Transactions: Report - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by ungrocery.com Bitcoin is down .5% at $50,625 Ethereum is up slightly at $3,999 and Binance Coin is down slightly at 606. Dogecoin up 29% Polygon up 24% Ethereum classic, up 21% Facebook’s Libra project pivots to Diem, pivots back to the US, and pivots to a USD stablecoin. The IRS warns that the agency can seize people’s crypto assets to settle unpaid taxes. DeFi protocol xToken exploited for $24.5M. The Colonial Pipeline paid the $5M crypto ransom soon after the attack. Links: IRS Seizing Crypto Assets to Pay Off Tax Debts, Official Says Colonial Pipeline Paid Hackers Nearly $5 Million in Ransom - Bloomberg Attacker uses flash loans in $24.5 million exploit of DeFi protocol xToken xToken on Twitter: "Our initial report on today's exploit. More details in the coming days. https://t.co/ZadHCUTqEK" / Twitter Diem Announces Partnership with Silvergate and Strategic Shift to the United States Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by ungrocery.com Bitcoin is up 2% at $49,705 Ethereum is up 3% at $3,725 and Binance Coin is up 3% at $589 Nano up 60% NXT up 22% Elon Musk announced Tesla would no longer accept Bitcoin for Tesla purchases due to environmental concerns Vitalik Buterin donated more than $60M to charity using gifted tokens. Tether has revealed a breakdown of its reserves for the first time since it launched in 2014. Links: Elon Musk on Twitter: "Tesla & Bitcoin https://t.co/YSswJmVZhP" / Twitter Tether reveals a breakdown of its reserves for first time since 2014 launch Vitalik Buterin donates more than $60M to charity after selling meme tokens including Shiba Inu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by ungrocery.com Do 46 Million Americans Own Crypto? 9 NFTs Auctioned, Bring 17 Million Block.one Has 10 Billion to Create Crypto Exchange Links: Do 46 million Americans really own crypto? Rare CryptoPunk NFTs Fetch Almost $17M at Christie's Auction - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by ungrocery.com Fourteen Percent of Adults Hold Crypto Links: 14% Of Americans Own Crypto: Here Is A Profile Of The Average HODLer | ZeroHedge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by ungrocery.com Cyberattack Yields US State of Emergency Declaration Cardano Passes Tether in Market Cap Musk Jokes; Doge Down Links: Cardano smashes new all-time high following 14% gain US passes emergency waiver over fuel pipeline cyber-attack - BBC News 'Call Me the Dogefather': Elon Musk Explains Crypto to SNL's Audience - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by ungrocery.com Bitcoin is down .5% at $57,578 Ethereum is down 2% at $3,833 and Binance Coin is down 2% at $661.79 iExecRLC up 61% Polygon up 22% Telecoin up 15% Elon Musk jokes about dogecoin and crypto on SNL. Revolut is looking to add Doge trading. ING said that DeFi is more disruptive to banks than Bitcoin. Goldman Sachs is offering bitcoin derivatives to investors OFAC-Compliant mining? DappRadar raised $5M in a series A round. Links: ING DeFi white paper Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by [Ungrocery](ungrocery.com) Bitcoin is down slightly at $58,485 Ethereum is down .5% at $3,543 and Binance Coin is down .5% at $633.79 Bitcoin Diamond up 50% Horizon up 26% Fantom up 20% Square’s Cash App’s brought in $3.51 billion in bitcoin revenue during the first quarter of 2021. VanEck has filed for an Ethereum exchange traded fund. Sotheby’s is working with Coinbase to accept bitcoin and ether for a physical artwork by Banksy. The New York giants inked a sponsorship deal with Grayscale Crypto(dot)com to sponsor the Coppa Italia Links: UFC & Chiliz Partner To Launch UFC Fan Token On Socios.com | UFC Auction house Sotheby's to accept bitcoin and ether for a physical artwork via Coinbase New York Giants, Grayscale Investments announce first cryptocurrency partnership of an NFL team Crypto.com Becomes Official Sponsor of Italy’s Soccer Cup Final - CoinDesk Square reports $3.51 billion in bitcoin revenue via its Cash app for first quarter of 2021 VanEck ethereum trust Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by OliveAI.com/careers Bitcoin is down slightly at $56,424 Ethereum is down .5% at $3433 and Binance Coin is down slightly at $624.15 VeChain up 19% Monero up 17% Ethereum Classic up 15% Citi Bank is looking to launch crypto trading, custody and financing services Amazon is rolling out dedicated mining solutions for Chia on AWS. GoldmanSachs is leading the $15m Series B Funding round for Coin Metrics Ether options traders are bullish for $8k The IRS set to pull records for Kraken users transacting over $20k in Crypto. Links: Coin Metrics Closes $15M Series B Round Led By Goldman Sachs Galaxy Digital to Acquire BitGo to Form Pre-Eminent Global Provider of Digital Asset Financial Services for Institutions Ether Options Traders Betting on $8K Price Next Month - CoinDesk Court Authorizes Service of John Doe Summons Seeking Identities of U.S. Taxpayers Who Have Used Cryptocurrency | OPA | Department of Justice Citi considers crypto Amazon rolls out Chia crypto mining solution on AWS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by OliveAI.com/careers Bitcoin is up slightly at $58,115 Ethereum is up 1% at $3529 and Binance Coin is down slightly at $648.15 Ethereum Classic up 40% Cardano up 20% Bitcoin Cash up 17% Coinbase released its transparency report yesterday. US, UK, Germany top requester list. NYDIG and fintech firm FIS want to help banks offer Bitcoin to their customers. Mercado Libre revealed a $7.8M treasury Bitcoin buy yesterday. The national bank of Georgia has announced that the country is exploring CBDCs Galaxy Digital will acquire crypto custodian BitGo for $1.2B. Links: Coinbase Transparency Report — H2 2020 | by Coinbase | May, 2021 | The Coinbase Blog Mercado Libre Report Georgia's central bank is exploring the issuance of a CBDC Bitcoin in Your Bank Account? FIS, NYDIG Partner to Enable Banks to Offer Their Customers the Ability to Buy, Sell and Hold Bitcoin | Business Wire Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by OliveAI.com/careers Whales, Professionals, and Institutions Buying Bitcoin Dip Money Expires? Yes! Blockchain.com Buys AiX Links: Pro traders buy the Bitcoin price dip while retail investors chase altcoins Dangers Of Programmable Money Explained | ZeroHedge Blockchain.com Acquires AI Firm to Expand Institutional Offering - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by OliveAI.com/careers CZ:CBDC Controlled and Unattractive to Crypto Industry Coinbase Expands Support For Tether eBay CEO Hints at Crypto Payments, NFT Sales Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by OliveAI.com/careers Digital Dollar Allows the Fed to Place Citizens on 'No-Buy' List Ether Tops Three Thousand Dollars CZ: Bitcoin Less Volatile Than Apple and Tesla Links: Ethereum hits $3,000 for the first time, now larger than Bank of America Binance CEO CZ: Bitcoin is less volatile than stocks like Apple and Tesla Digital Dollar Project Plans First 5 Pilot Projects for US CBDC - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by OliveAI.com/careers Bitcoin is up slightly at $56,848 Ethereum is up .5% at $2924 and Binance Coin is up 1% at $618.09 Nano up 28% Hex up 17% Helium up 15% Andreesen Horowitz is setting up a new fund to invest up to $1B in crypto and crypto startups. The Bank of England has begun hiring for the central bank digital currency team. Paxos raises $300M, becomes latest Crypto unicorn. Miners generated $1.7B in revenue in April. Ethiopian education minister confirms partnership with Cardano. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by OliveAI.com/careers Bitcoin is up slightly at $57,900 Ethereum is up .5% at $2880 and Binance Coin is up .5% at 627.61 OKB up 48% DigiByte up 23% Dogecoin up 15% BaFin said Binance stock tokens may violate European securities laws. Ex-Florida tax collector Joel Greenburg allegedly offered Roger Stone Bitcoin for a pardon. Mastercard is exploring applications on top of CBDCs. Coinbase is set to acquire Skew. Links: Joel Greenberg Offered Roger Stone Bitcoin in Hopes of a Trump Pardon - CoinDesk Binance's Stock Tokens May Violate Law, Germany’s Financial Watchdog Says - CoinDesk Mastercard to Explore Applications It Can Build on Top of CBDCs - CoinDesk Coinbase set to acquire data and analytics platform Skew for undisclosed sum Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by OliveAI.com/careers Bitcoin is up slightly at $54,258 Ethereum is down 1% at $2740 and Binance Coin is down 1% at $603.56 Venus up 23% Fantom up 17% Waves up 15% Intercontinental Exchange liquidated its 1.4% stake in Coinbase for $1.2B genrating $900M in net profit Bitcoin mining company Genesis ordered $94M worth of miners from Canaan. The alleged operator of the crypto mixer Bitcoin Fog was arrested on money laundering charges. Beijing will begin to watch cryptocurrency mining operations to assess their impact on energy consumption. Links: Earnings Supplement for BAKKT/NYSE Parent Bitcoin mining firm Genesis orders $94 million worth of machines from Canaan Affidavit for Bitcoin Fog operator arrest China's capital probes cryptocurrency mining -sources | Reuters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by OliveAI.com/careers Bitcoin is down slightly at $54,298 Ethereum is down slightly at $2763 and Binance Coin is down 1% at 594.36 Fantom up 20% PancakeSwap up 17% 1Inch up 15% Hasbro looks into NFTs The SEC delays the VanEck bitcoin ETF decision to June DeFi exchange Uranium finance lost $50M in an exploit. Massachusetts based Eric Meiggs pleads guilty to sim-swapping attacks targeting crypto accounts. Links: SEC delays VanEck ETF DeFi Exchange Uranium Finance Loses $50M in Exploit Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to Operating Nationwide Scheme to Steal Social Media Accounts and Cryptocurrency | OPA | Department of Justice Toy company Hasbro is ‘actively developing’ NFT opportunities, says CEO Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by OliveAI.com/careers Ether High and Coinbase Delays Tether on Pro Links: Coinbase Pro Delays Rollout of Tether Trading Citing API Issues - CoinDesk Ethereum on a high after European Investment Bank’s $121M digital bond news Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by OliveAI.com/careers Dollar Drop; Crypto Pop Means No Confidence JPMorgan Reveals It Has Accumulated Crypto and Has New Crypto-Exposed Fund Elon Musk: No, I Did Not Sell Any Bitcoin Links: ‘I have not sold any of my Bitcoin’: Elon Musk JP Morgan Launches Bitcoin Fund For Rich Clients After Years Of Bashing Crypto | ZeroHedge Dollar Drop, Crypto Pop Reflects "Crazy People" Running The System | ZeroHedge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by OliveAI.com/careers Binance Will Ad Tokens Tracking MicroStrategy, Apple and Microsoft Thirty Million Funding Round for Securrency Ant Group Working With Peoples Bank of China on CBDC Since 2017 Links: Binance to launch MicroStrategy, Apple and Microsoft stock tokens US Bank, State Street Back $30M Raise for Institutional Crypto Builder Securrency - CoinDesk Ant Group Has Been Working With China's PBOC on CBDC Since 2017 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by OliveAI.com/careers Bitcoin is up slightly at $49,545 Ethereum is up 1% at $2286 and Binance Coin is up 1% at 502.78 Solana up 17% Terra up 16% Arweave up 16% Wyoming’s DAO law will go into effect in July Crypto exchange volumes in April have set a new benchmark. The Centre Consortium blacklisted seven Ethereum addresses. Ampleforth is giving governeance tokens to every wallet that has ever held the token The auction house Phillips sold its first NFT for $3.4M. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by OliveAI.com/careers Bitcoin is up .5% at $49,498 Ethereum is down slightly at $2213 and Binance Coin is down slightly at 496.33 Ethos up 24% Dogecoin up 21% Celo up 17% The NYSE has filed to list shares of Valkyrie’s Bitcoin ETF. Paxos has become the third federally regulated crypto bank. The tax collection department in Seoul cracks down on tax evaders A UK court rules that Craig Wright can serve bitcoin.org over the publication of the Bitcoin white paper. Links: NYSE Files to List Shares of Valkyrie's Bitcoin ETF - CoinDesk OCC Conditionally Approves Chartering of Paxos National Trust | OCC City of Seoul seizes cryptocurrencies from tax delinquents | Yonhap News Agency London court allows Australia's Wright to serve bitcoin copyright claim | Reuters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by OliveAI.com/careers Bitcoin is up .5% at $50,104 Ethereum is up .5% at $2306.40 and Binance Coin is up 2% at 520.70 BitTorrent up 15% Today’s episode is brought to you by the internet of healthcare startup OliveAI. if you’re a developer looking to have perpetual impact visit OliveAI.com/careers to help bring healthcare into the light. President Biden announced tax plan adjustments yesterday that pushed bitcoin and the broader market into a slide Turkish exchange Thodex is being accused of fraud The Graph launches micro transaction system Scaler Huobi asset management has launched four crypto funds Links: Bitcoin sinks below $50,000 as cryptos stumble over Biden tax plans | Reuters Thodex Bitcoin ($BTC) Cryptocurrency Investors Fear Losses as CEO Goes Missing - Bloomberg The Graph Launches Microtransaction System for Blockchain Data Providers - CoinDesk Huobi Asset Management Raises $50M for Crypto 'Tracker' Funds - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by OliveAI.com/careers Bitcoin is up 1% at $54,850 Ethereum is up 1.5% at $2548 and Binance Coin is up 2% at 570.70 Maker up 30% Uniswap up 20% Solana up 15% A bill to link the SEC and CFTC crypto task force is headed to the Senate for a vote. Deutsche Telekom invests in the public blockchain network Celo The US GSA will auction off more than $500k in bitcoin tomorrow. ARK picked up around $76.3M more in coinbase shares. Coinbase will be delisted by the Deutsche Boerse due to a filing error. Links: Deutsche Boerse to de-list Coinbase from Xetra, Frankfurt trade | Reuters Ark Investment Management Increases Coinbase Holdings to 1.5M Shares - CoinDesk GSA to sell off more than $500,000 in bitcoin this Friday House Passes Bipartisan Financial Services Bills | Financial Services Committee Republicans Deutsche Telekom Invests in Public Blockchain Network Celo | Business Wire Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by OliveAI.com/careers Baillie Gifford Invests Big in Blockchain.com Monero Hits Three-Year High Altcoins Up Links: Institutional XRP inflows surge as AUM nearly doubles Atomic swaps and network upgrades send Monero (XMR) price to a 3-year high UK Asset Manager Baillie Gifford Invests $100M in Blockchain.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices