Daily Crypto Report

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by OliveAI.com/careers Venmo Now Supports Crypto Diem Focuses on Individuals Brian Brooks New CEO of Coinbase US Links: PayPal-owned Venmo launches cryptocurrency trading Facebook-backed Diem Association reportedly to launch stablecoin pilot in 2021 Former currency comptroller to become CEO of Binance US crypto exchange Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by OliveAI.com/careers UK Establishes CBDC Task Force WSJ Smacks SEC Time Takes Crypto Links: UK government establishes central bank digital currency task force SEC Causing ‘Confusion’ Over Cryptocurrency in Case With Ripple: WSJ Time Magazine to accept crypto payments for digital subscriptions 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 1% at $53,955 Ethereum is down 2% at $2079 and Binance Coin is down 3% at 440.20 Vertcoin up 42% Dogecoin up 15% The Riksbank set out its 5 year timeframe for a central bank e-krona Mark Cuban invests in NFT data platform CryptoSlam Coinbase CEO Brian armstrong sold $291M in shares on opening day 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 1% at $60,623 Ethereum is up .5% at $2400 and Binance Coin is down 3% at 515.20 VeChain up 31% Bitcoin Cash up 24% Bitcoin SV up 19% Turkey has banned payments in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Bitmain is set to launch a new Ethereum ASIC miner — the AntMiner E9 Dapper Labs is raising money at a $7.5B valuation. Sotheby’s Pak NFT hauls in nearly $17M Dogecoin shut down Robinhood on Thursday night. Links: Auction house Sotheby's NFT sale yields nearly $17M A new generation of investors, crypto, and Robinhood — Under the Hood Bitcoin tumbles after Turkey bans crypto payments citing risks | Reuters NFT Startup Dapper Labs Raising Money at Over $7.5 Billion Valuation — The Information Antminer_main on Twitter: "#AntminerE9 is coming soon! Ready to set the world on fire! #Bitmain #Antminer #ETH #ethereum https://t.co/NAFzE8F3iu" / Twitter 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 $60,661 Ethereum is up 1% at $2373 and Binance Coin is up 1% at 519.75 Dogecoin up 129% Ethereum Classic up 25% Theta Token up 15% Dogecoin reached a new all time high overnight. Binance burns over 1M BNB tokens—worth about $595M. Ark funds bought $110M more in Coinbase shares on Thursday Rothschild Investment picks up a $4.75M initial stake in Grayscale Ethereum Trust SushiSwap has made a $50k donation to No Kid Hungry Links: ARK buys $110 mln Coinbase shares, adding to positions | Reuters 15th BNB Burn | Quarterly Highlights and Insights from CZ | Binance Blog Slim Jim Dogecoin: 9 Things to Know About the Love Affair Between DOGE and the Meat Stick | Markets Insider Rothschild Investment Buys $4.75M Initial Stake in Grayscale Ethereum Trust - CoinDesk No Kid Hungry on Twitter: "Thank you @SushiSwap Core Developers for directing 25 ETH (~$50,000) to No Kid Hungry and to @TheGivingBlock for facilitating the transfer — we're so grateful for your help to get kids the meals they need in this crisis and beyond!" / Twitter 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 $62,476 Ethereum is up 1% at $2438 and Binance Coin is up slightly at 543.36 XFin Network up 41% Maker up 22% Compound up 17% $623M of Bitcoin that was stolen in the Bitfinex hack in 2016 moved yesterday. Berlin hard fork is complete on Ethereum Coinbase valued at over 65B after first day. VanEck launches new digital asset ETF. AXA Switzerland will let customers pay premiums in BTC. Links: Coinbase's first day on Nasdaq ends with an $85.7 billion valuation VanEck Launches Digital Transformation ETF (DAPP) | Business Wire Berlin Hard Fork Goes Live, Promises to Reduce Sky-High Ethereum Fees - Decrypt $623M in Bitcoin From 2016 Bitfinex Hack Moved Under Cover of COIN Hype - CoinDesk New payment option: Bitcoin | AXA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by OliveAI.com/careers Binance Lists COIN Today; Exodus Raises Fifty-Six Million Dollars; Privacy Number One in Digital Euro Links: Crypto Exchange Binance to List the Coinbase Stock Token COIN - CoinDesk Exodus Wallet raises almost $60M in crypto in regulated offering A Digital Euro Must Protect Privacy, ECB Public Survey Reveals - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by OliveAI.com/careers SEC Strikes Out on Records Request; Ether All-Time High; DLT Goes Mainstream Links: Court Denies SEC's Request Seeking Years of Financial Records From Ripple Execs - CoinDesk Ether hits new all-time high above $2,200 hours ahead of Berlin hard fork Linux Foundation, Insurance Group Roll Out Platform to Cut Costs Using DLT - CoinDesk — Story from News Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by OliveAI.com/careers Crypto Mom Speaks; Trust and Scarcity; Use It or Lose It Links: China's Digital Yuan Comes With An Expiration Date | ZeroHedge Scarcity Cred: Crypto Is A $2 Trillion Disruptive Force | ZeroHedge "You’d Have To Shut Down The Internet" To Ban Bitcoin, Says SEC's Hester Peirce | ZeroHedge 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 $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. 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 $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 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 .5% at $58,477 Ethereum is down slightly at $2084 and Binance Coin is up 1% at 436.15 Those are your leaders by market cap, top gainers in the last 24 hours… Waves up 39% Enjin Coin up 25% ThorChain up 19% The DeFi alliance added Coinbase to its roster. Riot Blockchain signed a contract to pick up 42,000 mining machines from Bitmain. Coinme launched 300 Bitcoin-enabled kiosks in Florida Robinhood reports 9.5M customers trading crypto on-app in Q1. Revolt is adding support for 11 new tokens. Links: Revolut adds 11 new tokens including Uniswap and Cardano How Crypto Fits Into Robinhood’s Mission | by Christine Brown | Apr, 2021 | Robinhood Coinbase on Twitter: "Coinbase has joined the @defialliance, an open association supporting DeFi startups. We look forward to working together to grow the cryptoeconomy." / Twitter Riot Blockchain Announces Milestone Purchase Order of 42,000 S19j Antminers, Growing Total Hash Rate to 7.7 EH/s Upon 2022 Deployment Nasdaq:RIOT Coinme Launches 300 Bitcoin-Enabled Kiosks in Florida - 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 down .5% at $56,494 Ethereum is up slightly at $2000 and Binance Coin is down .5% at 396.50 Enjin Coin up 40% PancakeSwap up 16% IOTA up 15% Coinbase's Q1 results Plaid announces $425M Series D. FTXxMiami Heat partnership official. Hut8 to raise $400M on TSE. Links: HEAT Inks Partnership Deal With FTX.us | Miami Heat Plaid announces $425 million raise following failed Visa merger Coinbase reports an estimated $1.8 billion in total revenue for Q1 2021 Bitcoin mining firm Hut 8 files to raise nearly $400 million in Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by OliveAI.com/careers Crypto Not Money Nothing But Crypto New NFT Platform Launching This Spring Links: Bond Market Is What Stops BTC From Conquering USD: Analyst - CoinDesk CEO of biggest crypto exchange has ‘close to 100%’ of net worth in crypto Football star Tom Brady to launch his own NFT platform Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by OliveAI.com/careers Grayscale Adds Chainlink Coinshares Launches ETP on Swiss SIX Exchange VCs Invest Sixteen Billion in Blockchain Since 2012 Links: Grayscale Adds Chainlink to Its Digital Large Cap Fund - CoinDesk Asset Manager CoinShares Launches Litecoin ETP Venture capitalists invest over $16B in blockchain equity since 2012 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by OliveAI.com/careers XRP Back to Pre-SEC Suit Level GME to Sell 3.5 Million Shares BOJ PoC on CBDC 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 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 .5% at $57,200 Ethereum is down 1% at $2,037 and Binance Coin is down 1% at $335.00 Those are your leaders by market cap, top gainers in the last 24 hours… Helium up 21% BitTorrent up 20% Tron up 15% The IRS is working to get customer records from Kraken. The Weeknd’s NFT auction is going swimmingly on Nifty Gateway. Binance Futures hit a record high of over $10B yesterday. Thailand’s Central bank will test retail digital currency next year. Links: Binance's Crypto Derivatives Platform Sees Record Open Interest of $10B - CoinDesk Bank of Thailand CBDC pub 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 $59,189 Ethereum is up slightly at $2094 and Binance Coin is up 1% at $345.00 BitTorrent up 29% Polkadot up 18% Tron up 16% Ether's new all time high of $2,140 Decentraland to add Polygon's Matic Network to get around gas fees UK’s FCA said bold new scam in action. FutureFintech acquires Nanjing Ribensi Electronic Technology company. Links: Blockchain Recovery Department (clone of FCA authorised firm) | FCA Move MANA between Ethereum and Polygon | Decentraland Future FinTech Acquires Chinese Mining Farm for $9M 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 $59,445 Ethereum is up slightly at $2004 and Binance Coin is down 1% at 343.64 Helium up 23% Siacoin up 16% EOS up 15% Coinbase confirms their hotly anticipated IPO for April 14th. Morgan Stanley files for exposure to bitcoin. The weeknd is set to drop an NFT collection. Polychain is leading Greenwood’s $2M seed round. Bitcoin’s mining difficulty hits record high. Links: The Weeknd on Twitter: "Excited to announce that my first NFT drop is taking place on Saturday at 2:00 pm EST on @niftygateway. The collection will feature new music and limited edition art. I developed the artwork with Strange Loop Studios https://t.co/627BO4JekK" / Twitter SEC Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Filing Coinbase on Twitter: "We’re happy to announce that earlier today, the SEC declared our S-1 registration statement effective and that we expect our direct listing to occur on April 14, 2021, with our Class A common stock trading on the @NASDAQ under the ticker symbol COIN. https://t.co/cwRZWmj9Pv" / Twitter Bitcoin's mining difficulty adjusts to record high as new miners come online Polychain leads DeFi lending protocol Greenwood's $2 million seed round 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 $58,632 Ethereum is up slightly at $1,922 and Binance Coin is down slightly at $314.24 Filecoin up 30% Dogecoin up 24% Tron up 17% BlackRock began trading Bitcoin futures in January. Tesla developers lend a hand to BTCPay. Eastern Caribbean Central Bank debuts DCash Element Finance picked up $4.4 million in new funding Links: BlackRock has 'started to dabble' in bitcoin, says Rick Rieder Release 1.0.7.1 · btcpayserver/btcpayserver · GitHub The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank publicly launches new digital currency Element Finance Raises $4.4M to Bring Liquidity to Fixed Rate Income and Interest Markets | by Will Villanueva | Element Finance | Mar, 2021 | Medium Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by OliveAI.com/careers Bitcoin Flash Crash Lagarde Lays Out Path to ECU CBDC Victoria Bitter for Solar Power? Links: Bitcoin flash crashes by $2K in 5 minutes, liquidating $600M in longs Digital euro could take four years, says ECB president Christine Lagarde Aussie Beer Can Now Be Exchanged for Excess Solar in New Program Involving Blockchain - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by OliveAI.com/careers PayPal Now Allows Crypto Payments, Conditions Apply Japan's First "A-1" Token XRP Holders May Intervene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by OliveAI.com/careers Justin Sun Announces Just NFT Fund Cuomo Tracks You With Blockchain Visa Settles Fiat With Crypto 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 $55,652 Ethereum is down slightly at $1,692 and Binance Coin is up slightly at 268.08 Ankr Network up 23% Solana up 19% Icon up 16% Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear signs crypto mining incentives into law. Optimism is delaying its main net launch to July. Senate to confirm Gary Gensler. UK is set to publish new tax guidelines on crypto next week. 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 $54,350 Ethereum is up slightly at $1,677 and Binance Coin is up 5% at 254.71 Holo up 28% Filecoin up 22% Bittorrent up 15% Bank of Japan forms CBDC committee. Hut 8 mining corporation has purchased $30M worth of Nvidia’s new CMP. New Zealand funds management limited put 5% of its KiwiSaver growth fund into BTC. Benjamin Reynolds ordered to pay more than $571M for his fraudulent bitcoin trading scheme. Links: Bank of Japan statement Hut 8 Buys $30M Worth of Nvidia's New Crypto Mining GPUs - CoinDesk Investment or speculation: KiwiSaver fund enters the bitcoin era | Stuff.co.nz Federal Court Orders UK Man to Pay More Than $571 Million for Operating Fraudulent Bitcoin Trading Scheme | CFTC 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 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 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 2% at $51,389 Ethereum is down 2% at $1,572 and Binance Coin is down 3% at 237.81 Top gainers in the last 24 hours: DeepBrain Chain up 29% Aragon network up 28% Market slides ahead of $6B options expiration. Serena Williams backs Bitcoin rewards startup Lolli. StarkWare raised 75M in a Series B led by Paradigm. Fidelity is the latest to file for a bitcoin ETF Links: Serena Williams Backs $5M Round in Bitcoin Rewards Startup Lolli - CoinDesk StarkWare raises $75 million in Series B funding round led by Paradigm Fidelity Bitcoin ETF S-1 Record $6B in Options to Expire Friday - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by OliveAI.com/careers Tesla Takes Bitcoin for Cars Now Someone Big Bought the Bitcoin Dip Ripple Calls XRP Neutral Bridge in Paper 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by OliveAI.com/careers Institutional Inflows to Crypto Down OKEx Closes in South Korea over AML LocalBitcoins High Month in Morocco Links: Institutional crypto managers report record AUM despite U.S. inflows plummeting Crypto Exchange OKEx Korea to Close as New AML Rules Come Into Force - CoinDesk Crypto Is Banned in Morocco, but Bitcoin Buys Are Soaring - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by OliveAI.com/careers Danish Red Cross Sponsors Volcano Relief Bond On Blockchain SkyBridge Capital Files for Bitcoin ETF Links: Danish Red Cross sponsors $3M blockchain-based volcano catastrophe bond SkyBridge Capital latest to file Bitcoin ETF application with US SEC 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 $56,094 Ethereum is up slightly at $1,766 and Binance Coin is down .5% at 258.76 Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Matrix up 51% VSP up 34% Dawn up 33% Coinbase is delaying its direct listing until April Lindsay Lohan is partnering with Justin Sun to debut NFTs on Tron. Tony Hawk to auction NFT of his last Ollie 540. The latest Bitcoin ETF is coming from First Trust Advisors and Skybridge Capital. Fireblocks raised $133M to stay independant and bring crypto custody to megabanks. Links: Fireblocks Raises $133M to Serve More Megabanks With Crypto Custody - CoinDesk Lindsay Lohan Partners With Justin Sun to Release NFTs on Tron - CoinDesk Tony Hawk on Instagram: “In 1989 I started trying ollie 540’s as a joke, since it seemed there was no way to keep a skateboard on your feet throughout 1 1/2 spins…” Coinbase’s Direct Listing Is Said to Be Pushed Back to April - Bloomberg Bitcoin ETF S1 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 $59,102 Ethereum is up .5% at $1,841 and Binance Coin is down slightly at 269.11 Top gainers in the last 24 hours: BitTorrent up 83% Pundi X up 55% Tron up 16% Coinbase fined $6.5M by CFTC. The Guggenheim museum is looking for MBA interns who have an opinion on NFT artworks. NFT marketplace OpenSea raised 23 million in a series A round led by a16Z. Wirex defends tradmark in high court. Buyer of $69M Beeple NFT reveals himself. Links: CFTC Orders Coinbase Inc. to Pay $6.5 Million for False, Misleading, or Inaccurate Reporting and Wash Trading | CFTC Even NYC's Highfalutin Guggenheim Museum Is Looking at NFTs, Job Posting Suggests - CoinDesk NFTs: The First 5000 Beeples - The Metapurser Brown Rudnick Client Wirex Wins Cryptoback Trade Mark Infringement Claim Against Cryptocarbon and Bee-One - Brown Rudnick NFT marketplace OpenSea raises $23M in Series A round led by a16z 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 $59,217 Ethereum is up .5% at $1,826 and Binance Coin is up slightly at 267.68 Top gainers in the last 24 hours: SiaCoin up 21% Theta Token up 17% Avalanche up 15% Wyoming’s DAO law passed in the state senate in a landslide vote. Japan’s SBI has opened its bitcoin mining pool to the public. DOJ brings charges to operators of unregistered New Hampshire exchange. Need a job? Work in the metaverse. Links: SBI Pool Announcement DAO Bill Detail Six Charged with Crimes Related to Virtual Currency Exchange Business | USAO-NH | Department of Justice This Casino in Decentraland Is Hiring (for Real) - CoinDesk 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 .5% at $58,180 Ethereum is down 1% at $1797 and Cardano is down 1.5% at $1.43 Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Basic Attention Token up 30% Filecoin up 23fi% Crypto(.)com Chain up 15% Morgan Stanley annouces three Bitcoin-related funds for its top tier clients. Maple Finance raised $1.4M for its reputation based DeFi lending platform US GSA auctioned off 3/4 of a Bitcoin at just over $9k above the market price Vladimir Putin is calling for more scrutiny into the illicit use of digital assets Digital art heist. Links: Bitcoin: Morgan Stanley is the first big U.S. bank to offer wealthy clients access to bitcoin funds Maple Finance Raises $1.4M for Its Reputation-Based DeFi Lending Platform - CoinDesk The U.S. government auctions off 0.7501 BTC for $9,000 above market price Putin Says Russia Must Stop Illegal Cross-Border Crypto Transfers - CoinDesk Nifty Gateway on Twitter: "Please see our statement below on reports circulating around security concerns on Nifty Gateway 👇👇👇" / Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by OliveAI.com/careers Syndicate Raises One Million Arthur Hayes Surrenders April 6? Bitcoin Suisse AG Application Denied Links: Syndicate, an ‘AngelList for DeFi,’ Raises $1M Seed Round Led by IDEO CoLab Ventures - CoinDesk BitMEX Co-Founder Arthur Hayes Offers to Surrender to US Authorities in Hawaii - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by OliveAI.com/careers Ben Delo Pleads Not Guilty Texas State Securities Board Tells Delta Crypt 'Cease and Desist' Another Unicorn for Crypto, Austria's First Links: Texas securities board takes action against hoax ‘Binance’-branded scheme Crypto Has Another Unicorn as Bitpanda Raises $170M at $1.2B Valuation - CoinDesk BitMEX executive surrenders in New York, pleads not guilty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by OliveAI.com/careers Links: OSL, Hong Kong's First Regulated Crypto Exchange, Commences Live Trading - CoinDesk New EIP hopes to quell tensions between Ethereum’s miners and developers 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 $60,409 Ethereum is up 1.5% at $1881 and Binance Coin is up 1% at 270.94 Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Decentraland up 54% Hedra Hashgraph up 38% Terra up 24% DCG Foundry mining pool is open to the public. WisdomTree submits ETF proposal to the SEC. Bakkt receives BitLicense from NYDFS. A romanian barber has been arrested for allegedly stealing 620k in crypto. France’s central bank petitioned to purchase bitcoin. Links: Wisdomtree S-1 DCG Foundry mining pool opens to the public after quietly mining over 780 BTC New York regulators award BitLicense to ICE crypto venture Bakkt A petition asks French Parliament to allow central bank to hold bitcoin 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 $60,012 Ethereum is up .5% at $1905 and Binance Coin is down 1% at 277.51 Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Chiliz up 50% SushiSwap up 20% BitTorrent up 20% Bitcoin broke the $60k barrier. Microstrategy added another $15M in bitcoin to its treasury. DogeDex atomic swap platform for Dogecoin is live Patrick Mahomes joins Gronk in minting digital sports collectibles on the blockchain. The australian government has set aside $7 million for blockchain pilot projects. Links: Decentralized Exchange Launches for Dogecoin Swaps - CoinDesk Department of Industry solving regulatory issues with AU$6.9m blockchain funding | ZDNet MicroStrategy Acquires Additional $15 Million in Bitcoin at Average Price of $57,146 Rafael Schultze-Kraft on Twitter: "$100m+ short liquidations within 10 minutes. Don't 👏 bet 👏 against 👏 #Bitcoin 👏 Chart: https://t.co/5enuFiIxQG https://t.co/lGOAMtnGAb" / Twitter Patrick Mahomes to sell NFT trading cards 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 .5% at $55,940 Ethereum is down .5% at $1752 and Binance Coin is down 3% at 260.41 Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Chiliz up 96% Matic Network up 42% Terra up 15% Gavel falls on NFT history. Jamaica is looking to pilot a CBDC Former UK chief for Coinbase joins MoonPay The bank of Russia looks to create a CBDC prototype Links: Beeple (b. 1981), EVERYDAYS: THE FIRST 5000 DAYS | Christie’s Bank of Russia Eyes Digital Ruble Prototype in Late 2021: Report - CoinDesk Bank of Jamaica set to roll out digital currency by early 2022 Beeple NFT Everydays Sells at Christies Auction for $69 Million in Ether - Bloomberg Former Coinbase CEO Zeeshan Feroz joins MoonPay as chief growth officer 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 $56,344 Ethereum is up .5% at $1792 and Binance Coin is down slightly at 282.56 Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Hedra Hashgraph up 36% Theta Token up 26% Ziliqa up 15% Bidding for Beeple’s EVERYDAYS NFT on auction with Christies tops $13M. Weibo has suspended Huobi, OKEx and Binance accounts. Greyscale's ETF considerations. Links: Bids for Beeple's 5000-day collection at over $13M as auction winds down Chinese social media Weibo suspends Huobi, OKEx and Binance accounts GBTC ETF prospectus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news. Bitcoin Whales Buy The Dip Coinbase On Track for 90 Billion Dollar Valuation Ethereum Sees Berlin Upgrades April 14 Links: Bitcoin whales 'bought the dip' as orders for $100K or more hit all-time highs Coinbase Valuation Nears $100B Ahead of March Nasdaq Listing: Bloomberg - CoinDesk — Story Ethereum to roll out Berlin upgrade with 4 EIPs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news. Centra Tech's Sharma Sentenced Ohio Democrat Senator Brown Wants CBDC PAID Tokens Wrongly Created Links: Paid Network Exploit Mints Attacker 60M Tokens: Report - CoinDesk Sen. Sherrod Brown pens letter saying Fed must move forward on CBDC Centra Tech co-founder sentenced to eight years in prison for fraudulent ICO 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 $50,734 Ethereum is down 1% at $1664 and Binance Coin is down .5% at 238.85 Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Mir coin up 20% Aave up 16% Uniswap up 15% The IRS issued clarification around crypto taxable events. DeFi Project Meerkat was apparently exploited for $31 million worth of crypto Ethereum’s EIP 1559 proposal set for July Links: Ethereum's 'EIP 1559' Fee Market Overhaul Greenlit for July - CoinDesk Rug pull? DeFi project Meerkat drained by $31M on Binance Smart Chain Frequently Asked Questions on Virtual Currency Transactions | Internal Revenue Service 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 $47,399 Ethereum is down 1% at $1525 and Cardano is down .5% at 1.10 Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Populous up 21% Whale up 20% John McAfee charged with conspiracy to commit fraud, and money laundering. BitGo earns trust license from the NYDFS. Ripple is working to pivot private ledger to central bank digital currencies. Swedish fraudster Roger Nils-Jones Karlsson has pled guilty to charges of securities fraud. Links: John McAfee charged with fraud over cryptocurrency - BBC News BitGo Receives NY Trust Charter from the New York State Department of Financial Services | Business Wire Ripple Pilots a Private Ledger for Central Banks Launching CBDCs | Ripple Cryptocurrency Fraudster Pleads Guilty to Securities Fraud and Money Laundering Charges in Multi-Million Dollar Investment Scheme | OPA | Department of Justice 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 $47,969 Ethereum is up slightly at $1488 and Cardano is down slightly at 1.13 Top gainers in the last 24 hours: ZKS up 18% Harmony up 16% Iota up 15% Jack Dorsey’s Square acquired a majority stake in JayZ’s music streaming service Tidal Brave Browser has acquired Tailcat. Kings of Leon is releasing a project as an NFT crypto(.)com announces a $200M fund for crypto startups Links: Brave acquires search engine to offer the first private alternative to Google Search and Google Chrome on both mobile and desktop Crypto.com Capital | Accelerating Growth for Crypto Start-Ups Kings of Leon Will Be the First Band to Release an Album as an NFT - Rolling Stone Square, Inc. Announces Plans To Acquire Majority Ownership Stake In TIDAL Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by OliveAI.com/careers It’s 8am Eastern, March 4th and this is your Daily Crypto Report. Bitcoin is down 1% at $48,893 Ethereum is down .05% at $1548 and Cardano is down 1.5% at 1.14 Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Enjin Coin up 48% Hedra Hashgraph up 26% Theta Token 15% Arthur Hayes may voluntarily come to the US from Singapore at the request of the federal prosecutors A group in Brooklyn purchased and burned Banksy’s piece Morons to create NFT. Andrew Cuomo announces "Excelsior Pass" test of IBM’s blockchain app for proving Covid-19 status Links: Burnt Banksy on Twitter: "Full HD video https://t.co/sKAu2AERmJ" / Twitter BitMEX's Arthur Hayes May Surrender to US Officials in April - CoinDesk Governor Cuomo Announces Pilot Program Testing the Excelsior Pass at Madison Square Garden and Barclays Center | Governor Andrew M. Cuomo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news. KY Wants Miners; PayPal Wants Curv Links: Kentucky bill to provide tax breaks for local crypto miners PayPal to Buy Crypto Custody Firm Curv: Sources - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news. Cardano Hails Hard Fork Mary CBOE Files Form 19b-4 for Van Eck crypto ETF Telegram Investor Demands One Hundred Million Back Links: CBOE files to list Van Eck's proposed Bitcoin ETF Cardano Becomes a Multi-Asset Blockchain With Today's Hard Fork - CoinDesk TON Investor Threatens to Sue Telegram if Not Compensated for £100M: Report - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices