Daily Crypto Report

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

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news. February Crypto Trading Volume Tops One Trillion Ghana Launches FinTech Sandbox Google Data Adds Crypto Info Links: Google Finance Adds Crypto Data Tab - CoinDesk Ghana to Prioritize Blockchain in New Regulatory Sandbox - CoinDesk Monthly crypto exchange volumes broke $1 trillion for the first time 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 $44,612 Ethereum is down 2% at $1356 and Cardano is down 3% at $1.24 Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Vite up 94% Cortex up 52% Puma Pay up 47% DeFi Protocol Furucombo exploited for $14M. Ethereum scaling startup Optimism lands a $25M series A led by a16z DeFi protocol revenue hit a record monthly high this month. Craig Wright wants a piece of all the legends. Links: Investing in Optimism - Andreessen Horowitz DeFi protocol revenue has reached a record monthly high in February Mt. Gox Victim Issues Legal Notice to Craig Wright Over Stolen Funds - CoinDesk 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 slightly at $47,427 Ethereum is up .5% at $1486 and Cardano is down .5% at 1.42 Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Stellar up 22% Cosmos up 19% Polkadot up 17% Ethereum miners are hashing out their differences regarding protocol update EIP-1559. Bitcoin in Nigeria is trading at a 46% premium on the exchange Luno Nigeria. There’s apparently a backdoor on popular website Bitcoin Paper Wallet. Links: Bitcoin Is Trading at a 46% Premium on Luno Nigeria - CoinDesk Staying on the (b)right side of history: EIP-1559 | f2pool Ethereum's biggest mining pools take opposing stances on EIP-1559 plan BitcoinPaperWallet ‘Back Door’ Responsible for Millions in Missing Funds, Research Suggests - 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 $46,630 Ethereum is up slightly at $1479 and Cardano is up 1% at 1.11 Top gainers in the last 24 hours: TrustSwap up 43% Cartesi up 37% and Oly up 21% Bitcoin dropped below 45k—biggest weekly price drop since March 2020. Beeple sells on Nifty Gateway for record $6.6M. UK Treasury realises they need to hit the gas to retain fintech relevance. Coinbase files S-1: revenue topped $1 billion in 2020, CEO pulls in $60M/yr. Links: Beeple (b. 1981), EVERYDAYS: THE FIRST 5000 DAYS | Christie’s Nifty Gateway on Twitter: "CROSSROAD By @beeple The #1/1 from beeple's first NG drop has just resold on the secondary market for $6.6 million. History has just been made. Congrats to beeple and of course to @pablorfraile for the sale. https://t.co/mTYG4VABSw" / Twitter Review of UK Fintech Coinbase Paid CEO Armstrong $60M in 2020 – Including $1.8M for 'Personal Security' - CoinDesk Ki Young Ju 주기영 on Twitter: "13k $BTC flowed out from Coinbase a few hours ago. It seems those BTC went to multiple Coinbase custody wallets. US institutional investors are still buying Bitcoin at the 48k price. This is the strongest bullish signal I've ever seen. Chart 👉 https://t.co/20Dz85Y5mG https://t.co/SC7Fol7CGQ" / Twitter Coinbase pre-IPO shares soar on FTX after S-1 drop 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 $51,200 Ethereum is up 1% at $1611 and Binance Coin is down slightly at 247 Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Fantom up 30% Icon up 16% and Matic Network up 16% Microstrategy adds to their hoard trading an additional 19,452 Bitcoins for $1.02B in cash. Coinbase reveals that it holds Bitcoin, and other cryptos on its balance sheet. The Federal Reserve will turn to the public to see appetite for a digital dollar beginning this year. MoneyGram suspended the use of Ripple’s platform for the duration of the SEC lawsuit Links: Coinbase offers corporations a trusted solution for adding crypto to their corporate treasury | by Coinbase | Feb, 2021 | The Coinbase Blog MicroStrategy Acquires Additional 19,452 Bitcoins for $1.026 Billion Powell says the Fed will engage the public on a digital dollar this year MoneyGram says it has 'suspended' use of Ripple's platform amid SEC lawsuit 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 $50,815 Ethereum is up 1% at $1692 and Binance Coin is up 3% at 270 Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Uniswap up 22% Compound up 20% and Maker up 16% Square announced that it purchased another 3,318 Bitcoin as a reserve. Square pulled in $4.5B in bitcoin revenue in 2020. Iced Tea company in hot water with SEC. Almeda is leading the $40M round for Oxygen Links: SEC halts trading of iced tea company that pivoted to blockchain | Ars Technica Square Inc. - Square, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020 Results SQUARE SEC Form 10-k Alameda leads $40m investment in DeFi prime brokerage Oxygen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news. ECB Wants Power to Veto Stablecoins in Europe State Bank of India Joins Liink Bottlepay Raises Fifteen and a Half Million in Funding Round Links: ECB Wants to Be Able to Veto Stablecoins Like Diem in the EU - CoinDesk State Bank of India joins JPMorgan’s blockchain payments network Bottlepay, a Payments Startup That Lets You Send Bitcoin on Social Media, Raises $15M - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news. Tesla Profits More From Bitcoin Than Cars WeBank and MyBank to Pilot Digital Yuan Carney Joins Stripe Links: Tesla made $1B profit on its Bitcoin buy, says analyst Ant-backed MYbank to help China expand digital yuan trial Stripe Names Digital Currency Advocate, Former BoE Governor Carney to Board - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news. Ethereum Hard Fork Berlin April 14, 2021 Polkadot Price Up: Connectivity the Cause Ether High Links: Ethereum Core Developers Eye Mid-April for 'Berlin' Hard Fork - CoinDesk Polkadot (DOT) gains 42% ahead of its long-awaited parachain auctions Ether Sets New All-Time High Over $2,000 as Bull Run Continues - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news. MicroStrategy Continues Debt-For-Bitcoin Business Model 500.com Buying BTC.com Crypto to Rum Soon in Bermuda Links: MicroStrategy Raises $1.05B in Latest Debt-for-Bitcoin Offering - CoinDesk Bermuda to Pilot Digital Dollar for Rum Sales - CoinDesk Bitcoin mining pool BTC.com is getting acquired by NYSE-listed 500.com 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 $52,583 Ethereum is up slightly at $1932 and Binance Coin is up 1% at 269 Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Huobi Token up 21% Iota up 15% Neo up 15% Nvidia unveils new chip for Ethereum mining. Ebang raises $70M in a follow-up public offering. Bill Gates says he's "neutral" on Bitcoin. Fidelity Charitable received 28 million dollars in crypto donations in 2020. Links: Squawk Box on Twitter: ""I don't own #Bitcoin. I'm not short Bitcoin," says @BillGates. "I do think moving money into a more digital form and getting transaction costs down, that's something the Gates Foundation does in developing countries." https://t.co/DDe5X196ax" / Twitter GeForce Is Made for Gaming, CMP Is Made to Mine | The Official NVIDIA Blog Ebang International Announces Closing of Follow-on Public Offering | Ebang International Holdings Inc. Fidelity Charitable Giving Report 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 $51,397 Ethereum is down slightly at $1901 and Cardano is up .5% at .92 Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Binance Coin up 33% Huobi Token up 17% Elrond up 16% Ethereum finds new all time high above $1900. Coinbase is valued at $77B ahead of its IPO Kia Motors America is apparently the victim of a ransomware attack Mastercard partners with Island Pay & Bahamas central bank for prepaid card linked to the Sand Dollar. Sweden’s Riksbank will extend its pilot project for a CBDC for another 12 months Links: Kia Motors America suffers ransomware attack, $20 million ransom Coinbase, Readying for Public Listing, Gets $77B Valuation From Nasdaq Private Market - CoinDesk Swiss canton of Zug starts accepting tax payments in cryptocurrency Mastercard inks partnership for prepaid card linked to Bahamas CBDC Riksbank extends test of technical solution for the e-krona | Sveriges Riksbank 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 $51,015 Ethereum is up 1% at $1826 and Cardano is up slightly at .87 Top gainers in the last 24 hours: PancakeSwap up 30% IOST up 25% Decred up 18% Bitcoin mining offline in storm-swept Texas. Christies set for first-of-its-kind auction of Beeple's work. 2nd ETF races through Canadian approvals. Dubai free zone becomes first UAE government entity to accept bitcoin. Links: NYDIG Bitcoin ETF Bitcoin Mining Farms in Texas Offline From Winter Storm - CoinDesk Dubai free zone KIKLABB starts accepting Bitcoin - first government entity to do so | Markets – Gulf News 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 $49,593 Ethereum is up slightly at $1795 Cardano is down 1% at .88 Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Cosmos up 23% Horizon up 15% Bitcoin has broken above 50k for the first time ever MicroStrategy looks to raise $690M to buy more Bitcoin. UK based ExMO went down yesterday with a DDoS attack. Russia’s lower house is set to discuss a bill on crypto taxation this week. Links: MicroStrategy Announces Proposed Private Offering of $600 Million of Convertible Senior Notes (1) EXMO on Twitter: "Important: DDoS attack on EXMO 📢❗️ Please note the EXMO exchange website is now under the DDoS attack. The servers are temporarily unavailable. We are solving this issue right now. Please stay tuned." / Twitter Russia's Lower House to Consider Bill on Crypto Taxation This Week - 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 $48,010 Ethereum is up 1% at $1810 and Cardano is up 1% at .87 Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Theta Token up 17% Kusama up 16% The Graph up 15% ConsenSys is helping Iranian women learn solidity with grants and scholarships. Coinbase ventures and paradigm led a $12M round for Synthetix. Paypal wants to be a CBDC distributor. Argo Blockchain plots new 200MW facility in Texas. Links: LOI Signing - 07:00:04 10 Feb 2021 - ARB News article | London Stock Exchange Coinbase Ventures, Paradigm Invest $12M in Synthetix DeFi Platform - CoinDesk ConsenSys Grants Help Iranian Women Learn Solidity - CoinDesk PayPal Wants to Be a CBDC Distributor - 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 1% at $49,523 Ethereum is up .5% at $1838 and Cardano is down 1% at .85 Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Bitcoin Cash up 26% NEO up 19% Bitcoin SV up 18% Alpha Homora was exploited for $37M yesterday North Bmerican bitcoin ETF has been approved by a Canadian securities regulator. The Spartan Group unveils new $50M DeFi venture fund. Links: Alpha Finance Lab on Twitter: "Dear Alpha community, we've been notified of an exploit on Alpha Homora V2. We're now working with @AndreCronjeTech and @CreamdotFinance together on this. The loophole has been patched. We're in the process of investigating the stolen fund, and have a prime suspect already." / Twitter First North American Bitcoin ETF Approved by Canadian Securities Regulator - CoinDesk Spartan Group creates $50 million venture fund to bridge global markets Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices