Daily Crypto Report

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

It’s 8am Eastern, February 12th and this is your Daily Crypto Report. Bitcoin is up .75% at $46,678 Ethereum is up 1% at $1792 and Cardano is up 3% at .89 Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Dash up 29% VeChain up 20% stellar up 15% A bill was introduced in Iowa to create a more even playing field for blockchain and smart contracts. a16z put more money behind DeFi payment platform Celo. Swarm raised $6 Million in a private token sale. Over $5 Billion has been staked in the Ethereum 2 staking contract. Links: Bill Text: IA SF303 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced | LegiScan A16z backs DeFi payments platform Celo's $20 million raise Swarm secures funds for mainnet release | by Ethereum Swarm | Ethereum Swarm | Feb, 2021 | Medium ETH worth more than $5 billion has been staked in the Eth2 contract 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 $47,923 Ethereum is up slightly at $1782 and Cardano is up slightly at .92 Top gainers in the last 24 hours: TheGraph up 64% Cosmos up 27% Tron up 16% Jack Dorsey and Jay Z announced a new endowment called BTrust. The Indian government is hardening its stance on cryptocurrency. Andrew Yang says he'll make NYC a BTC hub if elected. Miami Commission taps breaks on Mayor Francis Suarez's plans. Links: Miami City Hall could start doing business in Bitcoin | Miami Herald jack on Twitter: "JAY-Z/@S_C_ and I are giving 500 BTC to a new endowment named ₿trust to fund #Bitcoin development, initially focused on teams in Africa & India. It‘ll be set up as a blind irrevocable trust, taking zero direction from us. We need 3 board members to start: https://t.co/L4mRBryMJe" / Twitter Intent On Ban, India To Give Transition Time To Crypto Investors — BQ Exclusive Andrew Yang🧢🗽🇺🇸 on Twitter: "As mayor of NYC - the world’s financial capital - I would invest in making the city a hub for BTC and other cryptocurrencies." / 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 1.5% at $46,525 Ethereum is up 1.7% at $1778 and Cardano is up 1% at .91 Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Iota up 57% TheGraph up 47% VeChain up 17% Amazon hires for digital currency project in Mexico. Mastercard to support crypto before 2022. Jack Dorsey donates $1M to Coin Center. Nouriel Roubini tired of market shenanigans. Links: Amazon Preparing to Launch a 'Digital Currency' Project in Mexico - CoinDesk Jerry Brito on Twitter: "Coin Center has received and incredibly generous gift of $1 million from @jack — we’re speechless. 😮 We were almost to our goal for the matching campaign when he put us over the top and then some. Your confidence in our work is incredibly humbling." / Twitter Why Mastercard is bringing crypto onto its network SEC Should Monitor Tesla's Elon Musk for Market Manipulation: Roubini - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news. Crypto Market Cap $1.413 Trilliion, Passes Alphabet JPMorgan Dismisses Corporate Bitcoin Buying Over "Price Volatility" Deutsche Telekom AG Digs DeFi Who Is Mining With These? Links: Tesla's Bitcoin Buy May Not Trigger Wave of Corporate Demand, Says JPMorgan - CoinDesk Chainlink Supporter Deutsche Telekom Has Quietly Started Staking on Blockchains - CoinDesk Mystery Entity Just Set up 20K Bitcoin Miners in Siberia: Report - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news. Ether High Binance Drops Forbes Suit Reddit Raises 250 Million in Series E Funding Round Links: Ether Hits $1,800 for First Time as Market Cap Passes $200B - CoinDesk Binance quietly drops ‘multi-million’ Forbes defamation lawsuit Reddit Raises $250M After WallStreetBets' GameStop Pump - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news. Bitcoin Record High Coinsquare Launches Quick Trade Wallet Maker Ledger Now Uses WalletConnect Links: Bitcoin Hits New Record High Over $43K on Tesla News - CoinDesk Coinsquare launches Quick Trade mobile app with instant funding Hardware Wallet Maker Ledger Adds DeFi Support to Mobile App - 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 $38,863 Ethereum is down 1% at $1617 and Cardano is down 2% at .67 Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Elrond up 33% Dogecoin up 22% Stellar up 18% German police have seized 1700 bitcoin from a hacker but can’t access the coins. Starcraft tournament from 2011 offered 25 bitcoin as a consolation prize. CFPB looks at Venmo Serbian man extradited to Lone Star State 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 $40,037 Ethereum is down slightly at $1678 and Polkadot is down 1% at 20.07 Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Binance Coin up 23% Cosmos up 17% Elrond up 16% Nigeria’s central bank has ordered banks to close accounts of all crypto users COPA is challenging craig wright’s Bitcoin white paper claim. Links: Nigeria Central Bank Orders Cryptocurrency Accounts to Close - Bloomberg COPA on Twitter: "COPA stands for an open financial system and was formed to remove barriers that stifle innovation. We are hosting the Bitcoin whitepaper and stand with our members and the crypto community to address this issue. Here’s our letter in response to last week’s cease and desists. https://t.co/NfM56rfCEc" / 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 1% at $37,929 Ethereum is up slightly at $1665 and Polkadot is down 1% at 20.58. Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Maker up 37% Cardano up 17% Theta Token up 16% Yearn Finance suffered an exploit in a DAI lending protocol. LL Cool J, Paul Tudor Jones among backers of stealth crypto fund Suzhou will give away about $5M in the latest digital yuan test. Crosstower is launching a bitcoin fund Stefan He Qin facing charges for $90M security fraud. Links: Founder Of $90 Million Cryptocurrency Hedge Fund Charged With Securities Fraud And Pleads Guilty In Federal Court | USAO-SDNY | Department of Justice Suzhou to give away around $5 million in latest digital yuan test yearn.finance on Twitter: "We have noticed the v1 yDAI vault has suffered an exploit. The exploit has been mitigated. Full report to follow." / Twitter $72M Crypto Fund Backed by Paul Tudor Jones and LL Cool J Comes Out of Stealth - CoinDesk CrossTower Launches Bitcoin Fund to Compete With Grayscale’s GBTC - 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 slightly at $37,673 Ethereum is up 1% at $1643 and Polkadot is down .slightly at 20.38. Top gainers in the last 24 hours: UMA up 136% DogeCoin up 55% Aave up 32% Ether new ATH Coinbase looks to Nasdaq. PayPal is creating a dedicated business unit for crypto services. NFT Marketplace Rarible picked up $1.75M in seed funding. Visa partners with First Boulevard Links: Visa Expands Digital Currency Roadmap with First Boulevard | Business Wire Rarible secures funding from CoinFund to build community-governed NFT marketplace | by Rarible | Medium PayPal is investing in a new business unit focused on crypto and digital currencies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices