Daily Crypto Report

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news Episode sponsored by ungrocery.com Bitcoin is down 1% at $17,751 Ethereum is down slightly at $474 and XRP is up 3% at 30 cents Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Sushiswap up 25% Yearn Finance up 17% Solidus Labs is working on a crypto surveillance tool to help launch a Bitcoin ETF Deutsche Bank says investors are increasingly keen on bitcoin over gold as an inflation hedge. A sentiment index that measures fear and greed for bitcoin suggests "extreme greed" at 18k. A Dubai investment firm is staking $10 million worth of Ethereum to support the Eth 2.0 launch. CME bitcoin futures have crossed $1 billion in open interest Links: Deutsche Bank Says Investors Increasingly Prefer Bitcoin Over Gold as Inflation Hedge - CoinDesk Solidus Labs Believes Its Crypto Surveillance Tool Can Help Launch a Bitcoin ETF | Nasdaq IBC Group to invest $10m in the launch of Ethereum 2.0 Crypto investors exhibit 'extreme greed' as bitcoin crosses $18,000 - The Block CME bitcoin futures cross $1 billion in open interest — a new all-time high - The Block Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news. Institutions Pushing Bitcoin Rally Ethereum Top Ten Daaps Hit One Million Users Liquid Exchange Hacked: User Data Compromised Links: Institutions help drive rally as Bitcoin ETP volumes surge 50% Ethereum's top 10 DApps hit 1M users this month Crypto Exchange Liquid Says User Data Possibly Exposed in Security Breach - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news. Galaxy Digital Launches Bitcoin Fund in Canada Western Union Suspends US Dollar Transfers to Cuba IBM Scores Gaming Blockchain Patent Links: Galaxy Digital Gets Initial Approval for New Bitcoin Fund in Canada - CoinDesk IBM Scores Patent on Proposed Blockchain Consensus for Transactions in Multiplayer Games - CoinDesk CoinDesk — Leader in blockchain news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news. Bitcoin Cash Hard Fork US Passports in Four Weeks With Bitcoin MIT Paper: Say No to Blockchain Voting Links: Bitcoin Cash Has Split Into Two New Blockchains, Again - CoinDesk Travelers can now get US passports in as little as 4 weeks with Bitcoin New MIT Paper Rejects Blockchain-Based Voting Systems - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news Episode brought to you by ungrocery.com Bitcoin is up slightly at $15,967 Ethereum is down 1% at $455 and XRP is up 1% at 27 cents Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Sushiswap up 25% Compound up 15% Sir John Cunliffe, Deputy Governor of the Bank of England, said it’s not the job of the bank to protect bank business models. Deutsche Bank’s research team has highlighted they believe that CBDCs will replace cash in the long term. PayPal removed the waitlist for their new crypto service and lifted the weekly purchase limit to $20k. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news Episode sponsored by ungrocery.com Bitcoin is down slightly at $15,891 Ethereum is up 1.5% at $459 and XRP is up 1.5% at 26 cents Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Aave up 25% Uniswap up 15% Maker Dao’s DAI stable coin broke the $1 billion market capitalization this week. DeFi project Akropolis was exploited late this week for over $2M in DAI. Ethereum-based mixer Tornado Cash’s privacy pool value hit $13M. Ethereum unnanounced hard-fork. Binance has launched an Ethereum mining pool. Links: MakerDAO's DAI Stablecoin Breaks $1B Market Cap - CoinDesk Delphi Savings Pool Exploit - Akropolis Newsletter Tornado Cash's privacy pool USD value surpasses $13M, hitting a new high - The Block Ethereum Service Providers Scramble to Update Software After 'Unannounced Hard Fork' - CoinDesk Binance Pool Officially Launches Ethereum Mining Pool, Enjoy Zero Pool Fees for the First Month! | Binance Support 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 $16,223 Ethereum is up 0.5% at $465 and XRP is up 1% at 26 cents Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Civic up 28% Decred up 15% Bitcoin flows from Huobi to Binance in wake of larger Chinese crackdown. Bitpay is rolling out a cryptocurrency payroll service Axelar, a decentralized protocol for cross-blockchain communication has raised $3.75M in seed funding. Ripple has filed a trademark for a potential new product called paystring. Links: $300M in Bitcoin Flow to Binance From Huobi as China Gets Tougher on Exchanges - CoinDesk PAYSTRING - Ripple Labs Inc. Trademark Registration Payments Provider BitPay Rolls Out Cryptocurrency Payroll Service - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by ungrocery.com Bitcoin is up 2% at $15,884 Ethereum is up slightly at $461 and XRP is down 0.5% at 25 cents Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Stacks up 16% US President-elect Joe biden has added former CFTC chairman and crypto enthusiast Gary Gensler to his transition team. Chainalysis wants to help the US sell the Silk Road trove. Binance has paid a bounty of 200k to investigators who helped with the arrest of bad actors. Deel unveils a crypto payroll tool. KuCoin co-founder Johnny Lyu said 84% of the funds from the recent hack have been recovered. Links: Binance Gives $200K to Investigators Who Helped Identify Actors Behind 2018 Attack - CoinDesk Chainalysis Wants to Help the Feds Sell Millions in Forfeited Bitcoin - CoinDesk Joe Biden transition team adds former CFTC chair and crypto-focused academic Gary Gensler - The Block lyu_johnny on Twitter: "(1/3) Latest updates about #KuCoin Security Incident: So far, 84% of the affected assets have been recovered via approaches like on-chain tracking, contract upgrade and judicial recovery. As asked by the law enforcements, we will publish all the details once the case is closed." / Twitter Andreesen Horowitz-backed Deel launches crypto payroll tool - The Block Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news. Bonds Issued on Blockchain Binance Halts Withdrawals of Ethereum: Minor Hard Fork Shapeshift De-lists Zcash Links: World's Second Biggest Bank to Issue $3B in Bonds Tradable for Bitcoin - CoinDesk Binance briefly pauses Ethereum withdrawals as network suffers ‘minor hard-fork’ ShapeShift Delists Privacy Coin Zcash Over Regulatory Concerns - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news. Former Microsoft Engineer Gets Prison Grain and Oilseeds Now Trading on the Blockchain Links: Ex-Microsoft Dev Gets 9 Years in Prison Over $10M Theft Involving Bitcoin Mixing - CoinDesk Blockchain-based agri-commodity trading to tap world’s largest wheat market Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news. Debate on Digital Dollar Delivering Inflation New Jersey to License Crypto Firms Bitcoin Outperforming Gold for Family Offices Says JPMorgan Chase Links: Debate Rages on Whether a Digital Dollar Will Unleash Inflation - CoinDesk New Jersey follows in its neighbor state's footsteps with crypto license bill Family Offices May Now See Bitcoin as Alternative to Gold: JPMorgan Report - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by ungrocery.com Ripple is opening a regional HQ in Dubai. EY outlines plan for compensating users who lost funds in the shutdown of QuadrigaCX. Sygnum started Tezos staking services this week. US Defense Department IT agency looks for blockchain solution. The volume on crypto exchanges fell 26% in October. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by ungrocery.com Bitcoin is down 1% at $15,463 Ethereum is up 3.5% at $460 and XRP is up 1% at 26 cents Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Yearn.finance up 45% Aave up 25% Synthetix up 15% The DOJ is working to stop Visa’s 5.3 billion dollar acquisition of Plaid. Grayscale's Ethereum Trust crossed $1Billion in assets under management. Square reports $1.63 billion in bitcoin sales in the Q3. OKEx hires external legal counsel to resolve withdrawal issues. ArDrive launches on Arweave. Links: DOJ complaint re:Visa&Plaid Grayscale on Twitter: "MILESTONE: Grayscale #Ethereum Trust has just hit $1 billion AUM! As the first publicly-quoted $ETH investment product in the US and the second #digitalcurrency investment product to become an SEC reporting company, we're proud of the milestones so far. https://t.co/lgnBxHZR20 https://t.co/QFtnFQSDDy" / Twitter Square reports $1.63 billion in bitcoin sales for the third quarter via its Cash App - The Block ‘Permanent Dropbox’ App Launches on Arweave - CoinDesk OKEx says it has hired 'external legal counsel' to help resolve withdrawal issues - The Block Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news Episode brought to you by ungrocery.com Bitcoin is up 4.5% at $15,508 Ethereum is up 9% at $443 and XRP is up 7% at 26 cents Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Aave up 42% Synthetix up 26% Uniswap up 25% US Department of Justice seizes Silk Road Trove — $1 Billion in Bitcoin. To auction, or Hodl? Vitalik Buterin stakes $1.4 million in Ether on Ethereum 2.0. Bitcoin tests $16k. A US district court in Colorado enters judgement against a ponzi scammer. Links: Silk Road Bitcoins Worth Over $1 Billion Are Target of U.S. - Bloomberg Court Enters $900K Judgment Against Crypto Ponzi Scammer on Behalf of CFTC - CoinDesk Vitalik Buterin Sends $1.4M of Ether in Preparation for Ethereum 2.0 Staking - 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 7.5% at $14,887 Ethereum is up 5% at $403 and XRP is up 1.5% at 24 cents Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Hedge Trade up 32% Bitcoin to test $15k DeFi fee mistake costs user $9k. EN+ partners with BitRiver for joint mining venture. Sam Bankman Fried, FTX CEO/Founder a top contributor to Biden2020. Nearing Ethereum 2.0 launch date. Links: eth2 quick update no. 19 | Ethereum Foundation Blog FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is among Joe Biden’s top contributors with more than $5M in donation - The Block Russian Hydropower Giant Opens Bitcoin Mining Farm - CoinDesk Help needed! I payed 23.5172 ETH ($9500) for $120 Uniswap transaction by mistake : ethtrader Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news. One Billion Dollars in Bitcoin Moved Australian Senator: "The Future is Blockchain" Links: Nearly $1B in Bitcoin Moves From Wallet Linked to Silk Road - CoinDesk Australian senator says blockchain can make financial compliance easier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news. Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Down 16% Houbi Denies Rumor HSBC Drops Bangladesh Trade Finance Time Links: Bitcoin just had its biggest mining difficulty drop since 2011 Huobi Denies Rumors a Senior Executive Was Arrested - CoinDesk HSBC Carries Out Bangladesh's First Blockchain Letter-of-Credit Transaction - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news. Wyoming Leads in Financial Regulation Atlas VPN Reports Crypto-Hacks Down in 2020 LaGarde Seeks Digital Euro Comments Cubans Google Bitcoin Links: Report: Blockchain-related hacks have declined in 2020 Wyoming Is Crypto's 'Wild West,' Which Is Exactly What We Need - CoinDesk Lagarde Seeks Public Comments About a Digital Euro, Implying a Broad Retail Offering Is Now on the Table - CoinDesk Google searches for Bitcoin are on the rise in Cuba Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news Episode brought to you by ungrocery.com Bitcoin is down 0.5% at $13,758 Ethereum is down 1% at $388 and XRP is down 2% at 24 cents Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Digitex Futures up 37% Harmony up 17% Bitcoin briefly broke $14k this morning — a 33 month high. UK police have investigated and reported no crime in an alleged $3M crypto staking scam. Avanti receives go-ahead from Wyoming state regulator for digital asset custody business and AVIT. SoFi has received conditional US regulatory approval to set up a national bank. Ripple is set to invest in SBI Holdings’ MoneyTap 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 4% at $13,911 Ethereum is up 3% at $390 and XRP is up 2% at 24 cents Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Ampleforth up 21% Stacks up 15% Bitcoin turns 12 today. The Bitcoin white paper was published October 31, 2008. Ripple paid 9.3 million in XRP incentives to MoneyGram in Q3. Verizon unveils "Full Transparency" blockchain backed effort. Overstock(.)com touts possibility of VOATZ MakerDao members vote today on a safeguard against flash-loan voting attacks. Links: Updates - Flash Loans and securing the Maker Protocol - Updates - MakerDAO Overstock Touts Voatz Blockchain Voting App as Solution to US Election Fracas - CoinDesk MoneyGram International Reports Third Quarter 2020 Results | Moneygram International Inc Verizon’s ‘Full Transparency’ launches blockchain verification for news releases | About Verizon 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 2% at $13,044 Ethereum is down 2% at $383 and XRP is down 2.5% at 24 cents Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Digibyte up 18% A flash loan was used to vote in a governance mechanism for MakerDAO. Michael Saylor discusses personal BTC holdings. Dry season brings Chinese miners' hash rate down 10% Links: [Urgent] Flash Loans and securing the Maker Protocol - Updates - MakerDAO Michael Saylor on Twitter: "Some have asked how much #BTC I own. I personally #hodl 17,732 BTC which I bought at $9,882 each on average. I informed MicroStrategy of these holdings before the company decided to buy #bitcoin for itself." / Twitter Bitcoin hash rate drops over 10% as Chinese miners migrate to fossil fuel plants - The Block Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news. Telos Launches Telos Task: Gig Economy on Blockchain Cred Has Problems DBS Digital Exchange is Signal to Asia's Financial Establishment Links: Telos launches new gig economy platform on the blockchain Cred Says Fraudulent Activity Led to Loss of Funds; Law Enforcement Investigating - CoinDesk DBS Digital Exchange shows crypto has gone mainstream in Asia: JST Capital Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news. JPM Coin Live DBS Banks on Crypto Houbi Says "Charge It!" Links: JPMorgan's stablecoin finally sees commercial light of day Singapore’s largest bank reportedly launching crypto trading and custody Crypto Exchange Huobi Adds Direct Visa, Mastercard Payments - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news. IRS Gives Instructions on Crypto PayPal Throttles Epik Garlinghouse Tells CNBC Tech Companies Must Engage on Issues Links: Tax Payers Needn't Disclose Merely Holding Cryptos: IRS Draft 2020 Guidance - CoinDesk Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse opposes Coinbase’s 'no politics' policy 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 $12,961 Ethereum is down 1% at $407 and XRP is down 1% at 25 cents Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Filecoin up 29% Quant Network up 18% Kyber Announces KyberPRO CME group passed BitMEX this week to become the second largest bitcoin futures exchange. Chinese authorities backed by the PBoC have conducted mass arrests and gambling shutdowns related to Tether. The FED updated rules for bank transfers, lowering thresholds and including crypto. Ken Kurson arrested on cyberstalking charges. 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 $12,984 Ethereum is down 1% at $413 and XRP is down 1% at 25 cents Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Ocean Protocol up 26% ABBC Coin up 16% Crypto(.)com Chain up 15% Central bank of Russia Governor says the digital ruble pilot could launch by end of 2021. The People’s Bank of China looks to revise banking laws: legalize digital yuan, diminish yuan-pegged stablecoins. WordProof plugin for WordPress timestamps content on Ethereum. MineSpot to open largest mining facility in Russia. Links: PBoC seeks to revise banking law to legalize digital yuan and ban yuan-pegged tokens - The Block Russia could pilot a digital ruble by the end of 2021, its central bank governor says - The Block WordProof Timestamp – WordPress plugin | WordPress.org New Firm Plans Largest Bitcoin Mining Firm in Russia - 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 $13,013 Ethereum is up .5% at $417 and XRP is down 1% at 25 cents Those are your leaders by market cap Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Vertcoin up 62% Villanova University is sending a private Ethereum blockchain into space to test DLT on satellites. The CFTC issued guidance on digital currencies for futures commission merchants. PayPal is going shopping—reportedly in talks to acquire BitGo Filecoin upgrade means miners get rewards faster. Links: CFTC Staff Issues Advisory on Virtual Currency for Futures Commission Merchants | CFTC PayPal Said to Be in Talks to Buy Crypto Firms Including BitGo - Bloomberg Villanova University to Send Private Ethereum Blockchain Into Space to Test Inter-Satellite Communication - CoinDesk Filecoin Upgrades Network, Rewards Miners Early - 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 4% at $12,932 Ethereum is up 8% at $413 and XRP is up 5% at 26 cents Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Ren up 15% Synthetix up 15% PayPal's soft custodian announcement sends Bitcoin to its highest since late 2017. The CEO of Ripple has raised concerns about Ripple's long-term position in the US due to regulatory ambiguity. Kraken has kicked off trading in Japan again after a 2 year hiatus. An EY led group has bid for the Korean CBDC pilot project. Links: Kraken anncouncement PayPal Official News Ripple considers other countries for the HQ EY bids for Korean CBDC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news. World's First Central Bank Digital Currency Live Today TRON Foundation Helps OKEx Customers Mode Global Holdings PLC Diversifies Cash to Bitcoin Over Debasement of Fiat Links: Tron opens 'manual' withdrawal option for TRX holders on OKEx UK-Listed Firm Mode Putting up to 10% of Cash Reserves Into Bitcoin - CoinDesk Central Bank of Bahamas Launches Landmark 'Sand Dollar' Digital Currency - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news. LINE Corp Platform for CBDC Being Considered NSX Closer to Live on Exchange Cordite Society Deploys XDC on Public Corda CME Says Institutions Long, Hedge Funds Short on Bitcoin Links: Japan's LINE Launches CBDC Development Platform: Report - CoinDesk Blockchain-Based Trading System Steps Closer to ASX Access - CoinDesk R3 Corda Network Set to Go DeFi With XDC Digital Currency - CoinDesk Institutional Bitcoin longs at record-high, hedge funds short — CME data Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news. Bank of Canada Seeks Economist with CBDC Knowledge Links: With job listing, Canada’s central bank takes additional steps towards a CBDC Economist, Digital Currencies and Financial Technologies First Users Not So Impressed by China's Digital Yuan: Report - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by ungrocery.com Bitcoin is up .5 at $11,428 Ethereum is up 1% at $372 and XRP is up slightly at 24 cents Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Reserve Rights up 15% CZ says Binance Smart Chain is about accelerating cryptomass adoption, not dethroning DeFi Algorand launches Europe-focused startup program. Skynet Labs launches SkyDB — for decentralized social media. Ripple donates $10M to Mercy Corps. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news Bitcoin is down slightly at $11,353 Ethereum is down slightly at $368 and XRP is down 0.5% at 24 cents Those are your leaders by market cap Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Ampleforth up 27% DOJ unseals documents about Tether bribery case Zora raises $2 million in a seed round The NYDFS is hosting a techsprint to develop new digital methods to submit regulatory reports. Officials in the Bahamas say the Sand Dollar will eventually work internationally Links: Press Release - October 15, 2020: Superintendent Lacewell Announces DFS To Host First-Ever Techsprint To Advance the Department’s Regulator of The Future Vision | Department of Financial Services Officials from the Central Bank of The Bahamas say the digital 'Sand Dollar' will eventually work internationally - The Block Tether Stablecoin Used by Drug Cartel Money Smugglers, DOJ Claims - Decrypt Crypto-driven marketplace Zora raises $2M to build a sustainable creator economy – TechCrunch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by ungrocery.com Bitcoin is down 1% at $11,358 Ethereum is down 2% at $369 and XRP is down 2% at 24 cents Top gainers in the last 24 hours: FileCoin up 18% Robinhood hack may have been larger than everyone thought. OKEX has suspended all withdrawals due to an ongoing public security investigation into one of the key holders. Russian mining company BitCluster is opening up an operation in the Arctic circle Grayscale raised $1 billion for investment products in Q3. Links: Grayscale sees more than $1 billion in new investments in Q3 - The Block Suspension of Digital assets/Cryptocurrencies Withdrawals – Help center Robinhood Hack: Almost 2,000 Accounts Infiltrated, More Widespread Than Known - Bloomberg A Russian Company Is Opening a Mining Farm in the Arctic - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news Bitcoin is down 1% at $11,315 Ethereum is down 3% at $371 and XRP is down 3% at 25 cents Top gainers in the last 24 hours: ABBC Coin up 50% and Fusion up 17% Breitling introduces ethereum-based provenance system. Bloq announces Vesper, DeFi withouth the work. Isle of Man clarifies crypto guidelines. A man in Auckland faces 30 charges for money laundering via land, crypto and luxury cars. Links: Isle of Man FSA announcement Blockchain Technology | Breitling Bloq Enters DeFi With New Staking Service - CoinDesk Auckland raids: Man facing money laundering charges granted name suppression - NZ Herald Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news. Litecoin Adopts Nimblewimble for Privacy WEF Raps Standards Setting Organizations Jeff Horowitz Leaves Coinbase Links: New WEF study reveals issues facing blockchain and crypto standards In Effort to Differentiate, Litecoin Makes a Move to Privacy - CoinDesk Coinbase Chief Compliance Officer Departs Amid Wider Exodus - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news. IMF, BIS, World Bank and G20 Making Rules for CBDC Issuance Derisking Plan Regrets Links: IMF, World Bank Plan Central Bank Digital Currency Rules - CoinDesk Regrets — Ripple’s CTO sold 40,000 Ether for just $1 each Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news. BitMEX Hires Malcolm Wright Yamamoto Says Japan Must Change Laws for Digital Yen Links: BitMEX operator hires chief compliance officer amid US criminal charges Japan must amend central bank laws to issue digital yen, says official Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptcurrency news Brought to you by ungrocery.com Bitcoin is up slightly at $11,376 Ethereum is up slightly at $373 and XRP is up 0.5% at 26 cents Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Ren up 19% Robinhood users reach out to SEC and FINRA after accounts hacked. Yearn.Finance creator Andre Cronje is stepping back from DeFi. Web traffic to exchanges down 14% Dapper Labs closes $18 million token sale. Links: Robinhood Users Says There's No One To Call When Accounts Are Hacked - Bloomberg Yearn.Finance Creator Quits DeFi After Eminence Debacle - CoinDesk Bitcoin transaction values and fees grew in 2020's third quarter - The Block Flow raises $18M on CoinList Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency headlines Brought to you by ungrocery.com Bitcoin is up 2% at $11,311 Ethereum is up 4% at $372 and XRP is up 0.5% at 25 cents Top gainers in the last 24 hours: UMA up 36% Arweave up 22% and Siacoin up 15% VC Firm Paradigm hires white hat hacker Samczsun Government officials in Shenzhen host digital currency lottery as part of the digital currency electronic payment trial. Ethereum 2.0 developers are opening up a new bug bounty program The US DHS' R&D arm is working with 5 blockchain firms for innovation. Links: Chinese city to host digital currency lottery as part of DCEP trial - The Block Changing Lanes dannyryan on Twitter: "Announcing the eth2 bounty program! https://t.co/S6SHqN4D2q The spec and attacknet programs are now deprecated in favor of this general program for all of eth2 Happy 🐛 hunting! (Note! This is a sister program to https://t.co/8Zy1qo3S1i program and will be run in parallel)" / Twitter US Homeland Security Funds Anti-Forgery Blockchain Projects in Latest R&D Round - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by the digital marketplace ungrocery.com Bitcoin is up 4% at $11,067 Ethereum is up 5% at $359 and XRP is up 4% at 25 cents Those are your leaders by market cap Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Yearn.finance up 30% UMA up 27% Uniswap up 18% and Chainlink up 15% Square's Bitcoin buy represents 1% of Square’s total assets. Dutch central bank has approves the first digital asset exchange in the netherlands. Ripple is branching out into lending. The UK director for Binance will leave her post after only 6 months in the role. Links: AMDAX Announcement Binance UK Director Departing After Less Than 6 Months - CoinDesk Fund Instant Cross-Border Payments With a Line of Credit From RippleNet | Ripple Square, Inc. Invests $50 Million in Bitcoin 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 $10,607 Ethereum is down 1% at $337 and XRP is down 1% at 24 cents Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Ren up 15% Tim Draper is leading a series A for the india based exchange Unocoin. KPMG is working on a blockchain solution for measuring and reporting greenhouse gas emissions. Riot Blockchain has picked up 2500 more Bitmain mining rigs. Google lists as candidate for EOS Block Producer. South Korea’s Central Bank is on track to test digital currency with pilot transactions next year. Links: Block.one Welcomes Google Cloud to the EOS Community - Block.one Riot Blockchain Continues Hash Rate Expansion to 2.3 EH/s and Provides Deployment Update KPMG To Offer New Climate Accounting Capability To Help Clients Measure Greenhouse Gas Emissions Tim Draper Leads Targeted $5M Series A for India Crypto Exchange Unocoin - CoinDesk South Korea's central bank is on track to test digital currency next year - The Block Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news. Ripple Co-Founder Chris Larsen Rips US Regulators Brian Brooks Says Market Will Decide Regulations Bitrcoin Unique Addresses Spike Links: US is losing 'tech cold war with China' says Ripple co-founder Markets will decide on regulations, not the government: Currency Comptroller Analysts Can't Agree What Prompted Big Spike in New Bitcoin Addresses - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news. No Crypto Derivatives in UK After 1/6/21 Ripple Wins Some Points in Suit John McAfee Arrested in Spain Links: UK's FCA bans retail crypto derivatives after year-long consideration Ripple Has Mixed Success in Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit Alleging Securities Fraud - CoinDesk John McAfee Arrested in Spain on US Criminal Charges - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news. Bank of Thailand Sells Blockchain-Backed Bonds ECB Gettin Digi Wid It Two Become One Big Italian Fintech Firm Links: Thai central bank issues $1.6B in government bonds on IBM blockchain ECB to consider further digital euro study in 2021 Italian digital payments firms merge to create $17.6B fintech group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news Bitcoin is up .05% at $10,607 Ethereum is up slightly at $347 and XRP is down slightly at 23 cents Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Origintrail up 80% ICE seeks software to streamline financial auditing management including digital currencies like Bitcoin. KuCoin CEO Johhny Lyu hints at known suspects from last month’s $281 million hack. SEC chairman said the agency is open to the idea of a tokenized ETF. September marked the first time in history that Etherum miners made more from fees than from block rewards. Several employees at Coinbase take the severance packages following CEO Brian Armstrong’s offer. Episode sponsored by ungrocery.com Links: Coinbase Employees Have Begun to Take Severance Packages - CoinDesk SEC Chairman Open to Crypto-based Exchange-Traded Fund lyu_johnny on Twitter: "A quick update since my last livestream on Sep 30. After a thorough investigation, we have found the suspects of the 9.26 #KuCoin Security Incident with substantial proof at hand. Law enforcement officials and police are officially involved to take action." / Twitter First time in Ethereum's history, miners made more from fees than from block rewards beta.SAM.gov Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency headlines Bitcoin is up 0.5% at $10,547 Ethereum is up 2% at $347 and XRP is up 1.5% at 23 cents Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Ampleforth up 22% Celsius Network up 19% Braintrust raises 18 million in a new funding round led by Acme. Equilibrium raises 5.5 million for cross-chain DeFi. Venezuela launches national stock exchange built on Ethereum blockchain. J Barry Thompson of Pennsylvania pled guilty to his involvement in a $7 million Bitcoin buying fraud. Episode sponsored by ungrocery.com Links: Equilibrium, a Polkadot-based project for cross-chain DeFi, raises $5.5 million - The Block Venezuela Rolls Out Ethereum-Based Stock Exchange to Help Skirt US Sanctions - CoinDesk Braintrust raises $18 million in new funds for token-powered freelancer marketplace - The Block Federal Court Orders Pennsylvania Man Pay $7.4 Million in Restitution for Multi-Million Dollar Bitcoin Fraud | CFTC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news Bitcoin is down 4% at $10,449 Ethereum is down 8% at $337 and XRP is down 5% at 23 cents Top gainers in the last 24 hours: UTRUST up 22% October Surprise: Covid-19 Bitcoin fell yesterday ahead of the october surprise news on the CFTC and Department of Justice charges levied against BitMEX. The European Central Bank published a 50-page report on the digital euro. Coinlist president Andy Bromberg is leaving to lead ECO. Will act as special advisor to Coinlist. Episode brought to you by ungrocery.com Links: Founders And Executives Of Off-Shore Cryptocurrency Derivatives Exchange Charged With Violation Of The Bank Secrecy Act | USAO-SDNY | Department of Justice CoinList president has joined a crypto project backed by Uber co-founder - The Block Bitcoin, Stocks Fall as Trump Tests Positive for COVID-19 - CoinDesk European Central Bank publishes report on digital euro, says 'we need to be ready' to issue it - The Block Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news Bitcoin is up 1.5% at $10,886 Ethereum is up 3.5% at $367 and XRP is up 2% at 24 cents Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Celsius Network up 20% Digibyte up 17% Data management firm Fluree raises $2.5 million in additional VC funding unlocking a $1.5 million defense contract. BitFlyer’s European arm is opening up tokyo-based liquidity for european bitcoin traders. Thomas J Gity has been charged with scamming investors in a Florida crypto-trading scheme. The SEC has levied a cease and desist against Salt Lending over their 2017 ICO. MakerDAO adds Chainlink, Loopring and Compound as collateral options. Links: MakerDAO Adds Chainlink, Compound, Loopring as Collateral Options | Nasdaq Thomas J. Gity, et al. (Release No. LR-24930; Sep. 30, 2020) Data Management Startup Fluree Unlocks $1.5M Air Force Contract With Latest VC Raise - CoinDesk SALT SEC ICO filing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news. Blockchain Makes Singapore Health Passport Work. Links: Government investment firm develops blockchain health passport in Singapore Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices