BTC is currently trading around $41,200 and ETH around $2,250. Notable gainers in the last 24 hours are SATS, CFX, and CHZ. The global crypto market cap is ~$1.67T, up 3.2% over the last day. DeFi Total Value Locked is ~$55b and BTC dominance is around 52%.
Notable news includes: The US government filed a notice revealing plans to auction ~$117m of bitcoin seized from the Silk Road case; Bitwise has received ~$5k in bitcoin sent from third-parties to its its public wallet address that will accrue to its ETF holders; OKX revealed plans to end its crypto mining pool adjacent services; Swan Bitcoin expanded into the mining sector and said its actively seeking a public listing within the next year; and, a OneCoin lawyer was sentenced to 10 years in prison for money laundering.
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