Top crypto prices by market cap. coingecko.com. Crypto news this week...a mix of some older/recent/relevant stories and new. Also, my usual story or two in the world of AI.

Stories: 1) Bhutan's Kingdom is harnessing hydropower for crypto mining.

2) IMF recognizes CBDCs as the future.

3) Hacked crypto accounts on sale for as low as $610 on dark web.

4) Dogecoin price analysis

5) Crypto Exchange Poloniex settles case with US OFAC.

6) Crypto will outperform gold, real estate and stocks...Raoul Pal

7) Circle launches cross-chain USDC transfer protocol.

8) Visa shares plans for ambitious crypto product.

10) Kraken asks San Fransisco court to intervene against IRS demands.

11) Metaverse division $4B loss drags on positive first quarter for Meta.

12) Gary Gensler links crypto with cash in 2018 video.

13) Elizabeth Warren pushing De Facto on crypto in the US.

14) Venmo to introduce Fiat to crypto payments.

15) MultiverseX, formerly Elrond, seeing significant growth.

AI today: Google AI model developed unexpected skills. qz.com: Bings AI chatbot unsettled US reporter. Bings AI search engine was created by OpenAI the makers of ChatGPT: Engineer at Google was fired for saying it's AI had come to life. futurism.com.

Crypto news sources: cryptoglobe.com, cryptopolitan.com, ambcrypto.com, dailyhodl.com, cointelegraph.com.