• SEC advises brokers and investment advisers to use heightened scrutiny when it comes to making crypto recommendations.
• Deribit launches free trading of bitcoin and other tokens, setting up a new price war among digital asset exchanges.
• NFT marketplaces sales and users drop, reaching new lows not seen since July 2021.

SEC Advises Brokers and Investment Advisers

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is advising brokers and investment advisers they need to use heightened scrutiny when it comes to making crypto recommendations to ensure the risky products are in the best interests of their clients, the agency said in a new bulletin.

Deribit Sets Up Crypto Exchange Battle

Crypto derivatives exchange Deribit is launching free trading of bitcoin and other tokens, setting up a fresh price war among digital asset exchanges as they seek to re-emerge after a bruising year for the industry.

NFT Marketplaces Sales & Users Drop

The number of daily users and sales has dipped across NFT marketplaces over the last week, according to data pulled from analytics platform Dune, reaching new lows not seen since July 2021.

BTC/USD Update

BTC/USD dove 2.0% in the last session. The Bitcoin-Dollar pair plummeted 2.0% in the last session. The Stochastic-RSI indicates an oversold market. Support is at 27527.3333 and resistance at 31061.3333. The Stochastic-RSI is signalling an oversold market.

Daily Economic Calendar

US Baker Hughes US Oil Rig Count will be released at 17:00 GMT, Japan’s Jibun Bank Manufacturing PMI at 00:30 GMT, and Japan’s Jibun Bank Services PMI at 00:30 GMT; JP Jibun Bank Manufacturing PMI gives an early snapshot of the health of the Japanese manufacturing sector; ETH/USD gained 0