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While the Ripple lawsuit was the last blow struck against the crypto industry by Jay Clayton, Ripple noted that it is open to working with the agency’s new leadership whenever they are appointed.
While it may be too early to project the possible performance of Grayscale in 2021, the spate of patronage the company recorded in the last two quarters of 2020 looks quite inspiring.
Polkadot (DOT) saw daily gains of 22.5% wrapping up an impressive week with an almost 34% rise in its value.
In one of the biggest attacks in the DeFi space, hackers exploited the DeFi project Cover Protocol by liquidating nearly 12K COVER coins and injecting an additional supply of 40 quintillion Cover “coins”.
According to the announcement, the XRP deposit and trading would be disabled on January 4, 2021, as the lawsuit proceedings are taking place.
Some of the popular crypto exchanges have announced XRP trading suspension following the SEC lawsuit. This is seriously going to hurt XRP investors’ interest over a long period of time.
As BTC continues to hit new all-time highs, Ethereum (ETH) has also joined the rally surging past $725 levels in a strong bull run. Analysts say that the Ethereum journey is just getting started and 2021 could be an even bigger year for the crypto asset.
The end of the year is approaching, and the crypto price surge is still going strong. Bitcoin and Ethereum have managed to hold on rather well after reaching their yearly highs recently, not allowing the resistances standing above to push them down too hard.
Overall, $6.6 billion worth of Tether (USDT) now exists on the TRON blockchain, and between 300-400k USDT transactions are conducted each day on TRON making it arguably the number one network for USDT.
XRP price has crashed another 16% after the Bitstamp announcement as it slips below $0.30 today. While some of the Ripple partners have started distancing themselves from the company, a few XRP fans continue to offer strong support.
A report by the Bank of Japan indicates that to be prepared in case of the great need for a CBDC, the bank will launch a feasibility study.
Mike Novogratz said that investors remain confident in the top crypto asset, regardless of the Trump administration’s rules.
Earlier this month, Ripple sold $15 million of its MoneyGram stock while not giving any specific reason behind it.
The lawsuit is centered around XRP. The SEC described XRP as an unregistered securities offered to investors not only in the United States but also across the globe.
On Thursday, December 24th, ETH is declining, trading at 580.00 USD.