CryptoCurrency News: DeFi Christmas: DEX Aggregator 1inch Launches Governance Token to Take On Uniswap

The token, named 1INCH and running on Ethereum, will be distributed to all wallets that have previously interacted with the platform.

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CryptoCurrency News: Tierion to Repay ICO Investors Up to $25M Plus Interest in SEC Settlement

The SEC order effectively blows up 1 billion TNT tokens.

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CryptoCurrency News: Market Wrap: Bitcoin Stays in Tight Range but Gains Dominance as XRP Crumbles

With XRP’s sell-off, bitcoin’s dominance increases. However, the derivatives market hints at more volatility ahead for the world's leading cryptocurrency.

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CryptoCurrency News: ‘Bitcoin and Ethereum Have Gone Completely Separate Directions,’ Feat. Bully Esq.

One of crypto twitter's best-known personalities discusses DeFi, bitcoin and how 2020 was and wasn't like 2017.

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CryptoCurrency News: Miami Mayor ‘Exploring’ Ideas in Crypto Governance

Mayor Suarez is open to everything from blockchain voting to tokenization.

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CryptoCurrency News: Crypto Exchange Livecoin Begs Users to Stop Trading After Losing Control of Servers

Livecoin asked clients to stop making deposits and trading after suffering a "carefully planned attack."

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CryptoCurrency News: XRP Liquidations Soar as SEC Lawsuit, Token Airdrop Whipsaw Markets

Over $1.5 billion in XRP futures have been liquidated since the start of November.

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CryptoCurrency News: It’s Beginning To Look a Lot Like Bitcoin | 2020 Holiday Episode

On today's holiday episode of Markets Daily, we're joined by Santa Clause for a bitcoin holiday classic.

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CryptoCurrency News: The Global Challenge of Regulating Virtual Assets

Moving through the high-level confusion of an emergent field of digital assets during a pandemic presented unique challanges.

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CryptoCurrency News: Japan Gearing Up to Launch Its Own Digital Currency: Report

Japan is gearing up to launch a digital currency in both the public and private sectors as it trails China, which is in the trial stage of launching its own. Read more: Digital Yen Would Make Crypto Markets ‘More Lively,’ Says CEO of Monex Group

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CryptoCurrency News: Coinbase, Other Big Exchanges ‘Between Rock and a Hard Place’ on Delisting XRP

The question of whether or not to delist XRP isn’t a black-and-white one for crypto exchanges.

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CryptoCurrency News: Roisman Named SEC Chairman, Peirce Tweets

The news comes a day after former Chairman Jay Clayton announced that yesterday was his last day.

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CryptoCurrency News: Hong Kong ATMs Must Be Excluded From Coming AML Regulations, Group Says

The government’s plan to regulate cryptocurrency exchanges in Hong Kong could mean ATMs may also be off-limits, the group claims.

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CryptoCurrency News: Crypto’s Big Rupture Is Coming in 2021

Crypto is about to split in two. On the one side: KYC-compliant digital currencies. On the other: money "Legos" self-organized in DAO structures.

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CryptoCurrency News: BitcoinPoint, Cashzone Allow Users to Sell Bitcoin Using 16K ATMs Across UK

London-based cryptocurrency company BitcoinPoint announced Thursday bitcoin holders can now cash out bitcoin from 16,000 Cashzone automated teller machines (ATMs) situated across the entire U.K.

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CryptoCurrency News: PayPal Talks to Buy Crypto Firm BitGo Have Ended, Other Targets Eyed: Report

Talks regarding a possible acquisition by PayPal of bitcoin custodian BitGo have fallen through, Fortune reported, citing multiple sources. Read more: PayPal Said to Be in Talks to Buy Crypto Firms Including BitGo: Bloomberg

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CryptoCurrency News: Crypto Exchange Binance Terminates Korea Operations Due To Low Usage

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced Thursday it is closing its Korea operations after eight months of operating due to low usage and volume.

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CryptoCurrency News: Crypto Hedge Fund Founder Stefan Qin Accused of Fraud by SEC

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is accusing the founder of hedge fund Virgil Capital which specializes in cryptocurrency arbitrage, of fraud.

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CryptoCurrency News: Here Comes the Open Lending Era

Open lending grew from a fringe use-case to a burgeoning engine powering the next phase of the digital economy.

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