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⁠Former Cisco CFO joins Coinbase board as mainstream recognition grows Kelly Kramer joins an impressive board comprised of executives from various industries.

⁠Ethereum’s 6 biggest accomplishments of 2020 (and 5 disappointing moments) Ethereum’s year was rich with astounding successes, but nothing can be perfect.

⁠Bitcoin smashes historical high above $20k. Here's why it's different from 2017 The 2020 rally differs markedly from the retail-driven FOMO of 2017.

⁠US authorities eager to deter citizens from unregistered crypto exchanges Pressured by U.S. authorities, more foreign exchanges are blocking American investors, but are vague U.S. regulations the real problem?

⁠Fractional stocks go to pot as FTX lists tokenized cannabis shares FTX is "weeding out the competition" with its new selection of tokenized stocks.

⁠"All bets are off" now that Bitcoin has broken $20k, says trader Bitcoin zipped past $20,000 per coin this morning, pushing the asset into uncharted waters.

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⁠Ethereum smashes past $600 as CME unveils ETH futures product Ethereum reclaims $600 price levels as the CME announces Ether futures citing "client demand."

⁠Bitcoin’s 2020 explosion is not the 2017 bubble again Early adopters who saw the potential in Bitcoin in the last decade have been waiting for this year their entire crypto investing lives.

⁠Crypto-friendly trading app Robinhood faces lawsuit from securities regulators The Commonwealth of Massachusetts plans to sue Robinhood for alleged violation of state laws and regulations not related to crypto.

⁠Compound refused to compensate victims of unfair liquidation — Here's why Compound governance refused to compensate COMP farmers right now, but the proposal may come back.

⁠When will Ethereum 2.0 fully launch? Roadmap promises speed, but history says otherwise The new Ethereum 2.0 roadmap review: What updates have been added, and how soon can they be implemented?

⁠Waves Enterprise partners with Ontology to fix blockchain e-voting Waves Enterprise and Ontology aim to solve one of the biggest challenges of digital voting — user authentication and identification.

⁠Kraken announces Lightning Network integrations for 2021 Kraken will integrate the Lightning Network to support instant Bitcoin transfers and reduced withdrawal fees.

⁠Bitcoin price hits $20,000 for the first time in history The price of Bitcoin just hit $20,000 for the first time ever in a historic milestone for the world's most popular cryptocurrency.

⁠The Nexus Mutual hacker is now asking for a $2.6M ransom Attacker demands ten times the $300,000 bounty offered after apparently laundering a third of the stolen loot.

⁠UK FCA establishes temporary crypto registration regime due to backlog Regulatory body buys itself a further six months to process submitted applications.

⁠Bitcoin averaging 200% gains per year proves it's 'eating the world' — Raoul Pal A summary of macro investment performance since 2011 underscores Bitcoin as the ultimate winning punt.

⁠Japanese financial giant SBI acquires crypto trading firm B2C2 Japanese financial services firm SBI has acquired a 90% stake in trading firm B2C2, hopes to attract institutional investors into crypto.

⁠Bancor soars 86% in two days as Coinbase lists BNT, DEX volume spikes The price of BNT, the native token of the Bancor protocol, spiked by 86% in two days.

⁠Sources claim ‘sympathetic’ Trump is considering pardon for Silk Road founder Anonymous sources claim that President Trump is sympathetic to the Free Ross campaign and is considering clemency for the Silk Road founder.

⁠Compound Finance founder says that CeFi will embrace DeFi Speaking at a DeFi summit, Compound Finance founder Robert Leshner is confident that CeFi will embrace DeFi.

⁠Why this Montana crypto miner refuses to pay a $3.7M power bill A Montana-based crypto miner has asked a court to dismiss a lawsuit over $3.7 million in unpaid electricity bills on the basis that it sold its assets in 2…

⁠Malta’s ‘blockchain island’ strategy falters as banks refuse to play ball Malta’s plan to become a"‘blockchain island" appears to have stalled, with few retail banks indicating a willingness to work with crypto firms.

⁠Bitcoin the third 'most crowded trade' in global fund manager survey Asset managers around the globe are losing confidence in the dollar, encouraging them to seek out inflation-resistant investments for their clients.

⁠Ethereum address creation hits 35-month high: Did XRP provide the Spark? A snapshot for the Spark airdrop may have caused a record spike in Ethereum address creation.

⁠Arbistar class action lawyer calls for CEO to be detained ahead of trial “It is unacceptable that in the face of a scam like this there hasn’t been a strong reaction on the part of the judicial authorities.”

⁠'Secret' bridge turns ERC-20 tokens into privacy coins "Secret Tokens combine the programmability of ERC-20s with the privacy of coins like Zcash or Monero.”

⁠Bulls buy the dip again after Bitcoin price rejects at a key resistance level Bulls are keen to buy each Bitcoin price dip but is this enough to avoid repeat sell-offs at $19,500?

⁠U.K. investment manager shifts allocation to Bitcoin from gold in ‘defensive move’ The institutional flood into BTC continues.