SEC vs. Ripple Labs: Is XRP a security?
The SEC is about to sue Ripple Labs for failing to register its XRP cryptocurency as a security, no doubt filling critics with glee.
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Grayscale locks down, MicroStrategy almost buys top, SEC sues Ripple
SEC goes after Ripple [Fortune] MicroStrategy boosts BTC stack by $650M [Protos] Grayscale puts 6 crypto trusts on ice [Decrypt] SkyBridge eyeing bespoke BTC fund [SEC] Bitgrail founder in frame for $150M hack [Reuters]
MicroStrategy now holds more than $1.6B in Bitcoin
MicroStrategy says it just bought 29,646 BTC for $21,925 per coin on average. Bitcoin is up 6% since then.
Ledger under fire, Musk pumps Dogecoin, Warp recovers millions
Hackers leak stolen Ledger data [Decrypt] Musk tweets and Dogecoin pumps [Elon Musk] JP Morgan eyes BTC correction [Bloomberg] Warp to return $5.5M in stolen crypto [Warp Finance] US targets crypto wallets with new KYC [TheBlock]
Data dump exposes Ledger users to fraud
Names, phone numbers, and physical mailing addresses of Ledger users were uploaded to RaidForums, which operates as a marketplace for stolen data.
Microsoft completes royalties blockchain rollout
Together with ‘Top Four’ accounting giant EY, Microsoft has been using distributed ledger tech to handle gaming royalties for its content creators since 2018.
Bitcoin makes new millionaires of old miners
Around 40,000 addresses eclipsed the million mark when BTC broke $20,000 on Wednesday -- taking the total to 66,540, a 150% jump in one day.
Coinbase preps IPO, Bitcoin fees rocket, Warp’s $8M hack
Coinbase readies for 2021 IPO [TechCrunch] Bitcoin fees rocket after rally [Decrypt] BTC millionaires up 150% [Glassnode] ETH 2.0 contract hits $1B [Dune Analytics] Hackers raid Warp for $7M [Warp.Finance]
Bitcoin explodes, AmEx backs crypto exchange, Tron requests fraud dismissal
One River bet $600M on crypto before the rally [Bloomberg] Bitcoin explodes to set new all-time high [CoinMarketCap] Tron hits back at New York securities fraud suit [Cointelegraph] American Express has a new crypto investment [BusinessWire] PayPal Ventures joins Paxos’s $142M fund raise [TheBlock]
Grayscale’s $13B portfolio is mostly Bitcoin
Grayscale’s crypto portfolio is now worth $13 billion, up from $10 billion in November.