Daily Crypto News | 22.12.2020

1- US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is suing Ripple over $1.3B that were raised through their sales over seven years.
2- EXMO announced that their total loss from yesterday’s hack is now up to 6%.
3- Bitmain’s year-long power struggle ends with a $600M settlement. Jihan Wu will be compensated with the amount disclosed, and micree zhan will be leading the company.
4- SEC ordered ShipChain to cease their operations and pay a penalty of $2.05M. Having raised $27.6M in their 2017 ICO, the company agreed to settle.
5- Italian Banking Association started experimenting with blockchain.
6- SkyBridge Capital invests $25M in their new Bitcoin Fund.
7- Theta TV is launching their native NFTs.
8- Wirex becomes a Principal Member of Visa.
9- Coinbase announced that they are expanding their business into Canada, currently seeking new employees.
10- Huobi is returning back to the US after getting their license from the Nevada Financial Institutions Division.
11- Bitcoin is up 1.4% at $23,444.
12- Theta Network (THETA) is the highest gainer in top 100 list with a 14.9% daily profit.
13- XRP (XRP) is the highest loser in top 100 list with a 19.7% daily loss.
14- $BTC = $BTC | 1 Satoshi is valued at 1 Satoshi