"SEC fallout. Turkey's CBDC." December 26th, 2020
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Bitcoin is up 1.5% at $24,865
Ethereum is down 1% at $622
and XRP is down 19% at 30 cents
Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Theta Fuel up 41%
Zillqua up 15%
XRP falls steeply on SEC lawsuit.
Jay Clayton Resigns early.
SEC lawsuit "unprecedented".
Turkey set to pilot CBDC
Bitcoin tops 25k
PayPal & BitGo talks fall through.
Links:
Bitstamp to Halt XRP Trading, Deposits in US Due to SEC Lawsuit - CoinDesk
PayPal drops plans to acquire crypto firm BitGo | Fortune
Turkey to Pilot Digital Currency in 2021, Says…
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