A deal could be announced as soon as next week, the report said. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/crypto-exchange-bakkt-nears-merger-with-victory-park-spac-bloomberg

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse says his firm tried to settle with the SEC before the regulator sued on unregistered securities sale allegations. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/ripple-tried-to-settle-with-sec-ahead-of-xrp-suit-ceo-says

The latest research report looks at data and timelines and what they mean for asset prices. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-ethereum-coindesk-q4-2020-review

Bitcoin’s price crested an all-time high $40,000 mark while DeFi total value locked hits a new record on market fervor. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/market-wrap-bitcoin-defi-inflates

‘Bitcoin Rich List’ broke its all-time high as bitcoin’s price continues to rally. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-rich-list-all-time-high

Leading U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase has acquired trade execution startup Routefire. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/coinbase-acquires-routefire-to-beef-up-institutional-bitcoin-offering

The crypto industry says a proposed rule to collect personal data from private wallet transactions is being rushed, might be challenged in court and could be difficult to implement. …

Grayscale’s managing director, Michael Sonnenshein, has now been appointed CEO. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/crypto-investment-firm-grayscale-names-new-ceo-plans-to-double-staff-in-2021

Bitfarms announced the placement Sunday. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/bitfarms-january-private-placement-shares

With the sudden rise, XRP has replaced litecoin as the fourth-largest cryptocurrency by market cap. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/xrp-climbs-back-up-crypto-rankings-with-near-50-rise