The SEC order effectively blows up 1 billion TNT tokens. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/tierion-sec-settlement-tnt

With XRP’s sell-off, bitcoin’s dominance increases. However, the derivatives market hints at more volatility ahead for the world’s leading cryptocurrency. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/market-wrap-bitcoin-dominance-up-xrp-down

One of crypto twitter’s best-known personalities discusses DeFi, bitcoin and how 2020 was and wasn’t like 2017. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-ethereum-separate-directions-bully-esq

Livecoin asked clients to stop making deposits and trading after suffering a “carefully planned attack.” Source: https://www.coindesk.com/livecoin-crypto-exchange-hack

On today’s holiday episode of Markets Daily, we’re joined by Santa Clause for a bitcoin holiday classic. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/podcasts/markets-daily/its-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-bitcoin-2020-holiday-episode

Moving through the high-level confusion of an emergent field of digital assets during a pandemic presented unique challanges. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/the-global-challenge-of-regulating-virtual-assets

The news comes a day after former Chairman Jay Clayton announced that yesterday was his last day. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/roisman-named-sec-chairman-peirces-tweets

The government’s plan to regulate cryptocurrency exchanges in Hong Kong could mean ATMs may also be off-limits, the group claims. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/hong-kong-atms-must-be-excluded-from-coming-aml-regulations-group-says

Talks regarding a possible acquisition by PayPal of bitcoin custodian BitGo have fallen through, Fortune reported, citing multiple sources. Read more: PayPal Said to Be in Talks to Buy …

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced Thursday it is closing its Korea operations after eight months of operating due to low usage and volume. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/crypto-exchange-binance-terminates-korea-operations-due-to-low-usage