A report this weekend claimed that DeFi has reached a million users, but the emerging financial vertical has a long road to travel towards widespread success. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/a-million-down-a-billion-to-go-how-does-defi-reach-mass-adoption

The world’s first social media-managed NFT shares its views and plans with Cointelegraph Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/i-am-a-wonder-an-interview-with-an-axie-infinity-nft

Ripple’s partnership with MoneyGram may not be as warm as it once was, but it’s paying off. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/ripple-has-sold-15m-of-its-stock-in-moneygram

Second-layer Ethereum scaling solution OMG Network has been acquired by Hong Kong-based OTC trading firm, Genesis Block. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/hong-kong-otc-trading-firm-acquires-omg-network

Shapeshift CEO Erik Voorhees believes any asset manager who is ignorant of Bitcoin “needs to seriously check their premises.” Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/every-asset-manager-must-understand-bitcoin-erik-voorhees

Polkadot is making moves to expand its ecosystem, announcing a new DeFi Alliance alongside a new support program for validators. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/polkadot-launches-defi-alliance-with-chainlink-and-will-let-1000-nodes-bloom

Amid November’s 42% Bitcoin rally, roughly 185,600 BTC that hadn’t moved in at least 12 months was transferred on-chain. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/3-6-billion-worth-of-bitcoin-coaxed-from-long-term-storage-by-november-rally

The interview with Bitcoin SV advocate Jimmy Nguyen on Fox Business came to an abrupt end after only two minutes. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/did-fox-business-book-a-bitcoin-sv-proponent-by-mistake

Ripple could be forced to burn its entire XRP holdings if the community votes for it, the company’s CTO David Schwartz has confirmed. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/ripple-cto-says-community-could-force-the-company-to-burn-48-billion-xrp

Bitcoin price has overtaken its 2017 high, but should investors expect the top-ranked altcoins to do the same? Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/3-key-ways-2021-s-bitcoin-bull-run-may-differ-from-2017-s