Bitcoin News Roundup for Dec. 23, 2020

December 23, 2020
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With BTC struggling to break past $24K and the SEC suing Ripple, CoinDesk’s Market’s Daily is back with the latest crypto news roundup.

This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com and Nexo.io.

Today’s stories:

As expected, the SEC has filed suit against Ripple, saying it violated federal securities laws in selling $1.3 billion in XRP over the past seven years.

“MoneyGram will continue to monitor the situation” following an SEC lawsuit against its part-owner, Ripple, a spokesperson told CoinDesk.

Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith is likely headed to trial on charges of violating international sanctions after a Tuesday hearing where a federal judge clarified what’s being argued.

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