
Will Ethereum 2.0 launch in December?
To launch the update on December 1, 524,000 ETH must be placed on a special deposit smart contract. The threshold was reached only nine hours before the deadline.

DeFi project DYMMAX closed softcap 25 minutes after the start of the token sale and is holding a new competition
The DYMMAX protocol for issuing DeFi options without full collateral attracted softcap in the first 25 minutes after the start of the initial exchange offering (IEO) on the Probit crypto exchange launchpad.

Japanese financial giant SBI launches cryptocurrency lending service
Japanese leading financial company SBI Holdings began providing cryptocurrency lending services. Customers will be able to deposit bitcoins and receive interest.

FORSAGE has become a Decentralized Autonomous Organisation (DAO)?
FORSAGE, one of the most debated financial platforms of this year, which has already been compared to the Ponzi scheme and accused of the growth of transaction fees of the ETH network in August 2020, is handing the platform over to the Community.

Chainalysis: Institutions Provoked Current Growth Of Bitcoin
Bitcoin price is approaching $19,000, but the current rally differs from the situation in the cryptocurrency market in 2017. The current rise in the bitcoin rate is associated with the actions of institutional investors.

Blocked assets volume on Uniswap halves
Following the end of the reward program, decentralized trading platform Uniswap moved to fifth place in the DeFi protocol ranking by frozen assets volume. DeFi-project of decentralized lending MakerDAO became the leader again.

Rumors: Huobi Discusses Buying South Korean Largest Crypto Exchange Bithumb
Huobi hopes to enter the South Korean and Japanese cryptocurrency markets through the purchase of major crypto exchanges.

Bitcoin rises to $17,000
The price of bitcoin overcame $17,000. The cryptocurrency rose by 40% in a month.

The Wordlex Ecosystem Takes Decentralized Finance To The Next Level
Wordlex's new decentralized ecosystem opens up new opportunities for businesses and cryptocurrency profits.

S&P: Chinese digital yuan will compete with payment services
The Chinese digital yuan might lower transaction costs and lead to customer churn and decrease of income of payment service providers, analysts at the S&P rating agency believe.

Russian Ministry of Finance proposes criminal liability for non-declaration of cryptocurrency
The Ministry of Finance proposes amendments with fines or jail for hiding cryptocurrencies when submitting declarations.

Where to buy and sell TON Crystal: coins of legendary Free TON blockage project are available for trade at SIGEN.pro.
The failed launch of the Telegram Messenger cryptocurrency project is one of the central topics of the outgoing year. The whole global cryptocommuinity held its breath while following the development of the conflict between the SEC and Pavel Durov’s TON.

Opinion: Ethereum upgrade won't cope with potential DeFi growth
FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried doubts that even an updated version of Ethereum will be able to provide the scale required for the decentralized finance sector in the future.

Study: Almost $100 Million Stolen from DeFi Protocols in 2020
The research firm CipherTrace assessed losses of DeFi protocols as a result of malicious actions in 2020. Almost $100 million was stolen from DeFi protocols, and the entire crypto industry lost $468 million due to attacks.

Survey: traders don't trust trading bots
Most traders lack an automated solution, but their experience with trading bots has been unsuccessful, the survey shows.

Research: half of total traffic of cryptocurrency exchanges comes from six countries
In October, approximately half of the total traffic of crypto exchanges was provided by residents of six countries, with South Korea demonstrating the highest interest relative to population.