XRP and BCH Attacked in Report 😱

...And Yacht-Loving Crypto Boss Arrested 🚨 Thu. Dec 10, 2020 Market Activity Total Market Cap $538 BN (-0.70%) 24 Hour Volume $120.1 BN (+25.22%) Notable Movers Nexo [(NEXO)]( Bitcoin Dominance 62.7% (+0.16%) Bitcoin Price $18,103 (-1.61%) SPONSORED BY Crypto.com DeFi Wallet - Best Place to Manage, Swap & Farm DeFi Tokens Securely Manage, Swap & Farm DeFi Tokens, including UNI, COMP, YFI, CRO, AAVE. Boost your yields by up to 20x when you stake CRO! [Get App Now!]( [Crypto.com]( Today’s Top Stories 📰 PLENTY more news over at our shiny, new aggregation service... [Headlines!]( [XRP is ‘Toxic Waste,’ New Messari Report Says]( 💩 Messari CEO Ryan Selkis has caused controversy after describing [XRP]( and [Stellar]( as "toxic waste" — claiming the altcoins "go against everything that got me into crypto." He also called [Bitcoin Cash]( "a pile of s***" and said the cryptocurrency "now means nothing." Selkis says his remarks were meant to be humorous to keep people engaged in his 134-page report looking ahead to 2021. [But as our story explains, not everyone was impressed.]( [Crypto Founder Charged ‘After Spending $10M on Yachts’]( A 28-year-old man who founded the Oyster Pearl cryptocurrency has been charged with tax evasion. Amir Bruno Elmaani is accused of spending $10 million on yachts and $700,000 in home improvement stores despite telling the taxman he only earned $15,000 in 2018. Elmaani — also known as "Bruno Block" — faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted. [Find out more about the allegations on CoinMarketCap.]( [France Clamps Down on Anonymous Crypto Transactions]( France has unveiled tough new measures to stop anonymous crypto transactions. The regulations come after a criminal network was dismantled in September, with 29 people arrested on suspicion of sending crypto to Islamists in Syria. Finance minister Bruno Le Maire said digital assets present "significant opportunities" for the economy, but must be regulated. [Read the full story here.]( [‘Not Long’ to Buy Bitcoin Before Bull Run Continues]( ⏰ A report by Stack Funds says crypto enthusiasts are running out of time to accumulate [Bitcoin]( before the bull run continues beyond $20,000. The Asian crypto fund says one metric is showing signs of repeating its performance in 2017 — the year when Bitcoin surged from $1,000 to $19,866. Despite this, BTC has been struggling to overcome resistance at $19,400. [Read more.]( [Another Week, Another Grayscale Spending Spree]( 💰 Grayscale has snapped up an additional 14,591 [BTC]( 105,000 [ETH]( a crypto haul that costs approximately $325 million at current market rates. The company now has a staggering $12.1 billion under management, with about 80% of this in Bitcoin. Grayscale’s trusts have experienced high levels of demand from institutional investors this year. [Read more.]( Crypto Is Hiring 💼 [React Native Engineer]( at Donut - Berlin, Remote in Europe [Head of Customer Intelligence]( at Keyrock - Europe [Affiliate Manager]( at Kriptomat - Europe [Ethereum Engineer]( at Chainflip - Berlin [Rust / C++ Developer]( at Chainflip - Berlin [Full stack Ethereum Developer]( at OpenZeppelin [Customer Support Specialist (Part Time)]( at CryptoTrader.Tax Take a quiz! Earn $SAND, $HNT and $OXT Tokens Learn about one of the most popular DeFi projects [Sandbox]( [Orchid]( and [Helium]( Watch the series, complete quizzes & learn how Orchid helps you earn more with your digital assets. [Learn More]( Thank you for reading! Have a great day — more news tomorrow! 💙 😍 our newsletter? [Share](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20this%20awesome%20newsletter!&body=You%20should%20subscribe%20to%20this%20newsletter%20for%20the%20top%20news%20in%20crypto%20%26%20blockchain%3A%20https%3A%2F%2Fcoinmarketcap.com%2Fnewsletter%2F) with a friend! 😡 our newsletter? [Spam](mailto:?subject=this%20is%20not%20a%20truce&body=Although%20we%20have%20our%20differences%2C%20the%20longer%20you%20can%20prop%20yourself%20up%20with%20crypto%2C%20the%20more%20fun%20we%20will%20have%20as%20adversaries.%20Sign%20up%20here%20so%20you%20can%20keep%20your%20ass%20updated%3A%20https%3A%2F%2Fcoinmarketcap.com%2Fnewsletter%2F) your enemy! [Go to CoinMarketCap.com]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Telegram]( © 2020 CoinMarketCap [Update Settings]( [coinmarketcap.com]( Sent to: {EMAIL} [Unsubscribe]( CoinMarketCap OpCo LLC, 8 The Green, STE 6703, Dover, Delaware 19901, United States