
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.

DeFi Market Returns to Growth
The rise of bitcoin and Ethereum helped DeFi protocol tokens overcome bearish pressure and start recovering.

ETH Price Exceeds $400 On News Of Ethereum 2.0 Official Launch Date
The ETH rate jumped sharply after the Ethereum Foundation announced the official launch date for Ethereum 2.0 phase zero. ETH surpassed $400 for the first time since early September.

Bitcoin surpasses $14,000 amid US presidential election fever
Fueled by the uncertainty surrounding the US presidential election outcome, the cryptocurrency market is once again testing multi-month highs. Bitcoin is trading above $14,000.

Research: Cryptocurrency derivatives overtop significantly spot trading volume
Cryptocurrency derivatives surpassed the spot market by trading volume, and this trend will continue in the future, analysts at the Kraken crypto exchange believe. It was triggered by the bitcoin futures launch on CME and crypto winter.

Media: hackers allegedly sell access to 10,000 Robinhood-tied emails on the darknet
Hackers published an offer on the darknet claiming they sell access to thousands of e-mails many of them related to accounts at Robinhood. Previously, Robinhood customers repeatedly complained about hacking of their accounts, but the company preferred not to respond to these complaints in the public field.