Bitcoin Roars Past $34,000 for the First Time; PayPal & BitGo Acquisition Talks Fall Apart; XRP’s Market Cap Fell 60% after SEC Lawsuit

Weekly Blockchain & Crypto Digest | Week 53

This week (28 December - 2 January) was obviously not that intense yet still an interesting one in Blockchain & Cryptocurrency space this year. Bitcoin has smashed past another all-time-high, crossing past $34,000 for the first time ever. PayPal and BitGo acquisition talks fell apart, XRP has lost nearly 60% of market cap after the SEC lawsuit, and othe…