Bitcoin News Roundup for Dec. 23, 2020

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: SEC Sues Ripple Over 7-Year, $1.3B 'Ongoing' XRP Sale  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 Takes Wait-and-See Approach as SEC Sues Partner Ripple  "MoneyGram will continue to monitor the situation" following an SEC lawsuit against its part-owner, Ripple, a spokesperson told CoinDesk. Ethereum Dev Virgil Griffith Likely to Face Trial Next Fall  Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith is likely headed to trial on charges of violating international sanctions, after a Tuesday hearing which saw a federal judge clarify what's being argued. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.