Main cryptocurrency news on the 20th of December

Main news: 

• Western Union talks about its willingness to work with cryptocurrencies

Business and Finance 

• Waves platform raised $ 120 million to develop private blockchain Vostok
• Former IMF economist Mark Dow, who took a short position after Bitcoin reached a peak of $ 20,000, closed it this week
• Crypto enthusiast Tim Draper invested $ 1.25 million in the processing startup OpenNode
• Blythe Masters resigned as CEO of blockchain-company Digital Asset
• 90% of all Monero has been produced

Law and Legislation

• The National Assembly of France did not support the simplification of taxation in the cryptosphere
• Media: hacked bitcoin exchange Coincheck received a license from the regulator of Japan
• UK Tax Service has published a guide for cryptocurrency owners

Ecosystem

• The Swiss company will use the Bitcoin sidechain Liquid Network