AscendEX was exploited for 78M

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Bitcoin is up slightly at $49,725
Ethereum is down slightly at $4,043
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $566

Render token up 29%

AscendEX was exploited for 78M

IMF is advocating for a coordinated crypto policy

UK neobank Monzo raising $500M.

• Monzo raises more than $500m from investors at $4.5bn valuation - FinTech Futures
• AscendEX on Twitter: "22:00 UTC 12/11, We have detected a number of ERC-20, BSC, and Polygon tokens transferred from our hot wallet. Cold Wallet is NOT affected. Investigation underway. If any user’s funds are affected by the incident, they will be covered completely by AscendEX." / Twitter
• ECB's Lagarde calls for regulating Bitcoin's "funny business" | Reuters