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❌ South Korea's largest cryptocurrency exchange, Upbit, known for the sharp price increases of coins after their listing, is facing regulatory issues. The platform risks being suspended for up to 6 months.
The reason cited is alleged violations of anti-money laundering (AML) regulations and know-your-customer (KYC) procedures. According to the regulator, there are approximately 700 000 potential violations.
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🪙 The head of Bitwise reported that the company is advising the U.S. government on converting a portion of government bonds into Bitcoin.
Meanwhile, Texas, yet another U.S. state, has introduced a bill to establish a strategic Bitcoin reserve.
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🇦🇪 Dubai Government to build a 17-storey Crypto Tower to be completed by 2027.
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🕵️♂️ Elliptic Analysts Identify Huione Guarantee as the Largest Illegal Online Marketplace in History:
🔴 The platform's transaction volume has surpassed $24 billion, with over 900 000 users.
🔴 In July 2024, Elliptic accused Huione Guarantee of involvement in money laundering and cybercrime activities.
🔴 In September, Huione launched USDH, a stablecoin designed to bypass regulations and asset freezes. This followed the freezing of their USDT account due to alleged connections with the Lazarus Group.
🔴 Huione introduced Xone Chain blockchain, a decentralized exchange, and a messenger app to reduce reliance on third-party platforms like Telegram.
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💎 TON is preparing to enter the US market, anticipating favorable regulatory conditions under Donald Trump's administration.
Manuel Stotz, the founder of Kingsway Capital Partners, has been appointed as the new head of the TON Foundation, replacing Steve Yun, who remains on the board of directors.
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🇭🇰 The Hong Kong-based company Ming Shing Group has purchased 500 BTC for its balance at a price of $94 375 per 1 BTC.
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⚡ MicroStrategy has acquired 2 530 BTC for $243 million at $95 972 per Bitcoin.
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🚂 Indian Railways will start issuing NFT tickets on the Polygon blockchain in a test phase.
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📊 Last week, spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted approximately $307 million, with BlackRock's fund leading the way.
Meanwhile, spot Ethereum ETFs recorded a net outflow of around $185 million.
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✖️ The legendary tweet by Hal Finney, "Running bitcoin," turned 16 years old — on January 11, 2009, Hal became the first person after Satoshi Nakamoto to run a Bitcoin node on his computer, marking the beginning of the network's expansion.
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🇺🇸 The US is proposing to require crypto companies to compensate clients for losses from hacking attacks, introducing regulations similar to those in the banking sector.
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👻 The Fear and Greed Index in the crypto market has dropped to 50 — its lowest level since October 14, 2024.
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💰Michael Saylor stated that the first country to start printing its national currency to buy Bitcoin will come out on top. He also pointed out that MicroStrategy is essentially doing the same thing — issuing its shares (MSTR), which can be seen as a kind of "currency," and using them to buy Bitcoin.
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🫡 A Solana network user paid a transaction fee of 1 068 SOL ($208 000).
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🇧🇹 The city of Gelephu in Bhutan has added BTC, ETH, and BNB to its strategic reserves.
For reference, the Government of Bhutan's wallet holds over 12 000 BTC.
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🕵️♂️ In 2024, the volume of illegal crypto transactions amounted to $40.9 billion, with 63% conducted in stablecoins. The projected total volume is $51.3 billion. "Criminal" transactions accounted for 0.14% of the overall turnover.
Despite the growing popularity of stablecoins, Bitcoin remains the primary tool for ransomware operators and darknet markets. Monero was not included in the report.
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🇺🇸 BitMEX has been ordered to pay a $100 000 000 fine for violating U.S. banking regulations.
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🇲🇾 The Prime Minister of Malaysia met with Changpeng Zhao and announced that the country will actively adopt cryptocurrencies and blockchain: "Malaysia cannot afford to remain within the old financial system while other nations move forward."
Special attention will be given to training specialists and attracting experienced market players to accelerate the transition to digital transformation.
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🐸 SEC Chair Gary Gensler says "Bitcoin is a highly speculative asset, but 7 billion people want to trade it. Just like we had gold for 10 000 years, we have Bitcoin".
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🇮🇹 Italy's largest bank, Intesa Sanpaolo, has started investing in Bitcoin, completing its first transaction of 11 BTC (€1 million).
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📺 Mining Bitcoin with stolen robot heads featured on Futurama.
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🇺🇸 Analysts predict that by 2025, the U.S. SEC could approve up to 12 cryptocurrency ETFs.
Among the most likely candidates are a combined Ethereum/Bitcoin ETF, a Litecoin ETF, a Ripple ETF, and a Solana ETF.
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🪙 Meta's Board of Directors has been advised to allocate a portion of its $72 billion in liquid assets into Bitcoin as a hedge against dollar depreciation.
The proposal references positive remarks about BTC made by the company's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg.
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🐳 Analysts at Presto Research examined the usefulness of on-chain whale data as trading signals. Despite the popularity of automated services like Whale Alert, their analysis revealed that large deposits on exchanges rarely impact cryptocurrency prices.
They concluded that such data lacks predictive power as a reliable trading indicator but remains valuable for blockchain analysis, tracking illicit funds, and explaining market dynamics.
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🇰🇪 Kenya prepares to legalize cryptocurrencies in policy shift.
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🇮🇳 Starting January 12, Bybit will restrict services for users in India: opening new trades, using bots, and copy trading will no longer be available, and trading pairs with the Indian rupee will be removed.
The restrictions are due to regulatory requirements. The exchange aims to obtain a license within the next few weeks.
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💸 The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is requesting data from Coinbase about customers who interacted with the DEX platform Polymarket, which allows users to bet on U.S. election outcomes.
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🇺🇸 The U.S. government has received approval to liquidate 69 000 BTC ($6.5 billion) seized in connection with the Silk Road case.
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🇹🇭 In 2025, Thailand will launch a pilot project in tourist cities, starting with Phuket, allowing visitors to pay for goods and services using cryptocurrency.
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🇰🇿 Kazakhstan has blocked 3 500 illegal crypto exchanges and trading platforms with a turnover exceeding $113 million, freezing and confiscating 4.8 million USDT.
Additionally, two crypto pyramids were uncovered, with 545 000 USDT returned to victims and 120 000 USDT frozen.
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