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Russia is free to use Bitcoin in foreign trade, says finance minister

Russia has all legal tools to use digital financial assets and Bitcoin in foreign trade, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said. Source link

Russia bans crypto mining for 6 years in 10 regions

Russia’s key crypto mining regions like Irkutsk will enforce seasonal mining restrictions instead of originally proposed complete bans. Source link

MicroStrategy bags 5.2K Bitcoin at average BTC price of $106K

MicroStrategy slowed down Bitcoin buying last week, reporting the smallest BTC buy since July 2024. Source link

French regulator authorizes crypto operations for BPCE subsidiary

BPCE’s crypto subsidiary, Hexarq, is the second banking crypto outfit to receive a nod from French regulator AMF after Société Générale’s Forge. Source link

Barclays-backed Copper withdraws UK crypto license application

The UK FCA previously said that almost 90% of annual crypto license applications had failed as of September. Source link

Bankrupt Cryptopia exchange distributes $225M to hack victims

Initially owing creditors $4.2 million, Cryptopia’s liquidator Grant Thornton distributed at least $225 million in crypto to hack victims in December 2024. Source link

German watchdog orders Worldcoin to delete data collected illegally

German regulators demand compliance changes from World ID after a biometric data investigation. Source link

Binance.US plans to restore USD services in early 2025 — Interim CEO

Binance CEO Richard Teng recently said it was “premature” to discuss the exchange’s return in the US. Source link

Trump’s inauguration may trigger crypto sell-off, says Arthur Hayes

Arthur Hayes published a “Trump Truth” blog post forecasting a massive crash in crypto markets following Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration in January. Source link

Community slams Coinbase for linking WBTC delisting to Justin Sun

Some crypto community members have criticized Coinbase for not giving technical reasons for delisting WBTC and justifying its decision by citing Justin Sun-linked risks. Source link