🇧🇹 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 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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🇺🇸 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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👻 The Fear and Greed Index in the crypto market has dropped to 50 — its lowest level since October 14, 2024.

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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 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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🇰🇪 Kenya prepares to legalize cryptocurrencies in policy shift.

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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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🚂 Indian Railways will start issuing NFT tickets on the Polygon blockchain in a test phase.

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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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⚡ MicroStrategy has acquired 2 530 BTC for $243 million at $95 972 per Bitcoin.

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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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🇮🇹 Italy's largest bank, Intesa Sanpaolo, has started investing in Bitcoin, completing its first transaction of 11 BTC (€1 million).

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