🌎 Key changes in global crypto regulation effective from January 1, 2026:
🇪🇺 European Union — a new tax reporting directive has come into force, requiring crypto exchanges and other intermediaries to provide detailed user and transaction data to national tax authorities.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom — crypto exchanges are now required to submit full reports on users and their transactions to tax authorities.
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan — a special legal regime has been introduced, allowing the use of stablecoins for payments.
🇹🇲 Turkmenistan — the Law on Virtual Assets has entered into force, legalizing crypto mining, exchanges, and crypto exchange services.
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🇪🇺 European Union — a new tax reporting directive has come into force, requiring crypto exchanges and other intermediaries to provide detailed user and transaction data to national tax authorities.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom — crypto exchanges are now required to submit full reports on users and their transactions to tax authorities.
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan — a special legal regime has been introduced, allowing the use of stablecoins for payments.
🇹🇲 Turkmenistan — the Law on Virtual Assets has entered into force, legalizing crypto mining, exchanges, and crypto exchange services.
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🇸🇻 El Salvador’s National Bitcoin Office stated that the government will continue actively investing in Bitcoin and artificial intelligence as part of its 2026 economic strategy.
The program aims to strengthen the country’s technological leadership and expand the role of digital assets in the economy.
For context, El Salvador already holds more than 7500 BTC on its balance sheet.
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The program aims to strengthen the country’s technological leadership and expand the role of digital assets in the economy.
For context, El Salvador already holds more than 7500 BTC on its balance sheet.
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In 2017, he encrypted a BIP38 paper wallet with what he believed was a secure and memorable password, but when he tried to recover it in 2024, none of the variations worked. In the end, the issue turned out to be just one incorrect character — a key pressed next to the intended one.
The story serves as a reminder of how critical small details are when self-custodying cryptocurrency.
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The growth was driven primarily by EtherFi-based cards and remained consistent throughout the year.
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According to Reuters and the Wilson Center, the Maduro government sold around 73 tons of gold in 2018, with intelligence estimates suggesting the proceeds were converted into BTC to avoid freezes by the U.S. Treasury.
Additional reports claim that by late 2025, up to 80% of oil exports were settled in USDT, with funds later funneled into Bitcoin.
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The law is unlikely to be passed before 2027, with real implementation potentially stretching to 2029, due to political disputes and Democrats delaying the vote ahead of the 2026 elections.
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However, the impact will not be immediate: a meaningful increase in oil production and its effect on energy prices would take years, despite US interest and Chevron’s presence in the country.
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🇺🇸 BitMEX is launching 24/7 trading for U.S. stocks and ETFs, with cryptocurrencies accepted as collateral.
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🍅 In Canada, a pilot project has been launched where heat from Bitcoin mining is used to warm industrial greenhouses in Manitoba, enabling year-round tomato production.
A 3 MW mining facility with liquid cooling recovers up to 90% of the electricity consumed as heat, heating water to over 75 °C without additional energy input.
The two-year project lowers electricity costs to around $0.035 per kWh and helps reduce reliance on fossil fuels.
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A 3 MW mining facility with liquid cooling recovers up to 90% of the electricity consumed as heat, heating water to over 75 °C without additional energy input.
The two-year project lowers electricity costs to around $0.035 per kWh and helps reduce reliance on fossil fuels.
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The company’s priority is growth through acquisitions and product development rather than access to public markets.
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🔮 In December, the total market volume of forecasts reached $19.1 billion, setting a historical record and exceeding the previous record by about 35%.
The leaders in trading volume for the month were Kalshi with $7 billion, Opinion — $6.7 billion, and Polymarket — $5.3 billion.
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The leaders in trading volume for the month were Kalshi with $7 billion, Opinion — $6.7 billion, and Polymarket — $5.3 billion.
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Currently, exiting staking takes just a few minutes. Meanwhile, there are over 1.3 million ETH in the queue to enter staking.
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🇻🇪 The Venezuelan stock exchange has risen by 75% since Maduro was seized by American authorities.
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Capture or arrest of the president is not considered an invasion if the US has not established territorial control.
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🇦🇪 RAKBank received preliminary approval from the Central Bank of the UAE for the issuance of a stablecoin, fully backed by the dirham.
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🔮 Polymarket has entered into an exclusive partnership with Dow Jones Media and will now provide prediction market data to publications such as Barrons, WSJ.
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