💸 Russian companies have begun using Bitcoin and other digital currencies in international payments.

This happens following legislative changes that allowed such use in order to counter Western sanctions ✍️

Top 7 Token Unlocks of the Upcoming Week 🔓

The total value of tokens unlocked this week will exceed $91 million, which is not a big deal 👇

• SPACE ID (ID) — $35.32M
• Immutable (IMX) — $32.43M
• Grass (GRASS) — $9.49M
• Yield Guild Games (YGG) — $5.57M
• NFPrompt (NFP) — $3.85M
• GT Protocol (GTAI) — $2.52M
• Moonwell (WELL) — $2.33M

#unlocks

🇹🇷 Turkey has passed a law requiring crypto users to provide identification data for digital asset transfers above the $425 threshold.

This new regulation of the AML legislation for the crypto market has been prepared to be approved in February 2025.

The surveillance state is not going to allow crypto to exist without its intervention 🙄

What is a Santa Claus rally? 🎅

It’s typically a short-lived market surge that appears between Christmas and New Year. The idea is that holiday cheer, year-end bonuses, and tax adjustments drive up buying, fueling a quick pump 📈

🤑 It also happens in crypto because year-end excitement and extra funds can spark fresh investments. Some traders rebalance their holdings or finalize tax positions, occasionally triggering a short-term rally.

For beginners, remember that holiday sentiment can shift quickly. If you decide to jump in, set a clear budget and avoid risking more than you can lose 👨‍🏫

#FAQ

✅ At the end of Christmas, Bitcoin almost reached $100k, not all is lost, there are still 6 days left until the New Year and the bulls can still have a Santa rally 🎄📈

Daily Digest:

🔸 A new research report ranked Singapore as the world’s leading blockchain innovation hub

🔸 Turkey introduced stricter crypto AML regulations: people will need to report ID information when transferring more than $425 in crypto 🔍

🔸 Six Bitcoin mutual funds will debut in Israel on Dec. 31

🔸 Russia says it is using Bitcoin for international payments

🔸 In 2024, nearly $15 billion was distributed through crypto airdrops 🪂

🔸 Coinbase report says crypto stablecoins could grow to $3 trillion over the next five years

🔹 Prices:

🥇 Bitcoin - $98,744 (↑0.4%)
✨ Ethereum - $3,469 (↓0.3%)
🧪 S&P 500 - 6,040 (↑1.10%)
🕗 DXY - 108.14 (↓0.06%)
🌉 Gold - 2,624 (↑0.28%)

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Any altcoin as soon as you buy 😅

During the last bull cycle in 2021, after a small correction the insane altcoin season started around this time and lasted 4.5 months until the end of May 🔼

Do you think something similar will happen this time? Let's take a vote:

Yes — 👍

No — 🫡

Common Crypto Scams to Avoid 👮

1️⃣ Fake giveaways. They promise to double your coins or give free tokens but never deliver. Verify official links, ignore wild claims, and never send crypto to unknown addresses. Nobody wants to give you anything for free by DMing you.

2️⃣ Phishing and clone sites. Attackers replicate legit platforms or emails to steal keys. Double-check URL spelling, bookmark reliable sites, and avoid random links or attachments.

3️⃣ Social engineering. Crooks pretend to be famous figures, helpful tech support, your friend, etc. They are using trust and urgency to bait you. Real teams never demand private data through direct messages.

4️⃣ Ponzi schemes. They promise big returns but use new deposits to pay existing investors. Once recruitment dies, everyone loses. Investigate a project’s track record and watch out for “guaranteed profit.”

5️⃣ Seed phrase bait. Seed phrase bait. Scammers intentionally "leak" seed phrases from crypto wallet. To withdraw this money victim needs to deposit some gas money for a transaction. After this, they are immediately drained.

#FAQ

✅ After a failed attempt to climb above $100,000, Bitcoin fell to $95,000, where it spent the entire day today, dragging the whole market with it 📉

Daily Digest:

🔸 Solana’s Jito staking pool exceeded $100M in monthly tips

🔸 Putin claims he wants to end war in Ukraine

🔸 Stablecoin issuer Tether made its first crypto venture capital fund investment into Arcanum Capital 🤑

🔸 Strive, an asset manager founded by Vivek Ramaswamy, has filed SEC for ‘Bitcoin Bond’ ETF

🔸 FTX Digital Markets co-CEO Ryan Salame’s prison sentence was reduced by one year

🔸 Cancer lab to receive over $1 million in donations after charity memecoin MIRA soars 💵

🔸 South Korea sanctioned 15 North Korean IT organization members for crypto heists and cyber theft

🔹 Prices:

🥇 Bitcoin - $95,712 (↓3.4%)
✨ Ethereum - $3,334 (↓4.4%)
🧪 S&P 500 - 6,037(↓0.04%)
🕗 DXY - 108.08 (↓0.11%)
🌉 Gold - 2,633 (↓0.03%)

When you learned to sell before the dump 😅

💰 4 major tokens of this bull cycle that will surprise everyone with their price action 👇

• $HYPE - A decentralized trading protocol with an on-chain order book, offering a seamless, centralized exchange experience in a decentralized framework.

• $USUAL - A revenue-driven token redefining DeFi by linking real-world asset revenues to sustainable stablecoin yields.

• $ENA - A protocol offering a crypto-native synthetic dollar (USDe) through Ethereum staking and hedging strategies.

• $VIRTUAL - A platform integrating AI and blockchain for co-owning, tokenizing, and monetizing autonomous AI agents.

What tokens do you think will be in the spotlight in 2025? 🤔

Solana DEX aggregator Jupiter has announced details of the second airdrop 🪂

If you have at least $800 in trading volume on Jupiter, you will be eligible for a $50 JUP airdrop.

You can check your trading volume here by entering your wallet address in the search field 🔍

✅ The US stock market goes down into the weekend and drags the crypto market with it, Bitcoin rose above $97 today but failed to hold that level and fell back to $94k 🤢

Daily Digest: 

🔸 Terra Luna Founder Do Kwon to be extradited to the United States (this time for sure)

🔸 Solana DEX aggregator Jupiter has announced details of the second JUP airdrop 🪂

🔸 The new IRS rules classifying DEXs as brokers have triggered a swift backlash, with calls for Congress to overturn the rules

🔸 BTC ETFs have seen net inflows the day after Christmas, stemming a 4-day run of outflows

🔸  U.S. Treasury yields had been catching investors' attention, with10-year note hitting a more than seven-month high 📈

🔸 The National Institute of Standards and Technology proposed standardizing the block and key size used in the Advanced Encryption Standard to 256 bits

🔹 Prices:

🥇 Bitcoin - $94,261 (↓1.5%)
✨ Ethereum - $3,337 (↓0.1%)
🧪 S&P 500 - 5,970 (↓1.11%)
🕗 DXY - 108.01 (↓0.11%)
🌉 Gold - 2,621 (↓0.45%)

In the new season of the popular show Squid Game, one of the characters is a crypto scammer who wants to constantly check the markets 😅

The chart of the net flow-to-reserve ratio of BTC on exchanges shows a bullish signal 😲

Serious accumulation is taking place. A negative value means that users withdraw BTC from centralized exchanges, reducing the reserve and thus - available supply 📈

The ratio peaked at the end of the last bear market when smart investors were buying from the panic sellers at $17k 🛒

USDT is trading below $1 🪀

This mild depeg arises from confusion around upcoming EU MiCA regulations, fueling rumors that USDT may become illegal 🚫

In reality, MiCA requires stablecoins to comply with strict licensing; non-compliant tokens are not instantly banned, but providers may delist them to avoid penalties and keep operating legally.

🌀 Many platforms in the EU are cautious: Coinbase is delisting USDT early, while others wait for clarity.

After MiCA’s start date (June 30, 2024), stablecoins have a 6–18 month transition to meet requirements or face restricted access.

🕯 The minor depeg also stems from speculation and fear of liquidity loss if major platforms remove USDT.

Tether has weathered FUD before by adjusting operations and reserves. Fundamentals remain steady 👌

TLDR: No immediate ban, just a regulatory shift requiring compliance, people are worried but nothing bad happened