🔒 Dubai has banned the use of private coins Monero and Zcash, highlighting regulators' priority on transparency in institutional crypto operations and regulated exchanges. This move signals a growing focus on compliance and control over anonymity in the cryptocurrency space.

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💰 Tether (USDT) reached a record market capitalization of $187.3 billion in the fourth quarter, despite the worsening situation in the crypto market.

During this period, USDt added $12.4 billion, increasing the number of users and activity on the blockchain, while competing stablecoins experienced a decline following the liquidation event in October.

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🔄 Polymarket is transitioning to native USDC from Circle!

The Polymarket platform has announced its migration from bridged USDC to native USDC issued by Circle. This decision aims to reduce reliance on cross-chain bridges in the context of expanding prediction markets.

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📉 The net outflow of funds from Bitcoin ETFs for the week amounted to $690 million, while the BTC price briefly reached the $60,000 mark.

💰 Total assets in Bitcoin ETFs are close to $80 billion, however, this has sparked a new wave of criticism from analysts regarding "paper Bitcoin" and its scarcity.

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💰 Galaxy Company has approved a buyback of Class A shares for up to $200 million!

This share buyback program will be in effect for 12 months and has been initiated against the backdrop of declining share prices of Galaxy and other crypto companies, which occurred due to the drop in the price of Bitcoin.

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🇻🇳 The Vietnamese Ministry of Finance has proposed to introduce a tax on cryptocurrency transactions at a rate of 0.1% on each deal.

Additionally, there are plans to impose a 20% corporate tax on profits and strict licensing standards for digital asset exchanges.

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📉 The Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index has dropped to a six-year low!

This decline raises questions: has BTC hit the bottom or are new challenges ahead?

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📉 ARK Invest continues the sell-off of Coinbase shares, selling 134,472 shares worth $22 million.

At the same time, the investment company led by Cathie Wood bought over 393,000 shares of the crypto platform Bullish.

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🏡 Aave founder Stani Kulechov has purchased a luxurious mansion in London for £22 million, despite the cooling of the elite real estate market in the UK.

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📉 Sales of crypto ETPs have slowed down after weeks of losses, with a record trading volume of $63 billion, indicating a "potential market bottom," according to CoinShares. Total outflows amounted to $187 million.

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🟢 Bitcoin is back at $70,000!

BTC shows the first positive surge in Coinbase Premium since mid-January, which could indicate a stabilization of price activity around this mark.

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🇬🇧 Gemini's exit from the UK has been a blow to the country's ambitions of becoming a global crypto hub.

Industry groups and exchanges point to slow and overlapping cryptocurrency regulations, as well as the challenges of compliance, which undermine these ambitions.

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📊 A new Grayscale study shows that Bitcoin's price behavior is increasingly linked to stocks, particularly software stocks. This calls into question its long-awaited reputation as a safe-haven asset in the short term. Bitcoin is starting to trade like a growth asset rather than digital gold.

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📈 Spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded an inflow of $311 million this week, almost completely offsetting the outflows of $318 million from last week, despite BTC falling by 13%.

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💰 Binance has completed the conversion of $1 billion into bitcoins for its SAFU emergency fund.

This decision was made against the backdrop of record-low crypto sentiment and an increase in short positions from savvy traders.

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📉 Analysts warn: Bitcoin needs to close the week at $68.3K to avoid a "bearish activation."

If the bulls fail to regain control over the 200-week exponential moving average by the end of the week, it could lead to Bitcoin continuing its movement similar to the bear market of 2022.

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📉 Bitcoin ETFs lose $410 million amid lowered forecast from Standard Chartered

American spot Bitcoin ETFs continue to face difficulties, marking their fourth consecutive week of losses. At the same time, Standard Chartered has lowered its Bitcoin forecast for 2026 to $100,000.

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💼 The slowing down of the CLARITY bill's approval until 2027, after the midterm elections in the USA, could significantly reduce its chances of being approved, according to the finance minister.

📉 Cryptocurrency investors expect that clarity in market regulation will boost their confidence and interest in assets.

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🇺🇸 Trump Media has filed applications for two new crypto ETFs related to Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Cronos.

📉 At the same time, spot Bitcoin ETFs in the US have recorded four consecutive weeks of net outflows, totaling around $360 million in the last week.

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🚀 Elon Musk announced the launch of cryptocurrency and stock trading in the X app in the next couple of weeks!

Users will be able to interact with tickers in posts and make trades directly in the app, as stated by the company's product head. This could significantly change the approach to investing and trading for the platform's users.

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🚀 Pi Network (PI) continues to amaze! Recently, the asset jumped above $0.20, which caught attention against the backdrop of Bitcoin (BTC) recovering, as it has once again reached the $70K level.

The situation in the cryptocurrency market is becoming increasingly interesting!

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