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We live in a time when the true ideals of a free and open internet are under attack. The most recent repeal of net neutrality regulations is taking us toward a more centralized, controlled version of the internet. In this scenario, a decentralized, permissionless internet offers a powerful alternative to today’s reality.

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In December, Ohio House Republican leader Derek Merrin introduced HB 703, aiming to establish a strategic Bitcoin reserve for the state.

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Onchain data shows the hardest hit investors of the Libra memecoin pump and dump scheme lost a combined $251 million.

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“The vast majority of people betting on memecoins, especially at the beginning — and I think there’s a separate conversation — like, that is the game for everyone. And people that get mad are the people that aren’t insiders,” Davis said. He added:

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For all the euphoria surrounding the pro-crypto Trump administration in the United States, Voelkel said Europe is also becoming an attractive destination for digital asset businesses.

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Boerse Stuttgart CEO Matthias Voelkel told the publication that he’s bullish on crypto, claiming that the new asset class will continue to grow in popularity. Voelkel cited Bitcoin’s limited supply and growing demand as reasons to be optimistic.

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According to a Jan. 15 report by Barron’s, Boerse’s crypto trading volumes tripled last year, accounting for a whopping 25% of company revenues. By the end of 2024, clients held 4.3 billion euros ($4.4 billion) worth of digital assets at Boerse.

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Also on Dec. 30, Tether moved almost $780 million worth of Bitcoin into its corporate Bitcoin reserve in its largest move since March.

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Meanwhile, a tax development from the Federal Tax Authority provided that all cryptocurrency transactions are exempt from value-added tax (VAT) from Nov. 15, 2024, retroactive to Jan. 1, 2018. This tax relief is only relevant to those making a lot of trades on centralized UAE exchanges and being charged VAT on exchange fees. Therefore, please disregard the hyped-up, misleading tweets claiming the UAE has released all virtual assets from taxes. That is not the case.

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Similarly, the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) introduced a regulatory framework specifically for stablecoins, or “fiat-referenced tokens.” Under these rules, issuers must fully back their tokens with reserves, maintain strong governance and ensure rigorous transparency.

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According to Yifan He, CEO of major Chinese blockchain firm Red Date Technology, Alipay’s parent firm, Ant Financial Services Group, does offer some US ETF trading services.

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Cointelegraph approached Alipay and Wu for a comment regarding the crypto ads on Alipay but had not received a response at the time of publication.

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Rival miners CleanSpark and TeraWulf told Cointelegraph that they intend to continue mining only Bitcoin in the foreseeable future.

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BIT Mining now has over 5,550 active machines that can mine DOGE, LTC and Bellscoin (BEL), representing 1.32% of the total network hashrate.

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The firm started its DOGE and LTC mining operations in May 2023 — two-and-a-half years after it changed its name from 500.com and started mining Bitcoin, moving away from being an online sports lottery.

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BIT Mining’s shares are down 37% year to date, continuing a decline in the stock price since 2014.

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BIT Mining rallied 10% on the New York Stock Exchange to close Dec. 4 at $3.26, while most other Bitcoin miners rose between 3% and 7%, Google Finance data shows.

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“Elon Musk’s influence and the changing regulatory landscape in the US after the Trump win has had a major impact on mining profitability,” said BIT Mining’s vice president and chief economist, Youwei Yang.

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It did note that it benefited from DOGE’s price increase, partly fueled by Donald Trump’s United States election win and Elon Musk’s promise to make a Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, an advisory agency to Trump on government cost-cutting.

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