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Sberbank will test operations with digital assets in 2025"Sberbank" will test the mechanisms of the secondary market for digital financial assets (DFA) on its platform in the second quarter of the current year. This was reported by "Interfax," citing a statement from the financial institution.
44- In the USA, victims of crypto scammers will be refunded millionsU.S. authorities will pay $7 million to victims of fraudulent cryptocurrency platforms. The relevant statement was made by the Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia.35
- In Russia, energy consumption capacity has decreased following the ban on miningThe imposed restrictions on cryptocurrency mining in certain regions of the Russian Federation have led to a reduction in energy consumption capacity in the country by an average of 300 MW. This was reported by "Kommersant" citing data from the Ministry of Energy.45
- Pump.fun has launched its own exchangeThe meme token platform Pump.fun has launched its own decentralized exchange (DEX) PumpSwap on Solana, discontinuing its operations with Raydium. This was reported by the platform's press service.51
- Sites are being prepared in Belarus for the construction of cryptocurrency mining farmsPreparation of a site for the construction of cryptocurrency mining farms has begun in the Mogilev region of Belarus. This was reported by the chairman of the regional executive committee Anatoly Isachenko, writes BelTA.51
- In Russia, they want to recognize cryptocurrencies as propertyA bill has been submitted to the Russian government to recognize cryptocurrencies as property in order to address issues related to the arrest and confiscation of assets.67
- Binance exchange allowed employees to invest in cryptoCryptocurrency exchange Binance has allowed some employees to invest up to $5,000 in digital assets. This was reported by journalist and analyst Colin Wu on social media.71
- The Garantex platform has launched a new crypto exchange called GrinexGlobal Ledger reported that the operators of the Russian cryptocurrency exchange Garantex have launched a new platform for cryptocurrency trading called Grinex. This information is mentioned in the company's analytical report.
50 - Indian exchange WazirX has announced the relaunch of operationsIndian cryptocurrency exchange WazirX has announced plans to resume operations following a hacker attack with the support of custodial services from Zodia Custody and BitGo Trust, as well as international commercial banks.51
- North Korea Entered the Top 5 Countries with the Largest Bitcoin Reserves - ReportThe Arkham Intelligence platform reported that the Lazarus hacking group, associated with the North Korean authorities, controls 13,518 bitcoins.48
