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In Moscow, a bank employee stole 180 million rubles from a client, 35 million of which he converted into crypto assets. This was reported by the press service of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The price of Bitcoin could rise by 15% to 122,000 dollars by the end of January, according to a forecast by Marcus Thielen, head of research at 10x Research.

The portal Fortune reports that President Donald Trump may face a lawsuit over the launch of the memecoin OFFICIAL TRUMP (TRUMP).

MicroStrategy, the largest publicly traded Bitcoin holder, has purchased an additional 11,000 BTC worth 1.1 billion dollars, bringing its total cryptocurrency holdings to 461,000 BTC. This was reported by The Block.

The hybrid crypto exchange GRVT announced a 5 million dollar investment from Abu Dhabi-based Further Ventures, bringing the total funding to 14.3 million dollars. This was reported by the platform’s press service.

A few hours after the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump, holders of the TRUMP and MELANIA meme tokens are facing significant losses. This was reported in a report by analysts from the Lookonchain platform.

In Lancashire County (United Kingdom), law enforcement officers seized crypto assets worth 48 million dollars from a group of people accused of Bitcoin fraud. This was reported by the police press service.

The cryptocurrency exchange OKX has announced the distribution of TRUMP memecoins worth $1 million. This information was published by the platform's press service.

A sandbox for cryptocurrency payments will be launched this autumn on the island of Phuket in Thailand. This was announced by former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, as reported by the Bangkok Post.

On Monday, January 20, ahead of the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump, the price of Bitcoin reached a new all-time high of $109,000.