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Turkish authorities have introduced new rules for cryptocurrency regulation to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism. This was reported by the Official Gazette of the Republic of Turkey.

The president of the largest mining company in Russia, BitRiver, Igor Runets, expressed the opinion that in a couple of years, Russia will be able to become a world leader in cryptocurrency mining. He stated this in an interview with the "Russia 24" TV channel.

The authorities of Japan do not intend to create a national reserve fund for bitcoins due to the high risks associated with investing in cryptocurrency. This was reported by Happy Coin News.

In 2024, crypto investors showed the most interest in memecoins, which accounted for over 30% of total interest. This data was provided by the aggregator CoinGecko.

The Bank of Russia, along with Rosfinmonitoring, has embarked on the development of a platform to monitor suspicious transactions by individuals and to facilitate information exchange between credit organizations. This was reported by the head of the Financial Monitoring and Currency Control Service of the Central Bank, Bogdan Shablya, as conveyed by RBC.

Analyst and founder of MN Trading, Michael van de Poppe, stated that in January 2025, the cryptocurrency Ethereum could surpass Bitcoin, which would trigger an altcoin rally in the Ethereum ecosystem. He shared this on social media.

The altcoin XRP became one of the most popular assets on the global cryptocurrency exchange Binance in December 2024. This was reported by CryptoQuant analyst Jay Ar Maartunn, according to Investing.com.

A raid was conducted on a mining farm in the Irkutsk region, resulting in its shutdown due to its lack of registration in the Federal Tax Service's register. This was reported by the press service of the Irkutsk Electric Grid Company.

The Russian government has approved a list of regions in the country where cryptocurrency mining and participation in mining pools are prohibited from January 1, 2025, to March 15, 2031. This was reported by TASS.

In the coming weeks, the value of Bitcoin may decrease due to a change in investor sentiment regarding risks. This was stated by André Dragosh, head of Bitwise's research department in Europe, in an interview with the CoinDesk portal.