1. Bitget Token: The Bitget exchange token became the leader in growth in 2024. 🚀📈
2. Regulation in the EU: The enforcement of the EU regulation for digital assets MiCA led to a reduction in USDT capitalization from over $141 billion to ~$137.5 billion. 📉⚖️
3. Mergers and acquisitions: A rise in mergers and acquisitions in the cryptocurrency sector is expected by 2025, especially in the realm of stablecoins and payment systems. 🔗💼
4. Mining in Russia: New bans on mining in Russia are possible if requests come from governors. 🚫⛏️
5. AI and cryptocurrencies: The rise of AI agents resembles the era of corporate emergence about 200 years ago. 🤖💡
6. Meme coins: Meme coins have become one of the trends of 2024 in the crypto industry, with the segment's capitalization exceeding $107 billion. 🐶💸
7. Financial forecasts: Analysts predict an increase in the price of Ethereum to $8000 by 2025, outpacing the dynamics of other cryptocurrencies. 🔮📈
8. Exchanges and stablecoins: Bitcoin exchanges in the EU are gradually phasing out the stablecoin USDT, which may strengthen Coinbase's position. 💱📉
9. Fraud: The creator of the charitable meme-coin Mira was suspected of fraud due to the Zero token. 🚨💼
10. Burning USDT: Tether conducted the largest coin burn in history — over 1 billion USDT. 🔥💵
11. Bybit's activities in Malaysia: The Malaysian Securities Commission accused the Bitcoin exchange Bybit of operating without a license and ordered it to cease all operations until December 25. 🚫💻
12. Forecasts for 2025: Top executives of crypto companies shared their expectations for 2025, including a recovery in DeFi, a boom in tokenization, and a potential 'serious crash'. 🔮💡
13. Activities of the X-bot: The automated X-account aixbt was caught spreading misinformation regarding the distribution of compensation on behalf of the bankrupt exchange FTX. 🧐💻
14. Origins of cryptocurrency brand names: The Block investigated the origins of the names of some cryptocurrency brands. 🔍🏷️
15. Activities of the 'blockchain bandit': The perpetrator behind one of the largest ETH thefts in history moved the stolen funds for the first time in two years. 🕵️♂️💰
16. Event calendar: On the last day of December, ForkLog prepared a calendar of important events for January, including the genesis block of Bitcoin and the resignation of Gary Gensler. 📅🔥
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