#CryptoDigest

🪙 Since October 2024, large holders of Ethereum (“whales”) have increased their Ethereum reserves by 9.31% — this is the most active accumulation since 2020 and twice the rate before the 95% rise in 2022.

☠️ The GMX exchange was hacked, resulting in damages of $42,000,000.

🇫🇷 Pavel Durov met in France with American journalist Lex Fridman and Twitter creator Jack Dorsey.

🇺🇸 Four issuers of dollar stablecoins (Tether, Circle, First Digital, and Paxos) collectively hold U.S. Treasury bonds worth approximately $182.4 billion.

🐋 A Bitcoin whale that has been dormant since 2019 moved 17,283 BTC ($1.88 billion) to unknown wallets.

🇯🇵 Japanese company Remixpoint, specializing in energy consulting, raised $215,000,000 to purchase BTC for its balance.

📊 Stablecoins are used for transactions totaling about $800 billion per month.

🇬🇧 Starting January 1, 2026, crypto users in the UK will be required to provide services with their full name, date of birth, address, country of residence, and tax number.

🇳🇿 New Zealand bans crypto ATMs and imposes a $5,000 limit on international transfers — this is part of reforms to combat money laundering and financing of crime.