โ The most interesting news of the week
๐ Cryptocurrencies
โ๏ธ Japan's authorities stated they are not yet ready to create BTC reserves.
โ๏ธ Vivek Ramaswamy's company, Strive, will launch an ETF for investing in companies that purchase BTC. ๐ถ
โ๏ธ Six mutual funds based on BTC will be launched in Israel by the end of the year.
โ๏ธ Trump appointed Bo Hines, a former football player, as the head of the "crypto council." ๐คก
๐ช Financial News
โ๏ธ In 2025, China plans to issue $411 billion in government bonds to stimulate the economy.
โ๏ธ The Central Bank of Turkey reduced the key interest rate by 2.5% to 47.5%, the first reduction in two years.
โ๏ธ Regulation
โ๏ธ Starting December 30, crypto exchanges in the EU will require additional identity verification for deposits or withdrawals exceeding โฌ1,000.
โ๏ธ The IRS in the U.S. believes that staking cryptocurrency is subject to taxation. ๐ก
โ๏ธ Technology
โ๏ธ Nokia has patented a program and device for encrypting digital assets.
โ๏ธ OpenAI will resume the development of its own humanoid robot.
