A Very Bitcoin Christmas

Twas the night before Christmas, and all on the chain, Bitcoin was soaring, with no hodler in pain. The bulls had returned, sleighing bears left and right, now six figure Bitcoin was an everyday sight. All miners were buzzing, hash rates on the rise, securing the network under wintery skies. Our Lambos were gleaming, parked under the stars, proof that HODLing beats shitcoins by far. El Salvador kept buying, more coin for their stocking, before dreams of more sats inevitably come knocking. The ETFs rallied, their bids filled the air,…

Russia adopts Bitcoin, crypto assets for cross-border transactions, finance minister says

Key Takeaways Russian companies are using Bitcoin to bypass Western sanctions for international payments. Starting 2025, Russia will ban crypto mining in several regions to manage energy consumption. Share this article Russia is using crypto assets and Bitcoin as a workaround to Western financial sanctions. Finance minister Anton Siluanov said Wednesday that companies in the country are beginning to embrace digital currencies for cross-border transactions. “As part of the experimental regime, it is possible to use Bitcoins, which we had mined here in Russia,” Siluanov told Russia 24 television channel,…