Key Takeaways Bitcoin has soared this year, boosted by the approval of spot bitcoin ETFs and the bitcoin halving event, as well as optimism surrounding the election of Donald Trump as U.S. president.In 2025,

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Cryptocurrencies had quite a year in 2024. Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), the world's largest cryptocurrency, topped $108,000 and altcoins have surged as well. Most of the gains came in the final two months of the year after Donald Trump won the presidential election.

Russian firms embrace Bitcoin for cross-border payments to bypass sanctions, amid new crypto laws and mining restrictions till 2031.

Russian companies have begun using bitcoin and other digital currencies in international payments following legislative changes that allowed such use in order to counter Western sanctions, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Wednesday.

In a recent interview with the state-owned news channel Russia-24 on December 25, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov provided insights into Russia’s active experimentation with digital financial assets (DFAs) for international trade.