FX168 Financial News Agency (Asia-Pacific) reported that the Russian central bank stated that Bitcoin will become the best-performing asset in 2025. Ukraine plans to establish its first Bitcoin reserve with the support of Binance. Zhao Changpeng (CZ), the former richest Chinese and co-founder of Binance, clarified that the acquisition of MGX shares by Binance is not related to the official meme coin of USA President Trump, TRUMP.
Russia: Bitcoin is the best-performing asset of 2025.
The Russian central bank report states that Bitcoin will become the best-performing asset in 2025, which is a significant surprise for the country and this asset class. Specifically, the country recently released a new analytical report from regulatory agencies stating that Bitcoin was the most profitable investment in Moscow over the past year.
(Source: CBR)
According to the published report, Bitcoin's performance has officially surpassed traditional investment assets such as Gold and Stocks. This trend seems likely to take root starting in 2025. Specifically, JPMorgan predicts that Bitcoin will surpass Gold in the second half of 2025.
The analysis report shows that Bitcoin realized a 38% ROI over the past 12 months. Additionally, this makes its ROI higher than that of Stocks, Bonds, and even Gold. Furthermore, Moscow's regulatory agencies pointed out that this trend will continue for several years.
The report noted that since 2022, Bitcoin's cumulative ROI has been 121.3%. However, they also pointed out that as the leading cryptocurrency, Bitcoin has volatility issues. Specifically, they noted that Bitcoin dropped by 18.6% in the first four months of 2025.
However, Bitcoin has rebounded significantly, rising over 22% in the past 30 days. Additionally, it has recently regained the threshold of 102,000 USD and has maintained this level. There is no doubt that Bitcoin's strength and value as an investment asset deserve the admiration of countries around the world.
Ukraine plans to establish its first Bitcoin reserve.
Ukraine is preparing legislation to become one of the first countries to officially incorporate Bitcoin into its national reserves. Ukrainian media Incrypted reported that Deputy Yaroslav Zhelezniak confirmed that a draft law is being developed to support this initiative.
(Source: Incrypted)
Zhelezniak, who also serves as the First Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Finance, Taxation and Customs Policy, revealed that the plan to submit the bill will happen soon. However, the final wording is still under review.
As Ukraine's digital assets gain popularity, interest in holding Bitcoin is also increasing in the country. Chainalysis's 2024 report ranks Ukraine among the top ten countries in the world for cryptocurrency adoption. Similarly, data from the Bitcoin treasury indicates that public officials in the country collectively hold 46,351 Bitcoins, worth about 5 billion USD.
Given that Ukraine has received millions of USD in cryptocurrency donations since the conflict with Russia began, these numbers are not surprising.
In addition, the government has also taken measures to formally establish the legal status of Cryptos within its jurisdiction, which is an important milestone in its regulatory approach.
Furthermore, the country is considering developing a new tax framework for Cryptos. Officials are evaluating a tax rate of 5% to 10% on digital Assets, aimed at regulating the market and supporting the national budget, particularly for military and emergency expenditures.
It has been reported that Binance, the largest Exchange by global trading volume, is advising on the establishment of Bitcoin reserves for Ukraine.
Kirill Khomyakov, head of the company for Central and Eastern Europe, stated that Binance supports the initiative for creating sovereign digital reserves.
Khomyakov emphasized that significant legislative updates are needed before reserves become a reality. However, he also pointed out that this process could help clarify Ukraine's stance on Cryptos regulation, as it would require the government to formulate its policies more precisely.
Zhao Changpeng: The MGX acquisition of Binance shares is unrelated to TRUMP.
Zhao Changpeng retweeted a video of Trump being induced into a question on Twitter, mentioning 'a UAE company achieved a $2 billion deal with a TRUMP meme coin.' Zhao Changpeng stated that this is a typical example of creating panic (FUD), with errors, vagueness, and misleading questions.
(Source: Twitter)
He stated that if referring to MGX's $2 billion investment in Binance, the trade was completed using USD1 stablecoins and had nothing to do with TRUMP coins.
It is reported that USD1 is the stablecoin launched by the Trump family's crypto project WLFI, and Trump's son Eric Trump once mentioned that USD1 was selected as the official stablecoin for MGX's investment in Binance.
