I thank Chinese leader Xi Jinping for his congratulations to Ukraine on our most important national holiday. Independence is an unconditional value for Ukrainians, as it is for all other sovereign nations. We appreciate that over these 35 years, we have built relations with China based on mutual respect and full recognition of the values of our peoples. We count on further cooperation and on China playing a strong diplomatic role in bringing Russia’s war against our country to an end. Peace can be our shared achievement.

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When I say “Never Sell Your Bitcoin,” I speak as one saver to another. I have never sold mine. Not one satoshi. Strategy is a public company, not my wallet. Since 2020, it has disclosed it may buy or sell $BTC to manage capital. Our shared conviction in Bitcoin remains unchanged.

As I have predicted before, I believe this illustrates Binance’s regulatory arbitrage strategy. Based on public information, Binance, as an unauthorized CASP, appears to have continued operating in most EU Member States despite the implementation of MiCA and public statements from ESMA. In my view, this reflects a willingness to prioritize business growth while regulatory expectations were evolving. The broader question is whether any EU Member State would be comfortable processing or approving a MiCA application from a firm that appears to have intentionally disregarded MiCA requirements after the end of the transition period. It also highlights a broader challenge for European regulation: rules are only effective when they are applied consistently, fairly, and uniformly across all market participants.