Russia to seize retail deposits if sanctions go too far, official warns
24.2.2022
Russia’s largest bank, Sberbank, has denied its own supposedly false statement on being included in the U.S. sanctions list on Thursday
Sub $30K Bitcoin price sell-off would require panic ‘to a large degree’
24.2.2022
Market analysis suggests that for Bitcoin to start knocking on the door of a sub $30,000 Bitcoin, sellers would “need to panic out to a large degree.”
Zebec From Solana Manages to Raise $15 Million Through Venture Investments
24.2.2022
Zebec, a web3 payment protocol, has managed to accumulate a staggering $15 million in the recent round of fundraisers led by Solana Ventures. The new and successful round on Solana has turned the eyes of investors towards this lucrative blockchain. However, this is not the only venture of Solana....
Ukraine Outranks Russia in Crypto Adoption Index as War Starts
24.2.2022
As Russia's president Vladimir Putin ordered a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and Bitcoin (BTC) might play a role on both sides of the conflict, Ukraine is seemingly better prepared to embrace the nascent monetary technology.
As a reminder, in October 2021, crypto analysis firm Chainalysis,...
OpenSea’s Stolen NFTs Tracked Down by Mintable
24.2.2022
Although the current developments in the DeFi sector are marvellous, they also lead to more ways of cyber attacks than we could have imagined. The underlying optimism behind decentralisation has also made it easy for some foul-minded parasites to attack and exploit the work of others. OpenSea is...
Ukraine Central Bank Suspends Use of Electronic Money Following Russian Invasion
24.2.2022
Ukraine's central bank banned the issuance of electronic money and the replenishment of electronic wallets following Russia's invasion
DeversiFi Integrates with Opera Browser
24.2.2022
Opera currently rides on the growth of 380 million users. It became the first browser to launch a Crypto wallet in 2018. There has not been a look back since then. It set a standard that is yet to be followed by others. DeversiFi has now announced that it has integrated with Opera Browser, another...
Solana-Based Defi Margin Trading Protocol Raises $3 Million in Seed Funding
24.2.2022
On Wednesday, the team behind Solana-based decentralized finance (defi) margin protocol Marginfi, announced Mrgn Labs has raised $3 million in seed funding from investors. With the recently acquired funds, Marginfi aims to build the first cross-margining engine on the Solana blockchain. Mrgn Labs...
Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: Bitcoin Set to Play a Role on Both Sides
24.2.2022
Bitcoin (BTC) and crypto are likely to play a role in both sides of the conflict after Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
International media outlets including the BBC, which reported from Kyiv, have stated that large lines were forming at banks in the Ukrainian capital, with...
Aussie and NZ Currencies Face Risk Due to UKraine Conflict
24.2.2022
Earlier this week, the currencies from the southern hemisphere rallied up the market reaching the highest position in the last five weeks. The rally was prompted by the toughening geopolitical conflict going on between Russia and Ukraine. Russia’s conflict with Ukraine reflected heavily...
BC Group, Archax, InvestaX Form Consortium on Security Tokens Globally
24.2.2022
The consortium wants to tackle cross-border technical and regulatory interoperability for security tokens
Bitcoin dips 12% as Russian ruble hits all-time low against USD on Ukraine 'military operation'
24.2.2022
The ruble crashes past 87 to the dollar early on Thursday as events in Ukraine take a turn for the worst; Bitcoin price tanks