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Critics: G7’s $50 Billion Russian Assets-Backed Loan Might Upset the West’s Financial Stability
28.10.2024
The G7’s finalized deal approving a Russian assets-backed loan of $50 billion to support the Ukrainian war effort has the potential to upset the Western financial system. Critics state that the U.S. and other countries may face repercussions, including losing the trust of some of their...
Rabotnik, Affiliate of Ransomware Group REvil, Sentenced to 13 Years in Jail
2.5.2024
Ukrainian national, Yaroslav Vasinskyi, also known as Rabotnik, has been sentenced 13 years and seven months in prison for his role in conducting over 2,500 ransomware attacks and demanding over $700 million in ransom payments, the Department of Justice announced Wednesday
Nobel Prize Winner Robert Shiller Warns Confiscating $300B in Russian Assets Might Cause a ‘Cataclysm’ for the Dollar System
27.12.2023
Nobel Prize winning economist Robert Shiller has warned against the effects that the confiscation of Russian assets in Western countries might have on the stability of the dollar-dominated financial system. According to Shiller, a move of this kind might cause a cataclysm, opening the doors...
Russia’s FSB Charges Man with ‘High Treason’ for ‘Donating Crypto to Ukraine’
30.10.2023
The Russian FSB, the nation’s intelligence service, has charged a man suspected of donating crypto to Ukraine’s military with high treason. The man, named Alexander Vechirko (54), was arrested by the FSB (Federal Security Service) in June this year – and, following a several...
Binance Appoints New Regional Head for Eastern Europe and Central Asia
28.10.2023
Binance’s General Manager for Central and Eastern Europe, Kyrylo Khomiakov, will take responsibility for Central Asia as well. His promotion comes after the crypto exchange’s top executives in the region left the company last month, part of a string of executive exits at Binance this year. Kyrylo...
Russian ‘Crypto Queen’ Suspected of Sending Coins to Ukraine
19.10.2023
Russian police think that a “crypto influencer” known as Bitmama, aka the “Queen of Crypto,” may have sent tokens to support Ukraine’s military.
Valeria “Bitmama” Fedyakina was detained by police in September after an “acquaintance” accused her of fraud.
She remains in custody, and a news network...
Crypto Donations Campaign Aims to Empower Ukrainian Children Affected by War
18.8.2023
The Children of Heroes charity fund and the news outlet Cointelegraph have joined hands with the Cryptoverse to raise money and help war orphans in Ukraine.
Per Cointelegraph, over 5,900 children who lost one or both parents in the Russian invasion of Ukraine have received support from...
IEA Report: Oil Prices on the Brink of Soaring as Supply Narrows and Demand Shatters Records
12.8.2023
The stage is set for a potentially striking upswing in global oil prices, as supply constricts and demand ascends to unprecedented levels. With oil reserves dwindling at a breakneck pace, OPEC’s spare capacity restrained, and powerhouse consumers like China and India snapping up record...
Robert Kennedy Jr. Warns How Nuclear War Between US and Russia Would Affect You
9.8.2023
U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.) has warned of severe consequences of a nuclear war between the U.S. and Russia. In one estimate, more than five billion people could die from a war between the two nations, including around 99% of those in the U.S., Europe, Russia,...
Russian Who Sent Crypto to Ukrainian Army to Face Treason Charges
22.6.2023
A Russian citizen has been arrested for allegedly sending crypto to Ukraine’s armed forces – and will be tried on treason charges.
The Russian news agency Tass reported that the (unnamed) citizen is a resident of the Far Eastern territory of Khabarovsk Krai, across the sea from Japan.
The citizen...
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Pro Dies In Russia-Ukraine War
15.6.2023
The war between Russia and Ukraine, which began in 2014 but ramped up in February 2022 as Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, has claimed yet another life. 21-year-old Counter-Strike: Global Offensive pro Ostap “0ni” Onistrat was reportedly killed in action defending his home country...
EU Spokesperson: Russian Banks Will Not Be Reconnected to SWIFT Anytime Soon
23.5.2023
The European Union (EU) has no intention of allowing Russian banks to be reconnected to the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (SWIFT) banking system anytime soon. Peter Stano, spokesperson for external affairs of the EU, stated that these restrictions can only be lifted...
IRS Trains Ukraine to Track Russian Cryptocurrency Activity – Here's What You Need to Know
12.5.2023
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is offering virtual and in-person training sessions on tracing blockchain transactions for Ukrainian officials.
The criminal investigation division of the agency has joined hands with blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis and Ukrainian investigators to trace...
Investment Analyst Warns Successful BRICS Currency Could Hurt US Living Standards
11.5.2023
Investment analyst Jon Wolfenbarger has warned that a successful BRICS currency could hurt U.S. living standards and “lead to less power for the U.S. government, similar to the weakening of the UK after World War II.” He stressed: “Due to the Russia-Ukraine war and China’s continued economic...
Crypto Exchange Binance Is Back in Russia, Lifts Restrictions on Russian Users: Report
24.4.2023
Users in Russia report they once again can use locally issued Mastercard and Visa cards to deposit money on the crypto exchange more than a year following a wartime prohibition on such transactions
Bank of Russia Has Stockpiled Reserve Comprised of Non-US Sanctioned Assets, Governor States
21.4.2023
Elvira Nabiullina, governor of the Bank of Russia, has affirmed the bank has stockpiled reserves in assets that are not susceptible to being affected by U.S. sanctions. The official clarified that Russia has built a “safety cushion” in these assets while it continues working on creating...
Strategists: US Dollar’s Reserve Currency Status Eroding at ‘Alarming Pace’
19.4.2023
Asset management firm Eurizon SLJ’s strategists have warned that the erosion of the U.S. dollar’s global reserve currency status has accelerated at an alarming pace in recent years, especially following the onset of the Russia-Ukraine war. They noted that the USD has declined 8% in one year...
Jeffrey Tucker on De-Dollarization: USD Will No Longer Be King, We’re at Turning Point for US Dollar
16.4.2023
Jeffrey Tucker says we are at the turning point for the U.S. dollar, citing a growing de-dollarization trend. “The dollar’s just not going to be king,” he warned, adding that history will record recent events “as the turning point for the dollar.” Jeffrey Tucker...
US Dollar Could Lose Most of Its Value in 5 Years, Investment Manager Warns
10.4.2023
Investment manager Larry Lepard has warned that the U.S. dollar could lose most of its value within five to 10 years. Following the onset of the Russia-Ukraine war, “the U.S. did something which I perceived to be very stupid, which is it seized $600 billion of Russian currency reserves,...
Russian Hunter x Hunter Gang Terrorizing Ukraine
7.3.2023
If you thought the war between Ukraine and Russia couldn’t possibly get any worse, it just did. A group of Russian weebs cosplaying as a band of thieves from the popular shonen manga Hunter x Hunter have joined the fray.Read more