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Sales of Hardware Crypto Wallets Decline in Russia With Easing Currency Restrictions
16.9.2022
Interest in hardware wallets allowing cold storage of cryptocurrencies is decreasing among Russian users after this year’s surge that followed the invasion of Ukraine. The sale volumes for these devices have almost halved, according to a report quoting leading marketplaces. Russians’...
US Treasury Sanctions Russian Paramilitary Group Crowdfunding Ukraine War With Crypto
15.9.2022
“Task Force Rusich” raised thousands of dollars in crypto to resupply soldiers fighting in Ukraine
Foreigners to Be Given Anonymous Entry Points to Digital Ruble, Russian Official Suggests
15.9.2022
Foreign nationals should be able to buy Russia’s upcoming digital ruble through entry points providing anonymity, according to a high-ranking member of the Russian parliament. The idea circulated in Moscow aims to protect these investors from Western sanctions. State Duma Deputy Proposes...
Top Russian Lawmaker Joins Calls for Legalizing International Crypto Payments
9.9.2022
A high-ranking member of the Russian parliament has urged for the adoption of a relevant legal framework to properly regulate cross-border crypto payments. His proposal comes after key regulators in Moscow said that Russia needs to allow the use of cryptocurrencies in foreign trade, now that...
SBI Crypto Has Reportedly Cut its Ties with Russian Bitcoin Mining Firm BitRiver
30.8.2022
The Japanese crypto mining operator SBI Crypto has reportedly severed its links with the Russian mining firm BitRiver – following pressure from Washington-based lawmakers....
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Ukraine Celebrates Independence Day: BTC 600 & ETH 10K Donated; Russia-Connected Wallet Blocked
25.8.2022
As Russia entered the sixth month of its brutal war against Ukraine, Ukrainians celebrated their Independence Day on August 24. So far, nearly BTC 600 and ETH 10,190 have been donated to Ukraine, and the country blocked a digital asset account supporting the invasion.
The world’s cryptocurrency...
Leading Japanese Online Broker SBI to Pull Out of Russia’s Crypto Mining Sector
21.8.2022
SBI Holdings, the largest online brokerage in Japan, is shutting down its crypto mining business in the Russian Federation. Amid mounting uncertainty over the future of such investments due to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, as well as decreased mining profits, the financial firm said it plans...
Hodlnaut & Swyftx Lay Off Staff, USD 9M Carried Out in eNaira, MTV's 'Best Metaverse Performance', Crypto Green and Red Regulatory Lights + More News
19.8.2022
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Enter Frida Kahlo's Red House: Decentraland is Preparing ‘Mind-Bending Installations' for Metaverse Art Week
17.8.2022
The metaverse project Decentraland (MANA) has announced the lineup for its 3rd annual Metaverse Art Week titled The World is Made of Code, which includes “mind-bending” work from contemporary artists and contributions from a Ukrainian non-fungible token (NFT) project....
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JPMorgan Boss Jamie Dimon Warns ‘Something Worse’ Than a Recession Could Be Coming
16.8.2022
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon has shared his predictions for the U.S. economy, including a chance of “something worse” than a recession. “There are storm clouds,” the executive said, citing interest rates, QT, oil, Ukraine, war, and China. JPMorgan Chief Jamie Dimon’s...
Latest Turkey Inflation Rate of 79.6% the Highest in 24 Years — Weakening Lira and Russia-Ukraine War Blamed
6.8.2022
According to the latest data from the Turkish Statistical Institute, the country’s annual inflation rate for the month of July was 79.6%, the highest in 24 years. Rising transportation costs, food and non-alcoholic beverages were some of the product categories that contributed to the overall...
Craig Wright Wins One Pound, Bitcoin & Ethereum Flows, Ledger's Deal, Soulbound Binance + More News
1.8.2022
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The Right Side of Crypto Regulation: Institutions Need to Avoid Thucydides’ Trap
31.7.2022
Anton Chashchin is a Managing Partner at the digital assets platform Bitfrost.io. __________
The days when cryptocurrencies were reserved for the underground are fast becoming history. But the power dynamics in finance are all too familiar....
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Renowned Investor Jim Rogers Warns ‘the Worst’ Bear Market in His Lifetime Is Incoming
31.7.2022
Veteran investor Jim Rogers, who co-founded the Quantum Fund with billionaire investor George Soros, has warned that more bear markets are coming and the next one will be “the worst” in his lifetime. Noting that many stocks will go down 90%, he stressed that investors will lose a...
Global Economic Growth Slows Amid Gloomy and More Uncertain Outlook
28.7.2022
Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas is the Economic Counsellor and the Director of Research of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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The world’s three largest economies are stalling, with important consequences for the global outlook. Inflation is a major concern....
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Russian Teams Won't Be In FIFA 23
22.7.2022
In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine earlier this year, publisher Electronic Arts decided to remove all Russian sides from FIFA 22. They won’t have to do the same for FIFA 23, because those teams are never making it into the game in the first place.Read more
Ukrainian Charity Uses Crypto Actively, Says Donations Have Risen During Bear Market
15.7.2022
The Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation, an organization raising money for Ukraine’s war effort against Russia, has used crypto actively in its fundraising and is seeing donations rise in crypto terms even as the market has fallen from its highs....
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Ukrainian Charity Uses Crypto Actively, Says Donations Have Risen During Bear Market
15.7.2022
The Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation, an organization raising money for Ukraine’s war effort against Russia, has used crypto actively in its fundraising and is seeing donations rise in crypto terms even as the market has fallen from its highs....
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No, Ukrainian Prosecutors Didn’t Just Seize 830kg of Silver from an OTC Crypto Gang – Here’s What Happened
14.7.2022
Reports that prosecutors in the Darnytskyi District of Kyiv, Ukraine, have recently busted a gang of over-the-counter (OTC) crypto brokers – who allowed individuals in Russia and areas under Russian control to swap silver, cash, and land for cryptoassets – appear to be somewhat wide of...
Stop Your Crypto Operations in Russia, Washington Tells Japanese Exchanges & Miners
9.7.2022
Washington wants Japanese regulators to convince domestic crypto exchanges and miners to cut all ties with Russia, per a new report.
The Financial Times claimed that American “diplomats” believe “several” Japanese crypto exchanges are “still running in Russia,” according to unnamed “people close...