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USDT premiums soar on Ukraine's Kuna exchange
24.2.2022
The last time USDT premiums spiked so suddenly on Kuna was during the initial stages of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020
Ukraine Invasion: What the West Needs to Do Now
24.2.2022
Stefan Wolff, Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham.
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Bitcoin Shows Surprising Resilience Amid Russia Aggression-Provoked Selloff
24.2.2022
Although the price of nearly all risk assets, including bitcoin (BTC) and other major cryptassets tumbled on Thursday as Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, some are surprised as BTC performed better than expected and even recovered some of its losses.
For now, BTC appears to have...
Ukraine Game Developers Respond To Russian Invasion
24.2.2022
Last night Russian tanks moved across the border into Ukraine. The invasion saw bombings near the capital Kyiv and elsewhere, with the ensuing fighting leading to the deaths of over 40 Ukrainian soldiers, The New York Times reports. The attacks come after months of escalating rhetoric and build...
Twitter users ask Ukrainian armed forces to start accepting crypto donations
24.2.2022
Ukraine's Ministry of Defense claims it has received numerous requests from foreigners to donate to its Armed Forces, but it cannot accept crypto proceeds
Bitcoin, the Ukraine Crisis and the Central Bankers Dilemma
24.2.2022
James Butterfill is Investment Strategist and Christopher Bendiksen is the Bitcoin Research Lead at major European digital asset investment firm CoinShares.
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Bitcoin (BTC) had an immediate price response to the Ukraine invasion when the news broke early this morning. It has become...
First Mover Americas: Traders Prefer Gold, Fiat Safe Havens Over Bitcoin as Russia Goes to War
24.2.2022
Bitcoin was trading flat to negative even as the European stocks and the S&P 500 futures got a slight tailwind
EU Unlikely to Push for Russia to Be Removed from SWIFT - Diplomats
24.2.2022
Despite Russia launching a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the war’s outbreak has not yet convinced the European Union to push for the aggressor to be kicked out of the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) global payments network -- a move that would drastically...
Cardano’s ADA Dives 18%, Leading Plunge in Cryptos as Russia Begins War With Ukraine
24.2.2022
Cryptocurrency markets followed a slide in global stocks and futures as Russian troops went further into Ukraine territory this morning
Here's What the Cryptoverse Has to Say About Russian Invasion of Ukraine
24.2.2022
Many in the cryptoverse have taken it to social platforms to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine -- with people highlighting that this will put the lives of millions of civilians at stake, adding that it is essential now to "have some perspective" and not only worry about...
With War Starting and Markets Dropping, Questions Multiply About Central Banks’ Policies
24.2.2022
As bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in general have gone down over the past day and week, amid the escalating tension between Russia and Ukraine, sanctions imposed on the former, and today’s invasion of the latter – more questions keep popping up about the EU and the US central banks’ upcoming...
Regional Interest in Bitcoin Sees an Uptick as Russia Invades Ukraine
24.2.2022
As Russia launched its military attack on Ukraine amid an international outcry, a number of fiat currencies from Central and Eastern Europe tumbled, while users’ interest in bitcoin (BTC) somewhat increased across the broader region.
In the aggressor’s market, the Moscow Exchange stock exchange...
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,...
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...
Ubisoft Moves Rainbow Six Tournament After Fans Protest
23.2.2022
Until today, Ubisoft had been planning on holding a “Six Major”, a major competitive event for Rainbow Six Siege players, in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates. After a massive fan protest on social media, though, the publisher has now decided to move the tournament to another...
Report: There Will Be No Mainline Call Of Duty Game Released In 2023
23.2.2022
The Call of Duty series, a sales juggernaut since its debut in 2003, will for the first time in decades be skipping a year in 2023, following reports that Activision has delayed next year’s mainline game.Read more
Plus: why Total War: Warhammer III got review bombed
18.2.2022
But it's still doing good!
Before You Start: Five Settings To Change In Horizon Forbidden West
18.2.2022
The only thing bigger than Horizon Forbidden West’s open-world is its suite of options. Guerrilla’s splashy PlayStation action-adventure game features dozens of settings, some of which—difficulty sliders, controller presets, visual modes—are par for the course. But others, like the ability to slow...
Total War: Warhammer III: The Kotaku Review
14.2.2022
I remember putting on record back in 2016 how I thought Creative Assembly’s pivot to Warhammer games was a bad idea. How “seeing the series walk away from the real world was a blow”, and that “This isn’t even the good Warhammer. It’s the dorky medieval one”. Read more
God of War PC Mod Makes Atreus Playable, Kinda
14.2.2022
A new PC mod for God of War aims to make Kratos’ arrow-wielding son, Atreus, a playable character. But it will likely be some time before he’s as agile as he is in the game’s finale. Read more