Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
Coming every Saturday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — a week on Cointelegraph...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
Remittance giant Western Union has joined other financial services companies supporting sanctions in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The decision will affect customers in the Russian Federation as well as those in Belarus, an ally of...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
The United States and the European Union have announced new actions targeting Russia’s economy and wealthy individuals as a report suggests Vladimir Putin’s allies have attempted to circumvent sanctions using cryptocurrency in foreign countries.In a...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 years ago
As the Russo-Ukraine war rages on, crypto has remained in the forefront of the war on both sides. President Vladimir Putin’s regime has been sanctioned by the West, led by the United States and the European Union, which included denying Russia...
More / Bitcoin Reddit - 2 years ago
I've recently came across this BBC article saying Russia is going to be using their own network.Hypothetically speaking, if they do get that and still run bitcoin (or any other cryptos) nodes on their own, wouldn't they just keep adding completely di...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
Bitcoin (BTC) saw instant volatility on March 11 amid hope that the Russia-Ukraine conflict could find a diplomatic solution.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewHope rises — but so do Bitfinex shortsData from Cointelegraph Mark...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
Bitcoin (BTC) saw instant volatility on March 11 amid the hope that the Russia–Ukraine conflict could find a diplomatic solution.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewHope rises — but so do Bitfinex shortsData from Cointelegraph...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
Amid global businesses boycotting the Russian residents over the military conflict in Ukraine, some companies in the cryptocurrency industry stand up for the rights of non-sanctioned Russian citizens.Bitfinex, an affiliate firm of the world’s largest...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
Crypto exchange Binance has blocked transactions with Mastercard and Visa cards issued in the Russian Federation. The trading platform announced the move after the American payment giants decided to halt operations in Russia over its military invasio...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
Christopher Wray, the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, said that fiat was a more likely avenue for Russia to explore in circumventing sanctions, given the United States’ ability to block efforts using crypto.In a Thursday hearing of t...
Cryptocoins News / CoinJournal - 2 years ago
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has led to a cascade of events that in one way or the other, has helped shine the spotlight on crypto.
If you look at it, we see sanctions putting Moscow in an economic stranglehold, made worse by a ban on Russian oil a...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
The European Union is extending the scope of sanctions introduced in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with the latest agreement between member states specifically mentioning crypto assets. Russian oligarchs, senators and Belarusian ba...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
Amid the ongoing discussion between the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) and the nation’s Finance Ministry on the future of crypto, a State Duma (the lower chamber of Parliament) working group has voiced their support for regulating rather than banning d...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 years ago
The European Union announced late Wednesday that crypto assets fell within the category of “transferable securities,” and hence are clearly included in the scope of sanctions imposed on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine and Belarus for i...