Will China come to the rescue as ruble collapses?

The USD/RUB remained at elevated levels as investors continued to focus on the ongoing crisis in Russia. The pair is trading at 106.20, which is a few points below the all-time high of 109.56. It has ...

Ukraine Government Asks Binance, Coinbase, Other Major Crypto Exchanges to Halt Support for Ruble

The Ukrainian government made an “official request” to eight crypto exchanges to halt support for the Russian ruble, the Ukrainian government told Decrypt via email yesterday.  “Yest...

Crypto Index Tracker – Crypto Markets Surge on Ruble Collapse

HodlX Guest Post  Submit Your Post   The start of the week has seen crypto markets surge as the ruble plunged upon news of the US and allies imposing stricter sanctions. This suggests the apparent inc...

Putin signs decree to prohibit leaving Russia with more than $10,000 in foreign currency

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed a decree that prohibits taking more than $10,000 worth of foreign currency in cash and “monetary instruments” out of Russia. The move comes in respon...

Bitcoin is now a top 15 currency as it surpasses Russian Ruble

Bitcoin has become one of the most valuable currencies globally after overtaking the Russian ruble. The invasion of Ukraine has sent Russian currency tumbling to record lows, and Bitcoin is profiting ...

Ruble trading pair volumes surge on Binance after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

With Russia becoming increasingly closed off to the financial world following its invasion of Ukraine, it appears Russian investors are becoming increasingly active in the cryptocurrency market. Since...

Bitcoin Exchanges Start Banning Russia, Ruble Develops Discount – Trustnodes

“Turned off all ruble pairs. The input and output of the ruble is closed. This is a difficult decision, since we have blocked our brothers in the Russian Federation and Belarus who have now taken to t...

Major Cryptocurrencies—Including Bitcoin, Ether—Rise Amid Fears Russia Will Use Them To Evade Sanctions

Topline The value of top cryptocurrency tokens—including market leaders bitcoin and ether—soared on Tuesday, the sixth day of Russia’s invasion in Ukraine, reversing steep declines from the start of t...

Bitcoin Tops $44,000 as Russian Ruble Plummets

Key Takeaways Bitcoin touched $44,000 Monday, helping the rest of the crypto market soar. Many lower cap assets outpaced Bitcoin and Ethereum. The rally came as the Russian ruble plummeted following t...

Bitcoin Demand Explodes As Russian Ruble Collapses to Less Than $0.01

Key Insights: The value of Russia’s Ruble against the United States Dollar is worth less than a cent. To prevent a further collapse, the Russian Central Bank raised the interest rates to 20% from 9.5%...

Bitcoin Is Now More Valuable Than The Russian Ruble

Bitcoin is in the big leagues of the global financial system, and geopolitical events are playing in its favor. The most important cryptocurrency in the market managed to position itself above the Rus...

Bitcoin Volumes Surge As Ruble Plummets

The cryptocurrency craze has spread to countries across Europe as people search for ways to protect their money from war-torn nations. Data from the crypto tracking site Kaiko shows that ruble and Ukr...

Bitcoin climbs to $41K and flippens the Russian ruble

After climbing to a price of more than $41,000 on Monday, Bitcoin’s market capitalization has surpassed that of the Russian ruble.  According to data from CoinMarketCap, the market cap of Bitcoin (BTC...

Bitcoin Overtakes Russia’s ‘Collapsing’ Ruble After Sudden Price Surge

Bitcoin has overtaken Russia’s ruble in terms of total value as the bitcoin price surges just as the ruble goes into freefall. Subscribe now to Forbes’ CryptoAsset & Blockchain Advisor...

Ruble dips Following additional sanctions on Russia

Commodities surged on Monday as sovereign bonds rallied, with equities dropping as the conflict between Russia and Ukraine escalates and following a new list of sanctions. European markets and US inde...

Russian Ruble Crashes Against Bitcoin Following SWIFT Cutoff

The Russian ruble has lost significant value against both dollars and Bitcoin following sweeping sanctions from western nations, and the cutoff of major regional banks from SWIFT. Citizens are now flo...

Russian Bank Run Begins as Ruble Plunges to Record Low Amid Escalating Sanctions – Bitcoin News

A bank run has started in Russia as citizens rush to withdraw cash amid escalating sanctions. The Russian ruble also nosedived to a record low, plunging more than 30%. “There are about 70 people in li...

As Sanctions Pile, Bitcoin Flips the Russian Ruble

Key Takeaways The West’s severe economic and financial sanctions against Russia have caused the ruble to plummet by roughly 11% against the U.S. dollar. As a result, Bitcoin now has a bigger mar...

Russians turn to Bitcoin to escape plummeting ruble currency

As the West level economic sanctions thick and fast on Russia, the ruble currency has been sent into freefall, plummeting 20% Monday to a record low against the dollar. Via XE.com Are you looking for ...

Bitcoin Trading Against the Ruble Surges as Russia’s Currency Crashes

Ruble/Bitcoin trading volume has surged to nine-month highs as the Russian currency collapsed against the dollar in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.  According to data by blockchain analytics...

Russia, Ukraine Officials Meet as Ruble Sinks: Ukraine Update

(Bloomberg) — A Ukrainian delegation led by the defense minister began talks with Russian officials on the fifth day of an invasion that triggered a wave of sanctions against Moscow and sent Rus...

Russians move from ruble to Bitcoin

Exchanges between the Russian ruble and Bitcoin are at 9-month highs, following the ruble’s collapse on financial markets against major currencies due to the war in Ukraine.  Overnight, the ruble lost...

Russians switch to Bitcoin as Ruble collapse to new ATL

TL;DR Breakdown: Trading volume for Russian Ruble and Bitcoin spiked to a nine-month high The value of the Ruble recently hit an all-time low.  Russians are increasingly converting their Ruble (the na...

Russian Ruble Crosses 100 – Trustnodes

The Russian ruble fell 30% to 110 rub per dollar at one point before retracing some of the loses while markets are suspended for the day in Moscow. The Russian central bank has been sanctioned by the ...

Russia Banks Raise Key Rates by 20% in Desperate Measure to Save Ruble

Reuters BP quits Russia in up to $25 billion hit after Ukraine invasion BP is abandoning its stake in Russian oil giant Rosneft in an abrupt and costly end to three decades of operating in the energy-...

Here’s why the Russian ruble is plummeting

The USD/RUB jumped to a record high on Monday morning as the plot thickened for Russia and Vladimir Putin. The pair rose by more than 30%, reaching an all-time high of 106, meaning that the ruble has ...

Ruble Trader’s Day Reveals Liquidity Is Vanishing Everywhere

(Bloomberg) — ‘Too risky to deal in’ is the mantra across foreign-exchange trading floors as investors step back from trading Russia’s currency. Most Read from Bloomberg Spreads on the ruble hav...

Ruble Plunge Causes Bitcoin Premium and Discount Fluctuations – Trustnodes

Russia is in the process of being cut off from the international monetary system with people in Moscow already barred from exchanging rubles into dollars or euros. That leaves bitcoin as one potential...

Russian Ruble Plunges, Panic in Moscow – Trustnodes

The Russian ruble instantly crashed some 20% earlier today before their central bank intervened, with it still down 10%. Rub spiked to 90 per dollar from 74 last week, currently trading at 85, and cro...

Bitcoin dips 12% as Russian ruble hits all-time low against USD on Ukraine ‘military operation’

Bitcoin (BTC) fell to $34,300 overnight on Feb. 24 as geopolitical tensions in Europe boiled over.  BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView “Arguments both ways” for BT...

Bitcoin dips to $36.4K as Ukraine move sends Russian ruble to near 6-year lows vs. dollar

Bitcoin (BTC) fell to fresh lows on Feb. 22 as the aftermath of Russia’s expected incursion into Ukraine triggered more market woes. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView G...

Ruble Plunges To 80 Against The Dollar As Putin Recognizes Breakaway Republics

Topline Russia’s stocks and currency were the worst performers on global markets Monday, as President Vladimir Putin signed a decree recognizing two partially separatist-controlled regions in Ukraine ...