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Crypto Exchange OKX blacklisted in Russia due to unclear grounds
Roskomsvoboda, a regional non-governmental organization that tracks online censorship revealed that the website of OKX, the third-largest cryptocurrency exchange globally registered in Seychelles, was...
Russia becomes crypto free – The Cryptonomist
In a gradual process of opening up to the world of crypto as early as March 2022, Russia had expressed its willingness to open up to the instrument in question, as specifically explained by Pavel Zava...
New Types Of Ammunition Make Ukraine’s HIMARS Far Deadlier
HIMARS rocket launchers have been among Ukraine’s most effective weapons against the Russian invaders, and yesterday’s DoD announcement that they are sending four more will be welcome. Perhaps more si...
Crypto Exchange OKX’s Website Blocked in Russia; Reason Undisclosed
According to Artem Kozlyuk, founder of Roskomsvoboda, says even the owners of blacklisted websites usually don’t know why they have been blacklisted, so only by suing Roskomnadzor they can find ...
Europe Energy In Deep Crisis Mode
A screen grab from Danish Defense shows the gas leaking at Nord Stream 2 seen from the Danish F-16 … [+] interceptor on Bornholm, Denmark on September 27, 2022. (Photo by Danish Defence/Anadolu ...
Putin Finalizes Annexation As Ukraine Forces Russia Into Retreat On Southern Front Line
Topline Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday signed legislation finalizing Moscow’s illegal annexation of four Ukrainian regions, pushing forward despite not controlling any of the four provi...
Saudi Arabia and Russia plan deep oil cuts in defiance of US
Saudi Arabia is seeking to raise oil prices at a crucial meeting in Vienna in a move set to anger the US and help Russia. Riyadh, Moscow and other producers are poised to announce deep cuts at a meeti...
Ukraine Is Capturing Russia’s Old T-62 Tanks. Will It Use Them?
A Ukrainian commando with a captured Russian T-62. Ukrainian defense ministry photo After losing around 700 tanks in Ukraine through this spring, the Russian army began pulling 50-year-old T-62 tanks ...
Orsted to use more fossil fuels as energy crisis continues
Jens Auer | Moment | Getty Images Energy firm Orsted is to continue or restart operations at three fossil fuel facilities after being ordered by Danish authorities to do so, as governments around Euro...
Ukraine’s Counteroffensives Appear To Be Part Of A Much Bigger Plan—To Divide The Russian Army
A Ukrainian army BMP fighting vehicle. Ukrainian defense ministry photo A month into Ukraine’s twin counteroffensives in southern and eastern Ukraine, Kyiv’s overall strategy is becoming clearer. Expe...
Elon Musk Slammed For Russia-Friendly Proposal To End War In Ukraine
Topline The world’s wealthiest man Elon Musk faced sharp backlash Monday afternoon after sharing his thoughts on how to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on terms far more amenable to Russia than the W...
Bank of Russia Adds Digital Assets to Banking Chart of Accounts – Finance Bitcoin News
Central Bank of Russia has introduced digital assets, including the digital version of the Russian ruble, to the recently published draft of the new banking chart of accounts. In the future, financial...
America Skipped Benghazi’s 10th Anniversary. This Is Why It Matters.
JOINT BASE ANDREWS, MD – SEPTEMBER 14: U.S. President Barack Obama (2nd L) and U.S. Secretary of … [+] State Hillary Clinton (3rd R) hold their hands over their hearts during the Transfer ...
Russia will provide electricity to Kazakhstan
In Russia, the government has begun preparations to provide electricity to Kazakhstan for cryptocurrency mining. Local newspaper RBC reports that the governments of the two countries have agreed to a...
Sunday, October 2. Russia’s War On Ukraine: News And Information
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy leads a meeting of the National Security and Defense Council … [+] in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Sept. 30, 2022. Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP Uk...
Ukrainian Forces Are Advancing In Southern Ukraine
Ukrainian troops liberate Khreshchenivka. Ukrainian army photo Just a day after liberating Lyman, a key supply hub for Russian forces in eastern Ukraine, Ukrainian forces are on the move in the south,...
Kazakhstan’s Crypto Miners to Acquire Electricity From Russia
Blockchain News Mining companies in Kazakhstan will allow using the Russian power supply for their activities. Due to electricity shortage, almost 200 firms were shut down in Kazakhstan last year. Rus...
Saturday, October 1. Russia’s War On Ukraine: News And Information
KUPIANSK, UKRAINE – OCTOBER 1: Kupiansk refugees flee over a destroyed bridge on October 1, 2022 in … [+] Kupiansk, Ukraine. The city has been successfully captured by Ukrainian Armed Forc...
Russia to Supply Electricity to Kazakhstan’s Cryptocurrency Miners – Mining Bitcoin News
Russia is preparing to provide Kazakhstan with additional energy needed to operate crypto mining farms in the Central Asian nation. New arrangements will allow Kazakhstan’s miners to buy electricity d...
A Day After Putin Announces Annexation, Troops Forced Out Of Lyman
Topline Russia said Saturday it was retreating from the eastern Ukrainian city of Lyman, a day after Russian President Vladimir Putin decreed the city would be brought under Russian control through a ...
Three Rules For Successful Bear Market Investing
Bear markets aren’t any fun LightRocket via Getty Images The markets are ugly: through the first three quarters of 2022, the S&P 500 is down nearly 24%, and the bond market, usually a safe h...
A Russian Regiment, Currently Surrounded In Eastern Ukraine, Has A Tragic History Of Defeat
Ukrainian troops advance. Ukrainian defense ministry photo The Ukrainian army reportedly has nearly completed its envelopment of the Russian garrison in Lyman, a transport hub in eastern Ukraine’s Don...
Friday, September 30. Russia’s War On Ukraine: News And Information
In this image released by the Police Press Service, the view from a drone shows the site of a … [+] Russian rocket attack in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Friday, Sept. 30, 2022. A Russian strike on th...
Russia unlikely to choose Bitcoin for cross-border crypto payments: Analysis
Despite Russia pushing the idea of using cryptocurrencies for cross-border payments, the specific digital asset the government plans to adopt for such transactions still remains unclear. Russian autho...
At Least 23 Dead In Zaporizhzhia After Russia Strikes Civilian Convoy, Ukrainian Officials Say
Topline At least 23 people were killed in a Russian strike on a convoy of vehicles near the Ukrainian-controlled city of Zaporizhzhia Friday, according to officials in Kyiv, on the same day Moscow is ...
USS Ford Shakedown Cruise Set To Shake Up The Navy, Russia And NATO
Battle-ready aircraft arrive on the USS Ford U.S. Navy After five years in commission, the supercarrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) is finally deploying. The Navy, refreshingly open about the upcoming...
Wednesday, September 29. Russia’s War On Ukraine: Daily News And Information
A man cries over a dead body after Russian forces shelled via cluster bomb a bus stop in a … [+] residential area in Mykolaiv, Ukraine. September 29, 2022. Photo by Suspilne Media Dispatches fro...
The Latest Twist In The Crazy Energy Sector
A large disturbance in the sea can be observed off the coast of the Danish island of Bornholm … [+] Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022 following a series of unusual leaks on two natural gas pipelines runni...
Russia agrees on draft crypto mining law in energy-rich regions
Russian authorities have resorted to working on regulatory clarity that will affect the country’s crypto mining space, spelling out conditions operators must adhere to. Indeed, the Bank of Russia, al...
Russia Said to Allow Crypto Mining in Regions With Hydroelectric and Nuclear Power – Mining Bitcoin News
Cryptocurrency mining should be allowed in areas with excess energy and prohibited in those that experience deficits, according to Russian officials preparing to legalize it. An expert from the crypto...
Russia agrees on draft crypto mining law only allowing mining in energy-rich regions
Russian authorities have resorted to working on regulatory clarity that will affect the country’s crypto mining space, spelling out conditions operators must adhere to. Indeed, the Bank of Russia, al...