President Vladimir Putin’s Russia is a large exporter of oil to the world, but not the United … [+] States. Getty Images Some members of the U.S. Congress suggested Thursday that the Unite...
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How are crypto execs reacting to economic sanctions against Russia?
As the West and America tighten their economic sanctions on Russia, concerns have emerged about how this will affect the cryptocurrency market. The country has been largely cut off from the SWIFT inte...
Will sanctions force Russia into mining?
Since the sanctions were imposed on Russia, whether cryptocurrencies could provide relief has been discussed by many. While some argue that they can behave as a bypass from the sanctions, others claim...
Russia Pledges Temporary ‘Ceasefire’ In 2 Ukrainian Cities
Follow real-time updates on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Destroyed buildings are seen on Thursday in Irpin, Ukraine. Getty Images March 5, 2022 2:03 AM EST Russia Declares ‘Ceasefire̵...
Russia Flight Bans Add New Knot To Tangled Supply Chains
The destruction of the AN-225 at its airport base outside Kyiv, and the loss of its super-heavy lift capability, is just one of the impacts on the aviation industry from the war in Ukraine. ASSOCIATED...
Russian Sanctions May Cripple a Once Promising Car Market
Trappings of war typically include ruthless mass destruction and systemic and deep rooted pain to a country’s economy. And Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is leading to precisely that. Wester...
Short Sellers Who Foresaw Russia Slump Find Cashing Out Is the Hard Part
(Bloomberg) — Short sellers were right when they bet against Russia. Whether they’ll collect their winnings of more than $723 million is another matter. Most Read from Bloomberg That’s how much ...
Crypto offers Russia no way out from Western sanctions
With the concerns of Janet Yellen and Hillary Clinton notwithstanding, there isn’t enough cryptocurrency in the world to bail out Russia from the economic hole which it now finds itself to be settling...
Bloomberg, The BBC, CNN And More Stop Reporting From Russia Over Putin’s ‘Fake News’ Law
MOSCOW, RUSSIA – Russia’s President Vladimir Putin addresses the nation in Moscow on February 22, … [+] 2022. (Photo by Kremlin Press Service/Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)...
Dow Jones Falls; Elon Musk Issues Challenge, Tesla Stock Does This; These Stocks Hit After Russia Attack| Investor’s Business Daily
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell despite an encouraging jobs report. Uranium stocks were punished after Russia attacked a Ukraine nuclear plant. Tesla (TSLA) held up after CEO Elon Musk issued a ...
Hilary Clinton criticises crypto exchanges that haven’t ended transactions with Russia
Former first lady and presidential candidate Hilary Clinton spoke with Rachel Maddow on MSNBC about Russia’s use of cryptocurrency to evade Russian sanctions. The Biden administration’s imposed Russia...
the Central Bank of Russia
Recently, Ukraine has called for “sabotage” of everyday Russians’ crypto assets due to an ongoing war between the two countries. Among many, its European allies have also voiced moun...
Reactions against Russia continue: largest South Korean exchanges block Russian IP’s
Russia invaded Ukraine 7 days ago, and the world continues to show its reaction. As Russia relied on cryptocurrencies to combat economic isolation and its citizens relied on Bitcoin against the fallin...
Russia Invasion Could Boost Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH) and Stablecoins, According to Bloomberg Intelligence
Bloomberg Intelligence says that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could aid in driving up the prices of Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH). In the March edition of Crypto Outlook, the research arm of media ...
Average national gasoline price surges to $3.83 a gallon, the highest since 2012
Fuel prices are displayed at gas stations on March 03, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. Increasing demand and dwindling supplies coupled with global supply uncertainty driven by the war in Ukraine have driv...
Russia stock ETFs trading in U.S. plunge this week with some halted for trading
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchangeon March 04, 2022 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Exchange traded funds that track Russian stocks fell dramatically this week and...
Japanese Regulators Holds Discussion to Fix Crypto Loopholes in Russia Sanctions
Sanctions from the West have been hitting Russia’s economy hard. But Japan’s financial regulator and the country’s industry body for cryptocurrencies is now looking to ensure that these sanctions are ...
S&P Dow Jones is removing Russia stocks from indices, stripping country of emerging market status
An employee looks at a stock price index graph showing plunging stock prices on an electronic information screen at the headquarters of the Micex-RTS Moscow Exchange. Andrey Rudakov | Bloomberg | Gett...
Volodymyr Zelensky’s ‘Servant Of The People’ May Soon Return To American Television
Zelensky has been hailed the world over as a hero for his leadership of Ukraine amid Russia’s … [+] invasion. Photo by Ukrainian Presidency / Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Image In a 20...
Japan Joins G7 Members in Helping Enforce Sanctions Against Russia
On Friday, Japan joined its G7 members in helping to enforce sanctions against Russia, with the country’s financial regulator and industry body for cryptocurrencies joining forces. The Financial Servi...
G7 and European Union Officials Working To Prevent Russia From Using Crypto: Report
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters a second week, government officials across Europe and North America are cooperating to further tighten the pressure on Vladimir Putin. According to a new Bloo...
Consumer Companies React To Russian Conflict In Ukraine
Getty Images Takeaways Major consumer companies are pulling products and services out of Russia The stances some companies are taking (or not taking) have the potential to rouse investors Investors sh...
Coinbase CEO ready to comply with U.S. sanctions on Russia
TL;DR Breakdown Coinbase CEO states readiness to comply with sanctions against Russia if the need arises. Binance and Kraken take a similar stand on economic sanctions. Global governments stand on the...
AIIB Suspends Russia Activity, EV Ecosystem Falls On Supply Chain Concerns, Week In Review
China Last Night KraneShares Week in Review Asian equities had another difficult, volatile week. Despite decent Q4 earnings reports so far for the sector, growth and internet stocks continued to decli...
Revolut bans transfers in Russia and Belarus
British fintech firm Revolut has suspended key services in Russia and Belarus, joining a string of fintech firms pulling out of the region. The $33 billion neobank stopped supporting money transfers t...
EU, US Concerned Russia May Use Crypto to Avoid Sanctions
Quick take: Officials in the EU and US have expressed concerns that Russia might use cryptocurrencies to evade sanctions The EU is taking all measures to guarantee that digital assets will not be an a...
‘Horrified’ Microsoft Suspends Product Sales And Services In Russia Amid Ukraine Invasion
Topline Microsoft is halting new sales of products and services in Russia, the company said in a statement Friday, joining a growing list of Western companies including IKEA, Apple and Google to dista...
Bitcoin Falls, Stocks Deep Red as Russia Won’t Stop – Trustnodes
Bitcoin has dropped by close to 10% from $45,000 to now $41,500 with most cryptos likewise seeing a fall. Stocks continue their deep red with FTSE, DAX and CAC all down about 3% today in one of the wo...
L’Ucraina chiede di scollegare la Russia da Internet
Un paio di giorni fa la rivista Rolling Stone ha riferito di aver preso visione di un’email con cui alcuni funzionari dell’Ucraina avrebbero chiesto all’ICANN di disconnettere tutti i siti...
Economy Added Back 678,000 Jobs As Unemployment Rate Ticked Down To 3.8%
Topline The U.S. added back a surprisingly strong 678,000 new jobs in February, performing much better than experts were expecting in a report that’s likely to encourage the Federal Reserve to pursue ...
JPMorgan Warns Russia Faces 1998-Like Collapse in Economy
(Bloomberg) — Russia is on course for an economic collapse that will rival or even eclipse the size of the 1998 slump which followed its debt default, although the financial fallout may be less ...