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Dow Jones Futures: Russia In Focus For Struggling Market Rally
Dow Jones futures were little changed Sunday evening, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures. The major indexes last week reversed lower from key resistance to undercut key support, raising...
Crypto Weekly Roundup: Bitfinex Hackers Arrested, Russia To Legalize Crypto, Binance Invests In Forbes, Sequoia Invests In Polygon, And More
It has been an exciting week in crypto. A comedy-rapper and her husband have been arrested in New York over money laundering charges in connection to the 2016 Bitfinex hack, where around 120,000 BTCs ...
Russia-Ukraine tension, the risks of a cyberwar
The tension between Russia and Ukraine is always sky-high, but this time a physical war could be flanked or replaced by a cyberwar. Russia, Ukraine, and cyberwar The risk has been feared by the Europe...
Dow Jones Futures: Market Rally Breaks Key Levels With Russia In Focus; What To Do Now
Dow Jones futures will open on Sunday evening, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures. The major indexes last week reversed lower from key resistance to undercut key support, raising fresh ...
Russia Halts Four Dark Web Sites With $263 Million in Crypto Sales: Elliptic
The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs has reportedly taken down four major illegal Dark Web sites, which have made over $260 million in cryptocurrency proceeds from the sale of stolen credit cards....
The Ukrainian Army’s Helicopter Crews Could Be in Big Trouble If Russia Attacks
A Ukrainian soldier assigned to 1st Battalion, 80th Air-Mobile Brigade lies in the prone position to … [+] provide coverage for an air-assault mission in conjunction with a situational training ...
Biden Tells Putin U.S. Will Impose ‘Swift And Severe Costs’ If Russia Invades Ukraine
Topline President Joe Biden told Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call Saturday that a Russian invasion of Ukraine would lead to “swift and severe costs” for Russia, along with “widespread ...
This Week in Coins: KPMG Adds Bitcoin and Ethereum as Russia Ponders Regulations
This week in coins. Illustration by Mitchell Preffer for Decrypt. A 4.5% drop in crypto’s global market capitalization over the last 24 hours means that every top 30 cryptocurrency was down from Frida...
Russia Takes Down 4 Carding Sites With Over $260 Million in Crypto Turnover – Bitcoin News
Law enforcement in Russia has blocked major sites on the dark web, including a carding market leader. The platforms have been seized amid ongoing investigations into hacking groups, with Russian autho...
U.S. Urges Americans To Leave Ukraine Within 48 Hours—But Insists Still Unclear Whether Russia Will Invade
Topline American officials said Friday that Russia could launch a devastating bombardment and ground invasion of Ukraine at any time, and advised U.S. citizens to leave Ukraine within the next two day...
Russia Seizes 4 Major Dark Web Carding Estimated $263 million in Crypto Sales
The Russian Interior Ministry has taken down four major DarkWeb sites. The DarkWeb sites specialize in selling stolen payment card details from retailers and payment companies. Cybercriminals use thes...
Russia Fears Drop Bitcoin While Stable Coins Hold Steady
Digital asset markets start the weekend with price declines. getty In the past 24 hours, bitcoin has dropped almost 5%, falling from $46,000 to less than $43,000, at the time of writing. The factor be...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Surge After Russia And Black Rock Approval
Bitcoin headed towards the consolidation phase on Friday following months of a downward trend and an epic sell-off in January. Investors are feeling optimistic about the potential for cryptocurrencies...
Dow Plunges Over 400 Points, Oil Prices Surge Amid Fears That Russia Will Soon Invade Ukraine
Topline Markets plunged Friday after the White House said Russia could invade Ukraine “any day now,” including during this month’s Winter Olympics, a prospect which led panicked investors to dump stoc...
Oil jumps amid escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine
Oil well pump jacks operated by Chevron Corp. in San Ardo, California, U.S., on Tuesday, April 27, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Oil prices jumped in afternoon trading Friday amid...
Political Risks and Hobbesian Warfare Complicate Libyan Gas Supply for Europe
Khalifa Haftar leaves after talks with Greek Foreign Minister in Athens, on January 17, 2020, days … [+] ahead of a peace conference in Berlin which he and the head of Tripoli’s UN-recogni...
Students Mining Crypto in Dorms May Face Criminal Prosecution in Russia, Lawyer Says – Mining Bitcoin News
University students in Russia minting digital currencies in their dormitories risk penalties and even criminal charges, according to a legal expert quoted by local media. The warning comes as Russian ...
Biden Says He Won’t Send Troops To Help Americans Evacuate Ukraine
Topline President Joe Biden confirmed in an NBC interview Thursday the United States will not send troops to Ukraine to help evacuate Americans if Russia invades, warning a U.S. presence could spark “...
As tensions mount over Ukraine, is Russia weening itself off dollars in favor of Bitcoin?
Wednesday saw Russia announce plans to recognize Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies legally. Local news sources report that this paves the way to integrate digital currencies with its legacy financial...
Russia to Regulate Crypto, Dispelling Fears of Ban
According to the announcement, the proposal was agreed on by the Bank of Russia, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Economic Development, Federal Taxation Agency, anti-money laundering watchdog Rosfinmo...
Bitcoin Donations Are Aiding Ukraine In Fight Against Russia
Bitcoin is helping to fund the Ukrainian fight against Russia. The conflict that has been on for a while has continued to rage on. This has led to a higher need for funds to aid in the fight. Voluntee...
European nuclear fusion experiment announces ‘record-breaking’ results
Nuclear fusion powers the Sun. Pierre Longnus | The Image Bank | Getty Images Researchers working on a project centered around fusion energy — the process that powers stars — have hailed “record...
Russia shuts down darknet sites that had made $263 million in crypto
advertisement Four darknet “carding” websites that accepted crypto payments have reportedly been shut down by Russian officials. The affected platforms are Trump’s Dump, Sky-Fraud forum, UAS Store, an...
Russia Begins Military Drills In Belarus Amid Border Tensions With Ukraine
Topline Russia and Belarus began their planned 10-day long joint military drills across Ukraine’s northern border on Thursday, a move that was denounced as “psychological pressure” by Kyiv as several ...
Ukrainian Volunteer Groups Accept Bitcoin Donations Amid Tensions With Russia, Study Finds – Bitcoin News
Non-government and volunteer organizations collecting funds to support Ukrainian forces have been accepting donations in cryptocurrency, a new report has unveiled. The findings have been published ami...
Russia Moves Ahead with Regulating Crypto as Form of Currency
According to experts of the industry, Russia’s “unsurprising” decision to regulate cryptocurrencies will encourage other countries to follow suit. Policymakers are anticipated to establish new legisla...
Russia Expected to Regulate Crypto Like Foreign Currencies: Report
The Russian government and the country’s central bank have reached an agreement on how to regulate Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in a plan to recognize digital assets as a form of currency....
Russia to recognize Bitcoin as currency
According to a local news report, the controversy around the status of cryptocurrency in Russia is about to come to an end. The Russian newspaper Kommersant reported that the Bank of Russia and the g...