Four US senators have introduced legislation sanctions on Russia’s gold. Secondary sanctions would discourage the buy of Russian gold and plug a loophole that permits the Russian Federation to reduce...
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Crypto Weekly Roundup: Russia’s BTC Legalization, Thailand’s Crypto Ban, BTC Spot ETFs To Come Soon, Cardano Hits Milestones, And More
In light of the multiple sanctions imposed on it, Russia might be following in Ukraine’s footsteps by opening up BTC payments for its energy exports. To find out more about what else happened in the c...
Traders in China Strike Rare Deal With Russia’s Rusal on Alumina
(Bloomberg) — United Co. Rusal International PJSC, the huge aluminum producer fighting blow-back from Russia’s war in Ukraine, is getting some help from traders in China to keep its smelters run...
Russia’s Prime Minister Mishustin Calls For Crypto Integration Into Country’s Economy ⋆ ZyCrypto
Advertisement     Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has reportedly stated that the Russian financial system is ripe for the integration of Bitcoin and other cry...
Ukraine Launches War-Inspired NFTs Dubbed ‘Museum of War’ amid Russia’s Invasion
With sympathy from foreigners and major global companies, the nation has been receiving donations in cryptocurrencies to help it fund its fight back against Russia. With concerns to secure the financ...
“Anonymous” Claims To Hack Russia’s Central Bank; Threatens To Release Secret Files
The international hacking collective Anonymous claims to have hacked the Central Bank of Russia in support of Ukraine amid ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. However, Russia’s central bank refuted the news o...
Bitcoin, Ether, Cardano, Solana Gain $50 Billion As Russia’s Stock Market Resumes Trading ⋆ ZyCrypto
Advertisement     Bitcoin continues to rally, breaking past the $44,000 mark even as Russia’s stock market resumes partial trading. As of writing, Bitcoin is trading a...
Russia’s energy chief says it would accept Bitcoin for oil and gas
The Russian Federation’s energy chief Pavel Zavalny has floated the possibility of accepting Bitcoin as payment for its oil and gas from “friendly countries” such as China and Turkey. He said th...
Russia’s War in Ukraine Could Increase Global Demand for Crypto, Says BlackRock CEO
The BlackRock CEO opines that the Russia-Ukraine crisis could boost crypto use for international transaction settlement. According to Larry Fink, CEO of American investment management giant BlackRock ...
Anonymous Reportedly Hacks Russia’s Central Bank, Threatens to Expose 35,000 Secret Documents
Anonymous has hit the Russian Federation again by hacking its central bank and threatening to release thousands of sensitive documents. Additionally, the group continues to warn global companies that ...
How Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine Could Affect Europe And U.S. Economy
TOPSHOT – Ukrainian Military Forces servicemen of the 92nd mechanized brigade use tanks, … [+] self-propelled guns and other armored vehicles to conduct live-fire exercises near the town o...
Ukraine Says It Won’t Surrender Mariupol Following Russia’s Deadline Offer
Topline The Russian Defense Ministry demanded Ukraine surrender the besieged city of Mariupol on Sunday, stating Ukrainian forces have until 5 a.m. Moscow time (10 p.m. ET) Monday to lay down arms, bu...
GOOD NEWS: Sberbank will now be able to issue assets after getting a License from Russia’s Central Bank
The lender said that it had received approval for a license that would allow businesses to start issuing digital assets using its distributed ledger technology platform. Following US economic sanction...
Inside Russia’s 96-Hour Cliffhanger to Sidestep Bond Default
(Bloomberg) — It was perhaps the most widely-tracked coupon payment in history. Most Read from Bloomberg After the Russian Finance Ministry on Monday sent an order initiating a $117 million paym...
Could Russia’s Reckless Rampage Endanger Nuclear Power?
TOPSHOT – Servicemen take part in a joint tactical and special exercises of the Ukrainian Ministry … [+] of Internal Affairs, the Ukrainian National Guard and Ministry Emergency in a ghost...
Ukraine Has Defeated Russia’s Initial Offensive, Analysts Say
Follow real-time updates on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Residents look at a destroyed apartment building following a Russian air strike in the residential … [+] neighborhood of Podil in ...
Russia’s Central Bank Grants License to Sberbank to Issue Digital Assets
Russia’s central bank granted the country’s biggest lender Sberbank a license to begin issuing digital assets. Sberbank, the country’s largest retail bank applied for a license back in January with Ru...
Russia’s Largest Lender Sberbank Secures License to Issue, Exchange Digital Assets
Russia’s central bank granted the country’s largest lender Sberbank a license to issue and exchange digital assets. The latest move opens new avenues for the nation’s economy hammered by western sanct...
Russia’s largest bank gets license to issue digital assets
Russia’s top lender Sberbank has received regulatory approval from the country’s central bank to start issuing digital finance assets (DFAs). The license, which adds Sberbank to the list of financial ...
Amid Sanctions, Russia’s Sberbank Secures License to Issue Digital Assets
A day after Ukraine legalized the use of digital assets in the country, Russia’s largest lender Sberbank secures the license to issue digital assets in the country. On Thursday, March 17, the Russian ...
Russia’s largest bank to issue digital financial assets following approval
advertisement Russia’s largest bank, Sberbank, will soon start issuing and exchanging digital financial assets (DFA). The bank announced on Thursday that companies will be able to make transactions on...
Gold at $10,000? Death of the 40-year bull market in bonds? What’s next for the global financial system after Russia’s central bank gets cancelled
The shockwaves are still being felt by the incredible Western sanctions that have rendered the $630 billion in reserves the Russian central bank accumulated virtually unusable. Can the current dollar-...
What you need to know about today’s Senate hearing on Russia’s illicit crypto use
The Senate Banking Committee is hosting a hearing on crypto’s use in illicit finance on Thursday. The hearing follows up on a wave of speculative worry that Russia will use crypto to evade recent sanc...
Oil market heads for ‘biggest supply crisis in decades’ with Russia’s exports set to fall, IEA says
Three million barrels per day of Russian oil output is at risk beginning in April as sanctions hit and buyers shun the nation’s exports, the International Energy Agency said Wednesday. “Th...
Ukraine To Create NFT Museum Symbolizing Russia’s Invasion
Ukraine’s government plans to launch a collection of Non-fungible Tokens (NFT) to serve as a digital museum to symbolize Russia’s attack on Ukraine; and by extension, the war at large. This move is se...
Western media bypass Russia’s internet blockade
As part of the war of information and counter-information being fought alongside the military war on the ground between Russia and Ukraine, the Kremlin has also imposed an internet ban in recent days....
U.S Creates New Crypto Task Force To Stop Russia’s Oligarchs Money
Amidst the increasing sanctions on Russia for its attack on Ukraine, the US Justice Department has announced the creation of a new crypto task force. Further, the Department revealed that the task f...
Russia’s Crypto Transactions Plummet to 50% Amidst an Expected Rise
Cryptocurrencies have become a hot topic in the ongoing political conflict between Ukraine and Russia. While Ukraine is receiving crypto donations from all over the world, many believe Russia will joi...
Russia’s stock market to remain closed for another week
Russia’s stock market will remain closed this coming week, March 14-18, the country’s central bank said Saturday. However, the central bank said the foreign exchange market, money market and repo mark...
How Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Is Tearing Apart the Global Food System
(Bloomberg) — Most Read from Bloomberg The global food system is under threat as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine puts one of the world’s major breadbaskets in jeopardy. Here are the latest developm...