Russia’s Credit Rating Cut to Junk by S&P as Tension Rises

(Bloomberg) — Russia’s credit rating was cut to junk by S&P Global Ratings, which joined Fitch Ratings in downgrading Ukraine amid an escalation of conflict in the region. Most Read from Blo...

Russia’s Access To Dollars In Jeopardy; Can Bitcoin Make A Difference?

Some swift action taken against Russia’s premier banks. After years of threats, Russia’s biggest … [+] banks will be banned from using the SWIFT banking communications system. ItR...

Dow Jones Futures: Market Rally Continues Amid Russia’s Ukraine Invasion; Watch Out For ‘Swift’ Reversal

Dow Jones futures will open  Sunday evening, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures. The stock market plunged to fresh lows last week but then rebounded powerfully, with Russia’s ongo...

Bitcoin Drops Following Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

It looks like Russia has invaded Ukraine. The announcement was made early this week and the results are a lot of fear hanging in the air and the price of bitcoin continuing to behave in a bearish mann...

Ukraine Volunteers Group Raised $4M Crypto Amidst Russia’s Invasion

London-based blockchain analyst reported that a Ukraine volunteers group supporting the country’s army through equipment had obtained more than a $4 million crowdfund grant in the shape of Bitcoin sin...

All Eyes On Russia’s Crypto Shift As West Considers SWIFT Sanctions

The number of countries supporting Russia’s removal from the SWIFT payments system grew on Saturday, as the Ukraine invasion rages on. Focus now turns to whether Moscow will adopt digital assets to by...

Opinion: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could keep stocks sliding for weeks before the market finally hits bottom

U.S. stocks staged an impressive reversal on Feb. 24 — including a 950-point intraday move to the upside for the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +2.51% — but there’s too much eagerness to declare t...

Crypto community reacts to Russia’s war in Ukraine

Russia’s military intervention in Ukraine has elicited a strong reaction from the cryptocurrency community. The news of the invasion initially sent Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies tumbl...

‘Ethereum Is Neutral but I Am Not’: ETH Founder Vitalik Buterin Denounces Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

One of the most prominent figures in the crypto community is publicly denouncing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Ethereum (ETH) co-founder and billionaire Vitalik Buterin took to Twitter to blast Russia...

Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine Has Sent Energy Prices Soaring—Here’s How High Oil Could Rise

Topline Oil prices have continued to skyrocket this week—with Brent crude briefly rising above $100 per barrel for the first time since 2014—as Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, and although pr...

Ukraine Crisis Dilemma — A Total Blockade Of Russia’s Banks Would Hurt Europe

A column of Russian armoured vehicles drives in the direction of Gori on the Gori-Tbilisi road on … [+] August 19, 2008. Georgia’s Interior Ministry dismissed a pullback of Russian militar...

Russia’s VTB Bank Asks Customers to Avoid Conducting Forex Transactions

VTB Group, a Russian state-owned bank, has asked its corporate customers to refrain from executing transactions in U.S. dollars and euros to ‘minimize risks given the current situation’. H...

Sanctions May Not Affect Russia’s Access to Crypto, Reports Claim – Bitcoin News

As sanctions rain on Russia, following the Kremlin’s decision to invade Ukraine, media reports have suggested that they are unlikely to limit the country’s access to crypto assets. While the Russian e...

Stock futures open lower as investors monitor Russia’s invasion

Stock futures opened lower Thursday evening after a dramatic swing into positive territory during the regular trading day. Contracts on the S&P 500 declined. The index rose by 1.5% during Thursday...

What We Know About Russia’s Seizure Of Chernobyl

Topline Russian forces quickly moved to seize control of the Chernobyl nuclear site after invading Ukraine Thursday, sounding alarms from Ukrainian officials about the possibility of an “ecologi...

Defense Stocks In Focus As U.S. Military Takes ‘Defensive Moves’ Amid Russia’s Ukraine Invasion| Investor’s Business Daily

Defense stocks Lockheed Martin (LMT) and Northrop Grumman (NOC) rose Thursday and the Dow climbed back following a more than 800-point drop as Russia invaded Ukraine. X The Ukrainian cities of Kyiv, O...

Opinion: Meme stocks soar on bad news for Melvin Capital and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Shares in GameStop GME, +8.45% closed up 8.5% Thursday, while stock in AMC Entertainment AMC, +12.40% soared 12.4% as retail investors digested global unrest and some trouble for one —or maybe two— Wa...

Russia’s attack on Ukraine: ‘Now is not a time to be buying the dip’ in stocks, cautions Wells Fargo strategist

Investors should probably hold back from putting cash to work in the sinking stock market as geopolitical fears swirl around Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, according to Paul Christopher, hea...

MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow Cuts Hiatus Short To Cover Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine

People take part in a vigil to protest the Russian invasion of Ukraine in front of the White House … [+] in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ASSOCIATED PRESS Rachel ...

“Ethereum is Neutral, But I Am Not”, Says Vitalik Buterin As He Condemns Russia’s Attack On Ukraine ⋆ ZyCrypto

Advertisement &nbsp &nbsp Key Takeaways Vitalik Buterin has distanced his personal views from the Ethereum blockchain. The Ethereum co-founder has thrown his support behind Uk...

Buterin Says “Ethereum Is Neutral, But I Am Not” In Condemnation Of Russia’s Attack

Minutes after Russia announced a “special military operation” in Ukraine, effectively declaring war on the Eastern European country, Vitalik Buterin, a Russian-Canadian cofounder of the Ethethereum B ...

HYCM chief analyst on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: ‘financial costs tend to be limited’

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine saw global markets plummet, with investors fleeing into safe-haven assets to send gold to a new yearly high. As stocks across Europe fell, Russia’s benchmark index MOEX tu...

‘Fuck War’: Crypto Community Reacts to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

Prominent figures in the crypto community have responded to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine—and they haven’t minced their words. “Fuck war,” wrote Barry Silbert, CEO of Digital Currency Group...

How Russia’s attack on Ukraine is impacting Crypto markets

TL;DR Breakdown: Both crypto and traditional markets have been amid the Russia-Ukraine crisis. Over $450 million worth of crypto positions were liquidated. Gold is currently seeing more preference as ...

$200 Billion Wiped From Crypto Market Cap Following Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

The market cap of all cryptocurrencies has plunged by $200 billion following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a drop of over 12% over the last 24 hours.   The current market cap of all cryptocurrencies c...

Over $450M In Liquidations – Bitcoin, Ether, Cardano, XRP Lose Billions Amid Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine ⋆ ZyCrypto

Advertisement &nbsp &nbsp On Thursday, reports of President Putin giving an Invasion order on Eastern Ukraine weighed down heavily on cryptocurrencies, triggering a selling fr...

Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine Draws International Condemnation And Threats Of More Sanctions

Topline Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to order a “special military operation” in Ukraine drew strong condemnation from global leaders on Thursday, a reaction which is expected to b...

Bitcoin Price Mimics Global Markets Following Russia’s Military Operation in Ukraine

Bitcoin’s price tumbled to $34K during Thursday’s early morning EU trading session following news that Russia has declared a military operation in Ukraine. The move followed the broader market decline...

A complete anatomy of Bitcoin’s price action after Russia’s ‘invasion’ of Ukraine

As the situation escalated in the early hours of Thursday on the Russia-Ukraine border, major asset classes all around the world, including cryptos, tanked. With visuals from the ground in Ukraine sho...

World Leaders Condemn Russia’s Attack On Ukraine – Bitcoin Takes Severe Beating

As the attack on Ukraine by Russia commenced as expected in the early hours Thursday, US and world leaders scurried to denounce Russia, warning of harsh consequences for its actions. Russian troops la...

Russia’s Contentious Nord Stream 2 Gas Pipeline Is Dead for Now

(Bloomberg) — Russia’s controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is all but dead. At least for now. Most Read from Bloomberg German Chancellor Olaf Scholz effectively froze the $11-billion link’s...

Experts: Russia’s new crypto regulation proposals are a ‘circus,’ still ‘essentially a total ban’

It looks like no matter how hard they try, Russian legislators are unable to tackle the topic of cryptocurrency regulation without near-banning digital assets. Further, some recent developments have s...