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Ukraine Minister Shares Thoughts On Crypto Assets
Crypto industry supported Ukraine during War Ukraine has allowed the use of crypto while Russia is banning the same The major advantage of availing of crypto is it’s one of the characteristics which m...
Ukraine Racing Drone Converted Into Loitering Munition Makes Precision Strike Through Doorway
Ukraine’s armed forces and in particular the Aerorozvidka (“Aerial Reconnaissance”) volunteers have shown how effectively consumer drones can be used to find targets, direct artillery fire, assess bat...
I’m Going Nuclear To Beat Putin At His Own Game
The crisis is a boon for nuclear power, and Cameco Corp. (CCJ). Johannes Plenio Gas Crisis in Europe Heats Up Uranium Prices Winter is coming and Russia is threatening for cut off natural gas supplies...
Vinnik to Be ‘Hostage’ in US Amid Russia’s War in Ukraine, Greek Lawyer Says – Bitcoin News
If extradited to the United States, crypto exchange BTC-e’s alleged operator Alexander Vinnik will become a “hostage” due to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, according to his Greek lawyer. France is l...
Russia Claims Ukraine Killed Its Own POWs—Here’s Why Few Believe It
EDS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT – In this photo taken from video a view of destroyed barrack at a prison … [+] in Olenivka, in an area controlled by Russian-backed separatist forces, eastern Ukr...
The Bridge Battle In Southern Ukraine Is Escalating
A crane on the Antonovsky Bridge. Photo via social media Russian engineers are scrambling to repair a strategic bridge across the Dnipro River into occupied Kherson in southern Ukraine, a few days aft...
What Putin’s War In Ukraine Has To Do With Starvation In Africa
Putin’s war has had a devastating impact on the situation in Ukraine. According to the World Food Program (WFP), in Ukraine, conflict and insecurity are causing the fastest-growing humanitarian crisis...
An ICC Working Group Might Be Formed As Cricket Grapples With Explosion Of Cashed-Up T20 Leagues
Cricket is facing a pivotal juncture with the rise of cashed-up T20 franchise leagues. (Photo by … [+] Robert Cianflone/Getty Images) Getty Images An International Cricket Council (ICC) working ...
Time Is The Key Factor For The Russian And Ukrainian Military Strategies
The war between Russia and Ukraine recently surpassed the five month mark. What initially started out as a fast-paced, dynamic war has turned into a slow-moving, crushing war of attrition that neither...
A Russian Mountain Brigade Is Having A Hard Time In Mountainless Southern Ukraine
49th Mountain MRB MT-LBs during training in late 2021. Photo via social media Elements of the Russian army’s 34th Independent Mountain Motor Rifle Brigade reportedly were on the rail bridge across the...
Pro-Russia military groups in Ukraine got $2.2 million in crypto donations, Chainalysis says
New data from crypto-analytics firm Chainalysis show that Russian paramilitary groups in Ukraine have received $2.2 million in crypto donations during the ongoing war. Various pro-Russia militia and v...
Pro-Russian groups raised only 4% of crypto donations sent to Ukraine
According to data from crypto analytics firm Chainalysis, users have sent more than $2 million in crypto to 54 pro-Russian groups since Feb. 24, a fraction of that received by many wallets controlled ...
Chainalysis: $2M Donated To Pro-Russian Groups As Fund To War In Ukraine
Early this year, Russia invaded Ukraine.The invasion caused millions of Ukraine were forced to flee their homes and about one-third of the population was displaced. Countries and individuals from all ...
Ukraine High Ranking Officer Shares Thoughts On Crypto Assets, Says It’s Important
One of the advantages of using crypto is to ease cross-border transactions. Crypto makes the process swift, simple and affordable. Another reason to applaud crypto is the anonymity in users’ transacti...
In Southern Ukraine, Kyiv’s Artillery Drops Bridges And Isolates A Whole Russian Army
Russian supply dumps burn near Kherson. Photo via social media The 49th Combined Arms Army is the main Russian force in southern Ukraine’s Kherson Oblast. That makes it the Ukrainian army’s main targe...
Chainalysis Report Says $2.2 Million in Crypto Has Been Sent to Pro-Russian Groups in Ukraine – Bitcoin News
According to a report stemming from the blockchain intelligence company Chainalysis, the firm identified 54 pro-Russian groups that have “collectively received over $2.2 million worth of cryptocurrenc...
Militias In Ukraine Raise $2.2M In Bitcoin To Support Russia
Per a recent report from on-chain analytics firm Chainalysis, pro-Russia groups in Ukraine are raising funds in Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, and other cryptocurrencies to support their operations. The...
How HIMARS could change the Ukraine-Russia war
Artillery has quickly become the most important weapon in Ukraine’s war with Russia. Ukrainian forces have begun to use newer Western artillery, like the M777 Howitzer, in the battlefield. But a...
Here’s How Russia Might Use Iranian Drones In Ukraine
With speculation rife that Russia will soon acquire “hundreds” of armed and unarmed drones from Iran, the inevitable question of how Moscow plans to use them in its grinding war in Ukraine arises. Whe...
Growth accelerates for euro zone
Growth in the euro zone economy accelerated in the second quarter of the year, but the region’s prospects could be hit as Russia continues to reduce gas supplies. The 19-member bloc registered a...
After Five Months, The Russians Finally Managed To Destroy Some Ukrainian Drone Equipment
A Ukrainian TB-2. Ground control stations are visible in the background. Photo via Wikimedia Commons In five months of hard fighting, Russian forces shot down at least 12 of Ukraine’s Turkish-made Bay...
With German Howitzers And German Radars, Ukraine Is Building A Machine For Blowing Up Russian Guns
German army photo The German government has given arms-maker Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH & Co. the green light to manufacture a hundred PzH-2000 self-propelled howitzers for the Ukrainian army as p...
Russian Forces In Kherson ‘Virtually Cut Off’ As Ukraine Counter-Attacks To Take Key City, U.K. Says
Topline Russian troops occupying the city of Kherson have been “virtually cut off” from the main invading force, the U.K. defense ministry said on Thursday in its daily intelligence update, as Ukraine...
Ukraine government supports the use of crypto in military activities
The Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation in Ukraine, Alex Bornyakov, has reassured Ukraine’s commitment to cryptocurrencies. Bornyakov said that crypto donations were strategic to the efforts mad...
Ukraine’s All-Important Bid For Associate Cricket Membership Is ‘Deferred’ Because Of Ongoing War
Ukraine has missed out on Associate membership, which was announced at the AGM. (Photo by Patrick … [+] Bolger-ICC/ICC via Getty Images) ICC via Getty Images Ukraine has missed out on coveted In...
McDonald’s (MCD) Q2 2022 earnings beat estimates
A sign is posted in front of a McDonald’s restaurant on April 28, 2022 in San Leandro, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images McDonald’s on Tuesday said both price hikes and value item...
Russian Pilots Have More To Fear As Ukraine’s Gepard Anti-Aircraft Tanks Arrive
A Gepard. KMW photo In 1973, the West German army had a problem. Forty-nine years later, the Ukrainian army had the same problem. That problem: the Russian army and air force’s very-low-flying attack ...
EU Finally Strikes Deal To Slash Gas Demand As Russia Starts Squeezing Taps Closed
Topline With the colder months approaching, the EU reached a deal Tuesday for countries to slash gas demand by as much as 15% from August to March, as the bloc tries to wean itself off Russian gas sup...
Ukraine To Boost The Crypto Industry Through New Fiat Rules
Ukraine has imposed new rules restricting the Fiat usage, which in return would help boost the crypto economy. The National Bank of Ukraine had introduced certain new rules due to change in the countr...
Provide The Airpower Ukraine Needs To Win Now
F-15 and F-16 Fighters U.S. Air Force photo Time is not on Ukraine’s side. The West’s current strategy guarantees a long, drawn-out stalemate. But airpower could change the balance of the Russia...