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Russian Forces ‘Fully Withdrawn’ From Northern Ukraine, U.K. Defense Ministry Says
Topline Russian forces have now “fully withdrawn” from northern Ukraine and at least some will be transferred to fight in the eastern Ukraine, the U.K.’s defense ministry said on Friday, as Moscow shi...
Putin Spokesperson Admits ‘Significant Losses’ Of Russian Troops In Ukraine
Topline Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov admitted Russia has suffered “significant losses of troops” during its invasion of Ukraine and claimed in an interview with British media Thursday that Russia’s...
Vitalik Buterin Has Donated $5 Million to Ukraine
Key Takeaways Vitalik Buterin, the creator and co-founder of Ethereum, donated $5 million of ETH to Ukrainian charities this week. The charities that received the funding, Aid for Ukraine and Unchain ...
Why Russia Doesn’t Want to Default—Even in a Time of War
Behind the fight over whether Russia should be allowed to pay off its debts is an age-old issue: Borrowers, even in times of war, want to keep their reputations for making investors whole. The U.S. Tr...
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Warns of Global Economic Impact of War in Ukraine
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen alerted that Putin’s “special military operation” in Ukraine “will have enormous economic repercussion for the world.” She added that the US authorities plan to impo...
How the Crypto Community Supports the People of Ukraine
In response to the military crisis in Ukraine, Binance Charity has committed $10 million to major Intergovernmental Organizations and local NGOs, including UNICEF, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, iSans ...
Russia: The Oligarch Files
When Russian President Vladimir Putin sent troops into Ukraine on February 24, he upended the complex, often corrupt, world of Russia’s oligarchs, wreaking havoc on their massive fortunes and their sp...
Shell Faces $5 Billion Hit For Leaving Russia As Energy Sector Braces For Fallout Of Putin’s Invasion Of Ukraine
Topline British energy giant Shell on Thursday said it expects to take a hit of up to $5 billion in the first quarter of 2022 following its decision to leave Russia, one of the first indications of th...
UN Refugee Agency Secures $2.5m in Stablecoin Donation for Ukraine
As the war in Ukraine continues to bear its toll, the USA for UNHCR, United Nations Refugee Agency, has received a donation of $2.5 million to support families that are most impacted by the ongoing cr...
7-In-10 Americans View Russia As An Enemy, Survey Finds
Topline Seven-in-ten surveyed Americans view Russia as an enemy of the United States, according to a Pew Research survey conducted about a month after Russia invaded Ukraine—a notable jump compared to...
Sanctions Starting To Be Felt Everywhere
SOLEDAR, UKRAINE – FEBRUARY 27: Soldiers in the Ukrainian Army (Photo by Scott Peterson/Getty … [+] Images) Getty Images The United States is bringing a new round of sanctions targeting Ru...
Ukraine Prepares to Sell off Donated NFTs to Fund War Effort
Ukraine is launching a website to sell around 300 non-fungible tokens (NFTs) received as donations in support of the country’s resistance to its invasion by Russia. Around 5-10% of the NFTs are consid...
The $120 Billion Global Grain Trade Is Being Redrawn by Russia’s War in Ukraine
(Bloomberg) — Across Ukraine’s farm belt, silos are bursting with 15 million tons of corn from the autumn harvest, most of which should have been hitting world markets. Most Read from Bloomberg ...
New Weapons From U.S. Could Rearm Ukraine’s Bayraktar Drones
The top item in the Pentagon’s latest assistance package to Ukraine announced last week is “laser-guided rocket systems.” This might seem like a curious description, as by convention any rocket with g...
Watch Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speak live on the global financial system
[The stream is slated to start at 10 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testifies Wednesday before the House Financial Ser...
Driver Dies After Crashing Car Into Gates Of Russian Embassy In Romania, Reports Say
Topline A man has died after crashing his car into the gate of Russia’s embassy in Romania on Wednesday, according to local police and news reports, the latest in a series of incidents at Russian miss...
Ukraine accepts crypto-donations to rebuild buildings affected by Russian conflict
TL;DR Breakdown • NFT auction in Ukraine raised about $600000.• FAPDH agent believes that cryptos help with problem between neighboring countries. Since the conflict between Ukraine and Russia began, ...
After Paralympics Success, Oksana Masters Surprises Athletes With Disabilities With Custom Equipment
In partnership with The Hartford, Paralympian Oksana Masters surprises two athletes with custom … [+] adaptive sports equipment as part of a $35,000 grant from The Hartford to Adaptive Adventure...
Squid Squad OG launches new NFT collection to aid Ukraine
The NFT game Squid Squad OG based on the popular Korean series, “Squid Game” has announced the drop of a new NFT collection that aims to raise money for Ukraine charities accepting crypto donations. T...
Crypto Hedge Fund CEO Su Zhu Predicts Global Adoption of Digital Assets Following Ukraine War
Crypto hedge fund veteran Su Zhu thinks widespread adoption of cryptocurrencies is inevitable as macro events accelerate use-case scenarios for blockchain technologies. In a new episode of the Uncommo...
In Ukraine, Forbes Fights On The Information Front
Forbes boasts roughly 40 independent editions around the world, the vast majority published in the local language. I’ve had the pleasure to work with great editors from Vienna to Vietnam, India to Isr...
U.S. Adds Pressure On Russia By Blocking Bond Payments, Increasing Risk Of Default
Topline The Treasury Department on Monday blocked the Russian government from making sovereign debt payments using dollars held at American banks, a move that greatly ramps up financial pressure on Ru...
EU Chief Von Der Leyen Will Visit Zelensky In Kyiv As More Countries Expel Russian Diplomats Over Bucha
Topline European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen will travel to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv this week, according to the chief spokesperson for the Commission on Tuesd...
U.S. Switchblades And Pumas Join Ukraine War
The Pentagon has approved a second batch of arms for Ukraine, including Switchblade loitering munitions and a variety of other equipment including night vision gear, Humvees and small-caliber ammuniti...
Ukraine raises over $600K via NFT
The government aims to rebuild cultural sites Ukraine sold 1,282 NFTs on the first day The country has received more than $70 million in crypto Ukraine sold 1,282 NFTs on the main day of an offer fo...
Ukraine NFTs Airdropped to Ethereum Donations
10% of each sale is taken as a commission Ukraine has received a total of $29 million in donations in Crypto Lucky 3,000 have received an extra NFT as a thank you for supporting Ukraine 34,000 ethere...
For Ukraine’s Tech Startups, Fighting The War Means Memes, Information Campaigns–And Keeping Their Businesses Going
Memes against the war: Reface’s Memomet app, coming soon. Couresy of Reface Technology companies proliferated in Ukraine before the war. Now the country’s 250,000 IT workers are looking at small...
Is Putin Committing Genocide In Ukraine?
Early April 2022 has seen allegations of Putin committing genocide in Ukraine. These allegations, as expressed by President Zelensky, came after Russian troops were retreating from Bucha and Irpin rev...
New legislation calls for US State Department reporting on crypto in Russia and Ukraine
New legislation aims to push the US Department of State to do more reporting on crypto — including on its own anti-ransomware whistleblower program. On March 31, Congressmen Gregory Meeks (D-NY) and...