Igor, left, and Dmitri Bukhman, founders of Playrix Holding Ltd. © 2019 Bloomberg Finance LP As war rages in Ukraine, an internal battle is unfolding at the Russian gaming giant Playrix. Ukrainian emp...
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Crypto Donations for Ukraine Reach a New High
Over the last few weeks, Live Bitcoin News has been carefully and closely monitoring Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. We have reported the high number of bitcoin and crypto donations the country has rece...
What DAOs Can Do: $6.75M in Ethereum for Ukraine
As of Saturday morning, Ukraine has received $57 million in cryptocurrency donations to aid its defense against Russia, according to blockchain tracker Elliptic. The New York Times and others have cal...
Dow Jones Futures: Market Correction Heading For New Leg Down? Russia’s Ukraine Invasion Continues
Dow Jones futures will open on Sunday evening, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures. The stock market rally attempt saw losses last week, reversing from key resistance as Russia’s U...
Russia Proceeds With Efforts to Legalize Crypto Amid Sanctions Over Ukraine – Regulation Bitcoin News
Authorities in Russia are continuing their work to establish a comprehensive legal framework for crypto transactions. The efforts, which started before the military invasion of Ukraine, go on amid war...
Ukraine Spends $15M of Donated Crypto on Military Gear
As cryptocurrency donations continue to pour in, the Ukrainian government is being transparent on how it is using the funds. Ukraine has spent $15M of its cryptocurrency donations on combat gear, incl...
‘We need to increase oil & gas output immediately,’ Elon Musk says as Ukraine crisis jolts U.S. crude to 2008 high
Elon Musk voiced an unusual stance for an electric-vehicle executive on Friday. Tesla Inc.’s TSLA, -0.12% chief executive said the U.S. needs to immediately increase production of oil and gas in a twe...
How The Russian Invasion Dramatically Changed Ukraine’s Blockchain Strategy To Focus On The War
SOLEDAR, UKRAINE – FEBRUARY 27: Soldiers in the Ukrainian Army (Photo by Scott Peterson/Getty Images) Getty Images Crypto was supposed to be Ukraine’s launchpad into the future. Instead it is pr...
A Legendary Investor Just Issued A Stark Russia Warning—Along With A ‘Bullish’ Bitcoin Price Prediction
Bitcoin has been propelled to the forefront of global consciousness this week as financial sanctions on Russia rock markets. Subscribe now to Forbes’ CryptoAsset & Blockchain Advisor and suc...
Elon Musk IDs The Global Energy Problem, But Who Has The Solution?
Tesla CEO Elon Musk gestures as he arrives to visit the construction site of the future US electric … [+] car giant Tesla, on September 03, 2020 in Gruenheide near Berlin. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN...
PayPal suspends its services in Russia over Ukraine war
The PayPal app shown on an iPhone. Katja Knupper | DeFodi Images | Getty Images PayPal said Saturday it was suspending its services in Russia, adding to the number of firms retreating from the country...
Percent Of U.S. Oil Imports From Russia Highest In Decades — At 3.5%
President Vladimir Putin’s Russia is a large exporter of oil to the world, but not the United … [+] States. Getty Images Some members of the U.S. Congress suggested Thursday that the Unite...
Russia Pledges Temporary ‘Ceasefire’ In 2 Ukrainian Cities
Follow real-time updates on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Destroyed buildings are seen on Thursday in Irpin, Ukraine. Getty Images March 5, 2022 2:03 AM EST Russia Declares ‘Ceasefire̵...
Russian national will use sales of her burning passport NFT to support Ukraine
Olive Allen, a Russian national and artist who has lived in the United States for more than 11 years, has burned her mother country’s passport in the hopes of raising awareness and funds related to th...
Federal Reserve Chairman says the war in Ukraine might create higher inflation
Jerome Powell, Federal Reserve Chairman, said the conflict in Ukraine might create a rise in inflation. The central bank expects this setback would diminish price pressures in the coming months. Howev...
Bloomberg, The BBC, CNN And More Stop Reporting From Russia Over Putin’s ‘Fake News’ Law
MOSCOW, RUSSIA – Russia’s President Vladimir Putin addresses the nation in Moscow on February 22, … [+] 2022. (Photo by Kremlin Press Service/Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)...
Fashion Community Rallies Around Ukrainian Relief Efforts As Paris Fashion Week Trudges On
PARIS, FRANCE -People gather during a demonstration in support of Ukraine, following Russia’s … [+] military intervention, on February 24, 2022.(Photo by Esra TaÅkın/Anadolu Agency via Ge...
The Cryptocurrency Conflict Of Russian Kleptocrats Avoiding Compliance Sanctions
Kraken, a large crypto platform, said it won’t close Russian accounts unless the company is legally … [+] forced to do so, CEO Jesse Powell said via Twitter. Powell tweeted, “Our mission a...
Ukraine Currently Accepts Dogecoin Contributions And Appeals To Elon Musk For Further Help
The Ukrainian government has announced an airdrop for anyone who donates to its crypto donation fund by March 3 at 11 a.m. ET (9:30 p.m. IST). The possibility of a reward for the global community of d...
Bitcoin Is Suddenly Spiking as Conflict in Ukraine Rises
Bitcoin has surged. The world’s number one digital currency by market cap is once again trading above the $40,000 mark, meaning the Russian invasion of Ukraine may be having sudden opposite effects. U...
Honeywell CEO is positive on aviation despite the Ukraine war
The Russia-Ukraine conflict is evolving very quickly and it’s unclear for how long is it going to affect Honeywell International Inc (NASDAQ: HON), says CEO Darius Adamczyk. Honeywell CEO’...
How the price has reacted to Ukraine accepting DOGE donations
Recently, Ukraine’s Vice Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov had tweeted that a Dogecoin wallet has been added for crypto donations. DOGE joined the existing BTC, USDT, ETH, and DOT wallet addresses as th...
LocalBitcoin Exempted All Fees For Crypto Donations To Ukraine
To voice solidarity with Ukraine, the famous peer-to-peer trading platform LocalBitcoin has exempted all fees on donated Bitcoins to Ukraine. As a result, the residents of Ukraine can now cash out the...
S&P Dow Jones is removing Russia stocks from indices, stripping country of emerging market status
An employee looks at a stock price index graph showing plunging stock prices on an electronic information screen at the headquarters of the Micex-RTS Moscow Exchange. Andrey Rudakov | Bloomberg | Gett...
Volodymyr Zelensky’s ‘Servant Of The People’ May Soon Return To American Television
Zelensky has been hailed the world over as a hero for his leadership of Ukraine amid Russia’s … [+] invasion. Photo by Ukrainian Presidency / Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Image In a 20...
Ukraine Fundraisers Bring Out the Best, and Worst, in Crypto
On Wednesday, Ukraine’s crypto fundraising effort announced that it would be conducting an airdrop to those who had made donations. (An airdrop is an unsolicited distribution of a cryptocurrency token...
Consumer Companies React To Russian Conflict In Ukraine
Getty Images Takeaways Major consumer companies are pulling products and services out of Russia The stances some companies are taking (or not taking) have the potential to rouse investors Investors sh...
Uniswap builds token-swap feature for Ukraine, LUNA surpasses Ether, and more
The crypto community has emerged as one of the leading aid providers for Ukrainians, as crypto donations surged over $50 million. This week, many in the decentralized finance, or DeFi, community have ...