Crypto projects, stakeholders, and founders have all made a splash after Ukraine asked for crypto donations to help it resist Russia’s invasion. The numbers speak for themselves as more than $24 milli...
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South Korean Crypto Exchanges Restrict Russians’ Access Over War in Ukraine – Bitcoin News
Major South Korean cryptocurrency exchanges have introduced restrictions for Russian users, effectively joining western sanctions over Moscow’s military invasion of Ukraine. The measures include block...
Bitcoin’s Rollercoaster and Crypto Volatility Amid War in Ukraine: This Week’s Recap
The past week went over the flag of war taking place in Europe following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. All eyes were on the conflict while global markets and cryptocurrencies were as volatile as ever....
Ukraine war may not be a strong headwind for semiconductor stocks
The implications of the Ukraine war for the global financial markets are expected to be quite far-reaching. Still, CNBC’s Kristina Partsinevelos says the semiconductor space is somewhat insulate...
‘Horrified’ Microsoft Suspends Product Sales And Services In Russia Amid Ukraine Invasion
Topline Microsoft is halting new sales of products and services in Russia, the company said in a statement Friday, joining a growing list of Western companies including IKEA, Apple and Google to dista...
Will Ripple’s $1M donation to Ukraine help XRP go up the price chart
XRP has been decreasing in value since 6 September 2021. In fact, on 20 January 2022, the token went down further to reach its long-term support at $0.5812. The selling pressure dominated XRP for more...
Crypto donations to Ukraine top $63.25m
TL: DR Breakdown Crypto donations in support of Ukraine has exceeded $63million Ripples donate $1 million in support of Ukraine In a show of support for Ukraine in the midst of its invasion by Russia...
Economy Added Back 678,000 Jobs As Unemployment Rate Ticked Down To 3.8%
Topline The U.S. added back a surprisingly strong 678,000 new jobs in February, performing much better than experts were expecting in a report that’s likely to encourage the Federal Reserve to pursue ...
Wild Fears About Chernobyl-Style Nuclear Meltdown Send Bitcoin Lower Overnight
Nuclear power station during a sunset getty Bitcoin extended its losses through the second half of the week, testing a floor of $40,000 earlier today before rebounding slightly. The drawdown stems fro...
U.S. Accuses Russia Of “War Crime” After Attack On Ukrainian Nuclear Power Plant
Follow real-time updates on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. A Polish soldier carries a child at the Przemysl train station near the Ukrainian-Polish border … [+] early Friday morning after a...
Bitcoin Prices Dragged Down By Geopolitical Tensions, Ukraine Nuke Plant Fire
Bitcoin prices plummeted on Thursday as global geopolitical tensions escalated to unprecedented levels. On Thursday, there was no agreement reached to end the war during the second round of negotiatio...
There should be no new gas supply contracts with Russia: IEA
A Gazprom logo photographed in Russia on Jan. 28, 2021. Andrey Rudakov | Bloomberg | Getty Images The European Union should not enter into any new gas supply contracts with Russia, in order to lower i...
Dollar Rises as Euro Falls Amidst the Invasion of Ukraine
The forex market has seen a significant movement on the 3rd of March as the situation in Eastern Europe gets worse. While the United States Dollar holds on to a steadier trajectory, the Euro falls sho...
Will Attempts To ‘Self-Sanction’ Russia Be Enough To Tame Putin Without Oil-Mageddon?
Kremlin handout photo of Putin, March 3, 2022. Anadolu Agency via Getty Images It’s shocking to see western oil giants abandon tens of billions of dollars of investment in Russia — stakes in projects ...
Why Did Mortgage Rates Fall Again? How Ukraine and Russia Affect Housing.
Text size The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage rate fell to 3.76% this week. Dreamstime.com Mortgage rates fell for a second consecutive week after Russia’s invasions of Ukraine triggered a fl...
Crypto Allows Ukraine to ‘Operate Internationally,’ Official Says – Bitcoin News
Amid ongoing hostilities with advancing Russian forces, Ukraine has been increasingly relying on cryptocurrency donations to solve humanitarian problems and finance its defense efforts. Crypto helps t...
Ukraine backtracks on airdrop and looks to issue NFTs to support military
Ukraine has canceled plans to conduct an airdrop that was due on March 3rd. The country’s Prime Minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, tweeted that the country had backtracked on the plan after “careful consider...
Ethereum’s Infura Cuts Off Users to Separatist Areas in Ukraine, Accidentally Blocks Venezuela
In brief Infura has blocked access to “certain jurisdictions.” Venezuelan users, Infura says, accidentally got blocked. It had a knock-on effect for users of the MetaMask wallet, which def...
Ukraine Cancells Crypto Airdrop Program, Instead Embraces NFTs Plan
Ukraine’s government announced on Thursday that it cancelled its plan of a crypto airdrop for receiving donations towards its fight against last week’s Russian invasion. The authorities ha...
Ukraine asks to disconnect Russia from the Internet
A couple of days ago, Rolling Stone magazine reported that it had seen an email in which Ukrainian officials allegedly asked ICANN to disconnect all Russian websites from the Internet. Ukraine’s requ...
Ukraine Cancels Awaited Airdrop For Crypto Donors
Ukraine has cancelled its upcoming airdrop for crypto donors scheduled today. Earlier as reported by CoinGape, the airdrop event was likely targeted by a phishing attempt. The country will instead is...
Ukraine DAO’s Flag NFT Sells for $6.75 Million
As news of the fighting in Ukraine began dominating the airwaves and social media, a group of crypto activists and enthusiasts quickly gathered to support Ukraine. Their method? An auction of an NFT d...
Ukraine Ditches Airdrop Initiative One Day After Announcing it
Ukraine’s Vice Prime Minister has canceled the airdrop announced yesterday with officials instead opting for an NFT solution to support the country’s armed forces. The Vice Prime Minister, Mykhailo Fe...
Stocks Sink Amid Fire at Ukraine Nuclear Plant: Markets Wrap
(Bloomberg) — Stocks and equity futures sank Friday and havens including sovereign bonds jumped on reports that a major nuclear power plant is on fire in Ukraine after shelling by Russian troops...
News And Information From Ukraine
Stanislav, 40, says goodbye to his son David, 2, and his wife Anna, 35, on a train to Lviv at the … [+] Kyiv station, Ukraine, Thursday, March 3. 2022. AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti ASSOCIATED PRESS...
Retailers warn of business impact from Russia’s invasion
Employees put wooden shields on the window of Louis Vuitton shop in Kyiv on February 24, 2022 as Russia’s ground forces invaded Ukraine from several directions today, encircling the country with...
Meet the Dogecoin Enthusiasts Sending DOGE to Ukraine
On Monday morning, with the Russian invasion of Ukraine rolling ominously onward, Avery, a 40-something crypto enthusiast living in Colorado, knew just what the war effort needed. He went to his loft ...
Ukraine Cancels Airdrop for Crypto Donors, Announces NFTs To Support Ukrainian Armed Forces
Ukraine is announcing the sale of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to support the Ukrainian Armed Forces after canceling plans for a crypto airdrop. Yesterday, Ukraine said they were preparing to airdrop a ...
Industry expert: Ukraine war could be a boon for domestic airlines
The Ukraine war will likely be a bane for the big cap U.S. air carriers with a focus on “international” but it could very well be a boon for their domestic peers, says former Spirit Airlin...
Ukraine receives CryptoPunk NFT as the latest Donation
CryptoPunk #5364 was transferred to Ukraine’s Ethereum wallet The punk fetched a sales price of $31,300 The sought-after NFT could be worth $200,000, experts claim CryptoPunk #5364 was moved to Ukra...
As Russia presses its war with Ukraine, here are 10 aerospace and defense stocks expected to rise up to 39%
No matter when the shooting stops and Russia’s war in Ukraine comes to an end, it seems clear from actions taken by European countries that we’re entering a period of increased defense spending. Below...