A visual representation of bitcoin. STR | NurPhoto via Getty Images Bitcoin jumped 13% on Tuesday continuing its sharp rebound as the Russian assault on Ukraine continues and the U.S. ratchets up sanc...
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International Courts Can Make Russia Pay For This War—Eventually
A Ukrainian soldier stands next to a damaged wall after the reported shelling of a kindergarten in … [+] the settlement of Stanytsia Luhanska, Ukraine, on February 17, 2022. – U.S. Defense...
Ukraine Pushes Crypto Exchanges To Freeze Russian Accounts; Is A Crypto War next?
Ukraine has increased the pressure on cryptocurrency exchanges to freeze Russian accounts. The Eastern European country has resorted to a crypto war threatening exchanges like Binance to make legal de...
Dow Jones Falls As Ukraine Fighting Continues; 3 Defense Stocks Pass Buy Points; Tesla Surges After This
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell as fighting continued to rage in Ukraine despite peace talks with Russia. Defense stocks Northrop Grumman (NOC), L3Harris Technologies (LHX) and Curtiss-Wright (C...
Jim Cramer says Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could put more pressure on Fed to raise interest rates
The Federal Reserve faces more pressure to increase interest rates as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine hinders a market already hit hard by inflation, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Monday. “The...
More Russian Billionaires Speak Out Against Putin’s War On Ukraine
Alexei Mordashov attends the International Economic Cooperation in New Realities Forum as part of the 2018 Russian Business Week. Artyom Geodakyan/TASS Additional reporting by Forbes Russia As the U.S...
Ukraine Asks Crypto Exchanges To Freeze Russian Traders’ Crypto Assets ⋆ ZyCrypto
Advertisement     Ukraine’s Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation, Mykhailo Fedorov, has urged cryptocurrency exchanges to block addresses of Russ...
Russian Forces Loom Outside Kyiv As Ukraine Resists Invasion
Follow real-time updates on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. (Additional reporting by Mason Bissada and Joe Walsh). The ruins of a Ukrainian armored personnel carrier sit near the center of the Uk...
Coinbase Is Latest Exchange to Deny Ukraine Request to Block Russian Crypto Users
In brief The Ukraine Minister of Digital Transformation requested that major crypto exchanges block Russian users. Exchanges have thus far declined to do so. Instead, Coinbase and others are pointing ...
Sports leagues flex soft power against Russia over invasion
Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals shoots the puck against the New York Rangers during the second period at Capital One Arena on October 13, 2021 in Washington, DC. Patrick Smith | Getty Imag...
Bitcoin Overtakes Russia’s ‘Collapsing’ Ruble After Sudden Price Surge
Bitcoin has overtaken Russia’s ruble in terms of total value as the bitcoin price surges just as the ruble goes into freefall. Subscribe now to Forbes’ CryptoAsset & Blockchain Advisor...
Kraken CEO responds to Ukraine request to block Russian users
The CEO of Kraken, Jesse Powell, has responded to the requests by Ukraine to block Russian users from the platform. The vice prime minister of Ukraine, Mikhail Fedorov, had asked all major exchanges t...
Disney pauses theatrical releases in Russia, condemns invasion of Ukraine
Still from Pixar’s “Turning Red.” Disney The Walt Disney Company will halt all future theatrical film releases in Russia following the country’s attack on Ukraine. “Given...
How Ukrainian Entrepreneurs Are Sidestepping The Russian Censors
The front pages of British newspaper on February 27, 2022, in London, England. Russia’s large-scale … [+] invasion of Ukraine has killed scores of civilians and military personnel. (Photo ...
Ukraine Crypto Donations Ramp Up As Binance, Others Join In
Crypto donations to Ukraine have continued to grow as the war rages on. The country has seen the majority of the globe rallying around it against Russia, which many perceive as the aggressor. Given th...
Stock futures are steady ahead of first trading day of March, Russia-Ukraine conflict in focus
Traders on the floor of the NYSE, Feb. 24, 2022. Source: NYSE U.S. stock futures were steady in overnight trading on Monday before the first trading day of March as investors continue to monitor the f...
Ukraine Receives $17 Million In Crypto Donations So Far
Since Russia’s invasion, Ukraine has received over $17 million in cryptocurrency donations. The Ukrainian government transferred almost $10 million to cryptocurrency wallets in less than 24 hours afte...
Fertilizer Shortage To Boost Plant Food Stocks
Ukrainian Military Forces servicemen of the 92nd mechanized brigade use tanks, self-propelled guns … [+] and other armored vehicles to conduct live-fire exercises near the town of Chuguev, in Kh...
Is it advisable to buy stocks amidst the Ukraine war?
Volatility remains high in the global financial markets as Russia ordered its nuclear forces to be on high alert, days after launching a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Eva Ados sees opportunity in se...
Bitcoin Volume Surges in Ukraine and Russia, EBay Explores Crypto Payments, and Institutional Giant Prepares To Boost BTC and Altcoins
From a Bitcoin volume spike in Russia and Ukraine to an institutional giant’s push to support digital assets, here’s a look at some of the stories breaking in the world of crypto. Crypto Volume Surges...
Starlink satellite dishes arrive, official thanks Elon Musk
SpaceX founder and Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks on a screen during the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain, June 29, 2021. Nacho Doce | Reuters A shipment of SpaceX’s Starlink satellit...
Economic Fallout From Russia’s Invasion Will Be ‘Modest’—But Inflation Will Surge Higher, This Expert Predicts
Topline While Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is taking a “massive” human toll, the global economic fallout is likely to remain “modest,” according to a recent note from Moody’s Analytics chief economist...
Russia-Ukraine war, ruble-dollar exchange rate rises
As the effects of international sanctions against Moscow for starting the war between Russia and Ukraine are awaited, the local Central Bank is taking its first countermeasures. These include raising ...
Russia suspended from international soccer over Ukraine invasion
Russia’s Aleksandr Erokhin in action with Cyprus’ Grigoris Kastanos, Gazprom Arena, Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 11, 2021. Anton Vaganov | Reuters Russia’s soccer teams were su...
Shell Joins BP—Abandons $3 Billion Russia Investments After ‘Senseless’ Ukraine Invasion
Topline Oil giant Shell on Monday announced it intends to exit joint ventures with Russian state-owned gas company Gazprom, becoming the latest firm to divest interests based out of Russia after the n...
Bill Ackman says it’s time for U.S. troops to defend Ukraine and set a ‘real red line’
Bill Ackman, founder and CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Investor Bill Ackman said Monday the U.S. should consider military intervention in defense of Ukraine as Russian...
Crypto market swings violently upwards in midst of Russia Ukraine conflict
Financial markets across the world are in turmoil due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Russian ruble is down around 30% over the last week, and western markets have seen plenty of volatility. H...
ISS partnership with Russia ‘working’ despite Ukraine conflict
The International Space Station is pictured from SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Endeavour during a fly around on Nov. 8, 2021. NASA NASA’s top official on human spaceflight addressed the agency̵...
Energy giant Shell to end partnership with Russia’s Gazprom as Ukraine conflict intensifies
The central processing plant for oil and gas in Salym, Russia, Feb. 4, 2014. Salym Petroleum Development is a venture between Shell and Gazprom Neft. Andrey Rudakov | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shell sa...