Russia news articles
Several Crypto Exchanges Close Russian Accounts Following EU Sanctions
A number of cryptocurrency exchanges, including Bitcoin.com, LocalBitcoins and Crypto.com, have reportedly opted to stop serving Russia-base...
World’s Largest Darknet Market Gets Taken Down
A German/US joint operation has seen Hydra Market – the world’s largest darknet marketplace – shut down. At the same time,...
Sanctions-Hit Russia Considers Accepting Bitcoin for Oil
According to Russia’s chairman of the Congressional Energy Committee, Pavel Zavalny, the federation is open to accepting bitcoin for i...
Report Shows Institutions Are Selling Crypto Amid Ongoing Geopolitical Uncertainty
Crypto-related investment products have suffered outflows of over 100 million in the past seven weeks amid ongoing geopolitical uncertainty,...
Global Bank ‘Credit Suisse’ Says We’re Witnessing ‘A New Monetary World Order’
Zurich-based financial services giant Credit Suisse has released a report entitled “Bretton Woods III” in which its strategist a...
Coinbase Blocks 25,000 Russian Addresses Linked to ‘Illicit Activity’
Coinbase has blocked 25,000 addresses from Russian customers supposedly linked to “illicit activity”. Not Your Keys, Not Your Coins As p...
Can Bitcoin Protect You Against Rising Inflation?
Market volatility and geopolitical tensions remain high amid an ongoing Russian currency crisis, and the United States’ highest CPI pr...
OpenSea Updates Banned Countries List, Sparking Decentralisation Debate
OpenSea, the world’s largest NFT marketplace, has updated its list of banned countries according to the US sanctions list and has many...
Crypto Exchanges Resist as Visa, Mastercard and Paypal Suspend Russian Services
Major crypto exchanges, including Coinbase and Binance, have continued to resist calls to suspend their services in Russia despite a wave of...
Ukraine Update: Over $56 Million in Donations, Airdrop Cancelled and Scams Aplenty
Over US$56 million in crypto donations have now been sent to support Ukraine in its ongoing conflict with Russia. This milestone comes amid ...
Ukraine Flag NFT Raises $6.75 Million to Fund War Efforts
An NFT of the Ukrainian flag has sold for 2,258 ether – about US$6.75 million – with the proceeds directed to ‘Come Back Alive’, an ...
Coinbase Refuses to Block All Russian Crypto Transactions
Coinbase has joined Coinberry, Kucoin, Binance and Kraken in refusing to “sabotage ordinary Russian users” by freezing their acc...