Russia news articles
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...
Bitcoin Surges 15% Overnight, Flippening the Russian Ruble
As conflict between Russia and the Ukraine intensified, it wasn’t clear whether bitcoin would act as the “risk-on” asset i...
Russia Could Use Crypto to Evade Sanctions After Being Cut Off from SWIFT
Amid Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, the US and EU have announced a plan to isolate Russia from the international financial syst...
Ukraine Government Raises Over $37 Million in Crypto After Public Appeal
Since the start of Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine on February 24, over US$37 million in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies has been...
Ukraine Government Raises Over $37 Million in Crypto After Public Appeal
Since the start of Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine on February 24, over US$37 million in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies has been...
Russia Shifts from Banning to Regulating Crypto Like Foreign Currencies
Russia has decided to shift from banning cryptocurrencies to recognising them as a form of currency, according to local newspaper Kommersant...