Belarus Financial News
11.05 / 14:31
European Union
Floods
Riot
Maria Alyokhina: Pussy Riot member disguises herself as food courier to flee Russia
A member of the Russian protest group Pussy Riot, Maria Alyokhina, has fled Russia, claiming in an interview with the New York Times in Lithuania that she was able to shake her police monitor by disguising herself as a meal courier.
10.05 / 22:59
President
Leonid Kravchuk: Ukraine's first President dies aged 88, says Kyiv
Ukraine's first President Leonid Kravchuk has died at the age of 88, officials in Kyiv have stated.
06.05 / 16:53
Climate change
abortion rights
Abortion
Jail
plane
Ryanair plane diversion: Girlfriend of Belarus journalist Roman Protasevich given six-year jail term
A Belarusian court on Friday sentenced the Russian girlfriend of opposition figure Roman Protasevich to six years in prison, a year since they were arrested after the Ryanair plane they were travelling on was intercepted by a fighter jet and forced to land in Minsk.
05.05 / 16:31
European Union
European Parliament
Inflation in Turkey rises to 70%, according to official data, a 20-year high
Turkey's cost of living crisis is growing after official data showed that inflation in the country rose to nearly 70%.
05.05 / 14:29
Technology
Health
'I feel it's dragged on': Lukashenko on Russia's war in Ukraine
Belarus’ authoritarian leader says he didn’t expect Russia’s war in Ukraine to drag on for so long and claimed he was doing “everything” to stop it, in an interview with The Associated Press on Thursday.
21.04 / 11:13
business
Binance
Bitcoin
services
Binance limits services in Russia due to the EU’s 5th package of sanctions
Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by volume, is adopting major restrictions on users in Russia following the European Union’s fifth package of sanctions against Russia.
20.04 / 16:41
security
Exchange
services
Crypto Exchange Currency.com Attacked After Halting Services in Russia
Currency.com, a Belarus-based online crypto trading platform, said it became a target of a failed cyber-attack on the day the exchange announced it was halting services for residents of Russia.
18.04 / 19:25
Binance
economics
Hyundai
Fashion
global economy
Global Economy Outlook Cut Again, Another Crypto Exchange Leaves Russia & Belarus + More News
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
18.04 / 16:17
business
Bitcoin
exits
Crypto firm Exmo exits Russia and Belarus by selling part of its business
London-based cryptocurrency exchange Exmo is the latest crypto trading platform to formally suspend its business in Russia and Belarus due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
16.04 / 09:01
cryptocurrency
Crime
North Korea hackers behind record $620-million crypto theft, says US
North Korean-tied hackers were responsible for a $620-million cryptocurrency heist last month targeting players of the popular Axie Infinity game, US authorities said Thursday.
13.04 / 14:57
Exchange
Ukraine war
Belarus-Based Crypto Exchange Bans Russian Clients Amid Ukraine Invasion
As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues to draw businesses away from the aggressor's economy, the Minsk-based crypto exchange Currency.com is joining the expanding list of companies that decided to withhold their services from Russia’s residents.
13.04 / 00:53
business
Belarus-born crypto platform halts operations for Russians in response to invasion of Ukraine
Crypto trading company Currency.com has announced it halted operations for clients based in Russia following the country’s “violence and disorder” imposed on the people of Ukraine.
08.04 / 20:33
Law
Europe
European Union
Crypto-asset
services
EU bans providing 'high-value crypto-asset services' to Russia
The Council of the European Union has cut Russians off from certain cryptocurrency services as part of a package of restrictive measures against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “brutal aggression against Ukraine and its people.”
06.04 / 20:29
06.04 / 15:13
04.04 / 23:53
Climate change
War crimes
IPCC
Fears over more civilian massacres as Russian troops retreat north
Ukraine has accused Russia of committing "war crimes" after the bodies of hundreds of civilians and mass graves were discovered in Bucha, just outside of Kyiv.
31.03 / 16:05
NATO
Refugees
NOT
Ukraine war: 'Russian units are not withdrawing but repositioning', says NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday that Russian forces are not withdrawing but repositioning despite recent statements about scaling down their military operations around Kyiv and in northern Ukraine.
24.03 / 20:05
Adoption
Energy
Bitcoin
Senior Russian MP Suggests Trading Gas and Oil for Bitcoin
A senior Russian politician has suggested turning to bitcoin (BTC) as an alternative to the USD in international energy exports and trade deals.
24.03 / 10:37
European Union
Evan Neumann: US man wanted over the Capitol riots is 'granted asylum in Belarus'
An American man suspected of involvement in the Capitol riots has been granted asylum in Belarus, according to reports.
23.03 / 19:11
education
War
Belarus expels majority of Ukrainian diplomats over 'unfriendly' actions
Belarus says it has expelled the majority of Ukrainian diplomats based in the country due to "unfriendly" actions.
23.03 / 15:33
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