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14.03 / 06:55

business cryptocurrency Bitcoin Cryptocurrency Prices Today March 14: Bitcoin and Ethereum down, Polkadot biggest loser

Cryptocurrencies traded in the red early on March 14. The global crypto market cap is $1.70 trillion, a 2.84 percent decrease over the last day. The total crypto market volume over the last 24 hours is $62.28 billion, a 16.08 percent increase.

13.03 / 21:59

Citi Sunak UK investors FCA notes ‘significant challenges’ to selling Russian assets as Sunak calls on UK investors to pull funds

The Financial Conduct Authority noted "significant practical challenges" to selling down Russia assets, as Chancellor Rishi Sunak urged UK firms to stop investing in Russia.

13.03 / 21:39

UPS Doge PUMP The ‘real’ story behind Inu Doge Goodboi Ape Floki’s [IDGAF] 34359502% pump and…

Disclaimer: The following article is a work of satire, written for entertainment purposes alone. Nothing in this piece should be taken as fact or investment advice. All tweets were artificially generated online.

13.03 / 10:17

NFT Metaverse World Cup This football-based token skyrockets 3,100% in just 24 hours

One such example is Qatar 2022 Token, named after the upcoming Fifa World Cup, which is scheduled to be hosted in Qatar in late November this year. Qatar 2022 Token has spiked as much as 3,130 per cent within the given period. The token zoomed to $0.000000000323 from $0.00000000001 on Friday, according to the coinmarketcap data.

13.03 / 05:15

Technology Adoption Digital Bitcoin Decentralized finance as a new globalization accelerator

Those who studied history well might remember the city-states of medieval Europe. Back then, caravans of merchants traveled from one city-state to another, bringing luxury goods and news from far-away places. It was this lifestyle that enabled these merchants with freedom of mobility and choice. It is a very similar concept to the one described by Michael Ondaatje in his book The English Patient. The author envisioned complete freedom, without borders or nationalities limiting people in their strive for development and progress.

12.03 / 18:21

Blockchain Bitcoin Future The future of music is on-chain: in a conversation with TokenTraxx co-founder

TommyD is an award-winning music producer from Britain who has worked with Kanye West, Jay Z, Adele, Beyonce, Janet Jackson, Emeli Sande and many more. He got into blockchain in 2016 and “fell in love with the tech concepts and the underlying philosophy of decentralization.”

12.03 / 11:41

UPS BNP Paribas hires Nomura Asia M&A head Shah for UK business

BNP Paribas hired Nomura's former head of Asian M&A for its UK business as the French bank continues to build out its team of dealmakers in the country.

12.03 / 01:37

European Union US and EU double down on measures against Russia potentially using crypto to evade sanctions

The United States and the European Union have announced new actions targeting Russia’s economy and wealthy individuals as a report suggests Vladimir Putin’s allies have attempted to circumvent sanctions using cryptocurrency in foreign countries.

11.03 / 23:05

Bank of England warns crypto can’t sidestep sanctions

The Bank of England joined a growing chorus of regulators and governments calling for firms to stop crypto transactions that aim to evade Russian sanctions.

11.03 / 21:19

European Union News Brussels says it will ban the export of EU luxury goods to Russia

The European Union will ban the export of its luxury goods to Russia in order to deal "a blow to the Russian elite", as part of new sanctions decided with G7 countries, says European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

11.03 / 19:41

Entertainment Fashion Bitcoin Big Short Against Tether, CBDC Giweaway, New NFT Collections + 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.

11.03 / 18:53

How Skadden dropped Chelsea FC’s Roman Abramovich before UK sanctions hit the oligarch

Roman Abramovich’s longtime US law firm Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom cut ties with the Russian oligarch before he was hit with UK sanctions on 10 March, according to a person familiar with the matter.

11.03 / 17:23

How Skadden dropped Chelsea’s Roman Abramovich before UK sanctions hit the oligarch

11.03 / 17:07

Government Bitcoin regulatory Is the Ukraine war intensifying regulatory pressure on crypto firms?

Whose side are you on? The Ukraine-Russia war is forcing people to answer that question. For some in the crypto community, this can be uncomfortable because if an individual or project stands with the West against Russia, it also means it abides by sanctions. This can be tough to square with crypto/blockchain’s supposed decentralized system and its claims on being borderless, censorship-free and distributed.

11.03 / 17:03

UK crypto FCA orders closure of all UK crypto ATMs

But, none of the crypto firms registered with the watchdog have been given the go-ahead to offer ATM services, meaning that they are operating illegally.According to the Coin ATM Radar site, there are fewer than 100 crypto ATMs in the UK.

11.03 / 15:31

BLOCK Digital Platform Kraken Crypto remains divisive amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Calls to clampdown on exchanges operating in Russia are contrasted with those who laud crypto as a means to provide Ukrainians with an alternate form of currency and fast access to financial support from across the globe. It remains to be seen whether regulators (perhaps especially those in the US) will feel sufficiently vindicated in their long-standing opposition to cryptocurrency given its ability to funnel funds into the hands of bad actors, to push back further on allowing crypto in the market in any mainstream way.

11.03 / 14:35

business ATM CoinATMRadar Bitcoin FCA issues termination order for Bitcoin ATMs

Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), United Kingdom’s central financial regulator, has issued a damning verdict on the presence of Bitcoin (BTC) ATMs within the island country.

11.03 / 12:37

Climate change In Europe, soaring petrol prices become the new normal

Bashir Akram’s taxi business in the West Midlands is already feeling the crunch of soaring fuel prices. Less than a week after Russia invaded Ukraine, Akram said the price increased to £1.50 per litre, at times forcing him to panic buy.

11.03 / 11:35

UPS BNP Paribas hires Nomura Asia M&A head Shah for UK business

BNP Paribas hired Nomura's former head of Asian M&A for its UK business as the French bank continues to build out its team of dealmakers in the country.

11.03 / 03:33

UPS FIVE FCA is investigating 50 crypto firms

The watchdog's ScamSmart website received 4300 reports of potential crypto scams in the six months to September 2021. The second most common category of scam reported was pension transfers, with 1600 reports.The FCA still has limited oversight of crypto firms, restricted to closing unsupervised companies based in the UK and ensuring compliance with AML rules.In total, the FCA received 16,400 enquiries about possible scams, up nearly a third on the same period the previous year.

10.03 / 18:29

Blockchain Bitcoin Financial Inflation spikes in Europe: What do Bitcoiners, politicians and financial experts think?

Rising prices are grabbing headlines all over the world. Across the pond in the United States, inflation recently broke a 40-year record. The situation is severe in Europe, with prices rising over 5% across the Eurozone and 4.9% in the United Kingdom.

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