Eu Financial News
03.03 / 19:47
Refugees
EU countries agree to trigger a never-used law to host Ukrainian refugees
Faced with the greatest human exodus since the end of World War II, the European Union has agreed to trigger a never-before-used directive to grant temporary protection for Ukrainians fleeing the military aggression waged by Russian forces.
03.03 / 14:11
Nature
Refugees
week
Ukraine war: More than a million flee Ukraine in under a week
More than a million Ukrainians have fled their homeland in under a week, latest figures from the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) reveal.
03.03 / 14:05
UPS
Ethereum
Ripple
Bitcoin
Returns
crypto market cap
Crypto Market Cap Returns to $2 Trillion
Global cryptocurrency markets have rallied strongly in recent days in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, with Bitcoin's rising to $44,188 on Wednesday after falling to $36,370 last week. Other leading cryptocurrencies, including Ethereum, ripple and Solana, were either flat or up at least 2%.
03.03 / 14:05
Provident
BLOCK
Binance
Reuters
EU Ensures Russia Cannot Bypass Sanctions thorugh Crypto, Says French Finance Minister Le Maire
French Finance Minister Bruno le Maire said on Wednesday that the European Union (EU) is looking for ways other than cryptocurrencies to impose EU sanctions on Russia, Reuters reported.
03.03 / 13:57
economics
inflation
world economy
Ukraine War: How Russian Aggression Could Derail the Fragile World Economy
Steve Schifferes, Honorary Research Fellow, City Political Economy Research Centre; Professor of Financial Journalism, City, University of London._____
03.03 / 12:43
Europe
Bitcoin
Washington, Europe Vow to Target Russian Crypto Sanctions Evasion Efforts
The next round of sanctions against Russia and wealthy individuals based in the country could target crypto and crypto exchanges, with Washington already taking aim at those hoping to secure their funds by making bitcoin (BTC) and altcoin buys.
03.03 / 08:13
Eurozone Inflation Climbs to Fresh High as Russian Invasion Confronts ECB With Dilemma
The eurozone’s inflation rate jumped to a new high in February, presenting the European Central Bank with a difficult choice between supporting flagging growth and clamping down on accelerating prices driven by the threat to energy supplies following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
03.03 / 01:31
Dogecoin
business
Donations
donates
Dogecoin community donates $53K to Ukraine as country hints at upcoming airdrop
With the price of the meme-based token Dogecoin (DOGE) higher than that of the Russian ruble, Ukraine opened to DOGE donations for the first time.
02.03 / 23:39
Law
Europe
European Union
EU is ‘taking measures’ against Russia using crypto to bypass sanctions, say finance ministers
Economy and finance ministers representing nations in the European Union have said they will address Russia’s potential use of cryptocurrencies to evade sanctions imposed on it following its operations in Ukraine.
02.03 / 21:17
Government
Mark Warner
lawmakers
US lawmakers
US lawmakers and Fed chair push for crypto regulation in wake of Russia sanctions
Federal Reserve Chair Pro Tempore Jerome Powell and some members of the U.S. House of Representatives called for congressional action on crypto in response to discussions about Russia potentially evading sanctions.
02.03 / 20:31
business
Blockchain
consequences
EU will cut off 7 Russian banks from SWIFT, with ordinary Russians facing consequences
On Wednesday, the European Union announced that within 10 days, it intends to remove seven Russian banks from the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication, or SWIFT, messaging system.
02.03 / 20:13
Ethereum
Binance
Gaming
Bitcoin
G7, EU Working on Russia's Crypto Isolation, Shareholders vs. ConsenSys + 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.
02.03 / 19:17
Blockchain
BTC
Twitter
Bitcoin
What next for Bitcoin? EU scraps move that bans PoW cryptos
The European parliament has been mulling over cryptocurrency regulations for a couple of years now, even as a number of roadblocks have slowed down the process considerably. One such obstacle was removed earlier today, as European Union lawmakers dropped the ban on proof of work mining as an important clause of the Markets in Crypto Assets bill (MiCA).
02.03 / 18:03
Ukraine war
Russia eyes sanctions workarounds in energy, gold, crypto
Former Treasury Department officials and sanctions experts expect Russia to try to mitigate the impact of the financial penalties by relying on energy sales and leaning on the country's reserves in gold and Chinese currency. Putin also is expected to move funds through smaller banks and accounts of elite families not covered by the sanctions, deal in cryptocurrency and rely on Russia's relationship with China. Right now, «the biggest two avenues that Russia has are China and energy,» said John Smith, former director of Treasury's financial intelligence and enforcement arm.
02.03 / 17:56
UK looks to revamp MiFID II rules as post-Brexit changes to regulation gather pace
The UK government has announced further reforms as part of its review of the UK financial sector in the wake of Brexit.
02.03 / 13:23
European Parliament
Refugees
Ukraine is pushing for EU membership. But what are the real chances?
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has a clear message for the European Union: Ukraine wants in.
02.03 / 13:23
NATO
Refugees
EU and NATO 'rising to the challenge' of Russian aggression
With the world's focus on Ukraine and what Russia will do next, NATO's headquarters in Brussels has been on high alert.
02.03 / 00:29
Refugees
Watch: Diplomats walk out during Sergey Lavrov speeches in protest at Ukraine invasion
Hundreds of diplomats staged walkouts on Tuesday while Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was speaking, protesting his country's invasion of Ukraine.
01.03 / 20:07
UPS
DOW
CEO
Strategy
Backed
Russian-backed investment fund tied to influential U.S. corporate consulting firm
An investment fund backed by Russian oligarchs that have been sanctioned by the European Union following the invasion of Ukraine has ties to Teneo, an influential corporate advisory firm based in the United States.
01.03 / 19:47
European Parliament
Refugees
Ukraine war: Ukrainian translator gets emotional during Zelenskyy's EU speech
The official Ukrainian-English interpreter for the European Parliament appeared overwhelmed with emotion as he translated a speech by Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
01.03 / 18:41
Stablecoin
economics
Bitcoin
analysts
Bitcoin Fundamentals vs. Fundamentals of Geopolitics - Analysts on Ukraine War
It’s the second day of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with the former moving undeterred by the sanctions imposed by certain Western countries. Among a great number of possible effects that the war could have or may have already had globally, the effect on the crypto industry is being discussed as well.
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