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06.04 / 17:07

Energy War crimes EU has spent €35bn on Russian energy and just €1bn on aid: Borrell

The EU has paid €35 billion for Russian energy since the start of the war compared to the €1 billion it has sent to Ukraine in the form of foreign aid, Josep Borrell, the EU's top diplomat, has said.

06.04 / 16:03

vice chair Deutsche Bank corporate broking vice chair Collingridge departs

A senior corporate broking veteran at Deutsche Bank, who co-led the unit temporarily after its former head departed, has left the German lender.

06.04 / 15:07

Ethereum Adoption Bitcoin Female investors led crypto market growth in 2021, says new report

The crypto market is maturing and is no longer driven by speculation, according to a new report from BTC Markets (BTCM). According to the report by the Australian cryptocurrency exchange, the crypto market's growth in 2021 was driven by utility.

06.04 / 15:05

Watch live: Hungary's Viktor Orban speaks to the press after election victory

Viktor Orban is to hold a press conference following his reelection for a fourth consecutive term as prime minister of Hungary.

06.04 / 14:15

European Commission EU countries should give asylum to Russian deserters: Charles Michel

European Union countries should think about ways to offer asylum to Russian soldiers willing to desert the war in Ukraine, European Council president Charles Michel said.

06.04 / 12:09

cryptocurrency Adoption Ruble US Hits Russian Crypto Exchange with Sanctions, Russian Central Bank Affraid That Crypto Will Replace Ruble

The United States has hit the crypto exchange Garantex with sanctions, claiming that it has “willfully disregarded” anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML, CFT) obligations and “allowed” its “systems to be abused by illicit actors.” A joint Washington-Berlin effort has also closed down darkweb servers in Germany – while the Russian Central Bank says it is still opposed to crypto adoption.

06.04 / 09:59

Social Media Ursula von der Leyen Hungary could lose out as EU moves to link cash to rule of law respect

Brussels has triggered a process in Hungary that threatens to link the payment of EU cash to respect for rule of law.

06.04 / 09:59

Social Media United Nations Russian troops led 'deliberate campaign to commit atrocities', Zelenskyy tells UN

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the UN Security Council on Tuesday that the Russian military must be brought to justice immediately for war crimes, accusing the Kremlin's troops of the worst atrocities since World War II.

06.04 / 00:13

regulation us sanctions US sanctions Russia's largest darknet market and crypto exchange Garantex

The United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has announced it will impose sanctions on darknet market Hydra and virtual currency exchange Garantex.

05.04 / 20:29

cryptocurrency Drugs 'Hydra Market': Germany shuts down darknet platform used for drugs sales

German investigators say they have shut down a Russian-language darknet marketplace that specialised in drug dealing.

05.04 / 19:03

Ethereum SEC Lightning Network Bitcoin New Bitcoin's Chance to 'Bitcoinze the Dollar', Crypto Seizures + 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.

05.04 / 05:19

FIVE Gap coinbase Bitcoin Why 2021 was crypto’s ‘breakout year’ & which countries are leading ownership

You may have seen analysts, traders, and builders boldly claiming that 2021 was crypto’s “breakout year.” It’s certainly hard to deny, when considering the explosion of press and memes that came with the rise of dog-themed coins and then ape-themed NFTs. But how to prove this?

04.04 / 21:05

Climate change War crimes IPCC EU mulls tougher sanctions following Bucha 'atrocities'

Brussels is pushing for a tougher fifth round of sanctions against Moscow following the 'atrocities' revealed over the weekend in the Ukrainian town of Bucha.

04.04 / 19:57

Blockchain Ethereum Bitcoin Crypto adoption in Europe is lower than other parts of the world, a new survey finds

Europe is lagging behind the global average for cryptocurrency adoption but one European country was the most "curious" in the world about learning more about crypto, a global survey suggests.

04.04 / 16:21

business Adoption Sustainability Bitcoin 'Green oasis' for Bitcoin mining: Norway has almost 1% of global BTC hash rate

Bitcoin (BTC) mining in Norway is 100% renewable and “flourishing” according to a report by Arcane Research.

03.04 / 02:41

lawsuits Deutsche Bank set to face investor lawsuits over allegations it enabled US Ponzi scheme

Judges in New York and Miami ruled that investor lawsuits could advance against Germany’s Deutsche Bank for allegedly ignoring warnings that it was helping finance a real-estate-linked Ponzi scheme.

02.04 / 11:49

European Union Twelve years of Orban: How the EU has failed to rein in Hungary's democratic backsliding

Viktor Orban, the ultra-conservative Hungarian Prime Minister on the cusp of securing a fifth consecutive term, has built his career on bashing the European Union and has mostly gotten away with it.

02.04 / 03:27

Digital ETF Bitcoin With 3 new crypto ETPs to be launched in Europe, can U.S. afford to stay behind

In the past week, digital asset investment products witnessed the most significant inflows so far this year at $193 million. Interestingly, Europe saw a majority of the flow, in this case, some 76% of total inflows at $147 million.

01.04 / 19:59

Health Refugees Ukraine war: EU urges China to stay neutral but without securing any guarantees

EU leaders warned China not to support Russia's invasion of Ukraine but failed to secure a pledge of non-interference in the war.

01.04 / 13:31

Football Ukraine war pushes eurozone's inflation to a record 7.5%

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has thrust the eurozone into a new economic reality where high inflation is no longer a temporary headache and seriously threatens to undo the gains of the post-pandemic recovery.

01.04 / 12:35

Ethnic Serbs caught in the crossfire amid Kosovo-Serbia voting row

Ethnic Serbs in Kosovo have been left frustrated amid renewed tensions between Serbia and the government in Pristina.

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