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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 / 11:15

Ethereum Charity Bitcoin Ukraine Will Auction Off Received NFT Donations

Ukraine is preparing the launch of a web page where it would auction off around 300 non-fungible tokens (NFTs) the country has received in donations.

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 / 00:49

Manufacturing U.S. Trade Chief Outlines Policy Shift, Citing Ukraine War and Pandemic

WASHINGTON—U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said Wednesday that the U.S. must shift the focus of its trade policy to rebuilding its domestic manufacturing industries, and lessening ties to unfriendly economies.

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 / 22:57

Altcoins scam No, Sberbank Isn’t Selling a ‘Cryptocurrency’ on a DeFi Exchange – Here’s What’s Really Going On

A bizarre altcoin named sbercoin (SBER) appears to have duped experts and media outlets alike into thinking that it is part of a grand Russian plan from a Russian megabank looking to evade Western sanctions. The bank denies connection with the coin.

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 / 19:49

Social Media 'Would you negotiate with Hitler?': Poland's PM questions Macron over Putin dialogue

Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has slammed France's Emmanuel Macron for keeping a channel of dialogue open with Vladimir Putin.

05.04 / 19:21

BTC Santiment Bitcoin week BTC: Here’s what one can expect from mid-halving event due next week

Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency, has impressed investors with its bullish metrics of March. In one of the most interesting metrics, the outflow of Bitcoin from exchanges in the past 30 days reached the 100K mark.

05.04 / 18:31

Blockchain Provident Platform Future Why Are DAOs So Important for the Future of Business?

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05.04 / 17:41

markets Blockchain Investments Bitcoin Crypto prices enjoy a solid March relief rally. But, how and why?

After a rocky start to the new year, March may finally have set the crypto markets back on an upward trajectory. Back in February, news of the war between Russia and Ukraine created significant opportunities for traders to reenter the market at diminished prices. This did not last long, however.

05.04 / 16:21

Social Media War crimes Nazi Ukraine war: Bucha resident Olga, 94, says Russia's invasion is worse than Nazi's WWII occupation

Footage of dead civilians lying in the streets of Bucha near Kyiv has horrified the world.

05.04 / 14:37

Software Ukraine War Sanctions Hit Home for Everyday Russians

Before Russia invaded Ukraine, Mike Bazhenov was eyeing a new MacBook for work and an SUV for his nature photography trips near Lake Baikal.

05.04 / 13:47

NFT nft news nft market crypto news Cryptoverse: NFT bubble gets that shrinking feeling

NFT bubble isn't popping, but it may have sprung a leak. A year on from when a single non-fungible token sold for $69.3 million in crypto at Christie's auction house, with the buyer paying to be recorded on blockchain as the owner of a digital file that anyone can see online for free, this weird and wild market is showing some signs of slowing down. Sales on OpenSea, the largest NFT marketplace, had reached nearly $5 billion in January, a giant leap from the $8 million a year before, but declined to around $2.5 billion last month.

05.04 / 11:59

Dogecoin Ethereum XRP Bitcoin Top cryptocurrency prices today: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin jump up to 4%; Solana falls 3%

However, crypto trading volumes were holding around $100 billion level despite the cautious stance and economic uncertainty inflamed by the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.Solana dropped 3 per cent. XRP and Avalanche dropped about a per cent each. On the other hand, Dogecoin zoomed 4 per cent, followed by a 2 per cent rise in BNB and Cardano each.

05.04 / 11:15

IPCC Putin ally Viktor Vekselberg has luxury yacht seized in Spain, say police

Billionaire Viktor Vekselberg, an oligarch with close ties to Vladimir Putin, has had his luxury yacht seized by authorities in Spain, say police.

05.04 / 11:13

cryptocurrency Twitter NFT elon Elon Musk's 'single most annoying problem' on Twitter is...

Elon Musk on Tuesday took a swipe at Twitter for adding a new feature which allows users to use NFTs from their crypto wallets as their profile pictures.

05.04 / 09:49

business cryptocurrency World Bitcoin Ukraine crisis: Crypto funding a watershed moment for war-torn nation

For a country whose armed forces would be dwarfed by the Russian military, Ukraine has resorted to creative means to help mount a strong resistance against the attacks by its neighbour.

05.04 / 08:19

Climate change War crimes IPCC Ukraine war: Satellite photos appear to contradict Russian denials over Bucha atrocities

Russia's war in Ukraine is taking on a new dimension with growing evidence of human rights atrocities by Vladimir Putin's troops, accused of killing civilians in cold blood as they retreat from the Kyiv region.

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