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16.03 / 19:33

Government Law regulation Framework regulatory Ukraine's president signs law establishing regulatory framework for crypto

Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the President of Ukraine currently based in Kyiv, has signed a law establishing a legal framework for the country to operate a regulated crypto market.

16.03 / 19:03

Protest NATO Human Rights 'Rexit': Russia withdraws from Council of Europe ahead of expulsion vote

Russia quit the Council of Europe on Tuesday, the continent's leading human rights watchdog, ahead of a vote by the organisation to expel it.

16.03 / 18:59

BlackRock BlackRock says bullish China outlook under review: ‘We have questions now’

BlackRock has put its overweight outlook on Chinese assets “under review”, with soaring Covid cases and mounting concerns about Beijing’s ties to Russia prompting the world's biggest asset manager to reconsider its view on the world's second largest economy.

16.03 / 18:50

Central Bank Russia Sanctions May Lead More Countries To Consider CBDCs, Ex-Central Banker Says

Sanctions imposed on Russia as a result of its war in Ukraine could lead more countries to consider digital versions of their own currencies – known as central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) – as a counterweight to the dominant role of the US dollar, a former Bank of Japan (BOJ) executive has said.

16.03 / 18:47

Executive Credit Suisse chief executive Gottstein says bank is ‘reviewing’ Russia

Credit Suisse chief executive Thomas Gottstein said that the bank is "reviewing" the situation in Russia, but has not yet decided to exit the country after it attacked Ukraine.

16.03 / 17:41

markets Central Bank Bitcoin Bitcoin Price peace BTC price cracks $41K as hopes of peace in Eastern Europe send Bitcoin higher

Bitcoin (BTC) returned above $41,000 prior to the Wall Street open on March 16 as good news from Asia and Russia buoyed stocks.

16.03 / 17:19

Blockchain Charity Bitcoin Fighting economic warfare with crypto’s double-edged sword

In his monthly crypto tech column, Israeli serial entrepreneur Ariel Shapira covers emerging technologies within the crypto, decentralized finance and blockchain space, as well as their roles in shaping the economy of the 21st century.

16.03 / 14:39

UPS Lawyers Firms are rushing out of Russia. Employment lawyers say it isn’t quite that simple

Thousands of staff from UK-headquartered companies are heading for the exit in Russia. From law firms and consultancies to banks and retail brands, a drip has turned into a flood as the international community piles pressure on Vladimir Putin to stop an escalating conflict.

16.03 / 12:47

UPS U.S. Retail Sales Grew in February, Economists Estimate

Americans kept up retail spending in February but at a slower pace than the prior month, economists estimate, as they assessed the implications of high inflation and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

16.03 / 12:47

cryptocurrency privacy Legal Elliptic Claims Breakthrough in Search for Russian Crypto Sanctions Evaders

“Crypto forensics firms” such as Elliptic and Chainalysis appear to be making a name for themselves in the international media – with their blockchain analysis tools allowing them to allegedly make key advances in Western governments’ search for crypto-using Russian sanction evaders.

16.03 / 11:55

cryptocurrency Digital Citizens CryptoExplainer Can Russia Use Cryptocurrency To Circumvent Western Sanctions?

Can Cryptocurrency Help Russia Evade Western Sanctions?

16.03 / 11:25

IPO Cooper Progressive IPOs Support China says it will support Chinese IPOs abroad, calls for closure on tech crackdown

BEIJING — China signaled support for Chinese stocks on Wednesday, after days of worries about U.S. delisting risks sent the stocks plunging in New York and Hong Kong.

16.03 / 11:11

Abramovich investment vehicle shifted control shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine

Hours after Russia invaded Ukraine, control of an investment vehicle long linked in public filings to oligarch Roman Abramovich and used to hold stakes in renewable energy and tech startups in the US, UK and Israel was moved to one of his business associates, according to securities filings.

16.03 / 10:23

NATO Crisis in Ukraine peace President Zelenskyy: Peace talks 'more realistic' but says 'door closed' to NATO membership

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has used a new overnight video address to signal some progress in ongoing negotiations between his country and Russia.

16.03 / 10:15

Citi JPMorgan Citigroup Citigroup joins Goldman, JPMorgan and Deutsche in pulling back from Russia

Citigroup, the Wall Street bank with the biggest operations in Russia, is scaling back its business in the country.

16.03 / 09:49

business cryptocurrency Puzzle Bitcoin Future The-future-of-crypto-is-boring — and-bright

Crypto markets still have many puzzles, but they are beginning to reveal their secrets. The last few months of chaos show what Bitcoin and other crypto assets are good for: They are advanced tools of globalisation, luxury goods for complex, well-functioning markets — not protections against the depredations of hostile governments.

16.03 / 08:53

Updates Ukraine war live updates: Kyiv lockdown as Zelenskyy says Russia talks 'more realistic'

It's day 21 of Russia's war in Ukraine, which was launched by Vladimir Putin on 24 February. The fighting has forced more than three million Ukrainians to flee their homes, with thousands of people killed or wounded. Follow our live updates below or tune into Euronews in the video player, above.

16.03 / 07:33

cryptocurrency Puzzle Bitcoin Future Opinion: The Future of Crypto Is Boring - And Bright

Crypto markets still have many puzzles, but they are beginning to reveal their secrets. The last few months of chaos show what Bitcoin and other crypto assets are good for: They are advanced tools of globalization, luxury goods for complex, well-functioning markets — not protections against the depredations of hostile governments.

16.03 / 00:17

Kyiv NOT Georgia 'not in the same situation' as NATO countries, president says

Georgia cannot behave like a NATO member state as part of its territory is occupied by Russia, the country's head of state told Euronews.

15.03 / 23:33

Blockchain NFT transparency Co-founders of UkraineDAO and Friends With Benefits DAO talk autonomous organizations at SXSW

Kimbal Musk, Nadya Tolokonnikova and Alex Zhang took to the SXSW stage on Monday to participate in the "Move Over NFTs. Here Come the DAOs" panel at Austin's Convention Center. Tolokonnikova is a former member of the Russian protest punk rock group Pussy Riot, and the co-founder of UnicornDAO and UkraineDAO. Zhang co-founded the social club, DAO Friends With Benefits, and serves as its mayor, while Musk cofounded the philanthropic Big Green DAO. Journalist Michael Casey moderated.

15.03 / 21:47

UPS Target EU, U.K. Approve New Russia Sanctions as Divisions Emerge on How to Hurt Moscow Further

The European Union and the U.K. agreed on separate sets of fresh sanctions and restrictions targeting Russia, a day after the U.S. added a roster of Russian Defense Ministry officials to its own target list—as all three seek to ratchet up pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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