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Bitcoin (BTC) starts a new week in the shadow of a new geopolitical conflict — what are the main hurdles that investors face?

A European subsidiary of Sberbank, Russia's largest bank and a target of US sanctions, has been deemed failing or likely to failed by the European Central Bank.

crypto donations, adding to crowdfunding efforts that have raised more than $5 million in Bitcoin, Ether and other tokens since Friday. Ukraine’s official Twitter handle, as well an account belonging to the country’s Vice Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, shared details of the crypto wallets on Saturday. Victor Zhora, one of Ukraine’s top cyberdefense officials, confirmed to Bloomberg that the tweets and the wallet addresses were accurate. The addresses posted by these accounts have received hundreds of donations worth more than $3 million in less than 24 hours, according to transaction information available for the wallets and data from blockchain analytics firm Elliptic. The median donation was worth around $95, Elliptic co-founder Tom Robinson previously told Bloomberg News by email.

Bitcoin price gained pace for a move above the 38,500 resistance zone. BTC attempted an upside break above USD 39,500 and USD 40,000 but corrected lower as Russia’s president Vladimir Putin put Russia's nuclear deterrent on high alert on Sunday in the face of a barrage of Western reprisals for his war on Ukraine. 

Under siege from a military invasion by Russia, the Ukrainian government has been seeking help from across the world to resist the military action.

The global cryptocurrency market capitalisation fell 1.35 percent over the last 24 hours to $1.72 trillion, while trading volumes jumped 19.71 percent to $81.67 billion during the same period.

cryptocurrencies went down by a large margin. It is important to note that the markets overall in most financial sectors have gone down, but cryptocurrencies being more volatile than most, went down farther than traditional stocks.Crypto PlungeBitcoin dropped as much as 8 per cent in price on Thursday morning, and traditional markets were also not spared the disarray.

Ukraine's official Twitter account made the appeal for cryptocurrency donations.

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies somewhat stabilised on Saturday amid possible Russia-Ukraine talks. Bitcoin, which nosedived below $34,000 when the war began on Thursday, was flat on Saturday at nearly $39,000 per coin, compared with a 5 per cent gain in XRP digital asset and a 10 per cent rise in Terra's LUNA token, reports CoinDesk. The second major cryptocurrency Ethereum was at $2,710 per coin, up 2.66 per cent.

U.S. stock futures moved lower in overnight trading on Sunday as investors grew concerned about the economic ramifications of the fighting between Russia and Ukraine.

At press time, Solana [SOL] was changing hands at $88.99, having fallen by 2.44% in the last 24 hours. However, it appreciated by 1.44% in the last seven days. While the crypto market and the top 20 cryptocurrencies have been switching between red and green fast enough to give investors whiplash, it’s time to slow down and take a harder look at Solana.

The U.S. employment report highlights this week’s calendar of regularly scheduled economic news. The official reports won’t yet reflect fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which in addition to the human toll threatens higher energy prices and a broader supply shock.

The geopolitical news flow is likely to result in volatile moves in Bitcoin (BTC) and altcoins in the next few days. News of Russian President Vladimir Putin ordering the nuclear deterrence forces on high alert may be viewed as a negative, but reports of talks between the warring nations could be positive as it raises hopes of an end to the conflict.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine threatens to set back Europe’s economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, as sanctions, tensions and energy prices weigh on businesses and households in parts of the continent at a time when growth is slowing and inflation rising.

Investors saw the crypto market factoring in the geopolitical tensions involving Ukraine and Russia into its cumulative capitalization.

Ukraine is "one of us and we want them in the European Union", Ursula von der Leyen has told Euronews.

The EU says it will buy and deliver weapons to Ukraine - the first time the bloc has financed military support for a country under attack.

The greatest war is the war of perception. And, Shiba Inu seems to have won it, at least for the moment. Notably, SHIB has appreciated 1000x over the last year. However, the meme token hasn’t seen a lot of smooth sailing, especially of late.

Bitcoin (BTC) faced down $40,000 on Feb. 27 as hopes for the weekly close hinged on avoiding a fourth red monthly candle in a row.

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Rising food prices are emerging as a significant headwind to the economic recovery from the pandemic this year, particularly in developing countries where food accounts for an important share of household consumption. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could make those headwinds even stronger.