Ukraine Financial News
30.05 / 14:03
EU leaders meet in Brussels in the midst of impasse on Russian oil ban
EU leaders are flying to Brussels to meet in a two-day extraordinary summit centred on the Ukraine war, energy dependency and defence investments.
30.05 / 12:21
NFT
Europe
Non-fungible tokens
Exchange
Crypto Exchange WhiteBit Wins NFT & Crystal Trophy Auctioned by Eurovision Winner Kalush Orchestra
With a bid of USD 900,000, the European crypto exchange WhiteBit has won the non-fungible token (NFT) and the crystal trophy auctioned by Kalush Orchestra, the winners of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.
29.05 / 19:51
Champions League
Deal
Despite EU sanctions, Serbian president secures gas deal with Putin
As the war in Ukraine rages, Serbia's president announced that he has secured an "extremely favourable" natural gas deal with Russia during a telephone conversation on Sunday with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.
29.05 / 17:55
Champions League
Airport
Ukrainian farmers risk their lives as war continues amid sowing season
A growing food crisis has been worsened by Ukraine's inability to ship millions of tons of grain and other agricultural products as the country remains under attack.
29.05 / 15:25
Bottleneck Fuels Record-High Gas Prices
A shortage of fuel-making facilities is pushing U.S. gasoline and diesel prices to record levels, just as drivers prepare for the summer driving season.
29.05 / 11:57
Cinema
Russia tests hypersonic Zircon missile in latest display of military capability
The Russian navy on Saturday conducted another test of a prospective hypersonic missile -- a demonstration of the military's long-range strike capability amid the fighting in Ukraine.
29.05 / 09:09
UPS
Dreams
How the TerraUSD crash made savings vanish and dreams disappear
TerraUSD was touted as a blue-chip cryptocurrency. Now its investors are reeling from painful losses and asking if it was all a get-rich-quick scheme.
29.05 / 08:21
business
Blockchain
defi
regulation
Identity is the antidote for DEXs’ regulation problem
Regulators from Europe, the United States and elsewhere are busily hammering out details on how to designate decentralized exchanges (DEXs) as “brokers,” transaction agents or similar entities that affect a transfer and cooperate with each other. The U.S. called for multinational cooperation in its executive order on responsible digital asset development, as did the European Union with its recent Financial Stability and Integration Review. And that is just what’s publicly accessible.
29.05 / 00:39
Football
Champions League
Best in Europe! Real Madrid beat Liverpool to win Champions League final
Real Madrid beat Liverpool 1-0 to win Europe's premier football contest for a record 14th time.
28.05 / 21:33
Climate change
Recall
'I had to help people': Bucha doctors recall life and work under Russian occupation
It has been weeks since Bucha was last under Russian control, but the city is still reeling from the war -- and stories of life under occupation keep coming out of the now-infamous site of alleged war crimes by Russian forces.
28.05 / 16:43
Climate change
War crimes
Wagner
foreign
Threat
UN report: Libya faces serious security threat from foreign fighters, Russia's Wagner
Libya faces a serious security threat from foreign fighters and private military companies, especially Russia's Wagner Group which has violated international law, a UN expert report said.
28.05 / 12:25
Climate change
Kyiv fears 'Mariupol repeat' as Russian forces escalate Donbas attacks
The advance of Russian forces in eastern Ukraine's industrial Donbas region raised fears that cities in the region would undergo the same horrors inflicted on the people of Mariupol in the weeks before it fell.
28.05 / 11:41
Climate change
Lithuanians organise donation drive to buy Bayraktar drone for Ukraine
Hundreds of Lithuanians are chipping in together to buy an advanced military drone for Ukraine in its war against Russia in a show of solidarity with a fellow former Soviet Union country.
27.05 / 20:11
cryptocurrency
Money
Bank
International
Russia considers allowing cryptocurrency for international payments as sanctions over Ukraine bite
Russia is considering allowing cryptocurrency to be used for international payments, Interfax news agency quoted a government official saying on Friday.
27.05 / 19:01
Adoption
Payments
sanctions
International
Amid sanctions, Russia weighs crypto for international payments: Report
The Russian Federation is reportedly considering accepting cryptocurrencies for international payments in response to Western sanctions against the country that were prompted by its full-scale invasion of Ukraine earlier this year.
27.05 / 17:33
Climate change
Environmental protection
Ukrainians in Zelenskyy's city describe him as 'symbol' of country
Ukrainians in the city where President Volodymyr Zelenskyy grew up have described him as a "symbol" of Ukraine's fight against Russia.
27.05 / 15:41
UPS
Dreams
How the TerraUSD crash made savings vanish and dreams disappear
TerraUSD was touted as a blue-chip cryptocurrency. Now its investors are reeling from painful losses and asking if it was all a get-rich-quick scheme.
27.05 / 12:25
Texas
shootings
Grieving husband dies of heart attack after wife slain in Texas school shooting
Tragedy has descended twice in less than a week on one Texan family, extending the tragedy visited upon the community of Uvalde, Texas.
27.05 / 08:11
Texas
500
Ukraine live: At least 1,500 dead in city of Sievierodonetsk, says mayor
Fighting around the city of Sievierodonetsk has intensified, with at least 1,500 casualties and 60% of residential buildings destroyed. About 12,000 to 13,000 people remain in the city, according to the local mayor, with Sievierodonetsk the only part of the Luhansk region in Donbas still under Ukrainian government control.
26.05 / 23:25
Texas
Russia offers to lift port blockade in exchange for sanctions relief
Russia's defence ministry says it will lift its blockade of Ukrainian ports in exchange for sanctions relief.
26.05 / 15:33
Ethereum
Digital
JPMorgan
Bitcoin
JPMorgan sees hope for Bitcoin as one of its leading ‘alternative assets’
Despite a huge sell-off in cryptocurrencies, JPMorgan believes that Bitcoin’s fair price is 28% higher than its present level. This would seem to signal a “significant upside from here.” In fact, the firm had also claimed that $38,000 would be a reasonable price for Bitcoin.
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