Ukraine

Stellar Development Foundation CEO Denelle Dixon joins “First Mover” to discuss their involvement in developing Ukraine’s central bank digital currency hryvnia, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hopes to maintain the strength of the national currency through this initiative.

21 mar 2022

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A pesar de las condiciones comerciales favorables, el entorno político de un país puede disuadir al capital internacional. Este artículo es parte de la Semana de la Minería de CoinDesk

Por Eliza Gkritsi21 mar 2022

“All About Bitcoin” Host Christine Lee presents data from Glassnode illustrating the difficulty of mining a bitcoin block, otherwise known as the hashrate, which dropped 0.35% on Thursday for the second time this month. Global electricity prices have risen alongside the continuation of Russia’s invasion into Ukraine, possibly leading certain miners to go offline.

18 mar 2022

Michael Chobanian returns to “First Mover” following his testimony at the U.S. Senate Banking Committee hearing where he discussed the role digital assets have played in the Russia-Ukraine war. Chobanian shares his personal takeaways from the hearing, while also raising questions about why global crypto exchange Binance still supports Russian rubles for transactions.

18 mar 2022

Jason Grad, Massive CEO & co-founder, joins “First Mover” to discuss his fundraising efforts to provide humanitarian aid to Ukrainians struggling in the war. Grad sheds light on evacuation efforts for Ukrainian women and children, explaining the country’s role in the global tech community.

18 mar 2022

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a bill into law legalizing digital assets and setting registration requirements for crypto services providers. “The Hash” discusses the significance of this move during the Russia-Ukraine war, and how banks and other countries might react. 

17 mar 2022

Carole House, White House NSC director of cybersecurity and Secure Digital Innovation joins “First Mover” to discuss cryptocurrency oversight as the Russia-Ukraine crisis draws attention to digital assets.

17 mar 2022

Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy signs digital assets bill into law. China’s Canaan to buy back up to $100M shares to drive value. Korea’s digital asset experts set out ideas for shaping up crypto policies. More on these stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

17 mar 2022

Amid growing concern that Russia could leverage crypto during its war with Ukraine, Rebecca Rettig, general counsel of the Aave Companies, discusses her take on whether cryptocurrencies could pose as a route for sanction evasion. Plus, insights into the state of DeFi, crypto adoption in Ukraine, and the EU’s new crypto regulatory framework.

16 mar 2022

Por Adrian Blust, Adam B. Levine16 mar 2022