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Russian Attack Hits Crypto: MUFG to Close Blockchain Venture

Crypto market drops after Putin announces military operation in Ukraine. Japan’s biggest financial group to shutter blockchain payment venture. Chinese authority makes clarification over crypto mining ban. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

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Bitcoin’s Fear & Greed Index Enters ‘Extreme Fear’ Territory

CoinDesk Markets Reporter Damanick Dantes joins “All About Bitcoin” host Christine Lee to discuss bitcoin markets as they react to rising tensions between Russia and Ukraine. With BTC futures, liquidations, and leverage levels remaining idle, Dantes indicates an uptick in bearish sentiment as the “Fear and Greed Index” enters “extreme fear” territory.

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Russia Facing Sanctions Amid Escalating Tensions With Ukraine, ‘Frozen’ BTC From Canadian Trucker Protests Being Transferred Elsewhere

CoinDesk Managing Editor for Global Policy and Regulation, Nikhilesh De, joins “First Mover” to discuss economic sanctions imposed on Russia by the United States and other allies as Moscow escalates tensions with Ukraine. Plus, De provides an update on the trucker protests in Canada as “frozen” bitcoin is transferred to exchanges like Coinbase and Crypto.com.

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Policy

Canadá, Rússia e o lugar da criptomoeda no mundo

Eventos mundiais podem preparar o cenário para testar a razão de ser das criptomoedas.

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Bitcoin, Broader Crypto Markets Edge Higher, Will the Rebound Hold?

Marc Lopresti, Managing Director for The Strategic Funds, joins “First Mover” to provide his most recent analysis of the crypto markets as bitcoin sees a slight price increase. Lopresti relates BTC’s price action to the equities futures markets and NASDAQ while examining macro factors like rising interest rates and tensions between Russia and Ukraine. Plus, Lopresti shares his short-term price predictions for Ethereum and discusses other altcoins, including Cardano, Solana and Avalanche.

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Ukraine Crypto Exchange Founder: How Tensions With Russia Are Impacting the Region's Crypto Community

Michael Chobanian, the founder of Ukraine Crypto Exchange KUNA, joins “First Mover” to provide a firsthand perspective on the escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine. Chobanian highlights a “slight panic” among the local population and a growing demand to exchange cash for crypto as fears of economic destabilization arise. Plus. he explains that in Ukraine, “Tether is more valuable than US Dollar” and uses the geopolitical crisis to make a case for decentralization. 

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Markets

Bitcoin sobe enquanto Biden anuncia novas sanções à Rússia

O Bitcoin ainda enfrenta pressão abaixo de US$ 40.000.

Bitcoin still faces pressure below $40,000. (CoinDesk)

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Tuttle Capital Management CEO on Macro Factors Impacting Bitcoin Price

Mathew Tuttle, CEO and CIO of Tuttle Capital Management, joins “All About Bitcoin” to discuss the current state of the crypto and broader financial markets, highlighting rising interest rates and negative sentiment in the marketplace for risk assets.

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