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Is BTC Acting Like a Risk Asset Amid Soaring Inflation?

Wave Financial’s Justin Chuh joins “All About Bitcoin” to discuss how bitcoin spot trading has been impacted by macro factors like rising inflation rates and the Russia-Ukraine crisis. Plus, insights into bitcoin possibly showing a correlation with risk assets and how quantitative tightening could ease inflation.

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Привлечет ли Беларусь Криптo на фоне санкций и российско-украинской войны?

Несмотря на благоприятные условия для бизнеса, политическая обстановка в стране может сдерживать международный капитал. Эта часть является частью Mining Week CoinDesk

Regional turmoil notwithstanding, President Alexander Lukashenko's government is committed to attracting crypto miners, lawyers in Minsk say. (Illustration: Yunha Lee)

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Global Energy Price Jump Impact on Bitcoin Hashrate

“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.

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Wasabi Wallet’s CoinJoin Coordinator to Blacklist Certain Addresses

CoinDesk’s Christie Harkin discusses the implications of the Wasabi wallet CoinJoin coordinator announcing plans to blacklist certain bitcoin addresses amid concerns of Russia evading sanctions through cryptocurrency. Plus, a preview of CoinDesk’s upcoming “Mining Week” content.

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Russian Bank Given Crypto License; China To Monitor Outflows

Russia’s sanctioned Sberbank obtains crypto license from central bank. China’s Weibo allows users to mint NFTs of their social media posts. China says it will closely monitor capital outflows following Fed hike, but what might that mean for the digital yuan?

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Ukraine’s Kuna Exchange Founder Michael Chobanian on Crypto Donations, Binance and Senate Hearing

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.

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Ukrainian President Zelenskyy Signs Bill Legalizing Crypto

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. 

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White House Senior Official on Crypto Usage Amid Russia-Ukraine War, CBDCs and More

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.

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Crypto Industry Under Scrutiny Amid Russian Sanctions

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.

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