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Block Tops Q4 Estimates, Posts Nearly $2B in Bitcoin Transactions

The payments firm formerly known as Square took note of a slowdown in business in January due to the Omicron variant, but a growth recovery thus far in February.

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Russia Invades Ukraine: Impact on the Markets

Here's a roundup of our news and analysis on Russia's invasion of Ukraine and its impact on crypto markets and the digital-asset industry.

Map of Ukraine. (Openverse, modified by CoinDesk)

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BTC Price Underperforms Treasuries Amid Russia-Ukraine Conflict

In today’s “Chart of the Day," the year-to-date returns for BTC, the S&P 500, treasuries and gold suggest that risk off has been the dominant theme so far this year, leading up to the events in Russia and Ukraine. With gold outperforming all the other assets, CoinDesk's Damanick Dantes evaluates the macro factors that might be at play. 

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Stabilizes Amid Geopolitical Uncertainty

The leading cryptocurrency reverses earlier losses in seesaw trading.

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Major Reversals From Overnight Action Continue Following Biden Sanction Remarks

Bitcoin is up more than $4K from its weakest levels of the day, while the Nasdaq has moved sharply into positive territory.

Cryptos reverse course (cdd20, Unsplash)

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Bitcoin Latest Price Drop Suggests It’s Not ‘Digital Gold’ for Everyone

As geopolitical tensions rise, the cryptocurrency's price has fallen.

Bitcoin's price vs. gold, year-to-date returns. (CoinDesk Research, St. Louis Fed, Yahoo Finance)

Finance

Bitcoin Miner Core Scientific Has More Than 100% Upside: BTIG

Core came public last month via a SPAC merger, but has struggled alongside declines in the price of bitcoin.

Core Scientific's mining facility in Calvert City, Ky. (CoinDesk archives)

Markets

Bitcoin Selling Intensifies; Support at $30K Could Stabilize Correction

There are initial signs of downside exhaustion, although upside appears limited.

Bitcoin daily chart shows support/resistance with RSI on bottom (Damanick Dantes/CoinDesk, TradingView)

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Crypto Market Cap Tumbled to $1.5T While Gold and Oil Prices Soar Amid Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Michele Schneider, Marketgauge Group Managing Director, joins “First Mover” to discuss the current state of the crypto markets following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Additionally, Schneider shares her take on bitcoin as a hedge against inflation and storage of value, and the price actions of altcoins

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Las principales criptomonedas caen en medio de la crisis en Ucrania

Bitcoin, por su parte, fue considerado como un activo menos riesgoso por parte de inversores.

Bitcoin cayó 9% hasta los $34.500 en las primeras horas de Asia. (TradingView)

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