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Policy 4.0 Founder and CEO Tanvi Ratna weighs in on the crypto censorship debate as politicians push exchanges to restrict Russian accounts, fearing that cryptocurrencies can be used to circumnavigate economic sanctions. Ratna explains the ability of forensics to analyze blockchain transactions and the ethical dilemma of government oversight in decentralized technologies.

Mar 2, 2022

Ukrainian lawyer Artem Afian, a former advisor to Ukrainian government's Ministry of Digital Transformation, joins “First Mover” to explain how his country is utilizing cryptocurrency in its fight against Russia. Afian speaks on Russian and Belarusian politicians turning to crypto amid global sanctions, Ukraine’s membership application to the European Union and Russia's pilot program with a digital ruble.

Mar 1, 2022

Crypto bounces back as sanctions bite. USDT-RUB trading volume spikes with Russian financial stability shaken. Ukraine DAO supports military efforts from civilians. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

Mar 1, 2022

President Joe Biden is expected to deliver the State of the Union address later this evening, CoinDesk Managing Editor for Global Policy and Regulation Nikhilesh De shares what to expect from Biden's remarks on inflation and other economic issues. Plus, a look into how the U.S. will respond to the Russia-Ukraine crisis and an update on the status of Elon Musk’s promised Starlink terminals for Ukraine.

Mar 1, 2022

Michael Chobanian, Founder of Ukrainian crypto exchange KUNA, comes back to “First Mover” to discuss the growing role of cryptocurrency in the Russia-Ukraine crisis. Chobanian explains how crowdfunded crypto is being used to fund military aid, food and petroleum supplies.

Mar 1, 2022

Kapil Rathi, CrossTower Co-Founder & CEO, joins “First Mover” to examine the international markets’ response to the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Rathi explains how the increased movement of bitcoin into Eastern Europe is facilitating help to those impacted by the war, stating “crypto was meant for citizens.”

Feb 28, 2022

With several Russian banks removed from the SWIFT financial messaging system, Solidus Labs Director of Regulatory Affairs and Compliance Policy Liat Shetret joins “First Mover” to discuss what impact these sanctions have geopolitically, implications for cryptocurrencies, the Russian digital ruble and more.

Feb 28, 2022

CoinDesk Managing Editor for Global Policy and Regulation Nikhilesh De joins “First Mover” to discuss the Russia-Ukraine crisis. De explains how the Central Bank of Russia may try to circumnavigate the ban from the SWIFT interbank messaging system and draws comparisons to 2012 when Iranian banks were blocked from the network.

Feb 28, 2022

Russian soldiers offered crypto for surrender. Binance working to comply with sanctions on Russia. India’s Supreme Court asks government for answer on crypto legality. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

Feb 28, 2022

Crypto markets are seeing a strong rebound during Asia trading hours. Strips Finance Founder and CEO Ming Wu provides a macro-scale explanation that the case can be made that it’s profitable to buy the dip when looking at how equities and risk assets behaved in historical geopolitical conflicts.

Feb 25, 2022