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Bitcoin Crashes 9% as Missiles Strike Kyiv, Airport Captured

The world's largest cryptocurrency by market value was trading about $34,725 at time of writing after passing $39,000 on Tuesday. Markets in Asia are also down during trading day as the scale of war expands.

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Crypto Sees $242M in Liquidations Within Hours Amid Russia-Ukraine Crisis

Global markets faltered as Russia started a "special military operation" in Ukraine, causing a drastic drop in crypto markets.

Crypto-tracked futures saw nearly $192 million in liquidations in the past few hours. (Coinglass)

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Bitcoin Trends Upward as Markets Calm Despite Ukraine Tensions

Traders showed some optimism even as President Joe Biden announced more sanctions.

Bitcoin trended upward slightly Wednesday (CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Bounce Fades; Minor Support at $30K-$36K

Sellers could remain active over the short term.

Bitcoin four-hour chart shows support/resistance, with RSI on bottom. (Damanick Dantes/CoinDesk, TradingView)

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Terra's LUNA Jumps 15% as UST Stablecoin Gets $1B Bitcoin Reserve

LUNA's fortunes are closely tied to UST. The stablecoin's creation is facilitated by burning LUNA.

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Cardano’s ADA Jumps Amid Recovery in Major Cryptos; Traders Remain Cautious

Prices of major cryptocurrencies were up as much as 16% on Wednesday after nearly a week of downslide.

LUNA hit resistance at $58. (TradingView)

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‘Web3Memes’ Rugs $235K From Investors Five Hours After Issuance: PeckShield

Developers behind the meme coin moved 625 BNB in rugged funds via privacy tool Tornado Cash this morning.

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Foundation Focused on UST Stablecoin Raises $1B in LUNA Sale

The fresh funding will go toward a new reserve to help strengthen the peg for the UST stablecoin.

Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon on CoinDesk TV in December.

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