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Opinion

How Western Sanctions on Russia Could Make Crypto an International Reserve Currency

If oil and gas are one day denominated in cryptocurrency, we’re likely to see other industries start pegging their goods and services to crypto.

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Videos

BTC Slips Below $42K, Coinbase Halts Crypto Trading in India

Kapil Rathi, co-founder and CEO of crypto exchange CrossTower, discusses the recent dip in the crypto markets as investors weigh macro factors like the Russia-Ukraine war, rising oil prices and inflation concerns. Plus, a conversation about India’s crypto ecosystem as Coinbase’s expansion in the country is facing obstacles.

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Videos

BTC Tops $44K as Terra’s Luna Foundation Increases Reserves

Fernando Martínez, OSL managing director and head of Americas, explains the current uptrend in the crypto markets amid rumors of Terra’s ambitions to accumulate bitcoin as a reserve asset. Plus, a conversation about why Russian officials are considering turning to bitcoin for oil sales.

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Markets

Bitcoin Retakes $44K Amid Broad Crypto Rally

Ether climbed above $3,100 for the first time in more than a month.

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Finance

ExxonMobil Running Pilot Project to Supply Flared Gas for Bitcoin Mining: Report

The oil giant is looking to make use of natural gas that would otherwise be wasted at sites around the world, according to Bloomberg.

A logo sits illuminated outside the Exxon Mobil Corp. corporate pavilion during the 21st World Petroleum Congress in Moscow, Russia, on Monday, June 16, 2014. Work between Texas-based Exxon, the world's largest oil company by market value, and state-run Rosneft on Sakhalin Island in Russias Far East provides a template for further exploration, especially in the Arctic's Kara Sea, Exxon Mobil Corp. Chief Executive Officer Rex Tillerson said at the World Petroleum Congress in Moscow today. Photographer: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Markets

Russian Lawmaker Suggests Nation Could Accept Bitcoin for Oil Payments

Under pressure from Western sanctions, Russia is mulling other currency options for natural resource sales.

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Opinion

A 'Petroyuan' Could Further Shake the Dollar's Dominance

Saudi-Chinese talks "accelerate" just as unprecedented sanctions against Russia whet global appetites for greenback alternatives.

Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomes Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud during a state visit to China in 2017. (Getty Images)

Finance

Saudi Arabia Mulls Pricing of China Oil Sales in Yuan: Report

The move would be a challenge to the U.S. dollar, which has dominated as the medium of exchange for the oil trade for decades.

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Markets

Bitcoin: Gold 2.0? Try Reserve Asset 3.0

The conflict between Russia and Ukraine is beginning to send ripples through the global economy that could lead to a new monetary system.

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