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Фінанси

Former Ethereum Developer Virgil Griffith to Be Sentenced in New York Court Tuesday

Griffith, who pleaded guilty last year to one count of conspiracy to violate international sanctions against North Korea, faces up to 6 1/2 years in prison.

Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith speaks at Consensus: Singapore 2018

Політика

Russians’ EU Crypto Investments Capped at 10K Euros

Measures set out by the EU aim to stop oligarchs circumventing financial sanctions on conventional bank accounts.

Russian banknotes. (Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images)

Політика

EU Bans Providing High-Value Crypto Services to Russia

The move follows warnings that crypto is being used to circumvent sanctions imposed in response to the invasion of Ukraine.

Moscow (Sergey Alimov/Getty Images)

Політика

Russia Sanctions Could Spur Use of Crypto: IMF's Gopinath

Gita Gopinath, the first deputy managing director at the IMF, says the Ukraine conflict could promote the wider use of crypto.

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Політика

Japan to Plug Loophole to Prevent Russia From Evading Sanctions Through Crypto: Report

Reuters reports a number of top government officials promising an imminent change to the country's Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act.

Japan's National Diet Building (fotoVoyager/Getty images)

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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.

Russia's Duma in Moscow (Getty images)

Фінанси

Ukraine Crypto Fundraiser Wants EU to Investigate Whether Binance Is Helping Russia

When asked for proof, Michael Chobanian argued it is "obvious we don’t have proof since it is a closed box.”

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Думки

Why Is the IMF So Afraid of Cryptocurrency?

The IMF is not a neutral aid organization, but the economic arm of a vast power structure. Crypto threatens that power.

A demonstrator during a protest against Argentina's International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreement outside the National Congress building in Buenos Aires on Thursday, March 17, 2022. The protestor's t-shirt features the slogan "Las Estafas No Se Pagan," or "Scams are not meant to be paid."


Argentina's inflation accelerated in February at its fastest pace in nearly a year, surpassing forecasts and challenging the governments targets for this year in its preliminary agreement with the International Monetary Fund. (Marcos Brindicci/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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Ukraine Crypto Exchange Founder Accuses Binance of 'Cooperating' With the Russian Government

Michael Chobanian also says Binance has yet to make its promised $10 million donation. The company challenges Chobanian's charge.

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