Ukraine


Policy

Ukraine's Central Bank Bans Crypto Purchases in Local Currency

Individuals may only purchase crypto using foreign currency up to a value of 100,000 Ukrainian hryvnia ($3,400) per month.

Billete de 1000 grivnas ucranianas (Shutterstock)

Videos

Russian Crypto Miner BitRiver Hit by US Sanctions

CoinDesk Managing Editor for Global Policy and Regulation Nikhilesh De discusses Russian crypto mining firm BitRiver being hit with U.S. sanctions amid the invasion of Ukraine. Plus, a conversation about a recent meeting between FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried and members of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

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Videos

Binance Exec on North Korean Involvement in Axie Infinity Hack

Binance Vice President of Global Intelligence and Investigations Tigran Gambaryan discusses North Korea’s alleged involvement in the over $600 million exploit of Axie Infinity’s Ronin network and the crypto exchange’s involvement in ongoing investigations.

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Policy

IMF Says Capital Control Powers Should Include Crypto

The financial stability watchdog is the latest to worry that digital assets are being used to evade sanctions on Russia.

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

Finance

EXMO Exits Russia, Sells User Base There to Unnamed Buyer

The crypto exchange is also giving up its clients in Belarus and Kazahkstan following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Markets

What Would Deglobalization Mean for Bitcoin’s Price?

Geopolitical crises like the Russia-Ukraine war are reversing the era of globalization, where people enjoyed lower costs from the expansion of free trade and labor offshoring.

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Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Dips as Macro and Geopolitical Uncertainties Remain

Cryptos and stocks have traded in a choppy range so far this year.

Markets on edge amid Russia-Ukraine war (Don Fontijn, Unsplash)

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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Markets

Ukraine Crisis Is Not Propelling Crypto Market Activity, Blockchain Data Shows

Russians are leaving their country and taking money with them, but crypto hasn't felt the impact – so far.

People look at the exterior of a damaged residential block hit by an early morning missile strike on February 25, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine.  (Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

Policy

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)