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BTC Price Breaks Out to Highest Point in 3 Weeks

Christine Lee explains how bitcoin’s recent price surge pushed the overall market capitalization back above $2 billion, a value not seen since the eruption of war between Russia and Ukraine. This jump follows yesterday’s price stumble attributed to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s hawkish remarks regarding rate hikes.

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Opinião

Las rampas que matan la tesis disidente de Bitcoin

¿Por qué la Cripto funciona para el ransomware ruso, pero no fue útil para los camioneros de Ottawa?

Truckers in Central Alberta on their way to the Legislature Building in Edmonton (Naomi Mckinney/Unsplash)

Opinião

El padre de Vitalik Buterin habla sobre Ucrania, la censura y la descentralización

La guerra de Ucrania podría ser "el próximo gran impulso hacia la adopción de Cripto", dijo.

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Política

Las Cripto siguen siendo una amenaza: Christine Lagarde, directora del BCE

Los proveedores de servicios de Cripto son cómplices para eludir las sanciones a Rusia, dijo Lagarde durante una aparición en la Cumbre de Innovación del Banco de Pagos Internacionales el martes.

ECB President Christine Lagarde (Alex Kraus/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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What Has the Russia-Ukraine War Meant for Crypto Social Media?

Lunarcrush Founder & CEO Joe Vezzani discusses the impact of a Russian court's decision to ban Facebook and Instagram for “extremist activity” as the war in Ukraine continues. Plus, a conversation on why the Ukrainian government accepting cryptocurrency donations resonates deeply with the online crypto community. 

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Mercados

Pionero en Asia: ¿Por qué Bitcoin empezó la semana con lentitud? Ether sube

El comercio de Bitcoin ha sido ligero ya que los inversores parecen estar tomando medidas ante un entorno macroeconómico inestable.

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Is BTC Acting Like a Risk Asset Amid Soaring Inflation?

Wave Financial’s Justin Chuh joins “All About Bitcoin” to discuss how bitcoin spot trading has been impacted by macro factors like rising inflation rates and the Russia-Ukraine crisis. Plus, insights into bitcoin possibly showing a correlation with risk assets and how quantitative tightening could ease inflation.

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¿Bielorrusia atraerá a los mineros de Cripto en medio de las sanciones y la guerra entre Rusia y Ucrania?

A pesar de las condiciones comerciales favorables, el entorno político de un país puede disuadir al capital internacional. Este artículo es parte de la Semana de la Minería de CoinDesk

Regional turmoil notwithstanding, President Alexander Lukashenko's government is committed to attracting crypto miners, lawyers in Minsk say. (Illustration: Yunha Lee)

Vídeos

Global Energy Price Jump Impact on Bitcoin Hashrate

“All About Bitcoin” Host Christine Lee presents data from Glassnode illustrating the difficulty of mining a bitcoin block, otherwise known as the hashrate, which dropped 0.35% on Thursday for the second time this month. Global electricity prices have risen alongside the continuation of Russia’s invasion into Ukraine, possibly leading certain miners to go offline.

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Wasabi Wallet’s CoinJoin Coordinator to Blacklist Certain Addresses

CoinDesk’s Christie Harkin discusses the implications of the Wasabi wallet CoinJoin coordinator announcing plans to blacklist certain bitcoin addresses amid concerns of Russia evading sanctions through cryptocurrency. Plus, a preview of CoinDesk’s upcoming “Mining Week” content.

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