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War in Ukraine: Some Cautions About Crypto Donations

Ukraine raised over $50 million during the first week of the Russia-Ukraine war, as crypto donations poured in to support Ukraine's military and humanitarian projects. Bruce Fenton, Chainstone Labs managing director and Satoshi Roundtable co-founder, discusses the role of bitcoin in the conflict as a potential tool for financial freedom, and why people should be cautious before making crypto donations.

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Ukraine DAO Founder on Raising Nearly $7M, Support From Vitalik Buterin

Alona Shevchenko, Ukraine DAO founder and an activist, joins “First Mover” to discuss her crypto crowdfunding efforts to support Ukraine in war time, which has raised almost $7 million. Shevchenko explains how her experience with decentralized autonomous organizations led her to create the Ukraine DAO, their collaborative efforts with the Ukrainian NGO Come Back Alive, and the value in the community network of DAOs. Plus, insights on the DAO’s LOVE token and Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin’s involvement with the project. 

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Unchain Fund Raises Nearly $2M for Russia-Ukraine, Venture Capital Turns Humanitarian Amid Crisis

Kenny Choo, founding partner at True Global Ventures, joins “First Mover” to speak on the Unchain Fund’s actions to provide humanitarian aid in the Russia-Ukraine war, as the initiative has now raised nearly $2 million.

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Korean Exchanges Block Russians; Crypto’s Role in Conflict

South Korea’s licensed crypto exchanges all block Russian accounts. Ukraine cancels planned airdrop with NFTs to be released instead. Russian sanctions hurting as citizens look for safe havens. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

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Wages Aren’t Rising With Inflation, Can Crypto Help?

Michele Schneider, MarketGauge Group managing director, shares her crypto markets update with “First Mover” following Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s testimony on inflation and the release of the jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Schneider addresses the economic tensions that arise as inflation increases while wages stay stagnant, and the uptick in crypto transaction volumes from Russia and Ukraine. 

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Pionero en Asia: China ampliará las pruebas del yuan digital mientras la invasión rusa destaca el potencial de las criptomonedas; las criptomonedas se desploman.

El país está cerca de aprobar pruebas de la moneda digital del banco central en varias ciudades y regiones; Bitcoin y Ether caen a medida que se desvanece el apetito por el riesgo.

Ukraine's Ministry of Digital Transformation wants crypto exchanges to block Russian users. (Lucy Shires/Getty)

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Armas monetarias: cuatro lecciones de Canadá y Rusia

El sistema financiero tradicional es una herramienta que puede utilizarse tanto contra conciudadanos como contra enemigos despreciables.

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Dragonfly Capital Exec.: Crypto Flourishes ‘When the Banks Aren’t Working’

Haseeb Qureshi, a managing partner at Dragonfly Capital, joins “All About Bitcoin” to discuss macro factors moving the crypto markets, highlighting the impact from both the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the COVID-19 pandemic.

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¿"Tomar medidas drásticas" contra las Cripto? Quizás, pero no se pueden prohibir las matemáticas.

Las vías de acceso, como las plataformas de intercambio de Cripto , ya están reguladas, y con razón, lo que impide a quienes intentan evadir sanciones. Prohibir el código sería inconstitucional y, en última instancia, inútil.

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