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Markets

Polymarket, UMA Communities Lock Horns After $7M Ukraine Bet Resolves

The bet was resolved as 'yes' despite no official agreement, leading to suspicions of manipulation by a large UMA token holder, but Polymarket defended the UMA voting process.

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Markets

A Contentious Ukraine Bet Leads to Clash Between Polymarket, UMA Communities

BornTooLate.Eth has accumulated over 1.3 million UMA tokens to attack a Ukraine-themed market — but nobody has appeared to have made much money.

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Markets

Ukraine Ceasefire Breakthrough Sends Markets Into Green; Bitcoin Retakes $83K

Also giving a boost was an easing in trade tensions between the U.S. and Canada.

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Policy

Rabotnik, Affiliate of Ransomware Group REvil, Sentenced to 13 Years in Jail

Rabotnik, 24, has also been ordered to pay over $16 million in restitution.

Jebara Igbara was sentenced to 7 years in prison. (Sasun Bughdaryan / Unsplash)

Finance

Cryptocurrency Worth $1.5M Seized From Former Ukrainian Head of State Communications

The seizure was supported by the Supreme Anti-Corruption Court in Ukraine.

Ukraine flag (Max Kukurudziak/Unsplash)

Videos

Key Driver Behind Bitcoin's Price Spike; California's Crypto Licensing Bill Signed Into Law

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the hottest crypto headlines today, including the factors that caused bitcoin to briefly spike to $30,000. When will a crypto licensing bill signed by California Governor Gavin Newsom take effect? Plus, Tether freezes accounts linked to terrorism and warfare in Israel and Ukraine.

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Consensus Magazine

Ukraine Has Raised $225M in Crypto to Fight Russian Invasion, but Donations Have Stagnated Over the Last Year: Crystal

Ukraine attracted over $225 million from supporters around the world, while Russian military fundraisers only scored several millions.

Ukranian Flag (Getty Images)

Policy

IRS, Chainalysis and Ukraine Targeting Russian Crypto Sanctions Evaders Jointly

The IRS Criminal Investigation division is supporting Ukrainian investigators by providing blockchain analysis tools.

The Internal Revenue Service has shared the form that U.S. taxpayers will be using soon to report their crypto gains. (Shutterstock)

Videos

DOJ Investigating Binance for Russia-Related Sanctions Violations: Bloomberg

Bloomberg reports that the U.S. Department of Justice's national security division is conducting an inquiry into whether Binance allowed Russian customers to access the exchange in violation of U.S. sanctions related to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Spokespeople for Binance and the Justice Department did not immediately return CoinDesk's requests for comment. CoinDesk Global Policy and Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De shares the latest developments.

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Finance

Crypto Exchange Binance Is Back in Russia, Lifts Restrictions on Russian Users: Report

Users in Russia report they once again can use locally issued Mastercard and Visa cards to deposit money on the crypto exchange more than a year following a wartime prohibition on such transactions.

Logo de Binance. (Unsplash)