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Could Russia Use Crypto to Circumvent Global Sanctions?

Policy 4.0 Founder and CEO Tanvi Ratna weighs in on the crypto censorship debate as politicians push exchanges to restrict Russian accounts, fearing that cryptocurrencies can be used to circumnavigate economic sanctions. Ratna explains the ability of forensics to analyze blockchain transactions and the ethical dilemma of government oversight in decentralized technologies.

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Fed Chair Powell: 'War Underscores Need' for Crypto Regulation

Powell is testifying before the House Financial Services Committee on the state of the economy.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell (House Financial Services Committee/YouTube)

Finanza

Top Russian Bank Quits Europe, Citing Sanctions: Report

The European Central Bank had ordered the closure of Sberbank's European unit over Ukraine conflict.

Sberbank is dropping out of EU markets citing sanctions (Milan Jaros/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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EU Excludes 7 Russian Banks From SWIFT

The bloc is also studying whether crypto is being used to evade sanctions.

A European swift (TheOtherKev/Pixabay)

Mercati

Putin Is Temporarily Banning Foreigners From Pulling Money Out of Russia

The ban will reportedly go into effect on Wednesday.

Money exchanger in Ukraine (Ethan Swope/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Politiche

CryptoPunk NFT Is Latest Donation to Ukraine’s $33M Campaign

The sought-after NFT could be worth $200,000 according to some estimates.

A screenshot of Crypto Punk #5364 (OpenSea)

Mercati

First Mover Asia: China’s Potential SWIFT Competitor CIPS Won't Help Russia Much; Bitcoin, Ether Rise Again

The Chinese system has just 75 members and processes only a fraction of the transactions that SWIFT handles.

Kyiv. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

Politiche

At Least $14M Out of $26M in Donated Crypto to Ukraine Already Disbursed

The founder of the Kuna crypto exchange behind the government's crypto fundraising said on CoinDesk TV that the money is being spent "efficiently."

(Michael Chobanian on CoinDesk TV)

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Bitcoin Extends Rally as Russian Ruble Crashes Amid Ukraine Conflict and Global Sanctions

Anthony Saccaro, Providence Financial and Insurance Services founder, discusses the macro factors currently driving the bitcoin markets, including the Russian ruble's devaluation amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the prospect of interest rates hikes in the United States, and bitcoin's recognization as an alternative asset class during wartime.

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Ukraine Bitcoin Trading at 6% Premium as Russia-Ukraine Conflict Intensifies

In today’s “Chart of the Day” segment, Christine Lee presents a chart from Kaiko showing bitcoin trading at a 6% premium on Binance’s Ukrainian hryvnia market, compared to bitcoin’s price in the U.S. dollar market following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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