The war in Ukraine has disrupted global markets and the resulting economic sanctions on Russia have impacted supply chains globally. Its impact is being...

Advertisement &nbsp &nbsp A Harvard paper has urged central banks to hold Bitcoin as a way to circumnavigate sanctions. Only El Salvador has elevated...

Democrat Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts has recently issued a statement saying that cryptocurrency exchanges in America and around the world should enforce the country’s sanctions against Russia and cut off business stemming from that neck of the woods. To make sure this happens, she is now drafting a bill that she believes will make...

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The proposal, while shot down, is an example of growing misdirection in regulatory stances.

Blockchain technology has had a huge impact on the financial sector. Although many traditional financial institutions like Bank of America use blockchain, it is still mostly used for cryptocurrency transactions. The benefits of the blockchain network are soon going to be put to the test. There are indicators that Russia is going to start moving […]

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Germany’s Deutsche Bank has become the latest financial services giant to confirm it’s leaving Russia over Moscow’s military assault on Ukraine. The bank has been reducing its Russian exposure since 2014 when Russia annexed Crimea and the conflict in Eastern Ukraine erupted. Amid Ongoing War in Ukraine, Deutsche Bank Pulls Out of Russia Deutsche Bank,…

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Just yesterday, Live Bitcoin News issued an article discussing Coinbase and its blocking of roughly 25,000 illicit accounts that supposedly stemmed from Russia. Coinbase Has Nothing Against Russia Despite the conflict occurring in eastern Europe, executives and employees of the digital trading platform stated that the action taken had nothing to do with the war...

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The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) says all currently operating crypto ATMs in the country are to be shut down immediately. The FCA notes in a new warning on Thursday that no crypto asset firms in the UK have been approved to offer crypto ATM services. Digital asset ATMs need to be registered and […]

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Blockchain forensics company Chainalysis is launching two tools that will allow crypto companies to deny sanctioned persons and entities access to their platforms. The move comes amid concerns that Russia may use cryptocurrencies to evade sanctions imposed due to its invasion of Ukraine. Chainalysis Offers Crypto Industry New Sanctions-Screening Tools As the military conflict in […]

Coinbase – one of the largest and most popular cryptocurrency exchanges in the world – announced earlier in the week that it is taking heavy action against Russian accounts on its platform. The company has worked to block as many as 25,000 separate crypto accounts allegedly stemming from Russia and that are believed to be...

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These continuous alerts, despite no clear examples of violations thus far, mean that crypto operators should be wary. 

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Xavier Rolet has announced his official resignation as chairman of PhosAgro amid sanctions faced by the company over its ties to the Russian government, City AM reported.