Russian-born Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin posted in his mother tongue on Wednesday that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine “is a crime against the Ukrainian and Russian people.” According to the New York Times report, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on national TV at around 6 a.m. local time the start of a “special military operation” in Ukraine […]

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Ukrainian cyberpolice have arrested members of a phishing group that managed to steal credit card data from at least 70,000 people after directing them to fraudulent mobile service sites. The threat actors used the stolen information to empty funds from their victims’ bank accounts, according to the announcement on Tuesday from law enforcement. Five individuals have been […]

Crypto markets have lost over $140 billion in the past day as investors shun risk assets in light of the growing tensions between Russia and the Ukraine. Bitcoin fell by more than $3,000, dipping as low as $36,500 and altcoins saw broad-based losses as well, as the escalation in tensions between Russia and the Ukraine […]

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Protesting anti-vax truckers blockading downtown Ottawa, Canada had their fund-raising platform shut down as a result of their host fears the “promotion of violence.” The protesters transfer to a Bitcoin crowdsourcing funding service. It shortly raised $900,000. Russian troops collect on Ukraine’s borders. Ukrainian NGOs and volunteer teams embrace cryptocurrencies to assist defend their nation […]

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With Ukraine’s proposed law recognizing bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, the stage is set for the country to become a leader in the market.

The Ukrainian parliament unanimously voted to legalize Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies by passaging a Virtual Assets law on Thursday, amid the intensified tension with the potential military conflicts with Russia. (Read More)

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A powerful Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack on Wednesday hit the websites of Ukraine’s defense ministry, public radio, and armed forces, along with national banks Privatbank and Oschadbank. The attackers flooded the websites with web traffic in an attack powerful enough to take some services offline, making them inaccessible to Ukrainian citizens. This is reportedly […]

On Tuesday, institutions central to Ukraine’s military and economy were hit with denial-of-service (DoS) attacks. Impact was limited, but the ramifications are not.

The odds are on for a March rate increase after Wednesday’s FOMC minutes, but stocks also fear geopolitical instability this week.

A series of cyberattacks on Tuesday knocked the websites of the Ukrainian army, the defense ministry and major banks offline, Ukrainian authorities said, as tensions persisted over the threat of a possible Russian invasion.

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