Weaponizing SWIFT is bullish for crypto market February 28, 2022 Weaponizing SWIFT - the global messaging system used by banks - could be good news for crypto, says Nigel Green.
Bitcoin’s fluctuations appear robust despite narrative of Ukraine crisis February 28, 2022 Francisco Memoria takes a detailed look at events which affected the cryptocurrency markets throughout last week.
Kremlin blames Liz Truss for Putin’s decision to raise nuclear alert level February 28, 2022 The Kremlin has blamed Liz Truss on Vladimir Putin’s decision yesterday to raise the country’s nuclear alert level. Putin put Russia’s nuclear forces on a “special regime of duty” yesterday, igniting fears of a global nuclear conflict. Putin’s spokesperson Dmitry Peskov today said: “There were unacceptable statements about possible conflict situations and even confrontations and [...]
Satellite firm Viasat investigates Ukraine broadband cyberattack following Russian invasion February 28, 2022 Satellite communications firm Viasat said this morning that it would be investigating a suspected cyberattack that caused a partial outage in its residential broadband services in Ukraine and across Europe. The US-listed company said a third-party cybersecurity firm was looking into causes of an outage across KA-SAT network, which provides high-speed satellite internet coverage in [...]
Putin’s war in Ukraine must make us wonder about our military capabilities February 28, 2022 Last week all changed, changed utterly; on the eastern fringes of Europe, a war is now happening. Not a border skirmish or some cyber jousting—the Russian army has invaded Ukraine and men and women are losing their lives in a struggle for territory and power. Taken by surprise by this resurrection of old methods of [...]
Crypto exchange Binance to block accounts of sanctioned Russians February 28, 2022 Crypto exchange Binance reportedly plans to block the accounts of Russian users who have been targeted by sanctions.
GSK chief ‘extremely confident’ of July listing for consumer division February 28, 2022 GlaxoSmithKline chiefs said today they are lining up a July spin off for the firm's consumer health division Haleon, as they remain positive that they can shrug off market volatility in the coming months.
Ukrainian delegation begins ceasefire talks with Kremlin officials February 28, 2022 Ukrainian government officials have arrived at the Belarus border for ceasefire talks with the Russian government, after four days of intense fighting across the country. The talks are reported to have began just after 9am GMT, with both sides agreeing to meet without “preconditions”. Ukrainian defence minister Oleksii Reznikov was seen arriving to the negotiations [...]
Equinor cuts Rosneft ties amid escalating pressure to divest from Russia February 28, 2022 Norwegian energy Equinor has announced it will cut ties with Kremlin-backed Rosneft and divest from its joint ventures in Russia.
Bitcoin holding steady in the face of Putin’s escalating threats February 28, 2022 The price of Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency by market cap, climbed past $39k yesterday and even looked set to surpass $40k, before dropping back to $38,500 last night.