Russian crypto trading volumes fall amid sanction evasion fears March 4, 2022 The volume of Russian roubles being exchanged for crypto is falling undermining claims digital assets are being used to evade sanctions.
As the world sees enormous price increases, Bitcoin’s use case deserves more attention March 4, 2022 As war rages in the Ukraine, Bitcoin’s use case as an answer to economic woes has once again been brought to the forefront.
Swiss city of Lugano to make Tether and Bitcoin legal tender March 3, 2022 The Swiss city of Lugano is partnering with Tether to allow citizens to make payments using Bitcoin and a handful of stablecoins.
Mexico being lined up as next nation for full Bitcoin adoption March 3, 2022 One of El Salvador’s most prominent advisors on the nation’s adoption of Bitcoin as legal tender says he is turning his attention to Mexico.
Ukraine cancels airdrop and plots launch of NFTs March 3, 2022 Ukraine's government has cancelled a planned airdrop and will instead sell NFTs to support the resistance to Russia's invasion.
Russian oligarch found dead by gardener in garage of his £18m Surrey mansion March 3, 2022 A 66-year old Russian oligarch was discovered dead by one of his gardeners in the garage of his £18m English mansion, it has been reported. Mikhail Watford, formerly known as Mikhail Tolstosheya, ws found dead in his mansion in Virginia Water, Surrey. His death, which comes less than a week after Russia invaded Ukraine, is [...]
UK crypto industry urged to close ‘loopholes’ that let Russia avoid sanctions March 3, 2022 Unregulated crypto firms in the UK are facing calls to close 'loopholes' which allow Russians to evade sanctions.
Auditchain set to deploy mainnet staking contracts for Pacioli validating nodes March 3, 2022 Financial reporting platform Auditchain Labs AG says it is set to deploy the Pacioli validating node staking contracts on Monday.
Brave soul: Russian businessman puts $1m bounty on Vladimir Putin’s head for war crimes March 3, 2022 A Russian businessman has said he will pay $1m for anyone who arrests Russia’s president Vladimir Putin for war crimes. Alex Konanykhin is urging Russian military leaders to arrest and detain Putin as a war criminal. In a post on Facebook, the California-based crypto investor writes “I promise to pay $1,000,000 to the officer(s) who, [...]
UK regulators pressure crypto firms to enforce Russian sanctions March 3, 2022 Crypto firms are under pressure from UK regulators to ensure that economic sanctions against Russia are enforced.