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Some Pro-Russian Groups Using Crypto to Fund Paramilitary Operations: TRM Labs
Some Pro-Russian Groups Using Crypto to Fund Paramilitary Operations: TRM Labs
TRM Labs has found that roughy $400,000 has been raised in crypto since February for Russian paramilitary operations in Ukraine. TRM Labs Head of Legal and Government Affairs...
Some Pro-Russian Groups Using Crypto to Fund Paramilitary Operations: TRM Labs

Pro-Russian Groups Raise $400K in Crypto To Support Russian Paramilitary: TRM Labs
Pro-Russian Groups Raise $400K in Crypto To Support Russian Paramilitary: TRM Labs
The EU has confirmed a sweeping ban on providing crypto services to Russians as it tightens sanctions, but TRM Labs says $400K has been raised in crypto since February for Rus...
Pro-Russian Groups Raise $400K in Crypto To Support Russian Paramilitary: TRM Labs

EU Set to Ban Russian Crypto Payments After ‘Sham’ Referenda; Hedge Fund Says Chinese Investors Could Snap Up Cryptos as Yuan Slides
EU Set to Ban Russian Crypto Payments After ‘Sham’ Referenda; Hedge Fund Says Chinese Investors Could Snap Up Cryptos as Yuan Slides
The European Union will tighten restrictions on Russians’ crypto investments within the bloc as it seeks to respond to “sham” independence votes being held in Russian-occupied...
EU Set to Ban Russian Crypto Payments After ‘Sham’ Referenda; Hedge Fund Says Chinese Investors Could Snap Up Cryptos as Yuan Slides

Binance’s Bid to Buy Voyager's Assets Complicated by National Security Concern: Sources
Binance’s Bid to Buy Voyager’s Assets Complicated by National Security Concern: Sources
Binance’s attempt to purchase bankrupt lender Voyager Digital’s assets has been complicated by concerns the U.S. government would reject the transaction, according to sources....
Binance’s Bid to Buy Voyager's Assets Complicated by National Security Concern: Sources

Russia Reportedly Exploring Stablecoin Settlements; Poolin Suspends Withdrawals From Wallet Service
Russia Reportedly Exploring Stablecoin Settlements; Poolin Suspends Withdrawals From Wallet Service
Russia is talking to several friendly countries about launching clearing platforms for cross-border settlements in stablecoins, according to a report from Russian news agency...
Russia Reportedly Exploring Stablecoin Settlements; Poolin Suspends Withdrawals From Wallet Service

Binance Froze a Wallet Related to Russian Gun Manufacturer
Binance Froze a Wallet Related to Russian Gun Manufacturer
Crypto exchange Binance froze a wallet related to Vladislav Lobaev, a Russian gun manufacturer who raised funds for the country’s troops in Ukraine, according to a Lobaev repr...
Binance Froze a Wallet Related to Russian Gun Manufacturer

Bitcoin Under $21K After Powell's Hawkish Remarks; Analysts Trim Price Targets for Argo Blockchain
Bitcoin Under $21K After Powell’s Hawkish Remarks; Analysts Trim Price Targets for Argo Blockchain
Bitcoin (BTC) dropped following Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s hawkish speech at the annual Jackson Hole Economic Symposium. H.C. Wainwright and Jefferies analysts slashed their pr...
Bitcoin Under $21K After Powell's Hawkish Remarks; Analysts Trim Price Targets for Argo Blockchain

Alleged Tornado Cash Developer Has No Ties to Russia Secret Service, Wife Says
Alleged Tornado Cash Developer Has No Ties to Russia Secret Service, Wife Says
The wife of Alexey Pertsev, the web developer arrested in Amsterdam over suspected ties to the Tornado Cash crypto mixing protocol, dismissed speculation that her husband had...
Alleged Tornado Cash Developer Has No Ties to Russia Secret Service, Wife Says

Rarible Co-Founder on NFTs During the Bear Market and Mass Adoption
Rarible Co-Founder on NFTs During the Bear Market and Mass Adoption
Rarible co-founder and Head of Product Alexander Salnikov joins CoinDesk TV’s Christine Lee at NFT.NYC to address Bill Gates’ recent comments about crypto and the state of Web...
Rarible Co-Founder on NFTs During the Bear Market and Mass Adoption

Ukraine Sells Donated CryptoPunk NFT for $100K to Support War Effort
Ukraine Sells Donated CryptoPunk NFT for $100K to Support War Effort
Ukraine has sold CryptoPunk #5364, the highly valued NFT it received as a donation in March during its fundraising campaign against Russia’s attacks. Alex Bornyakov, the count...
Ukraine Sells Donated CryptoPunk NFT for $100K to Support War Effort