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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 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

WazirX Issues Warning; Stablecoin Giants Back Merge
WazirX Issues Warning; Stablecoin Giants Back Merge
WazirX users head for exits amid Binance spat. Circle and Tether announce support for Ethereum Proof-of-Stake. Vitalik Buterin says he used Tornado Cash to donate to Ukraine....
WazirX Issues Warning; Stablecoin Giants Back Merge

Vitalik Buterin Addresses Use Case for Tornado Cash
Vitalik Buterin Addresses Use Case for Tornado Cash
A day after the U.S. Treasury Department banned crypto mixer Tornado Cash, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin tweeted that he used the service to make a donation to support U...
Vitalik Buterin Addresses Use Case for Tornado Cash

Here’s How Crypto Is Helping Ukraine Amid Russian Attacks
Here’s How Crypto Is Helping Ukraine Amid Russian Attacks
With approximately $120 million raised from multiple crypto initiatives, Ukraine’s Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation Alex Bornyakov discusses the role of cryptocurrenc...
Here’s How Crypto Is Helping Ukraine Amid Russian Attacks

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

Chess Grandmaster Garry Kasparov on Freedom in the Age of Crypto
Chess Grandmaster Garry Kasparov on Freedom in the Age of Crypto
At Consensus 2022, Chess Grandmaster and Avast Security Ambassador Garry Kasparov discusses the role of crypto in geopolitical conflicts. Plus, his take on freedom and regulat...
Chess Grandmaster Garry Kasparov on Freedom in the Age of Crypto