Opinion

I Bitcoiner avevano ragione: la Finanza armata ha appena creato un pianeta post-dollaro

L’ondata di sanzioni che ha colpito la Russia mette in luce la complessa rete di connessioni che costituisce la società globale contemporanea – e la sua estrema fragilità.

A sign displays forex rates to the ruble at an exchange bureau in Moscow on Monday. (Getty Images)

Opinion

Tama ang Mga Bitcoiners: Ang Weaponized Finance ay Gumawa Lang ng Post-Dollar Planet

Ang isang alon ng mga parusa na tumama sa Russia ay nagha-highlight sa kumplikadong web ng mga koneksyon na bumubuo ng kontemporaryong pandaigdigang lipunan - at ang pinakahina nito.

A sign displays forex rates to the ruble at an exchange bureau in Moscow on Monday. (Getty Images)

Finance

Top Russian Bank Quits Europe, Citing Sanctions: Report

The European Central Bank had ordered the closure of Sberbank's European unit over Ukraine conflict.

Sberbank is dropping out of EU markets citing sanctions (Milan Jaros/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Policy

EU Excludes 7 Russian Banks From SWIFT

The bloc is also studying whether crypto is being used to evade sanctions.

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Markets

First Mover Asia: China’s Potential SWIFT Competitor CIPS Won't Help Russia Much; Bitcoin, Ether Rise Again

The Chinese system has just 75 members and processes only a fraction of the transactions that SWIFT handles.

Kyiv. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

Policy

Russian Sanctions May Test Crypto's Proposition

Parts of Russia are about to be cut off of the global financial system.

The Russian ruble lost value relative to the dollar after global sanctions were enacted. (Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Markets

First Mover Asia: The Petroyuan Is No Russia Sanctions Buster; Bitcoin 15% Gain Is Largest in a Year as Investors See Opportunity for Crypto

The People's Bank of China maintains strict capital controls over the country's currency; bitcoin rose over $43,000 and most other major cryptos were well into the green.

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Videos

Russian Banks Cut Off From SWIFT, Role of Crypto as the War With Ukraine Escalates

With several Russian banks removed from the SWIFT financial messaging system, Solidus Labs Director of Regulatory Affairs and Compliance Policy Liat Shetret joins “First Mover” to discuss what impact these sanctions have geopolitically, implications for cryptocurrencies, the Russian digital ruble and more.

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Videos

Russia-Ukraine Updates: SWIFT Ban, Starlink Activation and More

CoinDesk Managing Editor for Global Policy and Regulation Nikhilesh De joins “First Mover” to discuss the Russia-Ukraine crisis. De explains how the Central Bank of Russia may try to circumnavigate the ban from the SWIFT interbank messaging system and draws comparisons to 2012 when Iranian banks were blocked from the network.

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