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Videos

Bitcoin Price Jumps as Demand in Ukraine and Russia Booms

Knox Ridley, I/O Fund portfolio manager, joins “First Mover” to share his analysis on the crypto markets, looking at price actions and the increased corporate and institutional adoption of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology. Ridley explains how macro factors influence the markets as crypto demand rapidly increases in Russia and Ukraine.

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Videos

Ukraine Fundraising Gathers Pace; Korea’s Crypto Election?

Crypto support for Ukraine grows as Animoca halts Russian services. Super-rich Indians gaining crypto confidence. Could the age of South Korean crypto investors swing an election? Hacking group gives Nvidia an ultimatum. We’ll have more on those stories -- and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world -- in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

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Policy

Fed Chair Powell: 'War Underscores Need' for Crypto Regulation

Powell is testifying before the House Financial Services Committee on the state of the economy.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell (House Financial Services Committee/YouTube)

Finance

Animoca Brands Will Stop Offering Services to Russian Users: Report

The Hong Kong gaming giant has received legal advice to impose restrictions, the chairman and co-founder said.

The Animoca Brands team in Hong Kong (Animoca)

Finance

Ukraine Receives Over $7M in Crypto Donations After Airdrop Announcement

It is currently unknown what the airdrop entails, although Ukraine’s tax office announced there will be no tax on captured Russian tanks.

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Markets

Ukraine Says 'Airdrop Confirmed’ After Receiving $33M in Crypto Donations

It’s the first time a country will conduct an airdrop for donations.

Globos aerostáticos (Pexel/Pixabay)

Markets

Putin Is Temporarily Banning Foreigners From Pulling Money Out of Russia

The ban will reportedly go into effect on Wednesday.

Money exchanger in Ukraine (Ethan Swope/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Policy

CryptoPunk NFT Is Latest Donation to Ukraine’s $33M Campaign

The sought-after NFT could be worth $200,000 according to some estimates.

A screenshot of Crypto Punk #5364 (OpenSea)

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

At Least $14M Out of $26M in Donated Crypto to Ukraine Already Disbursed

The founder of the Kuna crypto exchange behind the government's crypto fundraising said on CoinDesk TV that the money is being spent "efficiently."

(Michael Chobanian on CoinDesk TV)