The U.S. government has said crypto exchanges shouldn’t facilitate transactions for individuals or entities that have been recently added to a sanctions list, including some...
The Ukrainian government has been buying important supplies, including gas, food and military equipment, using cryptocurrencies, CoinDesk reported Monday (Feb. 28). The coins were donated...
Crafts-focused marketplace Etsy on Monday (Feb. 28) canceled all balances owed by sellers in Ukraine on its platform, totaling almost $4 million in listing fees,...
The home country of FinTech companies such as Revolut or the account-to-account payment platform Kevin recently declared a state of emergency in response to Russia´s...
The swift recovery of bitcoin from its lows has seen some investors happy for a potential rebound, CoinDesk reported Friday (Feb. 25). According to the...
In Moscow and other Russian cities, people are trying to get cash, both in rubles and dollars, due to fears of a fiscal crash following...
As reports of military action and casualties mount following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a parallel ‘financial war’ is also escalating that is aimed at isolating Moscow through a growing...
In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) news, Russia’s financial services were further handicapped when the National Bank of Ukraine revoked the licenses...
It’s hard to argue that the case for bitcoin as a store of value that, like gold, provides a hedge against inflation has been badly...