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Ukraine's central bank is banning bitcoin purchases made with the hyrvnia to prevent capital from fleeing the war-ravaged country

The National Bank of Ukraine is also capping bitcoin purchases made with foreign currencies at $3,3…

Brian Evans   


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India's central bank is urging lenders to cut ties with cryptocurrency exchanges and traders, report says

"No one wants to go against the regulator," a source told Reuters about India's central bank asking…

Carla Mozée   


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India's central bank confirms cryptocurrencies aren't banned - and says its 2018 order barring banks from crypto transactions is no longer valid

"The circular is no longer valid from the date of the Supreme Court judgement, and therefore cannot…

Shalini Nagarajan   


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Russia's biggest bank Sberbank gets permission to exchange crypto, as sanctions hobble transfers of dollars

A day after the license was given, Sberbank said sanctions had restricted foreign currency transfer…

Hamza Fareed Malik   


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Crypto will ignite the next financial crisis if it's not banned — just look at the FTX fiasco, India's central bank boss says

"Mark my words, the next financial crisis will come from private cryptocurrencies," top G20 central…

George Glover   


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Biden warns Xi Jinping about China's ongoing support for Russia amid Ukraine war

Biden and Xi Jinping spoke in a Tuesday phone call as the US and China attempt to manage rising ten…

Erin Snodgrass   


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Russia says it will no longer disclose the names of organizations that use its alternative to the SWIFT payment system

Some Russian banks have been banned from the SWIFT banking system due to sanctions over the Ukraine…

Huileng Tan   


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There's no evidence Putin is using cryptocurrencies to dodge sanctions and Russia's too big for that anyway, crypto experts tell lawmakers

"You can't flip a switch overnight, and run a G-20 economy on cryptocurrency," Michael Mosier, a de…

Shalini Nagarajan   


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The US is almost out of options to make Russia pay for Navalny's death

President Joe Biden said in 2021 that Russia would suffer "devastating" consequences if Navalny die…

Tom Porter   


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Russian central bank chief denies Moscow is at risk of default and touts digital ruble for international payments

"Russia has all necessary financial resources. There is no threat of default," Bank of Russia Gover…

Brian Evans   


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Russia's economy will shrink a huge 10% this year, Goldman Sachs says — its worst contraction since the dark days of the 1990s

New Western sanctions on Russian trade will cause the country's exports to drop 10% and imports to …

Harry Robertson   


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Russia's economy can't avoid a crisis forever and it's becoming more vulnerable to shocks, think tank researcher says

A researcher at the think tank CEPA wrote that the war is sapping Russia's economy, leaving economi…

Jennifer Sor   


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Here's why experts say the crypto market will be just fine despite a possible Russian ban on everything from mining to trading

"There are bigger concerns right now in crypto," Chris Vecchio of DailyFX, said, citing a hawkish F…

Isabelle Lee   


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Putin's war fired up Russia's economy and beat sanctions — but big problems lie ahead

Vladimir Putin overcame sanctions by selling oil to India and China and spending heavily on its mil…

Theron Mohamed   


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Russia's biggest bank has been cut out of the global financial markets and now it's launched a cryptocurrency

Sberbank launched a digital currency just weeks after the invasion of Ukraine, as sanctions cut Rus…

Adam Morgan McCarthy   


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India should ban 'Ponzi' private cryptos or risk wrecking the country's financial system, a top RBI central banker has warned

Private cryptocurrencies are worse than a Ponzi scheme, and could wreck India's ability to control …

Hamza Fareed Malik   


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Bitcoin tumbles 5% from record highs amid Turkey's crypto-payments ban starting April 30

Cryptocurrencies have picked up steam in Turkey as investors sought various hedges against the unst…

Isabelle Lee   


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Russian individuals and companies are using crypto to evade sanctions, the European Central Bank says

The volume of rubles being exchanged for crypto has hit its highest point since May 2021, ECB Presi…

Phil Rosen   


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Russia's central bank has closed the country's stock market and instructed brokers to block foreign sales as losses mount

In an attempt to prevent a total collapse of the Russian ruble, the central bank also more than dou…

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Russia and Iran are working on a gold-backed cryptocurrency to take on the dominant dollar, report says

The new stablecoin would replace the dominant US dollar and other government-issued currencies in i…

Zahra Tayeb