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Today in Crypto: Binance Denies Sharing Client Info With Russia; Ukraine Prohibits Purchases of Crypto With Its Currency
Today in Crypto: Binance Denies Sharing Client Info With Russia; Ukraine Prohibits Purchases of Crypto...
April 24, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The National Bank of Ukraine clarified restrictions on cross-border transactions on Thursday (April 21), hoping to stop crypto purchases in local currencies. According to its...

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Binance’s 10K Euro Limit on Russian Accounts Makes Payments Problematic
Binance’s 10K Euro Limit on Russian Accounts Makes Payments Problematic
April 21, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, informed Russian customers Thursday (April 21) that it is cutting off all accounts with more than 10,000 euros (about...

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Today in Crypto: Tax-Season Selling Pulls Bitcoin Below Support Price; Monero ‘Bank Run’ Tests Exchanges
Today in Crypto: Tax-Season Selling Pulls Bitcoin Below Support Price; Monero ‘Bank Run’ Tests Exchanges
April 18, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin has breached critical price support, hitting new lows as the U.S. tax season ends, Coindesk reported Monday (April 18). The biggest cryptocurrency by market...

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EMEA Daily: Strauss & Co. Hosts NFT Auction for Fine Wines; Apple Faces More EU Antitrust Charges
EMEA Daily: Strauss & Co. Hosts NFT Auction for Fine Wines; Apple Faces More EU...
April 11, 2022  |  International

In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa news, South African auction house Strauss & Co. will offer fine wine non-fungible tokens to the highest...

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Russia Turns to BRICS for Sanctions Relief in Payment Systems
Russia Turns to BRICS for Sanctions Relief in Payment Systems
April 11, 2022  |  International

As Russia is still under the thumb of Western sanctions, it’s called for the BRICS group of emerging economies (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South...

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Visa Expects Global Growth to Cover Russian Revenue Loss Within a Year
Visa Expects Global Growth to Cover Russian Revenue Loss Within a Year
April 10, 2022  |  VISA

Visa has lost around 4% of the revenue booked during its last fiscal year as it pulled out of Russia — though a Friday (April...

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Sanctions Could Cause 39% Drop in Russian IT Spending
Sanctions Could Cause 39% Drop in Russian IT Spending
April 08, 2022  |  International

Information technology spending in Russia this year could fall as much as 39% in the wake of sanctions imposed in response to the country’s war...

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Microsoft Seizes Internet Domains Linked to Russian Cyberattacks on Ukraine
Microsoft Seizes Internet Domains Linked to Russian Cyberattacks on Ukraine
April 08, 2022  |  Cybersecurity

Microsoft Corp. has disrupted a Russian cyber attacker that targeted Ukraine, according to Tom Burt, the company’s corporate vice president of customer security and trust....

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US Senate, House Strip Russia of ‘Most-Favored-Nation’ Trade Status, Ban Russian Oil Imports
US Senate, House Strip Russia of ‘Most-Favored-Nation’ Trade Status, Ban Russian Oil Imports
April 07, 2022  |  Regulation

The U.S. House and Senate on Thursday (April 7) each passed bills that would remove Russia’s most-favored-nation trade status and ban Russian oil imports as...

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