Bitcoin Plunges Below $40 As Russia Has Reportedly Given Its Forces Order To ...
Bitcoin plunges below $40,000 in the early hours of the weekend and proceeded to backpedal in the face of escalating tensions on the Ukraine-Russia border, not to mention ongoing inflationary unease. At the time of writing, the world’s most popular cryptocurrency was trading near $38,700, down 3.4% in the previous 24 hours and at its lowest level since February 3. Bitcoin had been holding solidly above $40,000 in recent days, however Friday’s decline was the first time since February 4 that it fell back into the $30,000 region. Ether and nearly all other major cryptocurrencies....
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https://www.tradingview.com/chart/ajrdy9Lf/ With the Biden administration spearheading the enactment of economic sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, the G7 (Group of Seven) countries are joining forces to assure its effectiveness. Russia is reportedly using cryptocurrencies to maintain access to foreign capital and to evade and offset the international “punishment.” Related Article | US Creates New […]
Data shows the Bitcoin correlation with S&P 500, and hence the stock market, has now set a new all-time high (ATH). Bitcoin Correlation With S&P 500 Reaches New High As pointed out by an analyst in a CryptoQuant post, the BTC correlation with the stock market is currently at an all-time high, further damaging the “safe haven” narrative. The “Bitcoin correlation with S&P 500” is an indicator that measures how strongly the price of BTC reacts to volatility in S&P 500, as well as the direction of the response. When the indicator has values greater than zero, it means....
Law enforcement and judicial authorities from Russia and Turkey are joining forces in the fight against cybercrime, including the use of cryptocurrencies for illegal purposes. The collaboration has been agreed upon during a visit by Russia’s Prosecutor General to Ankara. Russia, Turkey Arrange Cooperation on Countering Crime Involving Digital Space and Assets The Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation Igor Krasnov and the Turkish Minister of Justice Bekir Bozdag have signed a new, two-year program for cooperation between their departments, the Tass news agency reported. The....
Russia has reportedly announced that U.S. dollar assets will be removed from its National Wealth Fund as U.S. sanctions on Moscow intensify. The fund, which currently totals about $600.9 billion, forms part of Russia’s gold and currency reserves. Russia Steps up De-Dollarization Efforts Russia’s finance minister, Anton Siluanov, announced at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on Thursday that dollar assets will be removed from the National Wealth Fund (NWF) altogether as Washington continues to impose sanctions on Moscow. According to a translation by Reuters, he....
Hacking group Anonymous has reportedly published a large amount of data allegedly belonging to the Bank of Russia. The release comes after the collective announced it had hacked Russia’s central bank earlier this week, a claim that was denied by the monetary authority in Moscow.
Anonymous Publishes Leaked Bank of Russia Files
A group affiliated with the international hacktivist collective Anonymous, identified by the Twitter handle @Thblckrbbtworld (The Black Rabbit World), has announced it leaked 28GB of data obtained from the Central Bank of Russia (CBR). Another....