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Bitcoin Price Key Support Levels Next Week, Eastern Europeans Shift to Crypto

In today’s Week in Review discussion, CoinDesk Managing Editor for Markets gives his analysis on where bitcoin price could be headed next week. Plus, Managing Editor for Tech Christie Harkin weighs in on the topic of weaponized finance amidst the war between Russia and Ukraine. 

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Crypto’s Increasing Prevalence in the Russia-Ukraine Crisis

CoinDesk’s Week in Review panel dissects some of the top stories of the week, following a momentous turning point in geopolitics as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine displaces thousands and shifts markets across the globe.

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Les collectes de fonds en Ukraine révèlent le meilleur et le pire de la Crypto

Si vous essayez de gagner de l’argent grâce aux efforts de collecte de fonds de l’Ukraine, votre âme est aussi brisée que votre cerveau.

"A Saint Triumphant Over the Devil," by an unknown 18th century German artist. (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Opinion

S'il y a un moment pour la liberté financière, c'est maintenant

Alors que l'Ukraine collecte des fonds en ligne et que la Russie est exclue du système financier, la proposition de liberté de la cryptographie a été mise à l'épreuve.

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War in Ukraine: Some Cautions About Crypto Donations

Ukraine raised over $50 million during the first week of the Russia-Ukraine war, as crypto donations poured in to support Ukraine's military and humanitarian projects. Bruce Fenton, Chainstone Labs managing director and Satoshi Roundtable co-founder, discusses the role of bitcoin in the conflict as a potential tool for financial freedom, and why people should be cautious before making crypto donations.

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Ukraine DAO Founder on Raising Nearly $7M, Support From Vitalik Buterin

Alona Shevchenko, Ukraine DAO founder and an activist, joins “First Mover” to discuss her crypto crowdfunding efforts to support Ukraine in war time, which has raised almost $7 million. Shevchenko explains how her experience with decentralized autonomous organizations led her to create the Ukraine DAO, their collaborative efforts with the Ukrainian NGO Come Back Alive, and the value in the community network of DAOs. Plus, insights on the DAO’s LOVE token and Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin’s involvement with the project. 

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Unchain Fund Raises Nearly $2M for Russia-Ukraine, Venture Capital Turns Humanitarian Amid Crisis

Kenny Choo, founding partner at True Global Ventures, joins “First Mover” to speak on the Unchain Fund’s actions to provide humanitarian aid in the Russia-Ukraine war, as the initiative has now raised nearly $2 million.

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Korean Exchanges Block Russians; Crypto’s Role in Conflict

South Korea’s licensed crypto exchanges all block Russian accounts. Ukraine cancels planned airdrop with NFTs to be released instead. Russian sanctions hurting as citizens look for safe havens. 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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Wages Aren’t Rising With Inflation, Can Crypto Help?

Michele Schneider, MarketGauge Group managing director, shares her crypto markets update with “First Mover” following Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s testimony on inflation and the release of the jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Schneider addresses the economic tensions that arise as inflation increases while wages stay stagnant, and the uptick in crypto transaction volumes from Russia and Ukraine. 

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Premier acteur en Asie : la Chine va élargir ses tests du yuan numérique, l'invasion russe mettant en lumière le rôle potentiel des cryptomonnaies ; les cryptomonnaies déclinent

Le pays est sur le point d'approuver les essais de la monnaie numérique de la banque centrale dans un certain nombre de villes et de régions ; le Bitcoin et l'éther chutent à mesure que l'appétit pour le risque s'estompe.

Ukraine's Ministry of Digital Transformation wants crypto exchanges to block Russian users. (Lucy Shires/Getty)