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BTC Price Breaks Out to Highest Point in 3 Weeks

Christine Lee explains how bitcoin’s recent price surge pushed the overall market capitalization back above $2 billion, a value not seen since the eruption of war between Russia and Ukraine. This jump follows yesterday’s price stumble attributed to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s hawkish remarks regarding rate hikes.

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Opinioni

Le rampe che uccidono la tesi dissidente di Bitcoin

Perché la Cripto funziona per il ransomware russo, ma T è stata utile per i camionisti di Ottawa?

Truckers in Central Alberta on their way to the Legislature Building in Edmonton (Naomi Mckinney/Unsplash)

Opinioni

Il padre di Vitalik Buterin su Ucraina, censura e decentralizzazione

La guerra in Ucraina potrebbe rappresentare "la prossima grande spinta verso l'adozione delle Cripto", ha affermato.

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Politiche

Le Cripto restano una minaccia: Christine Lagarde, presidente della BCE

I fornitori di servizi Cripto sono complici dell'elusione delle sanzioni russe, ha affermato Lagarde durante un'apparizione al Summit sull'innovazione della Banca dei regolamenti internazionali martedì.

ECB President Christine Lagarde (Alex Kraus/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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What Has the Russia-Ukraine War Meant for Crypto Social Media?

Lunarcrush Founder & CEO Joe Vezzani discusses the impact of a Russian court's decision to ban Facebook and Instagram for “extremist activity” as the war in Ukraine continues. Plus, a conversation on why the Ukrainian government accepting cryptocurrency donations resonates deeply with the online crypto community. 

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Mercati

First Mover Asia: perché Bitcoin ha iniziato la settimana lentamente; Ether sale

Gli scambi di Bitcoin sono stati modesti, poiché gli investitori sembrano aver preso atto di un contesto macroeconomico instabile.

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Is BTC Acting Like a Risk Asset Amid Soaring Inflation?

Wave Financial’s Justin Chuh joins “All About Bitcoin” to discuss how bitcoin spot trading has been impacted by macro factors like rising inflation rates and the Russia-Ukraine crisis. Plus, insights into bitcoin possibly showing a correlation with risk assets and how quantitative tightening could ease inflation.

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La Bielorussia attirerà i minatori Cripto tra sanzioni e guerra Russia-Ucraina?

Nonostante le favorevoli condizioni commerciali, l'ambiente politico di un paese può scoraggiare il capitale internazionale. Questo pezzo fa parte della Mining Week di CoinDesk

Regional turmoil notwithstanding, President Alexander Lukashenko's government is committed to attracting crypto miners, lawyers in Minsk say. (Illustration: Yunha Lee)

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Global Energy Price Jump Impact on Bitcoin Hashrate

“All About Bitcoin” Host Christine Lee presents data from Glassnode illustrating the difficulty of mining a bitcoin block, otherwise known as the hashrate, which dropped 0.35% on Thursday for the second time this month. Global electricity prices have risen alongside the continuation of Russia’s invasion into Ukraine, possibly leading certain miners to go offline.

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Wasabi Wallet’s CoinJoin Coordinator to Blacklist Certain Addresses

CoinDesk’s Christie Harkin discusses the implications of the Wasabi wallet CoinJoin coordinator announcing plans to blacklist certain bitcoin addresses amid concerns of Russia evading sanctions through cryptocurrency. Plus, a preview of CoinDesk’s upcoming “Mining Week” content.

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