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Ukraine Says 'Airdrop Confirmed’ After Receiving $33M in Crypto Donations

It’s the first time a country will conduct an airdrop for donations.

Globos aerostáticos (Pexel/Pixabay)

Markets

Ukraine Adds to Fed Chair's List of Worries Before His Congressional Testimony

Jerome Powell will face questions from U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday and Thursday when he gives his semiannual monetary policy update to Congress.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell

Markets

Bitcoin HODLers Unfazed by Macro and Geopolitical Risks

These three charts show investors are holding onto their cryptocurrency for future profits rather than selling.

It's the "strong hands" who are dominating. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Nears $45K on Increased Demand From Ukraine and Russia

The latest moves in crypto markets in context for March 1, 2022.

A high jumper. (CoinDesk archives)

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S&P 500 Conflict History Points to Short-Term Bitcoin Bounce, Sell-Off in H2: QCP

The macroeconomic situation parallels that of the 2001 Afghan war, when a post-invasion rally in the U.S. equity benchmark paved the way for a deeper slide.

slide (CoinDesk Archives)

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Cryptos Retain Gains as Ukraine Security Crisis Continues to Deteriorate

Talks between the two sides appear to have led nowhere.

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

Markets

One THETA Trader Lost $11M to Liquidations as Prices Jumped 18%

A trader of futures tracking the Theta Network token took one of the largest losses in crypto as the market recovered.

(Shutterstock)

Policy

BitConnect Founder Indicted in $2.4B Ponzi Scheme Has Disappeared

Attorneys said efforts to locate Satish Kumbhani could remain unfruitful.

(Gregory Varnum/Wikimedia Commons)

Markets

Terra’s LUNA Jumps 24% as Bitcoin Breaks $44K

Tokens of the decentralized money market surged the most amid a broader run in the crypto market.

(Shutterstock)

Markets

SOL, ETH Rise With Bitcoin as War Continues After Russia, Ukraine Hold Peace Talks

Bitcoin's record-breaking daily gains trickled down to Solana, ether, and other layer-1s as the market factors in a possible end to the war in Ukraine.

Solana (Zack Seward/CoinDesk archives)