Given Russia’s pivotal role as a significant producer and exporter of petroleum products and natural...Broad bans by major powers on business activities with the Bank of Russia and its financial sector also...Since the start of Russia’s baseless invasion, BTC has rallied 14.5%, while gold is up 4.3%.

The Bank of Russia and the Ministry of Finance agree to approve the use of crypto in international trade...Elsewhere, Russia blocks access to crypto exchange OKX....On the other hand, the EU tightens sanctions on Russia with a ban on crypto payments from Russia and...a ban on providing crypto services to Russians.

The U.S. imposed two extraordinary sanctions on Russia....The second was the freeze placed on $300B of Russia’s foreign reserves....If the U.S. can go after Russia, who’s safe?...The sanctions have been widely popular in the West, with many even suggesting the frozen Russia funds...

As soon as the news broke of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, we saw a broad selloff in Asia equities with...Since then, price has failed to sustain momentum and returned to this $34K region as Russia announced...Given the developments between Russia and Ukraine, it makes sense to check in on the energy markets,...

Chart of The Day: SWIFT Bans on Russia Banks Society of Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications...Over the weekend, the White House released a joint statement that signaled its intent to remove Russian...Since then, the EU said they are excluding seven Russian banks from SWIFT, excluding those that handle...

Chart of The Day: USDN Making WAVES WAVES was created in Russia by Ukrainian-born Alexander Ivanov....Ever since the Russian-Ukraine war started, WAVES started gaining traction as Russia’s monetary systems...Given the ability of US Sanctions to possibly restrict USDC/USDT for Russian holders, money flocked to...Ever since the Russian-Ukraine […]...

Price revisited this area briefly at the start of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine before recovering to $38K...This is likely attributable to the fallout from global financial sanctions as a result of the Russia-Ukraine...This is a narrative worth watching over the next several weeks, especially as the war between Russia...

Since the start of Russia’s baseless invasion, BTC has rallied 14.5%, while gold is up 4.3%....actually occurred just prior to month-end, just as the news of financial sanctions against the Bank of Russia...Policymakers’ Agendas  The economic fallout from sanctions with Russia...

Importantly, the governor of the Bank of Russia, Elvira Nabiullina, made it clear they are focused on...Russia, on the other hand, has another motivation: dethrone the U.S. dollar's hegemony in the global...The value of Russia's gold reserves have nearly doubled in just three years....At the same time, Russia has been dumping its holdings of U.S.

The Central Bank of Russia plans on integrating crypto assets into their local financial system.

Since then, price has failed to sustain momentum and returned to this $34K region as Russia announced...

As Russia invaded Ukraine, the market fell once again, with BTC bouncing off its $34K support level before...

Russia is working with several countries to create a clearing platform for cross-border settlements in...

Labs enables NFT withdrawals to non-custodial wallets for users affected by the EU’s sanctions against Russia...

Singapore‘s central bank reminds all crypto exchanges to comply with EU sanctions against Russia.

Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine has been top of mind for everyone, the fallout of which goes...aftermath of stifling sanctions as the West’s response to render business activities with the Bank of Russia...As Russia invaded Ukraine, the market fell once again, with BTC bouncing off its $34K support level before...

...buyer of gold in recent months has been central banks, especially those in emerging markets, Turkey, Russia...Turkey, Russia, and China were among the largest net buyers of gold in August, according to data released...Notably, Russia and China have both expressed concerns over the vast influence the U.S. has in global...Russia has essentially sold off its U.S.

...the vast majority of their reserves to gold – but 2025 data shows a rising trend among others like Russia...Geopolitical events have also catalyzed this shift – for instance, the freezing of Russia’s dollar reserves...Countries like China, Russia, and members of the BRICS are actively seeking to conduct more trade in...

Last Friday marked one year since Russia’s full-scale invasion of its neighbor, Ukraine....So far, Russia’s nuclear arsenal has served its purpose: deterring the west (NATO) from entering the...past year, the west unleashed an onslaught of foreign exchange (FX) seizures and export controls on Russia...

...in goldbacked ETF holdings) as well as global central banks (led by several emerging countries like Russia...