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XRP24h $2.46+2.12%

Solana24h $191.82+0.31%

TRON24h $0.3233+0.98%

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Cardano24h $0.6684+1.69%

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Chainlink24h $19.06+9.04%

7:01 PM • Apr 19, 2022

—Crypto, Ireland, Russia

—by Protos Staff

Ireland to ban election crypto donations amid Russian meddling fears

Any new measures are intended to block foreign meddling in Ireland’s political funding and will be guided by a soon-to-be-established Electoral Commission.

2:37 PM • Apr 12, 2022

—Crypto, Russia

—by Protos Staff

EU proposal targets Russian crypto traders — unhosted wallets get a pass

A new EU proposal, put forward last week, would target Russian nationals with more than €10,000 in their accounts — but unhosted wallets are exempt from sanctions.

5:42 PM • Apr 07, 2022

—Crypto, Russia, Yellen

—by Protos Staff

Yellen: No ‘significant’ Russian crypto sanction evasion found

Protos Artwork Yellen

Russian crypto sanction evasion is not significant, Secretary Yellen said, but a new bill could force exchanges to block Russian-based users.

2:46 PM • Mar 29, 2022

—Crypto, Japan, Russia

—by Protos Staff

Japan wants crypto exchanges to block sanctioned Russians, like banks

Sanctions targeting Russia have boosted Japan Prime Minister Kishida’s popularity, but polling shows citizens want tougher action on Putin.

8:34 PM • Mar 25, 2022

—Bitcoin, Crypto, Russia

—by Protos Staff

Russia hypothetically accepts Bitcoin for oil and gas — if you’re its ‘friend’

World powers paying Russia for its oil and gas with Bitcoin is unlikely. Still, it’s wild to see the cryptocurrency namedropped like this.