Beth Gazley, Professor of Public and Environmental Affairs, O’Neill School, Indiana University._____ When Russia invaded Ukraine, I responded like many Americans: by making charitable donations. I was able to make my gift with confidence because I’m a scholar of nonprofits who has studied giving during disasters and other crises…. Read More: How to Responsibly…
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The never-ending debate around bitcoin (BTC) versus gold is once again in the spotlight, as both assets have risen after the onset of the Ukraine war — and bitcoin’s properties as censorship-resistant money has come back into focus…. Read More: Bitcoin vs Gold Debate Continues as Both Assets Rise Following Ukraine War Read more…
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United Russia, the nation’s ruling party, says that some 12% of the population uses or interacts with crypto – and senior political figures stated that it will protect crypto holders with its forthcoming regulations…. Read More: Russian Ruling Party Says Crypto Regulation Will Safeguard ‘Millions of Citizens’ Read more »Pay, Trade, Buy Bitcoin with…
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In a robust sign of support to Ukraine amid the country’s invasion by Russia, the global crypto industry has donated in excess of USD 63.25m as of today, with donations made in bitcoin (BTC), ethereum (ETH), and a number of other cryptos. Data from blockchain ecosystem security firm SlowMist indicates the largest share of…
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The heads of some of the world’s biggest centralized crypto exchanges (CEXes) have hit back against critics who claim crypto could be used by Russian oligarchs attempting to evade Western sanctions. However, the exchanges will abide by the law in case there’s a ban on all Russian users. On Twitter, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong…
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The Lithuania-based crypto payments processor CoinGate has teamed up with the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) – the country’s central bank – and the international payments firm International Business Settlement (IBS) to allow crypto users to donate money to Ukraine’s Armed Forces using more than 70 cryptoassets…. Read More: Crypto Payments Firm CoinGate Partners…
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The Ukrainian government and non-profit organizations providing support to Ukrainians and the military have cumulatively raised nearly USD 53.5m worth of crypto assets, according to SlowMist AML, a blockchain security firm that tracks crypto donations sent to the government and four Ukrainian NGOs. According to SlowMist, crypto addresses shared by Ukraine’s official Twitter account…
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Scammers and impostors are trying to take advantage of the horrific war unfolding in Ukraine by tricking unsuspecting crypto users wishing to help the country through donations. These individuals and groups seem to be using any available means, including phishing webpages, forum posts, email links, and fake crypto donation addresses shared via social platforms…
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Users running Umbrel Bitcoin (BTC) and Lightning nodes can now also help others to bypass internet censorship by installing the Snowflake proxy app on their nodes. It might help censored journalists and other people to access the free and open internet safely…. Read More: Umbrel Bitcoin Node Runners Now Help to Bypass Internet Censorship…
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Ukraine has canceled a much-talked-about “airdrop” to people who have donated crypto to the country, with non-fungible tokens (NFTs) that support Ukraine’s Armed Forces now being planned instead, the country’s Minister of Digital Transformation, Mykhailo Fedorov, said on Twitter…. Read More: Ukraine Cancels Crypto Airdrop, Says It Plans to Issue NFTs Instead Read more…
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