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Bitcoin is now a top 15 currency as it surpasses Russian Ruble
Bitcoin’s valuation has surpassed that of the Russian Ruble and also institutions like JPMorgan, Meta and others.
Oluwapelumi Adejumo 2 min read
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Barron’s says Bitcoin has decoupled from the stock market due to Russian sanctions
American financial newspaper Barron's argues sanctions on Russia worked in favor of Bitcoin as it may have decoupled it from the traditional stock market.
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Spike in addresses holding more than 1K Bitcoin attributed to WBTC custodian
A record spike in addresses holding more than 1000 Bitcoin on February 28th was attributed to a WBTC custodian creating new addresses rather than whale accumulation.
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Russians are paying up to $20,000 above market rate to buy Bitcoin
Sanctions bite leading to the collapse of the ruble. Data suggests Russians are turning to Bitcoin to protect themselves from the fallout.
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Bitcoin hits $41k as Russian ruble plummets in value
After recovering fairly well at the end of last week, bitcoin fell down below $39,000. Since then, the price of bitcoin has seen a strong recovery trading above 41,000.
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With Russia cut off from SWIFT, could Bitcoin play a role in avoiding sanctions?
The U.S. as well as the U.K. and several other European countries have agreed to ban a number of Russian banks from SWIFT.
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Ukraine NGO receives over $4 million in Bitcoin donations
While Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence says it can’t officially receive crypto donations, NGO’s in the country are taking crypto to help with the conflict.
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Bitcoin pulls out the UNO reverse card on gold
Bitcoin bounces making back all of Thursday's losses, at the same time gold returns its gains throwing confusion on what constitutes a safe haven asset.
Adoption
El Salvador’s $1 billion Bitcoin bond called a “meme” by mainstream finance
The Bitcoin bond receives $500 million in verbal commits, but some express skepticism on whether the program can work.
