Exchanges
Binance reportedly suspends fiat deposits via some Russian-issued bank cards
Clients of some sanctioned Russian banks are unable to deposit fiat or buy crypto on Binance.
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Ukraine post DOT address, hence Polkadot’s Gavin Wood donates $5.7M
Yesterday, after the official Ukrainian Twitter account posted BTC and ETH addresses for donations, Polkadot founder Gavin Wood tweeted he’ll donate $5 million if Ukraine posted a DOT address. In a remarkable turn, this is exactly what happened.
People
Polkadot’s Gavin Wood to donate $5M to Ukraine, if they post a DOT address
As donations are pouring into various charities to support Ukraine, people are lining up to contribute. In a rather criticized tweet, Gavin Wood, co-founder of Ethereum, and founder of Polkadot, offers $5 million to Ukraine under the condition they post a DOT address.
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Russia SWIFT sanctions “picked carefully” to avoid German energy crisis
As Western countries have agreed on imposing restrictions cutting off Russian banks from the SWIFT global payment system, affected Russian banks are “picked carefully” to minimize potential energy crises.
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75% of customers want to shop with crypto
A recent study conducted by crypto exchange Crypto.com reveals that 75% of their customers want to purchase goods and services using cryptocurrencies. 60% of merchants are on the same page.
Exchanges
Canadian Police to block cryptocurrency transactions amid truckers protest
In an attempt to block funding of the Freedom Convoy protest in Canada, the Canadian police RCMP have sent letters to crypto exchanges effectively ordering them to stop donations to the protesters.
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Crypto payments could be coming to an iPhone near you
iPhone’s new Tap to Pay feature could provide support for crypto payments.
Exchanges
FTX, Nexo to launch crypto debit cards
American crypto derivatives exchange FTX and European crypto exchange Nexo are launching crypto debit cards to customers in selected regions.
Adoption
Google Pay hires former PayPal executive to expand crypto services
Google pay has hired former Paypal executive Arnold Goldberg to head its payment division, with plans to expand its crypto-related operations.
