Blockchain technology has had a huge impact on the financial sector. Although many traditional financial institutions like Bank of America use blockchain, it is still mostly used for cryptocurrency transactions. The benefits of the blockchain network are soon going to be put to the test. There are indicators that Russia is going to start moving […]

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Through Galaxy Digital’s Ethereum fund, Goldman Sachs is partnering with clients by granting them exposure to Ether. Galaxy mentioned Goldman as a receiver of introduction [...]

A Goldman Sachs senior chairman has asked why crypto is not having a moment despite “the inflating U.S. dollar” and governments demonstrating that they can and will freeze accounts under certain circumstances. “Not seeing it in the price, so far,” he said. Goldman Sachs’ Blankfein Has a Question About Crypto Lloyd Blankfein, who […]

Several technical and on-chain indicators are flashing bullish despite the BTC price pullback below $40,000.

Surging commodities and a strong dollar add to stock traders' woes, with Goldman Sachs' former CEO wondering why crypto assets are not "having a moment."

Former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has criticized the Biden administration and European governments for not pressuring cryptocurrency exchanges to end transactions with Russian users. She believes regulators “should look hard at how they can prevent the crypto markets from giving an escape hatch to Russia, both governmental and private transactions in and out of Russia.” […]

Economic sanctions against Russia has put crypto front-and-center as governments and centralized crypto firms are tested in their use of the technology. On a geopolitical basis crypto has taken center stage following the unprecedented sanctions against Russia in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine. Those sanctions have included the removal of major Russian banks […]

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Kraken's CEO, alongside other exchanges, issued warnings about storing funds with centralized custodians as Russian sanctions pile up.

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The vice prime minister of Ukraine has asked all major cryptocurrency exchanges to freeze accounts of all Russian users. However, some crypto exchanges have already denied the request. Binance confirmed it is “not going to unilaterally freeze millions of innocent users’ accounts” while Kraken says it is “not really a viable business option for us.” […]