Gavin Brown, Associate Professor in Financial Technology, the University of Liverpool._____ War is expensive. The United States spent about USD 1.1tn on the 2003 Iraq war in today’s …

  Nasir Aminu, Senior Lecturer in Economics and Finance, Cardiff Metropolitan University. ____ The Russian assault on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities has intensified uncertainty in the world economy. To …

  All four major South Korean crypto exchanges say they will block users with Russian IP addresses “in line with sanctions” – despite the fact that their overseas counterparts …

  The Spanish telecoms giant Telefónica is mulling accepting crypto pay for “some of its services” – although it claims that its crypto projects pertaining to payments are still …

  China’s digital yuan is edging ever closer to a nationwide rollout, with banks, airports, and provinces looking to boost their adoption efforts following last month’s Winter Olympics and …

  South Korea’s Constitutional Court has upheld a law that blocks gamers from buying and selling crypto and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) – and seeks to punish those trading video …

  Media outlets in El Salvador have hit out at President Nayib Bukele and his government over the perceived “silence” on the matter of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. ElSalvador.com, …

_____ _____ Staking is seemingly set for a big 2022. With Ethereum (ETH) planning an eventual move to a proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus mechanism this year, it will bring staking …

  As Vladimir Putin pushes unrelentingly to overtake Ukraine, numerous segments of the wider society have stepped up to do what they can from their side to help the …

  Steve Schifferes, Honorary Research Fellow, City Political Economy Research Centre; Professor of Financial Journalism, City, University of London._____ The invasion of Ukraine comes at a delicate time for …