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BTC Slips Below $42K, Coinbase Launches Crypto Trading in India
BTC Slips Below $42K, Coinbase Halts Crypto Trading in India
Kapil Rathi, co-founder and CEO of crypto exchange CrossTower, discusses the recent dip in the crypto markets as investors weigh macro factors like the Russia-Ukraine war, ris...
BTC Slips Below $42K, Coinbase Launches Crypto Trading in India

BTC Tops $44K as Terra’s Luna Foundation Increases Reserves
BTC Tops $44K as Terra’s Luna Foundation Increases Reserves
Fernando Martínez, OSL managing director and head of Americas, explains the current uptrend in the crypto markets amid rumors of Terra’s ambitions to accumulate bitcoin as a r...
BTC Tops $44K as Terra’s Luna Foundation Increases Reserves

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Bitcoin Retakes $44K Amid Broad Crypto Rally
Ether climbed above $3,100 for the first time in more than a month.
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A logo sits illuminated outside the Exxon Mobil Corp. corporate pavilion during the 21st World Petroleum Congress in Moscow, Russia, on Monday, June 16, 2014. Work between Texas-based Exxon, the world's largest oil company by market value, and state-run Rosneft on Sakhalin Island in Russias Far East provides a template for further exploration, especially in the Arctic's Kara Sea, Exxon Mobil Corp. Chief Executive Officer Rex Tillerson said at the World Petroleum Congress in Moscow today. Photographer: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg via Getty Images
ExxonMobil Running Pilot Project to Supply Flared Gas for Bitcoin Mining: Report
The oil giant is looking to make use of natural gas that would otherwise be wasted at sites around the world, according to Bloomberg.
A logo sits illuminated outside the Exxon Mobil Corp. corporate pavilion during the 21st World Petroleum Congress in Moscow, Russia, on Monday, June 16, 2014. Work between Texas-based Exxon, the world's largest oil company by market value, and state-run Rosneft on Sakhalin Island in Russias Far East provides a template for further exploration, especially in the Arctic's Kara Sea, Exxon Mobil Corp. Chief Executive Officer Rex Tillerson said at the World Petroleum Congress in Moscow today. Photographer: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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Russian Lawmaker Suggests Nation Could Accept Bitcoin for Oil Payments
Under pressure from Western sanctions, Russia is mulling other currency options for natural resource sales.
Russia's Duma in Moscow (Getty images)

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Crypto News Roundup for March 21, 2022
With bitcoin trading sideways and a look at the petroyuan, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back with the latest news roundup.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomes Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud during a state visit to China in 2017. (Getty Images)
A 'Petroyuan' Could Further Shake the Dollar's Dominance
Saudi-Chinese talks "accelerate" just as unprecedented sanctions against Russia whet global appetites for greenback alternatives.
Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomes Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud during a state visit to China in 2017. (Getty Images)

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Saudi Arabia Mulls Pricing of China Oil Sales in Yuan: Report
The move would be a challenge to the U.S. dollar, which has dominated as the medium of exchange for the oil trade for decades.
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Bitcoin: Gold 2.0? Try Reserve Asset 3.0
The conflict between Russia and Ukraine is beginning to send ripples through the global economy that could lead to a new monetary system.
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Is Bitcoin the 'Safe' Crypto Asset?
Is Bitcoin the ‘Safe’ Crypto Asset?
Noelle Acheson, Genesis Global Trading head of market insights, joins “All About Bitcoin” to discuss the current state of bitcoin’s price as the Russia-Ukraine conflict impact...
Is Bitcoin the 'Safe' Crypto Asset?