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Ukraine Has Raised $225M in Crypto to Fight Russian Invasion, but Donations Have Stagnated Over the Last Year: Crystal
Ukraine attracted over $225 million from supporters around the world, while Russian military fundraisers only scored several millions.
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IRS, Chainalysis and Ukraine Targeting Russian Crypto Sanctions Evaders Jointly
The IRS Criminal Investigation division is supporting Ukrainian investigators by providing blockchain analysis tools.
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DOJ Investigating Binance for Russia-Related Sanctions Violations: Bloomberg
DOJ Investigating Binance for Russia-Related Sanctions Violations: Bloomberg
Bloomberg reports that the U S Department of Justice's national security division is conducting an inquiry into whether Binance allowed Russian customers to access the exchange in violation of U S sanctions related to Russia's invasion of Ukraine Spokespeople for Binance and the Justice Department did not immediately return Coin Desk's requests for comment Coin [...]
DOJ Investigating Binance for Russia-Related Sanctions Violations: Bloomberg

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Crypto Exchange Binance Is Back in Russia, Lifts Restrictions on Russian Users: Report
Users in Russia report they once again can use locally issued Mastercard and Visa cards to deposit money on the crypto exchange more than a year following a wartime prohibition on such transactions.
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In the Ukraine War, Stellar Aid Assist Is Using Crypto to Give Mass Aid
The payment app that leverages stablecoins for fast and cheap transfer was designed to be user-friendly for trauma and disaster victims. That’s why Stellar Aid Assist is one of CoinDesk’s Projects to Watch 2023.
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This Ukrainian Startup Is Looking to Automate Crypto Crime Reporting Using Smart Contracts, AI
The project allows users to report cryptocurrency wallets related to scams, sanctions violations, terrorism financing and other crimes.
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Russian Troops Receiving Millions in Crypto Donations Despite Sanctions
Russian Troops Receiving Millions in Crypto Donations Despite Sanctions
Russian troops in Ukraine are receiving millions in crypto donations despite being sanctioned for its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. CoinDesk investigates how crypto donations to Russian troops are flowing. "The Hash" panel discusses crypto's use case as a fundraising tool in times of war and humanitarian crises.
Russian Troops Receiving Millions in Crypto Donations Despite Sanctions

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Coins of War: How Crypto Keeps Feeding Russia's War Despite Sanctions
Russian troops in Ukraine are receiving millions in crypto donations. CoinDesk investigates how these funds are flowing and talks to fundraisers.
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Pussy Riot brings its radical performance art to Jeffrey Deitch's gallery and invites everyone to join their protest against the authoritarian leader of Russia who started the biggest war in Europe since World War II.

Putin's Ashes was initiated in August 2022, when Pussy Riot burned a 10 x 10 foot portrait of the Russian president, performed rituals, and cast spells aimed to chase Putin away. Twelve women participated in the performance. In order to join, women were required to experience acute hatred and resentment toward the Russian president. Most of the participants were either Ukrainian, Belarusian, or Russian.

Pussy Riot's founding member Nadya Tolokonnikova bottled the ashes of the burnt portrait and incorporated them into her objects that are being presented alongside her short art film Putin's Ashes, directed, edited, color-corrected, scored by Tolokonnikova.

"While working with artifacts, bottling ashes, and manufacturing the faux furry frames for the bottles, I used skills that I learned in the sweatshops of my penal colony. I was forced to sew police and army uniforms in a Russian jail. I turned what I learned in my labor camp against those who locked me up. Putin is a danger to the whole world, and he has to be stopped immediately" says Tolokonnikova.

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Opening & Protest by Pussy Riot: January 27, 6-8 pm

Special performance at 7pm

On the opening night, only people in balaclavas will be granted entry. A limited number of balaclavas will be provided at the gallery entrance, but guests are encouraged to bring their own. Guest without RSVP will not be granted entry.

The project will be open for view January 27-February 3.
Proof of Protest: Artists Pussy Riot and Shepard Fairey Team Up to Raise Money for Ukraine Through NFT Collection
All proceeds from the open edition Putin’s Ashes NFT collection will be donated to troops in Ukraine.
Pussy Riot brings its radical performance art to Jeffrey Deitch's gallery and invites everyone to join their protest against the authoritarian leader of Russia who started the biggest war in Europe since World War II.

Putin's Ashes was initiated in August 2022, when Pussy Riot burned a 10 x 10 foot portrait of the Russian president, performed rituals, and cast spells aimed to chase Putin away. Twelve women participated in the performance. In order to join, women were required to experience acute hatred and resentment toward the Russian president. Most of the participants were either Ukrainian, Belarusian, or Russian.

Pussy Riot's founding member Nadya Tolokonnikova bottled the ashes of the burnt portrait and incorporated them into her objects that are being presented alongside her short art film Putin's Ashes, directed, edited, color-corrected, scored by Tolokonnikova.

"While working with artifacts, bottling ashes, and manufacturing the faux furry frames for the bottles, I used skills that I learned in the sweatshops of my penal colony. I was forced to sew police and army uniforms in a Russian jail. I turned what I learned in my labor camp against those who locked me up. Putin is a danger to the whole world, and he has to be stopped immediately" says Tolokonnikova.

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Opening & Protest by Pussy Riot: January 27, 6-8 pm

Special performance at 7pm

On the opening night, only people in balaclavas will be granted entry. A limited number of balaclavas will be provided at the gallery entrance, but guests are encouraged to bring their own. Guest without RSVP will not be granted entry.

The project will be open for view January 27-February 3.