- The government may soon legalize crypto to continue its invasion of Ukraine.
- US market indexes did recover and closed the day with gains.
According to the reports, Russian President Vladimir Putin has sidestepped the first wave of financial penalties imposed by the West. The government may soon legalize cryptocurrencies to continue its invasion of Ukraine.
US President Joe Biden has announced new penalties and restrictions on what may be shipped to Russia. Boris Johnson, the UK Prime Minister, issued the largest-ever package of penalties on Russia, targeting Russian banks and wealthy Russians earlier today.
Brief Rally After Biden’s Sanctions
According to CNN, Russia has seen a boom in cryptocurrency use, which has made it easier for criminals to bypass these precautions. After falling below $35,000 on Thursday in the wake of Putin’s declaration of war on Ukraine, Bitcoin shot up to $39,000 in a brief rally after Biden’s sanctions.
The New York Times reports that Russia is legalizing cryptocurrencies to get around US restrictions on the country’s currency. The nation will not withstand the increasing sanctions pressure from Western countries if it does not change its ways.
As was the case at the end of January, senior market analyst Alex Kuptsikevich of FxPro stated that after hitting the month’s lows for the first cryptocurrency, purchasers assisted. Even more interesting is that investors are more likely to purchase during the downturn. Despite a more than 3% drop, US market indexes did recover and closed the day with gains.
According to CoinMarketCap, the cryptocurrency market’s overall capitalization has grown by 8.6 percent in the last 24 hours to $1.76 trillion. There was a 0.3% increase in the Bitcoin dominance index, which now stands at 42.6%.
