Ecosystem - Markets and Ukraine

• Bitcoin booms as the rouble tumbles: What role is crypto playing in the Ukraine war? - Euronews
• Bitcoin Price Jumps as Demand in Ukraine and Russia Booms - WSJ
• Mike Novogratz: Russia-Ukraine War Will Boost Crypto Adoption - cryptopotato
• Bill Miller on Russia - Twitter
• Cryptoverse: Bitcoin gains conflict currency credentials - Reuters

Ecosystem - US Sanction

• U.S. lawmakers push Treasury to ensure Russia cannot use cryptocurrency to avoid sanctions - Reuters
• Bitcoin sanctions could be next as DOJ unveils crypto crackdown plans - CNBC
• NYDFS looks to crypto tools to help enforce sanctions against Russia - theblockcrypto
• Brian Armstrong on US sanctions - Twitter
• Chainalysis on US sanctions - Twitter

Regulation - US

• Fed Chair Powell: ‘War Underscores Need’ for Crypto Regulation - Coindesk
• The SEC is considering crypto recommendations for its custody rule - theblockcrypto

Ecosystem - TradFi

• Charlie Morris on bitcoin held by funds and ETFs - Twitter
• Wall Street Takes Lead in Crypto Investments - WSJ
• Bank of America Sees No Crypto Winter Given User Adoption, Developer Activity Growth - Coindesk
• CME to launch micro bitcoin and ether options in March - theblockcrypto

Ecosystem - Ukraine and crypto

• Mykhailo Fedorov on Ukraine - Twitter
• Ukraine Government Cancels Airdrop Ahead of Scheduled Snapshot - Coindesk

Ecosystem - Infura

• MetaMask, Infura Block ‘Certain Areas’ Amid Crypto Sanctions Fury - Coindesk
• Infura on sanctions directives from the United States - Twitter

Markets - Lugano

• Paolo Ardoino on Lugano and Bitcoin legal tender - Twitter
• Swiss City of Lugano to Make Bitcoin and Tether ‘De Facto’ Legal Tender - Yahoo
• Swiss City of Lugano to Make Bitcoin and Tether ‘De Facto’ Legal Tender - Coindesk

Regulation - Bitcoin legal tender

• Samson Mow on his last day with @Blockstream - Twitter
• ‘Mexico Is On The List’—Other Countries Could Soon Follow El Salvador Into Bitcoin - Forbes

Regulation - CBDC

• Central Bank of Brazil Selects Partners to Assist With CBDC - Coindesk

Regulation - EU

• EU Lawmakers Drop Bitcoin ‘Ban’ From Draft of Crypto Regulations - Decrypt
• The European Union Is No Longer Banning Bitcoin and Other PoW-based Assets - cryptopotato
• European Parliament delays vote on crypto assets bill over proof-of-work debate - theblockcrypto

Reports

• February 2022 Crypto On-Chain Digest - Kraken
• Outlook Cryptos March 2022 - Bloomberg

Ecosystem - Crypto-crime

• Crime and NFTs: Chainalysis Detects Significant Wash Trading and Some Money Laundering In this Emerging Asset Class - Chainalysis
• Criminal Whales Hold over $25 Billion in Cryptocurrency From Multitude of Illicit Sources - Chainalysis

Ecosystem - BitConnect

• US Justice Department Indicts BitConnect Founder - Coindesk
• BitConnect Founder Indicted in $2.4B Ponzi Scheme Has Disappeared - Coindesk

Tech

• Newsletter #189 - Bitcoin Optech
• Bitcoin resource for Python developers - BitcoinPy

CheckSig

• Pillole di Bitcoin - CheckSig

Digital Gold Institute

• DGI Events