Secretary of State Blinkin revealed that the US was seeking to ban Russian oil imports, sending oil prices to their highest since 2008
BTC, ETH and equity markets saw a sharp sell-off after Russia bombed Europe’s largest power plant
BTC regained correlation with safe-haven assets this week, only to diverge Thursday
The S&P 500 rose by 1.86%, while the Nasdaq and Dow jumped 1.7% and 1.79%, respectively.
Increasing divergence between cryptocurrencies and equities has prompted suggestions that bitcoin has become a risk-off asset
A collapsing ruble and the threat of bank account seizures may be leading Russians to bitcoin to avoid financial ruin