* Cryptocurrencies play a signficant role in the Ukraine-Russia conflict * Bitcoin dropped to $34k before recovering back to $41k * Swiss crypto-bank SEBA acquires license to operate

* Sequoia Capital launches $600 million crypto fund * Circle revalued at $9 billion with new SPAC deal * Bitcoin breaks below $40k resistance and reaches monthly low

* Binance acquires $200 million stake in Forbes * Blackrock confirms roll out of Crypto trading amongst other services * Bitcoin trades in a tight channel as historically

* Polygon raises $450 million from Sequoia India and others to develop Web 3.0 * Aave, Chainlink, Uniswap ETPs launched by Swiss based 21Shares * Bitcoin returns

* FTX raises $400 million in funding round at $32 billion valuation * $1.5 billion SPAC merger for Crypto mining company BitFuFu * Biden pushes for Crypto