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Happy Friday! Billy Bambrough here with the latest from the world of crypto and what to look out for over the weekend.

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24-hour crypto market snapshot
Bitcoin (+10%) $38,601
Ethereum (+12%) $2,625
Fighting back ⚔️
Cryptocurrency prices have bounced following their post-Russia invasion of Ukraine crash. The bitcoin price has added 10% since this time yesterday with ethereum climbing 12% as investors step back and asses the situation. Terra's luna, a recent big crypto winner, is leading the market higher with an eye-popping 26% rally as traders continue to cheer Terra's huge funding raise this week.

Overnight, Robinhood spooked users, displaying a bitcoin price more than $4,000 lower than the broader market. The trading app blamed it on a display issue, nixing suggestions it was having liquidity problems. Meanwhile, The Block reckons $2,100 is the price to watch for ethereum, with the market set for a $500 million liquidation if the price drops below that level.

Look out for... Warren Buffett's annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders tomorrow as the company reports its full-year results. Earlier this month, Berkshire revealed a $1 billion stake in the bitcoin-friendly Brazilian neo-bank Nu Holdings.

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Crypto's role in war 🎖️
A building damaged by rocket attack on the city of Kyiv, Ukraine.
A building damaged by rocket attack on the city of Kyiv, Ukraine. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Bitcoin backlash: As the world looks to isolate and punish Russian president Vladimir Putin for this week's assault on Ukraine using financial and economic sanctions, bitcoin and cryptocurrencies are being touted as a potential route for those in the country to dodge restrictions. The New York Times first reported on Wednesday that "Russian companies have many cryptocurrency tools at their disposal to evade sanctions, including a so-called digital ruble and ransomware."
- Russia’s invasion of Ukraine spotlights the urgent need for crypto policy

But but but... While some think crypto might be used to bypass sanctions, Andrew Jacobson, an associate with law firm Seward & Kissel, told Coindesk, he does not see this as possible. "I think the biggest thing is really how U.S. companies are going to implement the sanctions into their compliance programs," Jacobson said. "I think there's going to be some really tremendous challenges over the coming months, deciphering the new rules that come out, understanding really complex ownership structures and how the restrictions apply to those ownership structures."

Sanctimonious: More sanctions are on the way after the U.S. cut off Russia’s largest bank from its financial system, placed export controls on high-tech parts, and put restrictions on the money of more Russian elites. "The Russian financial sector is by and large isolated now from the global financial system," Edward Fishman, a former sanctions lead in the Obama administration, told Axios. However, Western leaders have so far not blocked Russia from the SWIFT global payments system, despite calls to do so from the Ukrainian government.

Where it hurts: Cryptocurrencies may help Russia's billionaires evade western sanctions, Bloomberg reported, arguing those "targeted in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine may circumvent penalties if they choose to use crypto." Meanwhile, "financial sanctions are easier than ever for Russians to evade," writes CNN, adding: "Thank bitcoin."

Friendly fire: The National Bank of Ukraine yesterday suspended the issuance and distribution of electronic money, following the invasion. The central bank ordered the suspension of "e-money issuers, replenish e-wallets with e-money, and distribute e-money to e-money issuing banks." E-money refers to fiat currency in digital form, such as that held in a PayPal account or a cash app digital bank.

Meanwhile... Bitcoin donations to the Ukrainian army are soaring, it was reported by CNBC, pointing to data from blockchain analytics firm Elliptic showing that over a 12-hour window, nearly $400,000 in bitcoin was donated to Come Back Alive, a Ukrainian NGO providing support to Ukraine’s armed forces.

WATCH: U.S. senator Ted Cruz on why he's "bullish on bitcoin"
Coinbase and Block ride the rollercoaster 🎢
🤑 Two of the biggest companies in crypto, San Fransisco-based Coinbase and Jack Dorsey's Block, have posted huge fourth-quarter earnings thanks to the price of cryptocurrencies swinging wildly.

📈 Coinbase's fourth-quarter revenue more than quadrupled on the year before, while Block's last three months of the year topped projections and gave an unexpectedly positive outlook for 2022. Block stock surged 30% in late trading while Coinbase continued its downward trend.

🧭 Both Block and Coinbase are looking to diversify their businesses this year, with Coinbase expanding into the non-fungible token (NFT) craze and Block getting into bitcoin mining.

Listen to this: Meltem Demirors on this year’s wild ride in crypto
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