After recognizing the independence of the separatist territories of Ukraine, Putin launched a military offensive on the sovereign territory of Ukraine. Vitalik Buterin expressed his anger on twitter at Vladimir Putin's decision. He condemns the invasion of Ukraine and considers it a crime against both peoples.

- Following the military operations taking place in Ukraine, Bitcoin was not spared, as it briefly fell below $35,000.

- D'après une étude, 81 of the top 100 companies by market capitalization use blockchain technology. (Blockdata)

- 3.7 million users have subscribed to the Coinbase NFT whitelist, which would triple the number of wallets interacting with NFTs.

- Kraken CEO says users should consider withdrawing their cryptocurrencies from centralized exchanges if they want to avoid having their funds frozen by the police. (Theblockcrypto)

- FTX has unveiled a branch specially dedicated to video games in order to promote interaction between studios and the blockchain and allow the integration of NFTs.

- One of the most prestigious auction houses Sotheby's today auctioned 104 NFTs from the CryptoPunks collection. (Sotheby's)

- Multibillion-dollar video game company Ubisoft says the metaverse is the next step in gaming. (Blockworks)

- Croatia's largest supermarket chain, Konzum, now accepts cryptocurrency as payment. (WatcherGuru)

- Brazil has approved a bill to regulate cryptocurrencies. (Blockworks)