Here’s what happened in crypto today

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Today in crypto, the European Union will include cryptocurrency platforms in its latest financial sanctions against Russia. US-first Dogecoin and XRP ETFs hugely outpaced analyst expectations, and the US and UK signed an agreement to collaborate on AI, nuclear energy, telecom and quantum technology.

The European Union will include cryptocurrency platforms in its latest financial sanctions against Russia, marking the first time digital asset services have been directly targeted.

The measures, part of the bloc’s 19th sanctions package, prohibit all cryptocurrency transactions for Russian residents and restrict dealings with foreign banks tied to Russia’s alternative payment systems, according to a statement by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen published Friday.

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