# Crypto Tracker: Russia-Ukraine-US Tensions Weigh on Markets

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By Paul Ebeling · 2022-02-24
Tags: US, Russia, digital, assets, Paul Ebeling, Ukraine, Bitcoin, blockchain, Crypto, Knights, ether, knightsbridge, Bitcoin, Ethereum, Knightsbridge Insights, DeFi, chainlink, Non-Fungible Token, Mining, Knightsbridge
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Crypto markets have been hit as the tension between Russia-Ukraine-US and it allies intensify, as follows:

The 4 Key Indexes in detail, as follows:

- Bitcoin is in many ways the true benchmark for any other crypto market.
- After Bitcoin, the big innovation was to have blockchains that were more programmable. These could host smart contracts or decentralized applications and have allowed the emergence of the metaverse and DeFi. Ethereum (ETH) is the most popular version of a smart contract platform. 
- The constituents of this index are Ethereum (ETH), Cardano (ADA), Avalanche (AVAX), Solana (SOL), Fantom (FTM), VeChain (VET), Terra (LUNA), EOS (EOS) and Chainlink (LINK). We also include Polkadot (DOT), which allows interoperability between blockchains and the use of smart contracts via parachains.
- Metaverse: Coins associated with the creation of a virtual space/digital world on the internet using a combination of augmented reality, virtual reality and social networks. The constituents of this index are Axie Infinity (AXS), The Sandbox (SAND), Decentraland (MANA), Enjin Coin (ENJ), Aavegotchi (GHST), Terra Virtua Kolect (TVK), Ultra (UOS), Phantasma (SOUL), RedFOX Labs (RFOX) and Gala (GALA).
- Decentralized finance (DeFi) are the services built on Top of blockchain networks with no central intermediaries. This can be a very broad category, so we narrow this down to platforms that focus on lending/borrowing, yield farming, automated market making and decentralized exchange tokens. The constituents of this index are Aave (AAVE), Compound (COMP), Uniswap (UNI), Yearn.finance (YFI), Loopring (LRC), PancakeSwap (CAKE), Maker (MKR), 1inch (1INCH), Thorchain (RUNE) and Terra (LUNA).

Have a healthy, prosperous day, Keep the Faith!

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