“Yandex” (MCX:YNDX) will close the “Yandex.Investments” service due to sanctions against VTB (MCX:VTBR), and hackers set a record for blockchain hacks and stole $1.3 billion worth of crypto assets – these and other important news for the morning of Wednesday, April 6, in our daily review.

US-based Intel (NASDAQ:INTC), one of the world’s largest processor manufacturers, said it is temporarily halting operations in Russia.

Researchers from the US analyzed documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from 2016 to 2021. They found that insiders at companies based in China but listed on a US exchange avoided at least $10 billion in transaction losses by selling shares ahead of significant price declines.

Hackers stole $1.3 billion worth of crypto assets in the first quarter of 2022 in 78 blockchain hacks. This is reported by the encryption and cybersecurity company Atlas VPN.

The first bank with foreign participation in Russia that refused to pay dividends to shareholders was OTP Bank, a subsidiary of Hungary’s OTP Group. The bank said it did so on the recommendation of the Central Bank.

“Yandex” decided to close the project “Yandex.Investments” because of sanctions against VTB, in partnership with which the service for inexperienced investors was developed.