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Binance Renames Russian Bank Cards Amid US Sanctions Probe, Report
26.8.2023
Crypto exchange Binance has replaced the names of cards issued by Russian banks with colors, Russian media revealed amid reports of a U.S. investigation into potential sanctions violations. The changes concern the ruble exchange feature on Binance’s peer-to-peer platform. Russian Traders on Binance...
Russia’s Largest Bank to Allow Retail Investors to Trade Digital Assets
10.6.2023
Majority state-owned lender Sberbank is preparing to allow Russian citizens to buy and sell digital assets. Private individuals will be provided access to its proprietary blockchain platform as early as this month, a top executive of the bank announced. Sberbank to Open Digital Assets Platform...
Largest Russian Bank Sberbank Opens Developer Access to in-House Defi Platform
2.6.2023
Sberbank, the largest bank in the Russian Federation, announced that it opened access to its in-house decentralized finance (defi) platform to allow developers to test its capabilities. Reports indicate that Sberbank’s Comunity, the Ethereum-based blockchain decentralized finance solution...
Digital Assets for 1 Billion Rubles Issued in Russia in a Month
7.5.2023
Platforms authorized by the Russian government issued digital assets worth around a billion rubles in April, the local press reported. The spike in the volume has been attributed to Russian companies experimenting with new financial instruments amid limited access to traditional capital. Russia’s...
Blockchain to Become More Relevant in Payments This Year, Sberbank Exec Says
20.3.2023
Blockchain technology can help solve current issues with settlements, according to the deputy chief executive of Sberbank. Russia’s largest bank is working with other financial institutions to develop blockchain-based payment applications, the banker revealed. Sberbank Sees Solution to Russia’s...
Blockchain is the answer to Russia's settlement issues, banking exec says
15.3.2023
There is no technical reason preventing Russia from creating its own blockchain-based system, blockchain provider Fuse Network's CEO believes
Crypto Exchanges Allow Russians to Circumvent Sanctions, Report Alleges
26.2.2023
Major crypto exchanges have failed to prevent sanctioned Russian banks and traders from transacting, according to a blockchain forensics report. At least two established coin trading platforms continue to allow Russians to use their bank cards in peer-to-peer deals, the analysis shows. It also...
Russia's Sberbank plans to launch DeFi platform on Ethereum
3.2.2023
DeFi systems are able to displace the traditional market of banking services, Sber’s Blockchain Lab product director Konstantin Klimenko said
Russia's largest bank issued gold-backed digital financial assets
27.12.2022
The issuance became the second major operations of the bank with the new class of assets
Russia’s Sber Bank Aims for Blockchain Integration With Ethereum and Metamask
3.12.2022
Banking giant Sber wants to integrate its blockchain platform with the Ethereum blockchain and the Metamask wallet. The Russian bank believes the integration will give developers more options and create new opportunities for users when in operations with tokens and smart contracts. Sber Bank...
Today in Crypto: Sberbank's Blockchain Platform to be Ethereum-Compatible, Internet Computer's Mainnet Integrates with Bitcoin, Exclusive Automotive Group Accepts Crypto
2.12.2022
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Russia's Sber bank integrates Metamask into its blockchain platform
1.12.2022
Russia’s largest lender is moving into DeFi and Web3 by integrating its blockchain platform with the Ethereum blockchain
Russia’s Sberbank to Allow Users to Issue NFTs on Its Blockchain Platform
10.9.2022
Recognizing existing demand for non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, one of the largest banks in Russia, Sberbank, now intends to allow users to issue them on its blockchain platform. The financial institution also plans to cooperate with art sites and galleries across the country. Sberbank to Give...
Financial Companies Report First Deal With Digital Assets Under Russian Law
1.7.2022
Two companies have carried out Russia’s first transactions with digital financial assets as defined by the country’s current legislation. The deal involved the tokenization of debt issued by a third party and its subsequent acquisition. Russian Companies Conduct Issue and Placement...
Sberbank to Conduct First Digital Asset Transaction on Own Platform
19.6.2022
Russia’s largest bank, Sberbank, is going to carry out the first transfer of digital assets on its own dedicated platform within a month, a top executive revealed this week. The announcement comes after earlier this year, the bank was authorized to issue digital financial assets. Sberbank...
FTX Overtook Coinbase & OKX in May, Speeding Up EU Crypto Regulation + More News
15.6.2022
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Russian bank Sber to complete its first digital currency deal
15.6.2022
Sber was initially planning to launch its blockchain-enabled digital asset platform and the Sbercoin stablecoin by spring 2021
Anonymous Allegedly Hacks Sberbank, Russia’s Largest Bank
20.5.2022
Hacktivist collective Anonymous has allegedly breached the systems of one of the largest financial institutions in Russia, Sberbank. The attackers announced on social media they have published thousands of emails, phone numbers, and addresses. Anonymous Hackers Reportedly Gain Access to Sberbank...
Russia’s Sberbank Denies Involvement in Recently Launched ‘Sbercoin’
6.4.2022
Sberbank, the largest bank in the Russian Federation, has denied connection to a new cryptocurrency called “sbercoin.” The project is offering high returns to buyers of the token, which was launched shortly after Bank of Russia allowed Sberbank to issue digital currencies. Sbercoin...
No, Sberbank Isn’t Selling a ‘Cryptocurrency’ on a DeFi Exchange – Here’s What’s Really Going On
5.4.2022
A bizarre altcoin named sbercoin (SBER) appears to have duped experts and media outlets alike into thinking that it is part of a grand Russian plan from a Russian megabank looking to evade Western sanctions. The bank denies connection with the coin....
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