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Sberbank Proposes Russian Crypto Custody Services
18.7.2025
Russia’s largest lender, the state-run Sberbank, revealed Thursday that it plans to launch custody services for Russian crypto holdings, according to Reuters. With this step, Sberbank aims to claim a pivotal position in the country’s shifting digital asset space. Sberbank Responds to Foreign...
Russia says 70% of crypto miners remain unregistered despite new laws
19.6.2025
Russia will continue taking measures to encourage crypto mining businesses to register with the tax authority, including imposing bigger penalties for violations
Russia says 70% of crypto miners remain unregistered despite new laws
19.6.2025
Russia will continue taking measures to encourage crypto mining businesses to register with the tax authority, including imposing bigger penalties for violations
Russia says 70% of crypto miners remain unregistered despite new laws
19.6.2025
Russia will continue taking measures to encourage crypto mining businesses to register with the tax authority, including imposing bigger penalties for violations
Russia says 70% of crypto miners remain unregistered despite new laws
19.6.2025
Russia will continue taking measures to encourage crypto mining businesses to register with the tax authority, including imposing bigger penalties for violations
Russian crypto exchange Mosca raided amid cash-to-crypto ban talks
25.4.2025
As the Russian government is considering a ban on cash-to-cryptocurrency transactions, some major local crypto exchange platforms have experienced police raids.Mosca, a crypto-to-cash exchange located in the Moscow International Business Center, was raided on April 23 in connection with fraud...
Russian crypto exchanger Mosca raided amid cash-to-crypto ban talks
25.4.2025
As the Russian government is considering a ban on cash-to-cryptocurrency transactions, some major local crypto exchange platforms have encountered police raids.Mosca, a crypto-to-cash exchange located in the Moscow International Business Center, was raided on April 23 in connection with fraud...
Shuttered Russian Crypto Exchange Garantex Rebrands as Grinex, Global Ledger Finds
24.3.2025
The Swiss blockchain analytics firm said it found a trove of off and on-chain data to suggest Grinex is a direct successor to Garantex
Sanctioned Russian Crypto Exchange Garantex Seized, Operators Charged With Money Laundering
7.3.2025
Garantex was sanctioned in 2022 for facilitating money laundering for ransomware actors and darknet markets
Tether Freezes $28M USDT on Russian Crypto Exchange Garantex
6.3.2025
"Tether has entered the war against the Russian crypto market and blocked our wallets worth over 2.5 billion rubles," Garantex said
Poland arrests ex-CEO of Russian crypto exchange WEX for US extradition: Report
9.12.2024
The former crypto executive was previously arrested in Poland in 2021 over related matters but was released after 40 days
Russian Crypto Miner, Sovereign Fund Aim for Global AI Leadership
21.10.2024
Bitriver, a Russian data mining company, has partnered with the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) to expand data center infrastructure and AI projects across BRICS countries. The goal is to boost Russia’s presence in AI and cryptocurrency mining. Both entities plan to build data centers...
US sanctions Russian crypto platforms for money laundering ties
26.9.2024
Two crypto exchanges and two individuals have been sanctioned for ties to underground finance
Russian Republic Dagestan Battles Underground Crypto Mining Amid Power Outages
26.9.2024
Dagestan, a republic in Russia, is stepping up efforts to tackle illegal cryptocurrency mining due to its impact on the power grid and public safety. Underground mining operations have caused recent infrastructure damage, including a substation fire. Officials call for stricter measures to address...
Russia Considers Allowing Digital Currency Trading on the Country’s Largest Exchanges
15.7.2024
The Russian Ministry of Finance has proposed permitting digital currency trading for a select group of qualified investors on licensed exchanges like the Moscow Exchange and St. Petersburg Exchange. Anatoly Aksakov, head of the State Duma Financial Market Committee, believes Russia’s largest...
Russian Crypto Mining Sector Could Grow ‘by 20-40%’ in 2024 – Report
21.5.2024
The Russian crypto mining industry could grow “by between 20% and 40%” in 2024, a new report has claimed.
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US Lawmakers Urge Treasury Action on Russian Crypto Exchange Sanctions Evasion
16.5.2024
U.S. Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI), along with Congressmen Brad Sherman (D-CA) and Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA), sent a letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen regarding the Moscow-based cryptocurrency exchange Garantex. They expressed concerns that Garantex is reportedly facilitating sanctions...
Russian Crypto Exchange Unable to Process Withdrawals; Angry Users Try to Storm Offices
1.5.2024
Approximately 50 users of Beribit, a Russian cryptocurrency exchange, recently tried to storm the company’s Moscow offices to demand their digital assets. Beribit’s management has attributed the delay in processing withdrawal requests to an audit initiated following the discovery of discrepancies...
Russian ‘Crypto Ban’ Could Come into Force by September, Lawmakers Confirm
29.4.2024
A Russian “crypto ban’ could roll out as early as September 1, top lawmakers in the country have confirmed.
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Russian Crypto Exchange Transactions Worth $52B Last Year – Central Bank
3.4.2024
Russian crypto exchange transactions amounted to almost $52 billion in 2023, the nation’s Central Bank has revealed.
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