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Russia’s Central Bank Ready to Test Stablecoins + More News

26.12.2019
Elvira Nabiullina, head of the Central Bank of Russia. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, Bank of Russia Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. Regulations...

Russia’s Supreme Court Recognizes Tokens as Assets Like Money and Property

26.12.2019
A phenomenon like bitcoin can gain recognition, including regulatory, in many different and often unexpected ways. Governments that hesitate to accept cryptocurrencies as legal tender, sometimes validate their existence indirectly and even acknowledge they can be used for payments. Taxing crypto...

Binance Expands Trading for Turkish Lira Trading Pairs

25.12.2019
Binance users can now trade Turkish liras and Russian rubles against major stablecoin Tether

Greek Court Suspends Decision to Extradite Alexander Vinnik

25.12.2019
The Supreme Administrative Court of Greece has suspended a decision to extradite the alleged BTC-e operator Alexander Vinnik. The temporary measure has been imposed to allow the review of an appeal against the extradition. The Russian national, accused of laundering billions of dollars through...

Utorg Exchange Grants Access to Traders With Limited Verification

24.12.2019
Utorg.io is a digital asset exchange based in the U.K. that allows users in Europe and around the world to trade cryptocurrencies with stablecoins and fiat money. What sets the new platform apart from many incumbents is the simplified verification procedure for traders who don’t exceed...

Bomb Threats Demanding Bitcoin Force Evacuations Across Russia

24.12.2019
Someone has been sending bomb threats across Russia for a month, demanding $870,000 worth of bitcoin supposedly stolen from the defunct cryptocurrency exchange WEX

Greek Court Suspends Decision to Extradite Alleged Crypto Criminal

24.12.2019
A top Greek court has reportedly suspended the decision to extradite Alexander Vinnik, who is accused of laundering billions through crypto exchange BTC-e

Bybit CEO Ben Zhou on Crypto Derivatives and Market Predictions for 2020

22.12.2019
12 months ago, crypto derivatives platform Bybit officially launched. The Singapore exchange, which also has offices in Hong Kong and Taiwan, has enjoyed a fruitful first year, attracting users from North America, Europe, Russia and Asia. With products including BTC, ETH, XRP and EOS perpetual...

Russia Is Unhappy About Greece Extraditing Money Launderer Vinnik to France

20.12.2019
Russian Embassy is unhappy about Greece again ruling to extradite the alleged $4 billion Bitcoin launderer Alexander Vinnik to France

Alleged BTC-e Operator Alexander Vinnik to Be Extradited to France: Reports

20.12.2019
Alleged BTC-e exchange operator and money launderer Alexander Vinnik is finally being extradited to France, say reports

Russian Opposition Leader Navalny Raises $700,000 in Crypto Donations

19.12.2019
Alexei Navalny, Russia’s leading critic of the current Kremlin administration, has attracted a serious amount of cryptocurrency in the form of anonymous donations for his corruption-combatting NGO. The digital coins collected since the beginning of this year have amounted to well over...

Alrosa, Tencent, Everledger Bring Diamonds on the Blockchain to WeChat

19.12.2019
Russian diamond giant Alrosa, Tencent and Everledger partnered on a new blockchain-based e-commerce project for WeChat users

Crypto Remains Unregulated in Russia — Lots of Talk but No Action

18.12.2019
Will Russia step on the path of crypto prohibition?

Two Russians Charged With Illicitly Mining Crypto on State Hardware

17.12.2019
Two unnamed individuals reportedly infected hardware at Russian state organizations with a program that mines cryptocurrency via a web browser

2 Russian Nationals Charged With Mining Crypto on State Computers

16.12.2019
Two Russian nationals are being prosecuted for allegedly crypto mining on Russian government-owned computer systems, state news agency TASS reported Monday

Darknet ICO, Bitmain Infighting, Calls for Cotten to Be Exhumed: Hodler’s Digest, Dec. 9–15

15.12.2019
In this week’s Hodler’s Digest, bitter infighting at Bitmain, Libra’s white paper quietly updated, and the $146 million ICO that’s almost certainly illegal

Russia’s Hydra Darknet Marketplace Plans $146M Token Sale

14.12.2019
According to regional reports, the Russian darknet market Hydra is planning an initial coin offering (ICO) in order to expand the marketplace internationally. The sale is set to start on December 16 and Hydra administrators hope to raise $146 million from the token sale. Also read: Regulatory...