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Russia AGAIN Delays Crypto Decision + 16 More Crypto News
19.9.2019
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.
Regulation news
Russia has yet again delayed its decision on forthcoming cryptocurrency legislation. The head of the parliamentary...
Snowden: US Seizing My Book Revenue is ‘Good for Bitcoin’
18.9.2019
Former U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) subcontractor Edward Snowden is being sued by the Department of Justice (DoJ) for his latest memoir. The agency won’t stop Metropolitan Books from publishing Snowden’s new book but the government will take the revenue he earns from the memoir...
Russian Banks Intent on Depriving Cryptocurrency Owners of Anonymity
13.9.2019
Russians want to eliminate all kinds of anonymity with regard to cryptocurrency dealings and make facts and figures related to crypto ownership public, thus bringing in a certain degree of transparency in the dealings. The media outlet RNS has reported that the Association of Banks of Russia, which...
Russia’s Crypto Fate to Be Sealed on Sep 18 + 10 More Crypto Briefs
13.9.2019
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.
Regulation news
Crunch talks have been set for cryptocurrency in Russia, reports Tass. The country’s leading political...
Russian Lawyers Claim 200,000 BTC Lost in Mt. Gox Can Be Recovered
13.9.2019
A Russian law firm proposes legal action in Russia that it claims will return 200,000 BTC from Mt. Gox bankruptcy fiasco
Russia’s Largest Bank Buys $15 Million in Debt Using Hyperledger Blockchain
12.9.2019
Sberbank, Russia's largest bank, bought about $15 million worth of accounts receivable from commodity giant Trafigura using a Hyperledger blockchain
Alfa-Bank Launches Bank-as-a-Service Platform on Waves Blockchain
12.9.2019
Alfa-Bank and X5 Retail Group partnered to launch a blockchain liquidity management service in Russia
New Study Reveals Countries With Most Registered Crypto Exchanges
11.9.2019
The largest number of registered digital currency exchanges are located in the U.K., the U.S., Hong Kong and Singapore, per a recent report
Bitcoin Mining Farms Are Flourishing on the Ruins of Soviet Industry in Siberia
1.9.2019
Favorable energy prices and a naturally cold climate are turning Siberia into an international hub for bitcoin miners
Tether Plans to Mint Digital Yuan and Commodity Coins, Says Bitfinex Shareholder
31.8.2019
Tether Holdings, the firm that issues tether (USDT), has plans to launch an offshore Chinese yuan stablecoin called CNHT. Tether’s digital dollar presence within the crypto economy has been massive in recent months, seeing significant demand from China. Bitfinex shareholder Zhao Dong...
Crypto Salaries Gain Regulatory Recognition Around the World
29.8.2019
Salaries paid in decentralized digital coins have become a norm across the crypto industry, but there’s really no reason why cryptocurrencies can’t be used for remuneration by businesses in other sectors as well. In many jurisdictions that should be legal even in the absence...
Crypto Advertisement Still Unwelcome, How Is the Industry Coping?
28.8.2019
Why Google, Facebook and Twitter hold on to bans on crypto advertising, but the severity of it could be changing now
Overstock’s New Interim CEO Pledges its Allegiance to Cryptocurrencies
27.8.2019
Earlier this month, Patrick Byrne, C.E.O. of Overstock, resigned as the company’s chief executive and chairman after disclosing romantic affairs with a Russian agent. His official statement, with references to the “Deep State,” “Men in Black” and “political espionage,” had sent Overstock’s down...
Bitcoin Miners Are Heating Homes Free of Charge in Frigid Siberia
23.8.2019
Hotmine makes a bitcoin mining rig that doubles as a home heating appliance. It's targeting places where winter is brutally cold
ICO Rating Settles With SEC Over Alleged Anti-Touting Violations
21.8.2019
The U.S. SEC reaches a $268,998 settlement with ICO Rating over alleged violations of anti-touting provisions of the Securities Act of 1933
Moscow Blockchain Voting System ‘Completely Insecure,’ Says Researcher
16.8.2019
A blockchain system that will soon be used to allow Moscow residents to vote in elections is currently easy to hack, according to a researcher
Moscow to Develop a Blockchain System for Transparent City Services
15.8.2019
Russia's capital is seeking a contractor to build an ethereum-based system to host some of the city's administrative services
Anti-Corruption Group Proves Crypto’s True Power: You Can’t Confiscate Math
14.8.2019
Last week in Russia, state agents tore apart the offices of FBK, a privately funded anti-corruption foundation, freezing group assets and more than 100 bank accounts. Officials are using suspicion of money laundering as justification for targeting the largely bitcoin-funded group, possibly in a...
BTC-e’s Vinnik Case Drags on as New Accusations Continue Emerging
9.8.2019
The U.S. has filed a new indictment in an ongoing tug-of-war with Russia over the fate of the accused BTC-e operator
From Booze to Bitcoin Mining – Why Violent Prohibition Is Always Harmful
6.8.2019
Stories continue to emerge about newly discovered illegal mining operations being busted by state and corporate authorities. Just last week Iranian media reported the seizure of 177 Bitcoin mining units worth over $270,000 being smuggled via truck in the Arak region. On July 31, Russia’s...