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Russia does ‘absolutely nothing’ to regulate crypto, RACIB head says

25.10.2021
The recent law "On Digital Financial Assets" has not gone far enough in the eyes of Russian crypto industry advocates

Russian Crypto Industry Association Slams Government for Doing ‘Nothing’ to Regulate Sector

24.10.2021
The main organization representing participants in the Russian crypto space has lambasted authorities in Moscow for not doing enough to regulate the industry. The criticism comes four years after President Putin directed institutions to legally define the status of digital financial technologies....

Bank of Russia Not Ready to Allow Bitcoin ETF Trading, Governor Says

24.10.2021
Central Bank of Russia isn’t prepared to admit a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) to the market, the head of the regulator, Elvira Nabiullina, told Russian media. Her statement, reaffirming the bank’s hardline stance on cryptocurrencies that has been recently criticized again, came...

Sanctioned Russian oligarch urges central bank to embrace Bitcoin

21.10.2021
The U.S. Treasury asked cryptocurrency companies to ensure compliance with sanctions last week

Russian officials consider proposal to mine Bitcoin with associated gas

20.10.2021
Russian authorities continue to show increasing interest in cryptocurrencies as Bitcoin nears a new all-time high

Bank of Russia to assess Bitcoin holdings volumes as $36M leave banks

15.10.2021
The Bank of Russia remains skeptical on crypto despite the Russian president viewing it as a potential unit of account

Too early to talk about using crypto for oil trading, says Putin

14.10.2021
The Russian president has not excluded the possibility that, at some point, crypto will become a “means of accumulation.”

Russia aims to limit crypto purchases by non-accredited investors

7.10.2021
The Bank of Russia also wants to slow down transactions to crypto exchanges to prevent “emotional” crypto purchases

Bank of Russia Lists Crypto Companies Among Financial Pyramids

24.9.2021
The Central Bank of Russia has recently expanded its database of financial market players suspected of illicit activities. Several crypto companies have been added to the list along with entities bearing signs of Ponzi schemes, as well as illegal credit organizations and forex dealers. Central Bank...

Bank of Russia to ‘Slow Down’ Payments to Crypto Exchanges, Curb Russians’ Impulsive Investments

19.9.2021
Central Bank of Russia is now working with commercial banks in order to delay payments made to digital asset exchanges. The move aims to limit “emotional” cryptocurrency purchases made by “unqualified” Russian investors, a CBR official revealed. The move is likely...

Former chief of Russia's Wex crypto exchange arrested in Poland

17.9.2021
The exchange was previously known as BTC-e, though its name was changed to WEX following legal difficulties in 2017

Data center operators have ‘no problem’ with new Russian crypto crackdown

16.9.2021
As Russia works to “more clearly prohibit the use of cryptocurrency,” the country's largest data center operators aren’t really worried

Bank of Russia wants to block ‘emotional’ and suspicious crypto activity

15.9.2021
The Russian central bank is planning to slow down payments to crypto exchanges and combat suspicious crypto activity

Digital Ruble to Help Curb Use of ‘Money Surrogates,’ Russia Says in Financial Strategy Document

15.9.2021
The launch of a digital ruble will be among Russia’s key priorities of digitalization this decade, the country’s financial market development strategy has confirmed. The document claims the issuance of a digital national fiat will help the central bank to prevent Russians from using...

Bank of Russia Recommends Banks to Block Cards, Wallets Used to Transact With Crypto Exchangers

14.9.2021
The central bank of Russia has advised commercial banks on how to identify and block cards and wallet accounts used by shady businesses. Along with illegal forex dealers and financial pyramids, the regulator has also listed crypto exchangers as suspicious entities. New AML Recommendations by Bank...

Crypto Mining Should Be Registered and Taxed in Russia, Financial Market Committee Chair Says

12.9.2021
Cryptocurrency mining should be registered as entrepreneurial activity and taxed as such, according to Anatoly Aksakov, chairman of Russia’s parliamentary Financial Market Committee. The lawmaker also thinks Russian digital currency regulations need refinement. Amendments Likely to Affect...