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Russia's Crypto Law is Taking a Confusing Shape
6.11.2019
A Russian newspaper says it has seen a copy of the much-awaited draft law "On Digital Financial Assets" – a piece of legislation that might decide the fate of cryptocurrencies in the country. However, local experts do not agree what this draft means exactly.
RBC states that "two sources familiar...
Binance Quietly Launches Ruble Trading for ‘Top-10 Market’ Russia
31.10.2019
Binance has silently launched Russian ruble trading on Oct. 30, Binance CEO announced, noting that Russia is among the top 10 markets for the online trading platform
Russian Aluminum Plant Pivots to Bitcoin Mining Following US Sanctions
30.10.2019
Metal giant Rusal is renting its facilities to the Russian Mining Corporation following 2018 U.S. sanctions
Binance CEO: ‘Russia Is Our Key Market’
30.10.2019
Fans mobbed Binance's CEO like a rock star on his recent visit to Moscow. The warm feelings are mutual, with a big Russian expansion in the works
Russia: Government Official Expects To Mine 20% Of The World’s Bitcoin
29.10.2019
Russian company plans to open giant Bitcoin mining farm
Russia’s Sberbank Takes on Crypto with Cross-border Money Transfer App
29.10.2019
Source: iStock/-lvinst-
Russian major bank Sberbank has introduced a new low-cost, cross-border remittance solution that it believes will be able to compete with cryptocurrency for cross-border transactions.
The bank, once the Russian financial sector’s fiercest advocate of cryptocurrencies...
Final Russian Nuclear Scientist Jailed For Mining Bitcoin At Work
25.10.2019
Third Russian nuclear scientist sentenced for role in Bitcoin mining scheme
Final Russian Nuclear Scientist Sentenced Over Illicit Crypto Mining
25.10.2019
The last of three Russian scientists caught illegally mining bitcoin at a top-secret nuclear lab has been given a prison sentence
The Demand for Permissionless Freedom Is Just Getting Started
25.10.2019
Every year the world seems to be getting crazier and more people are starting to realize that it stems from oppressive government transgressions against a peaceful society. The world has noticed millions of people from France, Hong Kong, Venezuela, Indonesia and more are rising up because citizens...
Report: Telegram’s TON Investors Vote Against a Refund Amid SEC Probe
24.10.2019
Telegram’s blockchain investors have upheld their investment and agreed to postpone the launch until April 30
Binance CEO CZ: Putin Is The Most Influential Person In Blockchain
23.10.2019
Russian President Vladimir Putin is the most influential person in the blockchain space, says CZ
Russia May Block Facebook, Telegram over Crypto Concerns + More News
21.10.2019
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Vladimir Putin’s IT advisor Dmitry Peskov has stated that Russia will block Facebook and Telegram if their...
Bittrex Pulls Out of 31 Markets Citing Regulatory Uncertainty
21.10.2019
Cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex is discontinuing operations in 31 countries, including Venezuela and Zimbabwe. The trading platform has justified its decision on the basis of the regulatory uncertainty in these jurisdictions. Some of the nations in the list are going through political turmoil...
Former IBM, Google Russia Exec Joins Blockchain Firm Credits as CBO
20.10.2019
Former IBM and Google Russia exec joins blockchain firm Credits as CBO
Russia Blocks 2 Crypto News Websites
19.10.2019
Russian authorities have restricted access to a couple of cryptocurrency news outlets. The formal reasons for the censorship move are different in each case but the end result is the same. In both, regulators have acted on the basis of a law that empowers them to block online sources of information...
Fake Tor Browser Steals Bitcoin From Darknet Users, Warns ESET
18.10.2019
Trojanized Tor Browser steals Bitcoin from darknet shoppers, ESET warns
Cointelegraph Blocked in Russia
18.10.2019
Roskomnadzor extends internet blacklist to Cointelegraph, with Russian readers reporting access blocked
No Obvious Requirement for National Crypto: Head of Central Bank of Russia
12.10.2019
The Head of Central Bank of Russia, Elvira Nabiullina, doesn’t think the country requires a national digital currency of its own, as per the reports of Russia’s news outlet Tass. Nabiullina also disclosed that the Bank of Russia had been studying the matter, and the requirement of issuing...
Alfa-Bank, Commerzbank Pilot Cross-Border Payments on R3’s Marco Polo
12.10.2019
Alpha-Bank and Commerzbank launch a pilot project of Russia-Germany payments via Marco Polo Network
Trade Finance Blockchain Marco Polo Pilots First Russia-Germany Transactions
11.10.2019
Marco Polo, the trade finance blockchain with over 20 global banks on board, is piloting its first trading arrangement between Germany and Russia