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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
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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
Turkey Throws Another Wrench Into the USD’s Works and Joins Russian Swift
11.10.2019
The dominance of the U.S. dollar as the global reserve currency is being robustly challenged on all fronts. Other geopolitical powers and smaller but important players are unwilling to accept the political influence Washington exerts through its fiat money. And in times of trade wars, sanctions...
Russian Central Bank Chief: ‘No Obvious Need’ for National Cryptocurrency
10.10.2019
Russia's central bank sees no strong reason to launch a national cryptocurrency that would override the potential risks, according to its chief
Why Bitcoin Is Better Than Banks: Major Credit Card Breach Exposes 60M Accounts
8.10.2019
Sberbank, the largest bank in Russia with a regional and global presence, has suffered a major data breach. Personal information belonging to millions of clients is now being sold on the black market. Initial analyses suggest the trove of data for sale is real, highlighting the risks associated...
Here’s How Belarus Pressures Russia to Legalize Cryptocurrencies
7.10.2019
Relations between Belarus and Russia have always been quite complicated. The union the two close allies created has faced all kinds of challenges over its 20 plus years of existence. Now cryptocurrency is becoming a new apple of discord, as Minsk has taken a relatively friendly approach...