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New Russian Law Bans Bitcoin Payments for Goods and Services
24.7.2020
Russian lawmakers have passed a bill that gives legal status to cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin – but bans them from being used to pay for goods and services. Legislators approved the Digital Financial Assets (DFA) bill on July 22 after its third and final reading. It had already won backing...
Russia Considering Draconian Rules for Illegal Crypto Operations
21.5.2020
Harsh new rules for using and issuing digital assets without a license might soon become law in Russia
New Russian Law ‘Could Hit Illegal Crypto Traders with 7-yr Jail Terms’
21.5.2020
The State Duma, the Russian parliament, is reportedly set to vote on new legislation that would propose to make illegal crypto trading a criminal offense that would be punishable with jail time.
Per RBC, Telegram users in Russia say that they have seen draft amendments to two Russian laws that...
Criminal Case Against Failed WEX Crypto Exchange Points at Russian Law Enforcement
15.11.2019
The administrator of failed crypto exchange WEX has reportedly told Russian police that he was forced to hand over users' holdings to the FSB