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Russia Developing AI System to Monitor Cryptocurrency Transactions — Prototype Already in Use
12.8.2020
Russia is reportedly developing a system using artificial intelligence to track and analyze transactions involving cryptocurrencies, such as bitcoin, dash, and monero. The system prototype has already been created and is currently being tested. This news followed the signing of crypto regulation...
Bitcoin Trading Is Booming in Uncertain Russia, With 350% Spike in New Users on Paxful
31.7.2020
Bitcoin trading is growing in Russia. That’s despite attempts by the government to make it difficult for investors to do so. For years, Russian lawmakers have blown hot and cold over cryptocurrency regulation, creating an atmosphere that has often left the entire digital asset industry in...
Russian Court: Bitcoin Theft Not a Crime
3.7.2020
A Russian district court has dismissed bitcoin theft as a crime since cryptocurrency is not regulated in Russia and there is no legal status for bitcoin. The accused were found guilty, sentenced to prison, and ordered to return only the fiat money stolen — not cryptocurrencies....
Russia: Bitcoin Activity Rising Despite Strict Law Proposals
1.7.2020
As Russia draws up new strict cryptocurrency legislation, P2P Bitcoin exchanges and crypto trades in the country rise significantly
Russia Lifts 2-Year Telegram Ban as Questions Over Security Surface
22.6.2020
While many experts believe that Telegram has not compromised the security of its customers, some users have reported certain anomalies
Bitcoin News Roundup for June 11, 2020
11.6.2020
With BTC and global equity markets down more than 1% on the day, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back with your bitcoin news roundup
Mobile Ransomware That Doesn't Ask Victims For Crypto Emerges
28.4.2020
The study from Check Point reveals that cybercriminals are using the FBI’s name to collect ransom payments
Russian Official: Cryptocurrency Bill Completed — Effects on Payments, Exchanges, Miners
3.4.2020
The chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on Financial Markets has confirmed that the bill which provides the regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies in Russia has been completed. The official explained key features of the bill, including how cryptocurrency exchanges and miners will...
Russia Postpones Its Crypto Law Again, Now Blaming Coronavirus
31.3.2020
After facing multiple delays, Russia’s lawmakers again postpone pending major cryptocurrency law, now due to the coronavirus
How Bitcoin’s Price Slump Is Changing the Geography of Mining
30.3.2020
Although China remains the leading region for bitcoin mining, the coronavirus downturn is changing the picture in other geographies
Why Energy Experts Are Watching Crypto as Oil Wars Emerge
11.3.2020
Energy experts say incumbents are complacent about the dominance of the U.S. dollar in oil markets while China and Russia may try to force change
What the Oil Market Says About Bitcoin’s ‘Safe Haven’ Status
9.3.2020
“I don’t think any asset is safe right now – except cash, US dollars.”
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