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Russian Social Media Giant Vkontakte Launches NFT Service


Russia’s largest social network, Vkontakte, has launched a feature allowing users to upload digital collectibles to the platform. Account holders will also be able to buy and sell them in the future as the company intends to establish a marketplace for non-fungible tokens. Vkontakte Users...

Russia Cracking Down on Crypto Miners Minting in Residential Areas


Russian authorities are now prosecuting miners extracting cryptocurrency using subsidized electricity for the population, according to a top official from the energy ministry. Power utilities are detecting their increased consumption and trying to make them pay at commercial rates. Amateur Crypto...

Another Member of Russian Crypto Pyramid Finiko Arrested in UAE


Law enforcement authorities in the United Arab Emirates have detained a top Finiko representative, sought for his role in the crypto Ponzi scheme which defrauded thousands of investors around the world. This is the second arrest in the Gulf state of a high-ranking member of the pyramid announced...

Russia Expects Sizable Increase in Crypto Miners’ Share of Power Usage


The crypto mining industry may see a two-fold increase in its share of Russia’s power consumption in 2022, according to a high-ranking official from the Ministry of Energy. The department supports a bill designed to regulate the sector which is likely to be adopted this year. Russian Energy...

Russia on the Verge of Legalizing Crypto Mining


Russian lawmakers are inching closer to legalizing crypto mining – and could begin allowing industrial miners to operate as bona fide “entrepreneurs” as early as next month. Anatoly Aksakov, the head of the State Duma’s Committee on the Financial Markets, last month claimed that a bill would...

Russia’s Largest Digital Asset Deal Denominated in Chinese Yuan


A Russian company has announced the country’s first authorized transaction with digital financial assets (DFAs) involving a foreign currency, China’s yuan. The deal, reportedly the largest made to date under the current Russian DFA law, covers the issuance of tokens secured by commercial debt....

Demand for Cryptocurrency Miners Rises in Russia Amid Low Prices of Hardware


Russia’s market for specialized crypto mining equipment has been seeing high demand over the past couple of months, with buyers attracted by the low price tags. Russian experts also predict an increase in the supply of used coin minting hardware as large foreign companies leave the industry....

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