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Biden hints at possible cybersecurity arrangement with Russia over ransomware attacks
16.6.2021
Joe Biden said that the U.S. and Russia might have the beginnings of a "cybersecurity arrangement that begins to bring some order" within the next year
Russian Media Outlet Asks for Crypto Donations After Being Labeled ‘Foreign Agents’ by the Kremlin
1.5.2021
Russian authorities have recently labeled one of the leading independent media outlets in the country as a “foreign agent.” Such a maneuver led Meduza to set up a fiat and crypto fundraiser to survive the consequences of labeling. Fund Will Accept Donations in Bitcoin, Ethereum,...
Russian Anti-Money Laundering Body Will Monitor Crypto to Fiat Transactions, Says Official
28.3.2021
Herman Neglyad, the deputy of the Russian anti-money laundering body, Rosfinmonitoring, has said his organization will monitor cryptocurrency transactions that involve the conversion from crypto to fiat. Neglyad made this revelation during a recent meeting of the State Duma Committee on financial...
Putin Asks Russian Attorney General Office to Combat Illegal Cross-Border Crypto Transfers
19.3.2021
The Russian President held a meeting with the attorney general’s office where cryptocurrencies came to the discussion table. Vladimir Putin raised red flags toward taking measures to prevent illegal activities on cross-border transfers with cryptos. Putin Calls Other Offices to Join the Fight...
Putin issues orders to combat ‘illegal cross-border transfers’ of digital assets
17.3.2021
Russia is apparently preparing to scrutinize cross-border cryptocurrency transactions for potential illegal activity
Bitcoin Donations to Navalny Surge After Russian Opposition Leader Is Jailed
25.1.2021
Putin's opponent received 3.7 bitcoin in the last week, tripling the amount raised in the first two weeks of 2021
Gold Exceeds U.S. Dollars in Russia’s Reserves as Putin Focuses on De-Dollarization
17.1.2021
Russia is now holding more gold than U.S. dollars in its reserves for the first time, according to the latest report by Russia’s central bank. Russian President Vladimir Putin has made de-dollarization his country’s key policy to reduce the Russian economy’s exposure to the U.S....
Russian President Vladimir Putin Signs Order Compelling Government Workers to Disclose Crypto Holdings
13.12.2020
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed an order compelling the country’s government workers to disclose their cryptocurrency holdings. The order stipulates that employees must submit details of where they bought the digital assets and the value thereof by June 30, 2021. Similarly...
Russian officials must disclose their crypto holdings by June 2021
11.12.2020
Russian officials finally prepare to disclose their crypto
Putin Orders Russia’s Public Officials to Report Crypto Holdings
11.12.2020
Russian civil servants must start reporting their crypto assets as the country's first crypto law comes into force in January
Russian Public Officials Must Now Declare Their Crypto Holdings as Income
23.10.2020
Public officials in Russia will now be required to declare all the crypto assets they hold as income. The measures are with effect from Jan. 1, 2021, local media reported. Russia’s prosecutor general Igor Krasnov declared: “Starting next year, civil servants will be required to declare...
Report: Russia Remains a ‘Key Market for Crypto,’ Commands the 3rd Largest Bitcoin Hashrate in the World
27.8.2020
The fervor for cryptocurrency assets in Russia has grown wild over the last few years. This week Xangle Research published a comprehensive report about digital currencies and the Russian environment in 2020. The study’s findings show that Russia is one of the world’s key players when...
No, Crypto Payments Won’t Ruin Russia’s Financial System, Key Players Say
20.8.2020
Is Russia harming its economy by banning crypto payments?
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...
Putin Signs Law Giving Cryptocurrency Legal Status in Russia
2.8.2020
Russia’s bill to regulate cryptocurrencies has been signed into law by President Vladimir Putin. The new law gives legal status to cryptocurrency but prohibits its use as a means of payment. Russian Crypto Bill Signed Into Law Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into law Friday the bill...
Bitcoin as a tool to fight authoritarian regimes: Vladimir Putin critic explains
29.6.2020
Professor of Economics, Sergei Guriev, told Cointelegraph how Bitcoin can be used as a tool to combat authoritarian regimes
Bitcoin as a Tool to Fight Authoritarian Regimes: Vladimir Putin’s Critic Explains
27.6.2020
Sergei Guriev, professor of Economics at Paris’ Science Po and Vladimir Putin’s critic, told Cointelegraph how Bitcoin can be used as a tool to combat authoritarian regimes despite having “no fundamental value.”
Moscow Said to Hire Kaspersky to Build Voting Blockchain With Bitfury Software
9.6.2020
Moscow's government is giving voters the option of having their ballots recorded on a blockchain despite transparency concerns
Blockchain Voting Will Determine Vladimir Putin’s Presidential Fate
5.6.2020
Moscow citizens will be able to vote on Vladimir Putin’s Constitutional amendments via a blockchain-powered system
What Have Vladimir Putin, Warren Buffett, and Justin Sun Got in Common? This Bitcoin Address
25.2.2020
Vladimir Putin. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, TASS
Has someone just used the massively popular phrase meant to insult no other than Russian President Vladimir Putin to sent Warren Buffett some Bitcoin (BTC)?
The dinner between Tron's Justin Sun and billionaire crypto-sceptic Warren Buffett...