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Russian Couple Kidnapped in Crypto Trap—Escape Sets off Global Hunt
30.5.2025
Crypto-fueled chaos strikes again as a Russian couple is rescued from a Buenos Aires kidnapping tied to a digital ransom, sparking a global manhunt. Russian Couple Abducted in Crypto Sting—Kidnappers Flee to UAE A Russian couple has been rescued in Buenos Aires after reportedly being kidnapped...
Russian Central Bank Greenlights Crypto-Linked Products for Qualified Investors
29.5.2025
The Bank of Russia is cautiously opening up the financial system to cryptocurrency-linked products for qualified investors, but with strict conditions. Financial institutions can now offer non-deliverable derivatives, securities, and digital financial assets whose returns are tied to crypto prices...
Russian Police Arrest Suspect in $3.2M Illegal Mining Operation: Report
29.5.2025
A similar mining scheme occurred in the region in 2022
Russian national arrested in South Korea for attempted crypto robbery
27.5.2025
South Korean authorities have arrested one of three Russian nationals accused of an attempted robbery during a fake crypto deal in Seoul. The suspects allegedly lured Korean investors to a hotel, where they tried to steal 1 billion won (approximately $730,000) in cash.The Gangseo Police Precinct...
Russian national arrested in South Korea for attempted crypto robbery
27.5.2025
South Korean authorities have arrested one of three Russian nationals accused of an attempted robbery during a fake crypto deal in Seoul. The suspects allegedly lured Korean investors to a hotel, where they tried to steal 1 billion won (approximately $730,000) in cash.The Gangseo Police Precinct...
Russian national arrested in South Korea for attempted crypto robbery
27.5.2025
South Korean authorities have arrested one of three Russian nationals accused of an attempted robbery during a fake crypto deal in Seoul. The suspects allegedly lured Korean investors to a hotel, where they tried to steal 1 billion won (approximately $730,000) in cash.The Gangseo Police Precinct...
Russian State Duma Prepares Bill to Widespread Digital Ruble Payments
27.5.2025
The digital ruble payments bill, which has already been approved in its first reading by the State Duma, introduces the concept of a universal code that will facilitate digital currency disbursements, giving banks and retail outlets three years for implementation. Digital Ruble Massification Bill...
Russian Court Orders Detention of Crypto Game Co-Founder on Fraud Charges
19.5.2025
Russian law enforcement has arrested the co-founder of the crypto game Blum in Moscow as part of a criminal investigation into large-scale fraud. Smerkis Steps Down as Blum CMO Russian law enforcement arrested Vladimir Smerkis, co-founder of the crypto game Blum, in Moscow as part of a criminal...
System Moving Trillions at Risk: Euroclear to Seize $3 Billion in Russian Assets
8.5.2025
According to reports, Euroclear is set to proceed with the confiscation of $3 billion in Russian assets to compensate Western investors for losses incurred from asset forfeitures in the country. If executed, this move risks jeopardizing the clearance platform that handles trillions. Euroclear...
Dedollarization Accelerates: Russian Official Details BRICS Currency Shift
30.4.2025
BRICS is surging ahead with unstoppable momentum, rapidly abandoning the U.S. dollar, building resilient payment systems, and forging a historic new economic frontier beyond Western control. Lavrov Confirms BRICS Ditching US Dollar Fast Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has highlighted...
Russian ruble stablecoin: Exec lists 7 ‘Tether replica’ features
29.4.2025
The concept of a Russian ruble stablecoin received special attention at a major local crypto event, the Blockchain Forum in Moscow, with key industry executives reflecting on some of the core features a ruble-backed stablecoin might require.Sergey Mendeleev, founder of the digital settlement...
Russian ruble stablecoin: Exec lists 7 ‘Tether replica’ features
29.4.2025
The concept of a Russian ruble stablecoin received special attention at a major local crypto event, the Blockchain Forum in Moscow, with key industry executives reflecting on some of the core features a ruble-backed stablecoin might require.Sergey Mendeleev, founder of the digital settlement...
Russian crypto exchange Mosca raided amid cash-to-crypto ban talks
25.4.2025
As the Russian government is considering a ban on cash-to-cryptocurrency transactions, some major local crypto exchange platforms have experienced police raids.Mosca, a crypto-to-cash exchange located in the Moscow International Business Center, was raided on April 23 in connection with fraud...
Russian crypto exchanger Mosca raided amid cash-to-crypto ban talks
25.4.2025
As the Russian government is considering a ban on cash-to-cryptocurrency transactions, some major local crypto exchange platforms have encountered police raids.Mosca, a crypto-to-cash exchange located in the Moscow International Business Center, was raided on April 23 in connection with fraud...
Russian Ministry of Finance and Central Bank to Launch Elite-Only Crypto Exchange
25.4.2025
A bold crypto revolution is underway as Russia launches a regulated crypto exchange for elite investors, dragging digital assets into legality, led by the Finance Ministry and the central bank. Russian Central Bank and Finance Ministry Aim to Drag Crypto out of the Shadows Russian Finance Minister...
Russia’s central bank, finance ministry to launch crypto exchange
24.4.2025
Russia’s finance ministry and central bank are reportedly planning to launch a crypto exchange for qualified investors under an experimental legal regime.The platform will be aimed at “super-qualified investors,” Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said during a ministry meeting...
Russia’s central bank, finance ministry to launch crypto exchange
24.4.2025
Russia’s finance ministry and central bank are reportedly planning to launch a crypto exchange for qualified investors under an experimental legal regime.The platform will be aimed at “super-qualified investors,” Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said during a ministry meeting...
Russian Senator Anticipates Creation of BRICS+, Dozens of Nations Potentially Involved
18.4.2025
Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council Konstantin Kosachev revealed that several countries are set to join the BRICS+ initiative, aiming to include the maximum number of participants. The Russian senator emphasized that this geopolitical group would facilitate direct interaction with dozens...
Trump Threats Secondary Tariffs on Russian Oil if Peace Talks Go Under
31.3.2025
President Trump floated the idea of these secondary tariffs during an interview with NBC, where he also remarked that he was “very angry” at Putin’s attitude towards the resolution of the Ukraine-Russian conflict. China, India, Turkey, and the EU are the largest buyers of Russian...
BRICS Watch: Russian Finance Minister Highlights Digital Assets’ Role for Bloc’s Future
29.3.2025
Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov specified that digital financial assets were among the options that BRICS was considering for securing independence from third-party nations in the economic trade arena. BRICS Profiles Digital Financial Assets as Part of Future’s Financial Settlements...