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Russian Smelting Giant Nornickel Launches Metal Tokenization Platform for Testing
25.2.2020
The Russian mining and smelting giant will issue metal-backed tokens on Atomyze, a Hyperledger-based blockchain platform
Julian Assange Allegedly Offered Pardon for Denying Russian Hacking
20.2.2020
The WikiLeaks founder’s lawyer claims a U.S. congressman offered a pardon for denying Russian involvement in the DNC leak
Russian Central Bank Links Crypto Transactions With Money Laundering
17.2.2020
The Russian central bank now considers any crypto exchange transaction as a money laundering risk
Russian Central Bank Wants Banks to Flag Crypto Deals as ‘Suspicious’
17.2.2020
Russia’s Central Bank has unveiled a plan to ask banks in the country to flag account holders who deal with cryptoassets as “suspicious.”
Per news outlet RBC, the Central Bank has submitted a request to make amendments to the key 375-P protocol, a document that outlines the way that banks should...
Poloniex Platform Masters Russian Language After Leaving US Market
13.2.2020
Poloniex starts adding Russian language support on its website just about three months after leaving the U.S. market
Russians Can Use Qiwi, Sberbank, Yandex Money and Now Binance P2P Exchange to Buy Bitcoin With Rubles
13.2.2020
A growing number of platforms allow Russian residents to purchase cryptocurrencies with local fiat money. Established cryptocurrency exchanges are not the most trouble-free option, however, as they often require extensive registration and rarely support popular payment methods in the region, unlike...
Binance Adds Support for Fee-Free P2P Trading With Russian Rubles
11.2.2020
Users can now trade rubles directly with bitcoin, ether, tether and binance coin without any transaction fees
Binance Adds Russian Ruble Support on Peer-to-Peer Platform
11.2.2020
Binance has added the Russian ruble to its peer-to-peer exchange platform
Russian Parliament Could Pass Digital Financial Assets Bill Next Month
5.2.2020
Source: iStock/Baris-Ozer
Russia’s parliament, the State Duma, could pass its long-awaited crypto laws as early as March – and it appears that the impasse between pro-crypto businesses and the crypto-skeptic central bank may finally be over.
Anatoly Aksakov, the chairman of the Duma’s financial...
Binance Adds Support for Instant Crypto Purchases With Russian Ruble
5.2.2020
Binance has enabled instant card purchases of four major digital currencies with the Russian ruble
Binance Launches Support For Russian Ruble Fiat Currency
5.2.2020
Binance has expanded its suite of services by announcing the addition of Russian Ruble fiat currency to its network for facilitating convenient trading activities for the global customer base. Following the launch of the Russian Ruble (RUB) instant buy offering, the exchange investors will be able...
Russian Companies Pushing Gov’t for Crypto, Blockchain Legislation
3.2.2020
The man charged with putting together a legal framework for Russia’s cryptocurrency and blockchain technology industry has insisted that legislation will be in place before the year’s end, and has hinted that Russian companies are keen to begin blockchain and cryptocurrency operations.
In...
Blockchain Spending Plummets at Russian Giant Rostec as Hype Wanes
28.1.2020
The state-sponsored Russian technology firm Rostec aims to halve its blockchain research and development fund and now estimates smaller effects on the economy.
The company stated that it plans to spend RUB 28.4 billion (USD 453.2 million) on blockchain technology by 2024, Kommersant reported...
Russian State-Run Tech Firm to Decrease Spending on Blockchain by 50%
27.1.2020
Rostec plans to cut spendings on blockchain development in Russia by at least 50%
Alexander Vinnik Accused of Laundering Billions Through BTC-e Extradited to France
25.1.2020
Alexander Vinnik, the Russian-born IT specialist who spent over two years in detention in Greece, where he was arrested on a U.S. warrant, is now in Paris. The alleged BTC-e operator, suspected of laundering at least $4 billion through the now defunct crypto exchange, has been handed over to France...
Russia’s New Prime Minister Has an Opinion of Cryptocurrencies
17.1.2020
The Russian Federation has a new prime minister, Mikhail Mishustin, with a track record of statements regarding cryptocurrencies and an affection for digitalization. A stated goal of his government will be to turn the country into a digital platform “for the people.” Time will tell...
Direct Democracy Party to Solve Issues With Crypto Rights in Russia
16.1.2020
A new political force is being born in Russia out of the country’s tech business circles. The idea has been conceived by representatives of the country’s growing digital economy sector who want to embark on finding solutions to numerous issues that concern the crypto space. Also read:...
Russian Oil Industry 'Waits' as Medvedev Says Token Regulation Needed
10.1.2020
Dmitry Medvedev. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, naiumeedlivestream
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has underlined the need for his country to introduce digital asset token regulation at a legislative level, but says Moscow must take time to find a tailor-fit solution.
And there...
A Russian Nuclear Plant Is Renting Space to Energy-Hungry Bitcoin Miners
8.1.2020
A state-owned nuclear power plant in Russia may soon fuel a bitcoin mining hub
Russian Programmer 'Sends' USD 450m in Crypto to Fraudsters + More News
30.12.2019
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Russian computer programmer Alexei Bilyuchenko, who was involved in the collapse of Wex (World Exchange Services)...