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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
Russian Public Officials Banned From Holding Cryptocurrency
25.1.2021
Russian government officials must dispose of any digital asset holdings before April 1, a letter from the Ministry of Labor states
Some Russian officials are being forced to sell their crypto by April 2021
22.1.2021
Some Russian public officials have to disclose their crypto holdings, while other officials are obliged to hold zero crypto by April 1, according to a new law
Russian opposition leader Navalny immortalized in NFT artwork
22.1.2021
The animation is inspired by the politician's recent arrest and “Putin's Palace” documentary on alleged corruption
Top Russian bank Sberbank plans to launch its stablecoin by spring 2021
21.1.2021
Sberbank has applied with the Central Bank of Russia to launch a blockchain platform for its “Sbercoin” stablecoin
Russian Court Takes Crypto Exchange Binance off Website Blacklist
21.1.2021
A court in the Arkhangelsk region had ruled last summer that the site should be blocked, but Binance wasn't notified until months later
Russian court order removes Binance website from regulator’s blacklist
21.1.2021
The Binance website has been formally blacklisted in Russia since at least September 2020, but the restriction has not impacted Binance Russia trading
Russian Crypto Exchange Shuts Down Amid Accusations of Exit Scam
19.1.2021
The Russian cryptocurrency exchange Livecoin has shut down amid accusations that it has pulled an exit scam. Customers are unable to withdraw their funds and have been asked to provide extensive identifying information which they fear would lead to identity theft. The exchange claims that it...
After alleged hack, Russian crypto exchange Livecoin shuts down
18.1.2021
Russian cryptocurrency exchange Livecoin has announced a full shutdown following an alleged hack in December 2020
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....
A Russian Operation Is Mining Bitcoin in the Arctic Circle for Cheap Electricity
16.1.2021
A Russian company is leveraging the Siberian city of Norilsk located above the Arctic Circle in order to mine bitcoins. Bitcluster, the owner of the crypto mining operation, plans to expand the firm’s activities after launching the facility in late 2020. According to the company’s...
Russian Metals Firm Norilsk Nickel Backs IBM’s Responsible Sourcing Blockchain Pact
16.1.2021
The technology is aimed at tracing commodity flows in near real-time and cut paperwork
HBO Has Tapped a Russian Indie Director for The Last of Us's Pilot
16.1.2021
Another director joins the crew. Considering the subject matter, it seems like he’ll fit right in. Read more
Associated Gas Pilot Could Lead to Huge Boon for Russian Bitcoin Miners
15.1.2021
Russian Bitcoin (BTC) miners could be in for a massive, unexpected environmentally friendly windfall if a pilot leads the nation’s energy giants to embrace crypto mining en masse.
Further details have been unveiled about a plant operated by the oil arm of Gazprom, Gazprom Neft, which late last year...
Bitcoin bubble will pop sooner or later, says famous Russian BTC critic
15.1.2021
Anatoly Aksakov of the Russian State Duma suggested that global jurisdictions should ban Bitcoin as a payment method
Digital ruble could be still vulnerable to fraud, Russian banks warn
13.1.2021
The Association of Russian Banks is worried about regulators being unable to track illicit transactions of an offline-enabled digital ruble
Russian Banks Given Power to Freeze or Block Crypto-linked Accounts
11.1.2021
New Russian banking regulations will allow financial institutions to freeze or block the bank accounts of individuals or companies they think are associated with crypto activities.
The rule change have been imposed by the nation’s Central Bank, which has outlined changes it will make to...
Russian Oil Giant Provides Excess Gas to Operations Powering Bitcoin Mining Devices
10.1.2021
The firm Gazpromneft, an oil subsidiary of the Russian natural gas and global energy company Gazprom, is giving bitcoin mining operations the chance to power operations by using excess gas for electricity. The Russian firm has allowed a small mining operation to benefit from the excess gas...
Russian CBDC To Create 'Centralized Database' of Spending, Expert Warns
4.1.2021
Another Russian crypto expert has warned of the dangers of the nation’s Central Bank issuing a so-called digital ruble, claiming that neither consumers nor banks are yet sold on the idea of using a digital fiat.
In an interview with AB News, Viktor Dostov, the Chairman of the Russian Electronic...
Russian Oil Drilling Giant Opens a Crypto Mining Farm Run on Gas Energy
30.12.2020
A unit of oil and gas giant Gazprom has opened a mining venue on an oil drilling site using gas produced as a byproduct to produce electricity