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Final Russian Nuclear Scientist Jailed For Mining Bitcoin At Work
25.10.2019
Third Russian nuclear scientist sentenced for role in Bitcoin mining scheme
Final Russian Nuclear Scientist Sentenced Over Illicit Crypto Mining
25.10.2019
The last of three Russian scientists caught illegally mining bitcoin at a top-secret nuclear lab has been given a prison sentence
Binance Is Launching Fiat Trading Starting with Russian Ruble
21.10.2019
Binance CEO announced that users will be able to buy crypto on the exchange directly using the Russian ruble
Binance CEO: Russian Ruble to Be First Fiat-Crypto Trading Option
21.10.2019
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance.com is soon to launch its first fiat-to-cryptocurrency trading pairs, kicking off with the Russian ruble
Russia Blocks 2 Crypto News Websites
19.10.2019
Russian authorities have restricted access to a couple of cryptocurrency news outlets. The formal reasons for the censorship move are different in each case but the end result is the same. In both, regulators have acted on the basis of a law that empowers them to block online sources of information...
Turkey Throws Another Wrench Into the USD’s Works and Joins Russian Swift
11.10.2019
The dominance of the U.S. dollar as the global reserve currency is being robustly challenged on all fronts. Other geopolitical powers and smaller but important players are unwilling to accept the political influence Washington exerts through its fiat money. And in times of trade wars, sanctions...
Russian Legislators in Crypto ‘Compromise’ as Law Is Delayed Again
11.10.2019
In a move that will surprise nobody, Russia’s parliament will again postpone its long-awaited cryptocurrency regulations.
As previously reported, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev had set the Duma a deadline of November 1 for the finalization of the “On Digital Assets” bill, which passed its first...
Russian Central Bank Chief: ‘No Obvious Need’ for National Cryptocurrency
10.10.2019
Russia's central bank sees no strong reason to launch a national cryptocurrency that would override the potential risks, according to its chief
Meet the Russian Oligarch Launching a Metal-Backed Crypto Token
7.10.2019
Vladimir Potanin, one of Russia's richest people, tells CoinDesk about his plans for a palladium-backed token and a tokenized commodities exchange
Russia Regulates Digital Rights, Advances Other Crypto-Related Bills
4.10.2019
After much deliberation in the past months and years, Moscow has recently taken important steps toward regulating the crypto space. These are part of the efforts to open the way for the development of the Russian digital economy. The country, heavily dependent on energy exports and hurt by Western...
Hackers Launch Widespread Botnet Attack on Crypto Wallets Using Cheap Russian Malware
3.10.2019
With millions of dollars cryptocurrency stolen from crypto wallets every year, security researchers were found one active botnet being run for about $160
Russian Nuclear Scientist Gets $7,000 Fine for Mining Bitcoin at Work
1.10.2019
The engineer at a top-secret nuclear lab, along with two colleagues, had accessed the plant's supercomputer to mine bitcoin
Russian Banks: We’ve Found Ways to Tax Crypto Without Changing the Law
26.9.2019
Russian bankers and their lawyers appear to have uncovered creative legal loopholes that could let tax authorities in the country tax crypto holders – without even having to change the country’s taxation code.
Per a report from Izvestia, the Association of Russian Banks has drawn up a document that...
Russian Banks Intent on Depriving Cryptocurrency Owners of Anonymity
13.9.2019
Russians want to eliminate all kinds of anonymity with regard to cryptocurrency dealings and make facts and figures related to crypto ownership public, thus bringing in a certain degree of transparency in the dealings. The media outlet RNS has reported that the Association of Banks of Russia, which...
Russian Banks Want to Eliminate Cryptocurrency Anonymity
13.9.2019
Russian banks want to wipe out all forms of anonymity in cryptocurrency dealings – and make crypto ownership facts and figures public.
Per a report from media outlet RNS, the Association of Banks of Russia – a collective comprising many of the country’s leading banks and financial institutions...
Russian Lawyers Claim 200,000 BTC Lost in Mt. Gox Can Be Recovered
13.9.2019
A Russian law firm proposes legal action in Russia that it claims will return 200,000 BTC from Mt. Gox bankruptcy fiasco
Russian, Chinese Capital ‘Threat’ to Bithumb + More Crypto Briefs
3.9.2019
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There’s a warning for cryptocurrency exchanges in South Korea. Per a News1 report, experts say that 80% of the country’s...
Anti-Corruption Group Proves Crypto’s True Power: You Can’t Confiscate Math
14.8.2019
Last week in Russia, state agents tore apart the offices of FBK, a privately funded anti-corruption foundation, freezing group assets and more than 100 bank accounts. Officials are using suspicion of money laundering as justification for targeting the largely bitcoin-funded group, possibly in a...
IoT Devices Had Been Used by Russian Hackers to Breach Networks, Claims Microsoft
13.8.2019
The internet may have been the most revolutionary thing to have been discovered over the course of the last 50 years due to the profound changes it has brought to the world. That being said, it has also given rise to hackers, who spend days and nights in an effort to come up with ingenious...
Russian Lawyers Draw up Pro-Crypto Tax Plans
1.8.2019
An influential group of Russian lawyers has drawn up a system for cryptocurrency taxation that involves granting property rights to holders of “all tokens” – and will be sending its suggestions to the lawmakers and regulators.
Per media outlet Kommersant, the Association of Lawyers of Russia...