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Facial Recognition Tech May Be Being Used Against Russian Protestors
1.2.2021
Russian police officials may be tracking attendees at pro-Navalny protests using facial recognition tools, detainees claim
Research Proves Recent Transfers of 8,000 Ten-Year-Old ‘Forgotten Bitcoins’ Were Sold to Coinbase
27.1.2021
For months now our newsdesk has followed the tracks of a mysterious whale from 2010, a miner who not only mined thousands of bitcoin back in the day, but has also spent over 8,000 bitcoin during the past ten months. This week, the Russian blockchain researcher, Issak Shvarts published a report...
Major Russian Bank Sberbank Files Application to Launch Its Own Stablecoin — Possibly Pegged to the Fiat Ruble
27.1.2021
A major Russian bank revealed an upcoming digital asset launch, which complements another of its latest crypto-related moves. Sberbank applied to register a platform to issue a token named “Sbercoin.” Bank Expects the Stablecoin Could Launch in the Spring of 2021 During an interview...
Russia Prohibits Government Officials From Owning Crypto, Must Dump Holdings by April
26.1.2021
The Russian Ministry of Labor has reportedly banned government officials from owning and using cryptocurrencies. Officials have also been ordered to dispose of any cryptocurrencies they own by April. Russia Prohibits Government Officials From Holding or Using Cryptocurrencies The Ministry of Labor...
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