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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...
Blockchain Ticketing Platform From Top Russian Airline Took $1 Million in July
31.7.2019
Russia's second largest airline is touting the benefits of blockchain after a ticketing platform it developed raked in over $1 million in a month
Russian Manufacturers Want to Sell Arms ‘using BTC or Stablecoins’
26.7.2019
Soyuzmash, a body of Russian military and civilian vehicle makers wants the country’s Central Bank to grant it permission to accept cryptocurrency payments in international arms deals – as an attempt to circumvent sanctions. Soyuzmash’s proposal has the backing of the parliament’s defense...
Waves Founder Sells Blockchain Startup to Russian Financial Consultant
17.7.2019
Vostok was developed by the Waves platform team and will work to secure data for GHP’s mining, production, and logistics projects
Russian Smelting Giant Nornickel to Launch Digital Trading Platform by End of 2019
10.7.2019
Nornickel will roll out its digital trading platform for metals by the end of 2019
Russian Companies Keen to Flood the Market With Their Own Tokens
2.7.2019
A number of Russian companies are keen on launching tokens of their own, and are waiting on Moscow to make its final decision – with the legislation expected to come before parliament sometime this month, according to Russia’s deputy finance minister.
“A lot of businesses have asked when it will...
Russian Parliament Comes to ‘Cryptocurrency Crossroads’
25.6.2019
The man charged with leading Russia’s charge for crypto-regulations says a package of three bills will soon be ready for a second reading – and has echoed recent comments made by Deputy Finance Minister Alexei Moiseev, claiming crypto trading could be legalized in the country.
Anatoly Aksakov,...
Russian Central Bank: Criminals Rarely Use Crypto to Withdraw Stolen Funds
24.6.2019
A Russian central bank official said that criminals rarely use cryptocurrency to withdraw stolen money
Russian Ministry of Finance Considers Allowing Cryptocurrency Trading
22.6.2019
Russian Ministry of Finance is considering allowing cryptocurrency trading in the Russian Federation
Russian Ministry of Finance Considers Allowing Cryptocurrency Trading
22.6.2019
Russian Ministry of Finance is considering allowing cryptocurrency trading in the Russian Federation
Bitcoin Surpasses Russian Monetary Base To Become The World’s Eighth Largest Currency
20.6.2019
Bitcoin is now the world’s largest currency in terms of market capitalization. It is now bigger than Russia, Canada, Australia, South Korea, Norway, and many developed countries. Bitcoin currently has a market cap of over $162 billion at the present prices. However, by the end of this year,...