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Eastern Europe Actively Using Crypto for Illicit Purposes: Chainalysis
15.9.2020
A significant amount of cryptocurrency activities in the Eastern Europe is related to the dark market and ransomware, according to a Chainalysis report
Nearly 30,000 blockchain votes were recorded in Russian elections — the most ever
15.9.2020
Has Russia fixed its elections with permissioned blockchain technology from Waves?
Russia’s largest bank joins blockchain trade finance platform
15.9.2020
The Swiss arm of Russia’s largest bank is exploring blockchain-based trade finance
Eastern Europe's sixth-largest crypto service is a darknet market
15.9.2020
A new report from Chainalysis has found that Eastern Europe is responsible for more darknet activity and ransomware volume than any other region
Crypto mining and remote work drive GPU sales boom in Russia
14.9.2020
Miners in Russia are purportedly buying more equipment amid regulatory uncertainty
US Sanctions Russians Allegedly Using Cryptocurrency to Influence Presidential Election
12.9.2020
The U.S. has sanctioned several Russian nationals, a Ukrainian lawmaker, and their cryptocurrency addresses for interfering with the country’s electoral process. The Russians are allegedly employees of a troll factory that previously targeted presidential candidates. Operations to Interfere...
Law Decoded: Governments vs. blockchain privacy, Sept. 4-11
11.9.2020
Taking account of more aggressive crypto tracking measures and what they mean for future government adoption of blockchain
Russia's crypto law is a mixed bag, according to industry execs
11.9.2020
Crypto businesses are unsure how to react to new regulations in the Russian Federation
US Treasury blacklisted a non-existent ETH address in connection with alleged Russian election interference
10.9.2020
Either the treasury made a typo, or Russian hackers are so good, their wallets don't even have to exist
Alongside today's sanctions, the US charges operators of Russian troll farm with fraud for using U.S. IDs to start crypto accounts
10.9.2020
New wire fraud charges against St. Petersburg trolls allege that they stole the identities of U.S. citizens to open crypto accounts
New US sanctions target crypto addresses of Russian hackers accused of election interference
10.9.2020
As new U.S. election nears, the Treasury adds new names and crypto addresses to its specially designated nationals list
Russian blockchain voting system shows up on GitHub
10.9.2020
The Russian government keeps betting on blockchain for elections
Ukraine Leads Global Crypto Adoption, Chainalysis Says in New Report
8.9.2020
Ukraine, Russia and Venezuela are the top three countries by crypto adoption in the world, according to Chainalysis
Binance Card still on its way to Russia despite local crypto payments ban
7.9.2020
Russia’s law on digital assets has not affected Binance's business in any way
Could Russia lead Eastern Europe’s crypto boom?
6.9.2020
Russia’s new bill brings it in line with U.K. legislators, though there is a distinction between the approach of the FCA and the State Duma
Russia’s Latest Draft Bill Would Still Largely Ban Crypto, Stifle Miners
3.9.2020
Russia's Ministry of Finance wants to ban any cryptocurrency payments, which could be bad news for the country's mining farms
Russian ministry proposes to amend law banning crypto transactions
3.9.2020
Crypto mining is allowed, but payout in crypto is prohibited
Russia’s New Blockchain Voting System Isn’t Ready, but It’ll Be Used This Month Anyway
1.9.2020
The solution will be used for remote voting during by-elections for seats in the national parliament on Sept. 13 in two regions
Unknown assailants have attacked multiple pro-Bitcoin politicians in Russia in recent weeks
1.9.2020
Bad things may happen to you in Russia if you support Bitcoin and don't like Putin
A legal asset after all? Governments are cashing in on seized crypto
1.9.2020
The way law enforcement agencies deal with seized crypto could indicate their de-facto acceptance of the asset class