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Russian Crypto Scams Triple in First Half of 2020

30.7.2020
Kaspersky Labs and other malware labs have identified a sharp rise in crypto-related scams in Russia during the first half of 2020

Facebook’s Zuckerberg and Telegram’s Durov Posture as Defenders Against Foreign Tech Invasions

28.7.2020
The leaders of two tech giants are using nationalism to win back the governments of their respective home countries after stumbling over crypto launches

Russia’s Central Bank Keeps Insisting That Crypto Is ‘Criminal’

28.7.2020
Russia’s central bank argues that crypto purchases are not considered an investment

Garmin Could Face Sanctions if $10M Ransom is Paid

27.7.2020
The leader of the cybercriminal group Evil Corp reportedly led the attack against Garmin

Law Decoded: Lawmakers in World’s Largest Markets Warm to Crypto, July 17-24

24.7.2020
Major breakthroughs the U.S., Russia and China lead this week’s cryptocurrency policy news as it looks like everyone is trying to bring the industry in from the cold

New Russian Law Bans Bitcoin Payments for Goods and Services

24.7.2020
Russian lawmakers have passed a bill that gives legal status to cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin – but bans them from being used to pay for goods and services. Legislators approved the Digital Financial Assets (DFA) bill on July 22 after its third and final reading. It had already won backing...

Russia’s FSB Is Making Life Harder for Blockchain Companies

23.7.2020
The FSB, Russia’s security agency, wants blockchain companies to certify with them. This could push foreign companies out of the market

Russian Lawmakers Finally Pass Country’s Major Crypto Bill

22.7.2020
Russia’s newly passed crypto bill finally provides a legal status to crypto, but does not allow it to be used as a payment method

Russia to Treat Crypto as a Taxable Property

21.7.2020
Russia changed its draft bill regulating crypto and digital assets. You won’t go to jail for facilitating crypto deals in the country – at least, not just yet

Wirecard Exec Reportedly Used Bitcoin to Move Funds to Russia

21.7.2020
Russian media reported that Marsalek is hiding in Russia with funds that he was able to transfer there with Bitcoin

Russia Shelves Plans to Criminalize Bitcoin Transactions – For Now

21.7.2020
Russia has dropped plans to criminalize bitcoin transactions – for now, according to local media reports. The Digital Financial Assets Bill (DFA), due to be read for the second time in the Russian parliament – or State Duma – on July 21, has removed references to administrative...

Updated Russian Crypto Bill Defangs Punishments for Using Crypto

20.7.2020
Newest version of Russian bill “On Digital Financial Assets” does not criminalize crypto usage, but there is one more bill that might

Wanted Wirecard Exec Said to Be Sheltered by Secret Service in Russia

20.7.2020
Jan Marsalek, a former board member of Wirecard who is wanted over allegations of fraud, is reportedly being sheltered in Moscow by the biggest Russian secret service

142 Million Guests: Hackers Attempt to Sell MGM Grand Data Dump for Cryptocurrency

20.7.2020
Last year the giant resort firm MGM Grand was hacked and the cybercriminals ostensibly obtained a massive dump of names, addresses, phone numbers, and dates of birth. Now according to vendors on the deep web, hackers have been trying to sell the data dump for monero or bitcoin. The hackers claim...

Missing Wirecard Exec Found in Belarus; Russia’s FSB Involvement Suspected

19.7.2020
Russian intelligence might have a lot to do with helping former Wirecard COO Jan Marsalek disappear into thin air

Report Cuts China’s Bitcoin Mining Capacity to 50% of World Total, Raises US’ to 14%

18.7.2020
A new report by crypto research company Bitooda claims that China accounts for only 50% of global Bitcoin mining capacity, and the U.S. 14%. The data is in sharp contrast with earlier findings from the University of Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF), which put China’s share...