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PortuguêsJoe Biden said that the U.S. and Russia might have the beginnings of a “cybersecurity arrangement that begins to bring some order” within the next year. United States President Joe…
Continue ReadingAuthorities in Abkhazia, the partially recognized South Caucasus republic, have discovered and closed down eight crypto mining farms in just two weeks. Since the beginning of June, law enforcement agents…
Continue ReadingThe Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov talked about the future importance of cryptocurrencies as an international settlements layer at the Primakov Readings Forum. Lavrov referred to these assets as having…
Continue ReadingA long-time member of the Russian State Duma has criticized the central bank’s approach to digital assets. A Russian State Duma member has blasted the central bank’s tough stance on…
Continue ReadingCyberthreats related to cryptocurrencies have increased with rising demand for the digital assets, a study has concluded. Russia, Thailand and Peru are the most affected countries by malicious attacks designed…
Continue ReadingThe G7 leaders have called on Russia to urgently “identify, disrupt, and hold to account” ransomware hackers and those abusing cryptocurrency to launder ransoms. “We reiterate our interest in stable…
Continue ReadingThis week the United States senator from Texas, Ted Cruz, appeared on the Fox News television broadcast Hannity and discussed the leading crypto asset bitcoin. Cruz told Hannity he believes…
Continue ReadingA court in Russia’s Perm region has decided to block a number of websites describing how to exchange cryptocurrency for fiat cash. Local prosecutors claim the dissemination of this type…
Continue ReadingRussia has reportedly announced that U.S. dollar assets will be removed from its National Wealth Fund as U.S. sanctions on Moscow intensify. The fund, which currently totals about $600.9 billion,…
Continue ReadingKalashnikov Group, the Russian firearms manufacturer, is ready to transition to settlements in digital currency. The announcement came from the international economic forum in Saint Petersburg where the central bank…
Continue ReadingTop Russian bankers cite their reasons for not liking Bitcoin after Tinkoff’s CEO said that the central bank was stopping it from offering crypto trading services. Sberbank and VTB, the…
Continue ReadingRussia has officially legalized crypto trading this January but the government still doesn’t allow local banks to offer crypto services. Tinkoff, a major private bank in Russia, is struggling to…
Continue ReadingOne of the biggest Bitcoin critics, Russian official Anatoly Aksakov said he wanted to buy Bitcoin before the ban but the price was too high. Anatoly Aksakov, a member of…
Continue ReadingA decision by a prominent religious body in Ingushetia to prohibit dealings with cryptocurrency has sparked controversy in the predominantly Muslim Russian republic. Critics have taken to social media to…
Continue ReadingThe infamous whistleblower and privacy activist Edward Snowden commented on bitcoin on Friday, after the Biden administration said this week it was shooting for 6 trillion dollars in stimulus proposals.…
Continue ReadingMembers of the State Duma are now working on amendments that will permit the use of cryptocurrency as a contractual means of payment. Digital financial assets are regarded as property…
Continue ReadingThe player with the best goal at Europe’s international soccer championship this summer will be awarded a special prize. European football’s governing body, UEFA, and the tournament’s sponsor, Russia’s Gazprom,…
Continue ReadingIndependent Russian news organization Meduza has launched a donations page with a bitcoin address after being penalized by the government. The Russian Justice Ministry has added Meduza, one of the…
Continue ReadingAccording to a recent poll, 14% of Russians think crypto will replace fiat in 10 years, while 39% think it’s impossible to give up cash. New research from one of…
Continue ReadingRoscosmos is the first organization to test Waves Enterprise’s IP Guard solution. Russia‘s space agency, Roscosmos, aims to fight intellectual property infringement in the space industry wit blockchain technology. Roscosmos…
Continue ReadingA new survey revealed the different stances of Russians toward cryptocurrencies and fiat currency. Specifically, some of the respondents believe digital assets will replace fiat in ten years. Residents in…
Continue ReadingIn its effort to stifle entities that attempted to influence U.S. elections the Treasury Department sanctioned several bitcoin addresses. As part of an effort against entities that attempted to influence…
Continue ReadingOn April 12, the international provider of colocation services for low-carbon cryptocurrency mining Bitriver announced it is launching a pre-sale of tokens backed by 100 megawatts (MW) of mining power…
Continue ReadingConsulting firms, such as PwC Russia, said that Russians have been increasingly reporting their income from cryptocurrency operations. The number of cryptocurrency holding disclosures in Russia has been on the…
Continue ReadingAccording to Russian crypto advocates, the existing laws “do not meet the needs” of the cryptocurrency market. A group of Russian lobbyists led by the law firm Digital Rights Center…
Continue ReadingThe digital ruble will become an integral part of national settlements by 2023 or 2024, Anatoly Aksakov of the Russian State Duma predicted. Anatoly Aksakov, chairman of the Russian State…
Continue ReadingThe NFT exhibition will be part of the “Hermitage 20/21” project. Russia’s State Hermitage Museum, the second-largest art museum in the world, is preparing to host a digital art exhibition…
Continue ReadingAccording to local news reports, a Russian financial monitoring service will be tracking bitcoin-to-fiat transactions. Authorities in Russia are planning to track transactions involving the exchange of bitcoin for rubles,…
Continue ReadingRosfinmonitoring has informed the Russian parliament that it is paying close attention to transactions involving the conversion of crypto to rubles. Russia’s Federal Financial Monitoring Service, or Rosfinmonitoring — the…
Continue ReadingThe Russian President held a meeting with the attorney general’s office where cryptocurrencies came to the discussion table. Vladimir Putin raised red flags toward taking measures to prevent illegal activities…
Continue ReadingThe Belarusian president held a meeting over the week where he mentioned cryptocurrencies within the context of regulating the IT industry. Alexander Lukashenko hinted at tightening the regulatory framework to…
Continue ReadingRussia is apparently preparing to scrutinize cross-border cryptocurrency transactions for potential illegal activity. Russian President Vladimir Putin has stressed the importance of developing additional measures to fight against illegal cross-border…
Continue ReadingThe Eurasian Economic Union’s member states did not support an initiative to synchronize crypto regulations. Member states of the Eurasian Economic Union, or EAEU, have been struggling to come up…
Continue ReadingA myriad of gold bugs like to compliment the yellow precious metal for its ostensible scarcity, as estimates say only 2,500 to 3,000 tons of new gold is produced annually.…
Continue ReadingRussian punk feminist group Pussy Riot has released a new music video and is auctioning a series of four, non-fungible-tokens to accompany its release and raise funds for their art…
Continue ReadingThe central bank of Russia is expecting to start pilots for its central bank digital currency in 2022, a senior executive reportedly claimed. Bank of Russia deputy governor Alexey Zabotkin…
Continue ReadingSince March 1, 2020, the number of new Bitcoin ATMs installed worldwide is nearing 10,000. According to the latest data from Coin ATM Radar, the current number of machines stands at…
Continue ReadingA major Russian mining firm is facing legal troubles in St. Petersburg, as three individuals are accusing the company of fraud. Cryptouniverse will now face a trial after a city…
Continue ReadingRussian oil firm Gazprom Neft’s aviation subsidiary — Gazpromneft-Aero — announced Monday that it has completed a successful pilot of its blockchain-based refueling project, Smart Fuel. The new platform was implemented…
Continue ReadingAlexei Navalny is a noted leader of the Russian opposition. His “Anti-Corruption Foundation” (FBK) has been a thorn in President Vladimir Putin’s side for many years. Though the FBK has…
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