2022-12-16 14:02 |
The Central Bank of Russia has enacted measures to shield digital asset-using enterprises from sanctions pressures. The move will allow crypto using platforms to operate without fear of sanctions. origin »
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Russia is considering establishing strategic Bitcoin reserves to fortify its economy against Western sanctions and growing geopolitical pressure, a move that could accelerate a global trend of governments turning to cryptocurrencies for financial resilience.
2024-12-11 13:40 | |
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The US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed full blocking sanctions on 22 individuals and entities across several countries, including Russia and Cyprus, as part of its sanctions evasion network that supports Russia's military-industrial complex.
2023-2-1 19:28 | |
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The European Union (EU) commission has imposed a new wave of sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, according to an October 6 press statement. The post EU narrows Russia’s options further with crypto sanctions appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2022-10-6 18:28 | |
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On 26 September, the United Kingdom announced a new package of sanctions against Russia. This round contains 92 sanctions, in response to referendums held by Russia in Ukraine following its controversThe post How Russia's CBDC might allow it to evade sanctions, trade with China appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2022-9-28 00:00 | |
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The sanctions imposed against Russia by the Western countries have put pressure on cryptocurrency exchanges. Some regulators have expressed concern over how Russia could use cryptocurrencies to avoid these sanctions.
2022-3-23 11:04 | |
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The European Union is attempting to ensure crypto is included amongst the 27-nation bloc’s packages of sanctions on Russia and its oligarchs, says the French Finance Minister Bruno le Maire during a press conference.
2022-3-4 00:00 | |
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With the risk of Russia dodging the roils of Sanctions placed upon it by Western nations using cryptocurrencies increasingly becoming real, some senate democrats are now questioning how the Treasury Department plans on preventing Russia from bypassing sanctions.
2022-3-3 14:50 | |
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As the war in Ukraine is continuing on its sixth day, sanctions imposed on Russia are both widening and deepening. The post Why Russia can’t use crypto to evade sanctions appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2022-3-2 15:14 | |
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The Chairman of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde, sees cryptocurrencies as a tool for possible circumvention of sanctions, which Russia will be able to use if the EU does not speed up work on its cryptocurrency legislation.
2022-3-1 00:05 | |
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Russia’s largest bank, Sberbank, has denied its own supposedly false statement on being included in the U.S. sanctions list on Thursday.
2022-2-24 12:51 | |
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As the attack on Ukraine by Russia commenced as expected in the early hours Thursday, US and world leaders scurried to denounce Russia, warning of harsh consequences for its actions. Russian troops launched their predicted onslaught on Ukraine, ignoring international condemnation and sanctions and warning other countries that any effort at interference would result in […]
2022-2-24 10:17 | |
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2022-2-23 20:05 | |
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The feared volatile trading session was yet to appear an hour after the open, with Bitcoin seeing modest gains.
2022-2-23 18:16 | |
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Statements from Russia and China suggest the two are unified and prepared to evade economic sanctions, with Bitcoin being a potential tool.
2022-2-8 18:05 | |
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Russia’s digital ruble won’t help the country avoid U.S. sanctions because the global economy is “interconnected,” an official said.
2021-11-20 13:16 | |
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The US presidential administration sees cryptocurrencies as a tool to circumvent sanctions. The United States imposed so far more than 9,000 sanctions against legal entities and individuals from countries such as Iran, Russia and North Korea.
2021-10-20 14:29 | |
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Russia's central bank says a digital ruble could make Russia less dependent on the U.S. dollar and more resistant to foreign sanctions.
2020-10-20 15:07 | |
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DASKA is a proposed U.S. bill designed to sanction anyone doing business with Russia. Here's why it could backfire tremendously. The post U.S. “Sanctions Bill from Hell” is a Declaration of War on Europe as Well as Russia appeared first on CCN.com
2019-12-26 22:00 | |
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Russia Mining Company (RMC) has taken over the facility of the now-defunct Nadvoitsy Aluminium Plant in the northern Karelia region, which ceased operations in 2018 due to U. S. sanctions. RMC plans to turn the aluminum plant into a mega Bitcoin mining farm that would control 20 percent of the world’s bitcoin (BTC), according to reportsRead MoreRead More.
2019-10-31 20:00 | |
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Bitcoin mining will breathe new life in a closed Russian aluminum plant which lost access to American customers following the introduction of U. S. sanctions in April 2018. Russian Mining Company’s (RMC) Dmitry Marichinev wants to ramp up BTC mining across Russia.
2019-10-29 18:00 | |
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After much deliberation in the past months and years, Moscow has recently taken important steps toward regulating the crypto space. These are part of the efforts to open the way for the development of the Russian digital economy.
2019-10-5 23:32 | |
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The battle between the Russia and the US sanctions have been difficult, which Soyuzmash Vice President Vladimir Gutenev admits. Speaking to the advisory council on military-technical co-operation, the vice president expressed that the current conditions were difficult, and the environment is far from competitive, thanks to the strong pressure from sanctions. Despite weapons already being […]
2019-7-27 00:15 | |
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Soyuzmash, the Union of Machine Builders in Russia, has asked the Central Bank for permission to accept Bitcoin and stablecoin payments for weapons deals. This, they claim, will help them to circumvent US and international sanctions.
2019-7-26 15:00 | |
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Venezuela appears to be leveraging cryptocurrencies as part of a larger effort to bypass US sanctions. According to an investigation by Spanish newspaper ABC, President Nicolas Maduro and his administration are using a digital wallet app called Jetman Pay to convert tax revenue from one of the country’s main airports into Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
2019-7-26 14:02 | |
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The unique ability of cryptocurrencies to realize global payments is already used by several economies, mainly depressed or under sanctions. It seems that Russia intends to go this way – at the expense of nickel and palladium.
2019-7-26 02:02 | |
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Several countries across the world have joined the Bitcoin and cryptocurrency bandwagon, either in full or partial capacity. China, Russia, and Iran have made news in the cryptocurrency industry either due to positive adoption or because of integrating the ingrained technology for their own use cases.
2019-7-14 22:00 | |
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It’s no secret that foes of the United States – including Venezuela, Iran, Russia, and China – are experimenting with cryptocurrency technology as they seek to render their economies immune to crippling US sanctions.
2019-7-14 02:30 | |
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The use and prevalence of cryptocurrency have led to a number of disruptions within the global economic system such as many large firms being forced to finally adopt crypto, many major retailers finally accepting cryptocurrency and the general public beginning to question the traditional economic structures that have existed until now. One of the latest […]
2019-6-17 17:07 | |
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By CCN Markets: Russia is continuing to explore the possibility of a gold-backed cryptocurrency for use as a cross-border settlement alternative with other countries. Under heavy sanctions from the US, the potential of a value-pegged cryptocurrency could help Russia escape from the usage of the Dollar as a currency standard.
2019-6-17 15:17 | |
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By CCN: According to local reporting, Facebook’s Global Coin might soon be used to value barrels of oil, according to one wide-ranging article about the impact of technology on the Russian economy.
2019-6-7 08:05 | |
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Russia under the press of stifling international sanctions is looking for ways to conduct international settlements. A variant with crypto is being considered – this is reported by the Russian state news agency TASS with reference to Elvira Nabiullina, the head of the Bank of Russian.
2019-5-25 14:02 | |
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By CCN: Russia is reportedly considering the implementation of a gold-backed cryptocurrency, according to Russian news outlet Tass. Immutability and censorship-resistance are useful for governments in certain instances, such as conducting international trade in the face of sanctions.
2019-5-24 22:55 | |
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Coinspeaker Venezuela Turns to Crypto and Rubles to Bypass US SanctionsVenezuela and Russia are discussing an option to use the Ruble and the Petro in their mutual trade settlements.Venezuela Turns to Crypto and Rubles to Bypass US Sanctions
2019-5-21 13:59 | |
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Caracas and Russia are in talks to disconnect from USD and exchange rubles and crypto.
2019-5-21 22:30 | |
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On April 24, 2019, the first bitcoin ATM in the Islamic Republic of Iran was revealed at the 12th International Exhibition of Exchange, Bank and Insurance in Tehran.
2019-4-27 21:31 | |
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Russian news agency, TASS, reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s advisor has suggested the state of Crimea adopt a digital… The post Just In: Russia Considers Crypto To Bypass US Sanctions appeared first on Invest In Blockchain.
2019-4-23 11:56 | |
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An adviser to the president of Russia has proposed to adopt a digital currency in Crimea to attract investors and avoid sanctions
2019-4-23 22:19 | |
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An intelligence branch of the Russian government used bitcoin to fund its cyberwarfare efforts to interfere with the 2016 U. S. presidential election, the Mueller Report claims.
2019-4-19 23:21 | |
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For anyone thinking of promoting bitcoin as an investment, Russia might not be the ideal place to set up shop. According to the Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VTsIOM), around 65% of Russians consider bitcoin to be a “disadvantageous investment.
2019-4-10 18:48 | |
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A public opinion poll in Russia has shown that only one-third of people in the country do not think Bitcoin (BTC) is a viable investment. This survey result comes as recent reports claim Russian oligarchs are buying up BTC to bypass US sanctions.
2019-4-9 22:00 | |
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Russian economist, Vladislav Ginko, is out with another bold claim. This time he says that some companies and wealthy individuals in Russia have bought 1. 8 million bitcoin (about $8. 6 billion).
2019-4-3 22:00 | |
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Two very contrasting events took place in Russia lower house parliament last week. In the first, the State Duma approved the international use of a Swift-like financial network to eliminate the risks of western sanctions.
2019-3-24 11:50 | |
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Following sanctions imposed on Russia, Putin is supporting a mass gold stockpile expansion and a sale of U. S. debt holdings. With a trade war blazing, and sanctions laid across countries to force North Korea and its associates into submission, what happens to other economies? Countries like Russia are using this opportunity to step away from America’s mounting debt.
2019-3-22 23:00 | |
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The United States Treasury Department has imposed further sanctions on Russia, this time adding bank Evrofinance Mosnarbank, jointly owned… The post U.S. Treasury Sanctions Russia-Based Bank Allegedly Backing Venezuela’s Petro appeared first on Invest In Blockchain.
2019-3-13 18:46 | |
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Bitcoin skeptic Vladimir Putin has set a July 2019 deadline for crypto regulations to be put in place in Russia. Putin made the announcement on the Kremlin website in a February 27 notice. In his order, President Putin told the Russian State Duma and the Council of the Federation of Russia to adopt cryptocurrency rules by July 1.
2019-3-1 00:52 | |
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Is There Any Truth to the Recent Rumor That Russia Has Just Bought a Million Bitcoin (BTC) Coins? If controversial crypto commentator Vladislav Ginko is to be believed, the Russian government has recently purchased a massive total of 1 Million BTC tokens from unknown sources. Ginko, who claims to be a tenured professor at the […]
2019-2-24 19:24 | |
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Another country that faces a financial crisis due to the US sanctions issues its own national cryptocurrency. A group of Iranian banks presented a PayMon pegged to gold. Islamic revolution in digital Four Iranian banks (Bank Mellat, Bank Melli Iran, Bank Pasargad, and Parsian Bank) presented PayMon cryptocurrency, each coin of which is backed to gold reserves.
2019-2-8 17:22 | |
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This year’s World Economic Forum is clearly a failure. It is ignored by leading leaders of states, from America and the UK to China and Russia. It is not even clear why the Russian oligarch Deripaska made great sacrifices, the abandonment of his assets – only to get out of the sanctions and go to […]
2019-1-24 11:12 | |
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Recently, a report emerged that indicated that Russia intended to invest billions in Bitcoin. The report by an Australian publication cited U. S sanctions as the reason Russia was turning to cryptos.
2019-1-21 19:16 | |
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The U. S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has imposed sanctions on two individuals and a company in the United Arab Emirates for facilitating North Korea’s illicit use of digital assets.
However, the new law doesn't lift the existing ban on crypto payments inside the country.
Lithuania has imposed a €9.3 million ($10.07 million) fine against local cryptocurrency firm Payeer over sanctions violations, Reuters reported on Wednesday. Specifically, Lithuania’s financial crimes watchdog, the Financial Crimes Investigation Service (FNTT), penalized the regulated crypto company for facilitating the…
A UN Security Council panel is investigating 17 crypto heists in 2023, for which North Korea may have been responsible, which were valued at more than $750 million.
The laws are to ensure sanctions rules are applied uniformly across the EU's 27 member states.
Moscow wants to establish an autonomous BRICS payment system, leveraging digital currencies and blockchain in an effort to decrease its dependency on the U.S. dollar. In an interview with the Russian state-owned news agency TASS on Feb. 5, Kremlin aide…
The U.S. government tagged a number of bitcoin and ether addresses as being tied to the LockBit ransomware group, which was taken down on Monday.