ECB Tells Banks to Prepare For Russian Cyber Attacks, Bitcoin Unaffected

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Russian Central Bank to Ban Bitcoin: Report

The Bank of Russia is reportedly concerned that cryptocurrency investments might risk the country's financial stability.

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Has the Latest DarkSide’s Ransomware Been the Result of a Miscalculated Risk?

Over the course of this year, DarkSide, a group of Russian hackers got the attention of the U. S. Department of State. In May 2021, DarkSide was responsible for a ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline, extorting $5M for not leaking data they had on the Pipeline’s network.

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Russia’s Crypto Mining Farms Would Have to Report to Government Under Proposed Bill

Russian wants all data centers, including mining farms, to report what they do and how they operate. Local experts say that brings risk.

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Central Bank of Russia Continues to Fight Against the Legal Use of Cryptocurrencies

While the Russian Ministry of Finance seeks to complete the project of the Bill “On Digital Financial Assets” (CFA) presented on February 25, 2018, The Central Bank of Russia hinders all its efforts to regulate cryptocurrencies, seeing them as an unjustified risk.

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Russian Central Bank Links Crypto Transactions With Money Laundering

The Russian central bank now considers any crypto exchange transaction as a money laundering risk

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Russian Central Bank Will Support Legislation To Ban Cryptocurrencies Due To Risk

The Bank of Russia, known as the central bank of the country, has recently offered its opinion on banning cryptocurrencies. According to it, a crypto ban is not out of question right now. If the legislative level of the government decided to ban cryptos, the bank would fully support the decision. At the moment, the […]

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Waves and the Tricky Task of Being a Russian Crypto Brand

What if your biggest client is your biggest reputation risk?

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Risk On! Fundstrat’s Tom Lee Spots a ‘Huge Buying Opp’ in Stocks

By CCN: As Donald Trump and China continue to play Russian roulette with the global economy, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is doing just fine, thank you. Fundstrat Co-Founder Thomas Lee is an uber-bull, both in the stock and crypto markets.

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Financier with Links to Russian Oligarch Launches Crypto Derivative Hedge Fund

According to a BloombergQuint report published April 17, 2019, Gerald Banks, a financier who has in past managed part of a Russian oligarch’s business venture is set to open a cryptocurrency derivative fund.

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Alleged Russian boss of Bitcoin ‘money-laundering scheme’ wants to go home

Alexander Vinnik, the alleged operator of troubled cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e (who is wanted in several countries for his potential involvement in a Bitcoin fraud case) has lodged an appeal for extradition to his native Russia.

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‘Unlikely in Next 30 Years’ – Russian Official Dispels Bitcoin Investment Rumor

Elina Sidorenko, head of the Legislative Risk Assessment Group in Russia, says there is no merit to rumors that the country will invest as much as $10 billion in bitcoin. Russia: Cryptocurrency Framework Not Yet in Place Speaking to Forklog, Sidorenko said the country doesn’t yet have the regulatory structure to invest state funds in cryptocurrencies.

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Lykke cofounder Sergey Ivliev is Named Best Risk Manager in Russia and CIS

We are proud to announce that Lykke cofounder and COO Sergey Ivliev has been named Best Risk Manager 2016 in Russia and CIS. The contest was held by the Russian Risk Management Society.

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