2024-12-26 13:43 |
The Bank of Russia has approved a new rule that will allow banks to block operations with digital rubles for days if they appear to be linked to fraud. The Bank of Russia has introduced new rules requiring banks to… origin »
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Anatoly Aksakov, head of Russia’s Banking Committee, believes that the digital ruble could potentially render traditional banking institutions obsolete. In a discussion at the AiF.Media club, Aksakov opined that the evolving landscape of financial technology could reduce the necessity for…
2023-9-7 08:55 | |
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Anatoly Aksakov, the chairman of Russia’s Financial Market Committee in the State Duma, suggested that the Digital Ruble, a central bank digital currency (CBDC), could potentially render traditional banks redundant, as local media outlet Ria reported on Sept 5.
2023-9-6 15:55 | |
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Following reports that Binance had failed to prevent P2P payments from sanctioned Russian banks, the exchange has imposed stricter rules, and others have followed suit. The post Binance Suspends P2P Transactions in Russia After Lapse Sanctions Enforcement Scrutiny appeared first on BeInCrypto.
2023-8-26 15:15 | |
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Despite the U.S. DOJ investigating Binance for violation of U.S. sanctions with its services in Russia, the firm has continued to promote its platform in the country.
2023-8-25 16:29 | |
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Russia’s central bank announced on Aug. 9 that it will initiate testing its digital ruble with banks, consumers, and businesses in mid-August. Olga Skorobogatova, First Deputy Governor of the Bank of Russia, said: “The launch of pilot operations with real digital rubles is the most important stage of the project.
2023-8-10 05:00 | |
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The central bank of Russia is preparing to pilot the digital ruble, the country's central bank digital currency (CBDC)
2023-8-10 22:30 | |
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Russia's Central Bank forges ahead with its CBDC trials, aiming to gauge the feasibility of its digital currency initiative.
2023-8-9 19:12 | |
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The pilot program will start on August 15, 2023. 13 Russian banks will participate in the pilot program being conducted by the Bank of Russia (BoR). During the test, users will be able to use digital rubles to make purchases at 30 retail locations spread across 11 Russian cities.
2023-8-9 17:26 | |
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According to Olga Skorobogatova, first deputy governor of the Bank of Russia, initiating pilot operations using genuine digital rubles represents a pivotal phase within the project.
2023-8-9 16:43 | |
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The country's central bank will begin real-world tests of the digital currency with 13 banks and limited clients on Aug. 15.
2023-8-9 15:28 | |
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Rosbank, one of Russia's systemically important banks, has announced the launch of a new cross-border settlement solution in the realm of cryptocurrencies.
2023-6-6 20:30 | |
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The participating banks expressed their readiness to proceed with the CBDC pilot.
2023-3-29 11:18 | |
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Russia and China are actively undermining USD dominance, with central banks diversifying reserves and exploring alternatives. Bitcoin could play a crucial role in this shifting financial landscape, offering a new path toward economic freedom.
2023-3-28 23:30 | |
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Russian banks may currently be cut off from the SWIFT international payments network. But, despite wide-ranging international sanctions against the Kremlin, money keeps flowing between Russia and the West, and a range of brokers are ready to turn Russian rubles into foreign currency abroad, in cash.
2023-3-16 14:00 | |
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Huobi and KuCoin are reportedly allowing customers of sanctioned Russian banks to access their trading platforms. Binance was also allowing Russians to convert local currency to crypto without The post Exchanges using USDT to trade in Russia despite sanctions: Report appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2023-2-26 16:00 | |
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Russia’s central bank is preparing to launch the first consumer pilot for the digital ruble in collaboration with 13 local banks.
2023-2-17 16:49 | |
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Russians have hopped on stablecoins to circumvent Western sanctions to send trading volumes to new highs. The decision by SWIFT to kick out Russian banks from the network plays a role in the spike in stablecoin use.
2022-10-16 23:58 | |
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The biggest news in the cryptosphere for September 22 includes Binance’s newly-set Global Advisory Board that’ll foster responsible regulation of the crypto sector, the agreement Russia’s financial watchdog and largest bank reached to use crypto for international payments, and the indefinite close-up of the banks in Lebanon which pushed the Lebanese to turn to crypto.
2022-9-23 01:37 | |
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Bank of Russia started CBDC testing in 2022 and expects to implement an official banking rollout in the year of presidential elections in 2024.
2022-8-13 18:45 | |
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One of the largest state banks in Russia, VTB, reportedly executed the country's first cash-backed digital financial asset transaction with a fintech company. The post Russian Lender Executes Country’s First Digital Asset Transaction appeared first on BeInCrypto.
2022-6-30 23:15 | |
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US Treasury Department officials announced that Russia would no longer be able to pay bondholders through US banks after May 25, 2022 due to sanctions imposed by the Biden administration for its invasion of Ukraine.
2022-6-1 15:51 | |
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The firm says sanctions on Russia could see central banks look to ‘change their… The post VanEck expert: Bitcoin could hit $1.3M if it became a global reserve asset appeared first on Coin Journal.
2022-4-2 16:01 | |
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The Central Bank of Russia (CBR) has proposed that the nation’s commercial banks tighten monitoring on crypto and regulator operations. The objective is to stop transactions that attempt to evade its “special economic measures to counter the outflow of foreign currency abroad,”.
2022-3-19 18:47 | |
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After many Russian banks were barred from the SWIFT system amid the Ukraine conflict, Moscow has been facing a financial meltdown. But, since then, the general assumption was that crypto will come The post Is Russia facing a financial meltdown? This recent ban reveals... appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2022-3-5 14:30 | |
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Most companies in the United States and other Western nations are no longer allowed to conduct business or exchange money with Russian banks.
2022-3-5 16:19 | |
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Sberbank, one of Russia's largest state-controlled banks, is dropping out of almost all European markets citing Western sanctions.
2022-3-2 15:55 | |
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Following the invasion of Russian forces into Ukraine, several countries (i. e. , the United States and a number of EU members) have imposed strict economic sanctions on Russia which, among other things, will preclude some local banks from accessing the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (SWIFT).
2022-2-28 19:52 | |
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While condemning the Russian president Vladimir Putin’s move to lay siege across Ukraine, the EU Commission committed to undertake a series of measures to isolate Russia from the international financial system.
2022-2-28 09:47 | |
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The U.S. has already added various Russian oligarchs, their families and major banks in Russia to the OFAC sanctions list.
2022-3-1 02:51 | |
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Russians cashed out over $1.3 billion from banks on the first day of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the largest amount since the onset of COVID-19.
2022-2-25 17:24 | |
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Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has become the first crypto-centric entity to join the Association of Banks of Russia (ABR), the company announced last Friday. The post Binance joins Russia’s Bank Association as its first crypto member appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2022-2-22 09:00 | |
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focus on crypto regulation. Binance executive Olga Goncharova will lead the operations in the expert center. The center will be tasked with reviewing crypto circulation in Russia and international developments in the industry.
2022-2-21 02:00 | |
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The Association of Banks of Russia has launched a dedicated expert center focused on cryptocurrency regulation.
2022-2-19 11:55 | |
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2022-2-9 18:56 | |
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The Ministry of Finance suggested letting banks sell bitcoin while the Chamber of Commerce thinks mining should become an established business.
2022-2-8 22:39 | |
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Russian banks have been increasingly moving into the digital asset market despite the Bank of Russia's hostility toward crypto.
2022-1-13 16:45 | |
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The Bank of Russia remains skeptical on crypto despite the Russian president viewing it as a potential unit of account.
2021-10-15 13:35 | |
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Bitcoin has the potential to undermine the control of central banks over the money supply. China, for instance, has made some of the most aggressive moves against cryptocurrencies in 2021. On the contThe post Does Russia have 'plans to change anything' when it comes to crypto-trading appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2021-10-13 10:33 | |
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Despite the fact that Russia was never overly friendly towards cryptocurrencies, the country still feels the negative effects of the crypto industry, such as money laundering, suspicious transactions, fraud and scams, and alike.
2021-9-17 13:07 | |
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The Central Bank of Russia (CBR) has set out to examine the risks associated with cryptocurrency investments. The regulator is going to conduct a dedicated study with the participation of major banks and payment processors operating in the Russian market.
2021-7-3 02:00 | |
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A pilot program of the digital ruble has been announced by the Bank of Russia with a dozen banks involved. The post Bank of Russia Announces Upcoming Trial For Digital Ruble appeared first on BeInCrypto.
2021-7-1 22:50 | |
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Twelve Russian banks including Sberbank, VTB and Tinkoff Bank will help the Bank of Russia test the digital ruble in January 2022.
2021-6-30 11:58 | |
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Russia has officially legalized crypto trading this January, but the government still doesn’t allow local banks to offer crypto services.
2021-6-4 14:13 | |
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The central bank of Russia said on Thursday that it is looking at a two-tier system for its digital ruble. Here, banks would be opening digital wallets with the regulator, serving as intermediaries for companies and customers.
2021-4-3 22:07 | |
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Banks had feared being drained of liquidity under the original concept for the digital currency.
2021-2-19 16:43 | |
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International Currencies The Russian state news outlet RT reported that the Central Bank of Russia says digital currencies will challenge current international banking systems. There are more than 30 central banks or other regulators that are researching Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs).
2020-12-26 20:29 | |
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Over the course of the past eleven months, cryptocurrencies have emerged to become a serious asset class, one being taken note of by countries and regulatory agencies all over the world. Russia is oneThe post Bank of Russia hears commercial banks’ concerns over digital Ruble appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2020-11-28 23:30 | |
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Russian banks fear being left out of the central bank's proposed digital currency system, according to a report.
2020-11-27 18:16 | |
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Central banks meeting in Russia said the coronavirus pandemic is a driving force behind growing interest in national digital currencies.
2020-11-7 18:16 | |
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Russia is actively using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to counteract the impact of Western sanctions on its economy, Reuters reported on Dec. 25. The report cited Finance Minister Anton Siluanov, who recently stated that Russian companies have begun to utilize digital currencies, particularly Bitcoin mined within the country, for international transactions.
Russia’s central bank is set to develop a new platform that would help it crack down on illegal crypto OTC services and suspicious financial activities. The central bank of Russia is reportedly planning to create a new platform aimed at…
Russia has introduced a regional ban on Bitcoin mining, set to begin on Jan. 1, 2025, and remain in effect until March 15, 2031, local Russian media outlet Tass reported on Dec. 24. According to the report, The decision affects ten regions, including Dagestan, Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkaria, Karachay-Cherkessia, North Ossetia, Chechnya, the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s […] The post Russia to limit mining in energy-strapped regions until 2031 appeared first on CryptoSlate.
Russia's Gov't has published a draft resolution on banning or providing restrictions on mining locally. The ban will take effect on Jan. 1, 2025, and run until Mar. 15, 2031.
Elvira Nabiullina, Governor of the Central Bank of Russia, reaffirmed the institution’s position against the use of cryptocurrencies for domestic payments. Speaking at a recent press conference, Nabiullina stated, “We continue to believe that cryptocurrencies should not be used as…
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.