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According to a Forbes report published on March 21, 2020, a senior Russian official has warned that its delayed bill on cryptocurrencies will include a ban on issuing and selling of digital currencies.
2020-3-22 18:00 | |
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Russia’s communications regulator, Roskomnadzor, is looking for contractors who can block networks that are resistant to censorship. According to a publication by General Radio Frequency Center on March 3, the communications watchdog is seeking technical solutions to get rid of unwanted platforms that often host extreme content.
2020-3-13 23:58 | |
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Vladimir Potanin, one of the richest individuals in Russia and the CEO of metal conglomerate Norilsk Nickel, received approval from the Central Bank of Russia to operate a cryptocurrency. A central bank-approved cryptocurrency According to The Moscow Times, Potanin stated that the central bank has given the company the approval it needs to operate the […] The post A Russian billionaire is getting into cryptocurrency, but not in the way that you would expect appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2020-3-1 22:14 | |
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The licensed futures provider that was bought off by Kraken late last year known as Crypto Facilities, has announced the hiring of Aleksey Bragin to expand its operations in Russia. The firm intends to intensify in-person visits as well as operate various social media groups using the Russian language.
2020-1-15 20:08 | |
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According to recent reports, the Bank of Russia has started using a regulatory sandbox to test the performance of stablecoins. Russia Warming to Stablecoins Russia’s stance towards cryptocurrencies has always been questionable, with the country’s intentions and goals never being fully known to anyone.
2019-12-26 16:45 | |
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According to regional reports, the Russian darknet market Hydra is planning an initial coin offering (ICO) in order to expand the marketplace internationally. The sale is set to start on December 16 and Hydra administrators hope to raise $146 million from the token sale.
2019-12-14 21:50 | |
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In connection with the mass protests in Moscow due to the opposition not allowed to take part in municipal parliament of Moscow election (Moscow City Duma), the Investigative Committee of Russia opened a criminal case on money laundering by the Anti-Corruption Fund (FBK) of Alexei Navalny, the most famous of opposition politicians. According to the […]
2019-8-5 14:52 | |
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Russia won’t officially legalize digital currencies in the near future, according to the conclusions of the participants of a “round table” dedicated to crypto regulation. Issuance of Anything Besides Ruble is Still Illegal On Thursday, July 25, a panel of Russian officials and experts discussed the regulation of cryptocurrency.
2019-7-26 18:00 | |
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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 Russian surveillanceware saga continues. Canadian cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new set of Android surveillance tools originating from Russia. The kicker? The spyware can be found in numerous fake apps disguised as legitimate software from Google, Pornhub, Skype, and many other familiar brands.
2019-7-25 13:09 | |
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According to local reports, Russia will not go out of its way to ban Libra, a crypto asset created by the Libra Association, an international consortium started by Facebook. Alexei Moisseev, the deputy finance minister of Russia, told publications that a legislative framework for crypto assets will soon be formed and Libra is likely to […] The post Russia Won’t Ban Facebook’s Libra After All, Hints Full Crypto Regulation appeared first on CCN Markets
2019-7-2 17:17 | |
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The Russian Ministry of Finance is working in order to add new legislation to a bill related to virtual currencies. Apparently, this legislation would legalize cryptocurrency trading activities. This is according to a report from the Russian news outlet Interfax.
2019-6-24 20:25 | |
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Russian parliament will adopt the country’s major crypto bill, “On Digital Financial Assets,” in the next two weeks, according to the deputy finance minister
2019-6-19 15:58 | |
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Bitcoin has traditionally been mined over open blockchains around the globe. However, according to a recent report, mining over open blockchains will lead to heavy fines being imposed on Russian miners.
2019-6-10 19:00 | |
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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’s Central Bank could be considering a gold-pegged cryptocurrency, according to a report by Russian news agency, RIA on May 23, 2019. However, the apex bank states that virtual currency would not act as a substitute for the Russian Ruble.
2019-5-26 01:00 | |
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According to local news publication TASS, the Bank of Russia will consider a gold-backed digital currency for use in international settlements. However, the institution remains opposed to truly decentralised crypto assets.
2019-5-24 02:00 | |
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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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The Bank of Russia will consider the use of a gold-backed cryptocurrency to facilitate international settlements, according to its governor.
2019-5-23 17:30 | |
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By CCN: Terrorist organizations getting support in the form of cryptocurrency are becoming the norm, according to Russia’s FSB director Alexander Bortnikov. As per local news portal RBC, citing media agency Tass, the chief of Russia’s Federal Security Service (the FSB’s successor) reported on the latest updates in the international terrorist networks at a meeting of the heads of security agencies of Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) member states.
2019-5-22 13:11 | |
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Venezuela, a South American country embroiled in a bitter political impasse, is negotiating with Russia over abandoning the USD in their bilateral trade settlements. The two countries are in talks over the use of the Russian ruble, according to Jorge Valero, Venezuela’s representative in UN’s Geneva offices.
2019-5-20 15:24 | |
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Venezuela and Russia are in talks to abandon the use of U. S. dollars in their transactions and replace this currency with rubles and Petros. According to an article published by the Russian news portal RT,.
2019-5-18 22:31 | |
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The world wants to de-dollarize. Most Eastern countries, especially, want to move away from the dollar (USD). This could mean that these countries will focus on moving away from the dominance of the United States.
2019-5-15 05:57 | |
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According to Federico Pieraccini of Global Research, for most countries including Russia, de-dollarization has become a pressing issue” and other economies are taking note of the benefits of decentralized systems as opposed to the Federal.
2019-5-14 18:45 | |
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According to a report by the World Gold Council, central banks have been buying more gold this first quarter than they have in the previous six years. The efforts to diversify away from the US dollar are being led by China and Russia.
2019-5-4 00:00 | |
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By CCN. com: It is no news by now that the long-awaited Mueller Report has revealed extensive Russian efforts to interfere with the 2016 U. S. presidential election. While much attention has been focused on whether or not president Donald Trump was in any way complicit with these efforts, what is less reported is that the report showed that state-backed Russian operatives used bitcoin extensively in their attempts to impede Hilary Clinton and help Donald Trump’s campaign.
2019-4-22 09:46 | |
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Bitcoin hit the headlines in Russia again this week after it emerged the country’s law enforcement had tried to extract a bitcoin bribe worth $1 million. FSB Illegally Sought $1. 02 Million As local cryptocurrency news media outlet Coinspot.
2019-4-20 23:00 | |
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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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Russia and China buying up gold may be setting the stage for a gold-backed cryptocurrency, suggests a former EU minister. However, such a scheme would still be inferior to Bitcoin, according to Russian economist Vladislav Ginko.
2019-4-11 19:00 | |
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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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Only 2% of Russians have invested in Bitcoin so far, according to a new poll by VTsIOM, the oldest polling institution in post-Soviet Russia
2019-4-9 17:29 | |
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According to the Myrotvorets (Peacemaker) website (https://myrotvorets.center), the election campaign of Volodymyr Zelensky was financed by the FSB of Russia using the WEX crypto exchange. -Wow! That’s how it’s going! Snitching to Security Service The message is decorated in the best traditions of denunciations – loud, to the top, with rich details and without any […]
2019-4-9 22:46 | |
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One of Russia’s richest women has died after the private jet she was traveling in crashed in Germany. Natalia Fileva, the co-owner and chairwoman of S7 Airlines, was flying from Cannes in France when the single-engine, six-seat aircraft crashed and burned while approaching an airport in southwestern Germany on Sunday afternoon, according to The Siberian Times.
2019-4-1 19:57 | |
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VKontakte (also known as “VK”), which is Russia’s version of Facebook, is planning to issue its own cryptocurrency. The project is currently under development, but a final decision has not yet been made.
2019-4-1 00:45 | |
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Bitcoin enthusiasts in Russia will have to endure yet another setback as the government has a postponed bill seeking to recognize and regulate digital financial assets in the country. The delay comes after several terms including “cryptocurrency,” “smart contracts,” and “token” were removed from the bill’s text.
2019-3-25 15:53 | |
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Alexander Vinnik, a Russian national suspected of orchestrating a $4 billion bitcoin fraud has lodged an appeal with a Greek court for his extradition to Russia, this according to Greek media outlet Kathimerini, March 21, 2019.
2019-3-23 10:00 | |
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One of the operators of BTC-e cryptocurrency exchange and leading suspect in multi-billion money laundering scandal, Alexander Vinnik, is seeking to be extradited to Russia from Greece rather than to the United States or France.
2019-3-23 21:40 | |
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Russia’s Evrofinance Mosnarbank Sanctioned By The US After Being Backing Venezuela’s Petro The United States has decided to add the Russian bank Evrofinance Mosnarbank to its sanctioning list managed by the Treasury Department.
2019-3-13 02:19 | |
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Financial Markets Committee From Russia Considers Identity Verification From Crypto Users Russia’s Duma Committee on Financial Markets has reunited recently to consider whether people should be mandatorily identified to use digital assets or not.
2019-3-8 22:47 | |
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The national pension fund of Russia has reunited with the Russian Railways recently in order to push forward a blockchain program that will help both entities. The companies have entered in an agreement to use the blockchain technology in order to track and transport passengers which are beneficiated by services like discounts. According to the […]
2019-3-5 00:52 | |
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Tatyana Moskalkova, the commissioner for Human Rights in Russia, has issued a letter to Michalis Kalogir, Minister of Justice, Transparency and Human Rights of Greece, requesting for the extradition of the embattled former BTC-e crypto exchange owner, Alexander Vinnik to Russia, according to a report by Tass on February 25.
2019-2-28 21:30 | |
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Russia’s Minister of Justice, Alexander Konovalov, has indicated that it is unnecessary to give cryptocurrencies a legal definition at this point in time, according to the country’s state-owned news agency TASS.
2019-2-15 13:59 | |
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Russian Minister Of Justice Does Not Believe That Cryptos Need To Be Legally Defined Just Yet The current Minister of Justice of Russia, Alexander Konovalov, has affirmed that he does not see the need to legally define cryptocurrencies just yet.
2019-2-15 23:29 | |
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The amount of gold bought by central banks in 2018 has reached the second highest annual total. Since 1967, this is the most amount of gold volume bought by central banks. According to the World Gold Council estimate central banks now hold about 34,000 tons of gold.
2019-2-11 01:05 | |
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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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At least 51 cryptocurrency ATMs operate in compliance with the current regulations in Russia, estimates a new report. According to the study produced by the country’s crypto industry association, the average monthly turnover of each of these teller machines is around $27,000.
2019-2-1 19:48 | |
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A recently released report confirms a well-known observation – crypto-focused events are still largely male-dominated, not only in terms of registrants in general but also speakers. According to another finding, almost half of the attendees at the studied forums came from the U.
2019-1-30 09:55 | |
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Iran is holding talks with major European nations as well as Russia, South Africa and Bosnia on carrying trade through crypto transactions according to a very brief report by the... The post Iran in Crypto Talks with Germany, England, France, Switzerland appeared first on Trustnodes.
2019-1-30 19:39 | |
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Using cryptocurrency debit cards to pay for goods and services does not contradict Russian law, Deputy Finance Minister Alexei Moiseev was quoted as saying by local media. He believes these transactions are legal as the seller receives the money in Russian rubles.
2019-1-18 22:01 | |
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