2023-5-29 20:01 |
Russia will continue to create new crypto platforms in response to sanctions, State Duma official Anatoly Aksakov said.
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Despite many popular exchanges curtailing their operations within Russia, many platforms continue to service the region as usual.
2022-10-17 15:28 | |
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Cryptocurrency exchange platforms have been under intense pressure from global regulators to ensure that Russia does not use crypto to avoid Western sanctions. The CEO of FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, has expressed concern over the stance taken by these exchanges.
2022-3-20 07:01 | |
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Global regulators continue asking crypto exchanges to comply with sanctions against Russia as the country itself has no legal crypto trading platforms.
2022-3-15 21:30 | |
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Accounts belonging to OpenSea users with Iranian IP addresses have been canceled in the face of a growing debate regarding international sanctions and Russia’s attack on Ukraine. As pressure mounts on large cryptocurrency exchanges such as Coinbase, Kraken, and Binance to restrict access to their platforms to all Russian users and financial entities, other major […]
2022-3-4 09:13 | |
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The vice prime minister of Ukraine, Mykhailo Fedorov, has asked all the major exchanges to freeze the accounts of users in Russia and Belarus. However, some leading exchange platforms are already coming out to deny these requests.
2022-3-1 13:39 | |
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As some platforms freeze accounts linked to Russia and Belarus, Binance said it will not block innocent Russians’ crypto assets.
2022-3-1 14:45 | |
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Russian Central Bank and the Ministry of Finance’s adverse opinions lead to a restrictive policy instead of banning the use of cryptocurrencies. Per the Coindesk, the Ministry of Finance purposes a bill that limits the crypto transactions tied with licensed operators in Russia, adding peer-to-peer trading as illegal, while certified wallets are allowed. Related Reading […]
2022-2-25 11:44 | |
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The Bank of Russia published a stunning report on cryptocurrencies calling for a ban on all operations with cryptocurrencies, as well as bitcoin mining in Russia. Later, the regulator clarified that Russians are not prohibited from buying bitcoins through foreign-based trading platforms.
2022-1-23 02:11 | |
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Russia’s central bank has examined three platforms offering crypto-related services. The projects have been tested in its regulatory sandbox in the course of 2020. Bank of Russia has received dozens of requests to pilot various financial services since it created the closed regulatory environment around three years ago. CBR Pilots 3 Crypto Projects in 2020 […]
2021-5-9 17:00 | |
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Russia is always an interesting region when it comes to Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Despite the nation’s negative sentiment toward this form of money, citizens are actively visiting crypto exchanges and trading platforms.
2020-4-16 01:00 | |
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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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In an announcement dated February 17, 2020, the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) stated that it had successfully completed a blockchain tokenization pilot using a platform developed by Nornickel within its regulatory sandbox.
2020-2-17 20:00 | |
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Russian regulators have once again moved to expand oversight of the online space in an attempt to ensure compliance with various restrictions Moscow is trying to impose. But as in other cases, their efforts have been met with resistance.
2019-6-16 20:35 | |
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The regulatory and legal environment around internet-based services and applications has changed considerably over the last decade. When large-scale social networking platforms first became popular in the 2000s, the general attitude toward mass data collection was essentially “why not?”.
2019-5-11 04:03 | |
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For many companies, entrepreneurs and freelancers working in the crypto industry, accounting is an essential part of their day-to-day business activities. A number of platforms now offer services tailored to meet those needs including features such as cryptocurrency invoicing.
2019-4-4 09:58 | |
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Russian billionaire Vladimir Potanin wants to launch cryptocurrency tokens pegged to the precious metal palladium. Potanin also wants to establish a regulatory framework for digital platforms in order to promote crypto use in Russia.
2019-3-29 17:55 | |
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Russia’s lower house called the State Duma plans to discuss a draft crypto regulation bill in the next two months. This will most likely take place in the next two months. According to an official of the State Duma, the long-awaited crypto bill for digital assets, in part of an initiative to regulate investment platforms […]
2019-1-14 21:34 | |
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Crypto Industry In Russia Struggles To Insure Themselves, Pushing Away Potentially Big Investors Institutional investors are often most likely to invest in a venture that isn’t a significant risk for theft, as any smart investor would do.
2018-12-20 19:53 | |
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Crypto markets have passed through hard times this year but cryptocurrency remains a viable remuneration option for businesses in the industry and their employees in Russia, new numbers and estimates suggest.
2018-10-14 22:57 | |
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Binance, the leading cryptocurrency exchange, has announced it will start testing a fiat-to-crypto currency trading platform in Singapore and we’ve got the story in Sunday’s edition of The Daily. Also, two islands in Russia are competing to host the country’s first regulated exchange, and the ECB says Europe doesn’t need a central bank issued crypto.
2018-9-16 15:28 | |
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Following the closing of social media accounts of crypto news organizations and after forbidding hotels from hosting crypto-related events, China has turned its attention to banning payments to trading platforms based outside the country.
2018-8-25 14:05 | |
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Russian Agency Establishes a Registry of Trustworthy Crypto Projects Soon, digital currency fraud will be entirely forgone in Russia, after the local association of cryptocurrencies and blockchain established a registry of whitelisted institutions that operate in the crypto sector.
2018-7-16 20:42 | |
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The platforms will source their market data from some of the leading crypto exchanges including Kraken and Bitstamp. Compliance Is a Key Consideration The platform will initially offer six cryptocurrencies, four of which have already been named.
2018-6-21 17:29 | |
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Statistics from leading job search platforms indicate that the demand for cryptocurrency and blockchain specialists in Russia remains strong. Most employers offering these vacancies are either IT companies or banks.
2018-6-19 03:10 | |
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CoinEx denied helping Iran-linked entities move funds after WSJ reported $3.84b in flows, saying it tightened AML and sanctions checks.
Binance CEO Richard Teng denied WSJ sanctions claims, saying the exchange blocks sanctioned users and runs a growing compliance program now.
Chainalysis says illicit crypto hit $154B in 2025, driven by sanctioned nation-states using stablecoins and ruble token A7A5, while hacks and scams keep rising. Illicit cryptocurrency activity reached record levels in 2025 as sanctioned nation-states and entities increasingly utilized blockchain…
U.S. Treasury aims to cripple the North Korea's ability to convert crypto heists into usable currency for its weapons programs.
Indian police have arrested Aleksej Besciokov, co-founder of Garantex, a Russian cryptocurrency exchange sanctioned by the U.S. and the European Union for facilitating money laundering. Besciokov, a Lithuanian national, was detained in Varkala, Kerala, under India’s extradition law, according to…
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.