Russian Lawmakers Propose Amendments To Digital Ruble Bill
Lawmakers in Russia have proposed significant amendments to the digital ruble bill as it progresses through parliamentary hearings, introducing changes to debt operations, services for...
U.S. Justice Department Probes Binance For Possible Russian Sanctions Violations
Binance is facing a probe by the US Justice Department’s national security division over possible sanctions violations related to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Bloomberg reported...
Bitcoin User Allegedly Hacks Russian Security Services’ Wallets
An anonymous Bitcoin user has allegedly hacked almost 1,000 bitcoin (BTC) addresses that belong to Russian security services. According to a now-deleted report by on-chain...
Russia Considers Use Of Cryptocurrencies In External Settlements
Central Bank of Russia Governor Elvira Nabiullina has announced that the use of cryptocurrencies in external settlements may soon begin as an experiment. According to...
Russia Ranks Second in the World for Bitcoin Mining in Q1 2023
Russia has emerged as the world’s second-largest country for Bitcoin mining during the first quarter of 2023, with a power use of 1 GW, according...
Russia Proposes Harsher Punishments for Crypto Miners
The Russian finance ministry has put forward proposed revisions to the country’s Criminal Code, which call for harsher punishments for crypto miners who disobey tax...
Binance Restricts Russian Access To Foreign Currency Purchases
The world’s largest crypto exchange, Binance, has banned Russians and anyone living in Russia from buying and selling dollars and euros through its P2P service....
Russia Partners Turkey to Confront Crypto Misuse
Judicial and law enforcement authorities from Turkey and Russia are mutually operating to stand against cybercrime, taking into account the illegal utilization of crypto assets....
Japan SBI Halts Mining in Russia
The biggest online brokerage firm in Japan, SBI Holdings, has placed a partial termination on its crypto mining activities in Russia while referring to the...
Digital Token in Russia to Offer Palladium Investments
The transfers of digital assets – that are backed by valuable metals – are starting to rise in the jurisdiction of Russia as a token...