Belarus

Belarus Aiming for More Control Over Digital Economy, Crypto Exchanges: Report

Belarusian protestors used bitcoin to support each other after a controversial election last year.

News  ·  16 March 2021

Internet Shutdowns Cost India $2.8B in 2020: Report

A 2020 report by Top10VPN found India to be the country that suffered the most economic damage from internet disruptions.

Policy & regulation  ·  8 January 2021
Exchanges

Belarus Bank to Offer Bitcoin Purchases, With Litecoin and Ether Coming Soon

A Belarusian bank is launching a bitcoin buying service via bank cards for citizens of Belarus and Russia.

Business  ·  16 November 2020
Censorship

Belarus News Media Are Testing Decentralized Tech to Resist Censorship

Belarus media are testing NewNode, a decentralized tech helping resist the government censorship.

Tech  ·  2 October 2020
Adoption

Belarus Nonprofit Helps Protestors With Bitcoin Grants

A non-profit by tech entrepreneurs in Belarus is using Bitcoin to help dissidents get around repression and financial monitoring.

Policy & regulation  ·  9 September 2020
Censorship

VPN Usage Surges as Belarus Remains Offline

People in Belarus are discovering anti-censorship tools as the country experiences a major internet outage

Policy & regulation  ·  11 August 2020
Belarus

After Tumultuous Election, Belarus Goes Offline

Internet is down in Belarus as people are protesting the results of presidential election

News  ·  10 August 2020
Europe

Belarus Government Cuts Taxes For Crypto Businesses

The government of Belarus has passed new statutes aimed in part at encouraging the development of companies around cryptocurrency and blockchain.

Policy & regulation  ·  22 December 2017
Banking

Belarus Central Bank Approves Blockchain Use For Bank Guarantees

The central bank of Belarus has cleared the way for domestic banks to use blockchain as part of their processes of transmitting bank guarantees.

Policy & regulation  ·  24 July 2017