Russia

Regulation

Russia Eyes Summer Deadline for New Cryptocurrency Laws

Russia is reportedly hoping to pass long-discussed new cryptocurrency legislation by July 1, a report suggests.

Policy & regulation  ·  1 March 2018
Ethereum

Russia Is Leading the Push for Blockchain Democracy

Russia may not be known as a defender of democracy, but the capital city of Moscow is using an ethereum-based voting platform to change that.

Policy & regulation  ·  21 February 2018
Russia

Regional Government in Russia to Test Blockchain Payments

Russian development bank Vnesheconombank has partnered with Kaliningrad's regions government to pilot blockchain-based payment solutions.

Business  ·  20 February 2018
Europe

Russian Ministry Proposes Capital Mandates for ICO Organizers

One of Russia's government ministries has proposed a law that would introduce a capital threshold for initial coin offering (ICO) organizers.

Policy & regulation  ·  13 February 2018
Russia

Russian Scientists Arrested for Crypto Mining at Nuclear Lab

Several scientists working at a Russian nuclear weapons research facility have been arrested for mining cryptocurrencies at the site.

Markets  ·  9 February 2018
Europe

Sanctions Showdown Looms for US and Cryptocurrency

If OFAC turns its eye toward cryptocurrencies, it could be only a matter of time before it makes an example of one or more entities to send a message.

Policy & regulation  ·  6 February 2018
Regulation

Russian Finance Ministry Proposes Draft Law on ICO Regulation

Russia's Finance Ministry has introduced a draft federal law on the regulation of digital assets and initial coin offerings.

Policy & regulation  ·  26 January 2018
Russia

Putin: Crypto Oversight Legislation Will Be Needed

Russian president Vladimir Putin believes that legislation laying out rules for the country’s cryptocurrency sector will be needed in the future.

Markets  ·  17 January 2018
Russia

Russia’s Sberbank Has Launched a Blockchain Lab

Sberbank, one of the largest banks in Russia, has built a blockchain laboratory to develop and test blockchain-based solutions.

Business  ·  12 January 2018
Regulation

Regulatory Whack-a-Mole Won’t Beat Crypto Evasion

If the U.S. government just tries to go after each problematic example of crypto on an ad-hoc basis, it'll never get ahead of the issue.

Policy & regulation  ·  7 January 2018
Russia

Putin Investigating ‘Cryptorouble’ as Way to Avoid Western Sanctions

President Vladimir Putin has reportedly commissioned Russian officials to work on developing a national cryptocurrency dubbed the "cryptorouble."

Markets  ·  2 January 2018
Russia

Sberbank Chairman: Blockchain Adoption Could Take 10 Years

The head of Sberbank believes that the wider-scale implementation of blockchain in Russia could take as long as a decade.

Markets  ·  22 December 2017
Regulation

Official: Russia to Introduce Cryptocurrency Regulation Bill Next Week

New cryptocurrency laws are expected to be introduced to the Russia's national legislature on Dec. 28.

Policy & regulation  ·  21 December 2017
Russia

Monero Mining Malware Hits Russian Pipeline Giant Transneft

The world's largest oil pipeline reportedly had some of its computer systems affected by cryptocurrency mining malware.

Business  ·  15 December 2017
Russia

Moscow Government Open-Sources Blockchain Voting Tool

The government of Moscow is pushing ahead with plans to test blockchain for use in its municipal elections.

Policy & regulation  ·  4 December 2017