Russia is reportedly hoping to pass long-discussed new cryptocurrency legislation by July 1, a report suggests.
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.
Russian development bank Vnesheconombank has partnered with Kaliningrad's regions government to pilot blockchain-based payment solutions.
One of Russia's government ministries has proposed a law that would introduce a capital threshold for initial coin offering (ICO) organizers.
Several scientists working at a Russian nuclear weapons research facility have been arrested for mining cryptocurrencies at the site.
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.
Russia's Finance Ministry has introduced a draft federal law on the regulation of digital assets and initial coin offerings.
Russian president Vladimir Putin believes that legislation laying out rules for the country’s cryptocurrency sector will be needed in the future.
Sberbank, one of the largest banks in Russia, has built a blockchain laboratory to develop and test blockchain-based solutions.
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.
President Vladimir Putin has reportedly commissioned Russian officials to work on developing a national cryptocurrency dubbed the "cryptorouble."
The head of Sberbank believes that the wider-scale implementation of blockchain in Russia could take as long as a decade.
New cryptocurrency laws are expected to be introduced to the Russia's national legislature on Dec. 28.
The world's largest oil pipeline reportedly had some of its computer systems affected by cryptocurrency mining malware.
The government of Moscow is pushing ahead with plans to test blockchain for use in its municipal elections.