Mining company BitRiver is launching its own token, aiming to raise $35 million on Bithumb
Russia's foreign affairs ministry believes SWIFT can be replaced by more advanced systems, mentioning blockchain.
According to the report, out of 23,133 Binance users who took part in the poll, only 79.9% actually own crypto at this point of time.
Russia's anti-money laundering agency is going to identify and track down bitcoin-to-fiat sales, the government official said.
A darknet ad flagged by the crypto sleuths at Elliptic says vendors will bury vacuum-packed physical cash “5-20 cm under the ground.”
Russia's President Putin says crypto use by "criminal elements" is increasing and law enforcement must monitor it more closely.
Russia's central bank told CoinDesk that over 80% of feedback on the digital ruble was supportive of the project.
Banks had feared being drained of liquidity under the original concept for the digital currency.
The bill proposes to recognise cryptocurrency as property for purposes of taxation.
If passed the bill would amend tax laws to recognize digital currencies as a form of property.
Some telcos are looking at developing a digital wallet that would link the digital currency to users' mobile phone numbers.
A shipment of devices said to be worth up to $60 million was set up in the city of Bratsk and set to mining bitcoin.
Hackers have been mining crypto on government servers in Russia, including defense contractors and medical centers, expert says.
Russian police officials may be tracking attendees at pro-Navalny protests using facial recognition tools, detainees claim.
Putin's opponent received 3.7 bitcoin in the last week, tripling the amount raised in the first two weeks of 2021.