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Russia

Russia’s Crypto Mining Farms Would Have to Report to Government Under Proposed Bill

Russian wants all data centers, including mining farms, to report what they do and how they operate. Local experts say that brings risk.

Policy & regulation  ·  31 August 2020
CoinFlash

Russia Is Blocking Bitcoin-Related Websites Again

Russian internet censorship agency Roskomnadzor has persuaded a court to block various crypto sites including a popular bitcoin OTC data provider.

Policy & regulation  ·  27 August 2020
Surveillance

Moscow May Sell Footage From Public Security Cameras: Report

Moscow authorities plan to sell and broadcast over the internet video from surveillance cameras, according to a report.

Policy & regulation  ·  24 August 2020
Russia

Russia’s New Blockchain Elections Remain Centralized

There will be two blockchain voting pilots for Russia's off-year election next month.

Policy & regulation  ·  19 August 2020
Russia

Barclays’ Former Russian Bank Has Issued a Token-Collateralized Loan

Expobank has issued its first loan using WAVES tokens as collateral – the bank are now estimating what future demand could be.

Business  ·  19 August 2020
CoinFlash

Russia, With Bitcoin Playing Bit Part, Tried to Hack 2016 US Election, Senate Report Finds

Bitcoin may have been the salacious pretext to Marina Butina's fling with Patrick Byrne.

News  ·  18 August 2020
Crime

Russian Financial Crime Agency Plans AI Tool to Link Crypto Transfers to Users

Russia's anti-money laundering agency Rosfinmonitoring has already built a prototype blockchain analytics tool, according to a report.

Policy & regulation  ·  12 August 2020
Russia

Russia’s Sberbank Launches Blockchain on Hyperledger, Mulls Stablecoin in 2021

Russia's largest retail bank is launching a Hyperledger-powered blockchain for trade finance initially, and may add a ruble-linked stablecoin next year

Tech  ·  6 August 2020
Russia

Russian Voters’ Data on Sale After Blockchain Poll to Keep Putin in Power: Report

Russians voted electronically, using blockchain tech, to keep Putin in power. Now, hackers may be selling the personal data of over a million of those voters.

Tech  ·  4 August 2020
Regulation

Putin Signs Russian Crypto Bill Into Law

Russia's president signed the first of two bills on digital assets into law on Friday.

Policy & regulation  ·  31 July 2020
CoinFlash

Paxful Chips Away at LocalBitcoins’ Russian P2P Market Dominance

Paxful’s year-old foray into Russian crypto markets is paying off for the peer-to-peer exchange.

News  ·  30 July 2020
Russia

Russia’s FSB Is Making Life Harder for Blockchain Companies

The FSB, Russia’s security agency, wants blockchain companies to certify with them. This could push foreign companies out of the market.

Policy & regulation  ·  23 July 2020
Regulation

Russia to Treat Crypto as a Taxable Property

Russia changed its draft bill regulating crypto and digital assets. You won’t go to jail for facilitating crypto deals in the country – at least, not just yet.

Policy & regulation  ·  21 July 2020
CoinFlash

Wanted Wirecard Exec Said to Be Sheltered by Secret Service in Russia

Jan Marsalek, a former board member of Wirecard who is wanted over allegations of fraud, is reportedly being sheltered in Moscow by the biggest Russian secret service.

News  ·  20 July 2020
CoinFlash

Microsoft Partners With Waves Enterprise to Tokenize Industrial Assets

The five-year agreement will see Microsoft and Waves collaborate on a possible asset tokenization platform for company equipment.

News  ·  16 July 2020