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Bill on Digital Ruble Submitted to Russian Parliament

[Jan 1, 2022 1:00 AM] A draft law devoted to the digital ruble has been filed with the State Duma, the lower house of Russian parliament. The legislation introduces rules determining how the new form of national fiat will be issued and amends a series of legal acts to…

Gold-Based Digital Assets Issued in Russia

[Dec 29, 2022 2:30 AM] A blockchain platform built by Russia’s largest banking institution, Sber, has been used to issue digital assets based on gold. The value of the tokenized precious metal will depend on the prices of physical gold, the bank said, emphasizing that…

Russian Parliament Postpones Adoption of Crypto Mining Bill

[Dec 24, 2022 2:30 AM] Russian lawmakers will consider a draft law on cryptocurrency mining in 2023 despite earlier indications they were going to vote on the proposal in December. The bill is expected to set the rules for the extraction and sale of cryptocurrency in…

Why Bitcoin Long-Term Holders Seem To Be Losing Interest In BTC

[Dec 20, 2022 7:00 AM] Current market conditions hinder bullish market movements even for Bitcoin, which is arguably the king of cryptocurrencies. Recently, a crypto analyst named nino released an analysis showing that long-term Bitcoin positions are being liquidated. …

Russian Social Media Giant Vkontakte Launches NFT Service

[Dec 15, 2022 1:30 AM] Russia’s largest social network, Vkontakte, has launched a feature allowing users to upload digital collectibles to the platform. Account holders will also be able to buy and sell them in the future as the company intends to establish a marketplace…

Russia Cracking Down on Crypto Miners Minting in Residential Areas

[Dec 14, 2022 6:30 AM] Russian authorities are now prosecuting miners extracting cryptocurrency using subsidized electricity for the population, according to a top official from the energy ministry. Power utilities are detecting their increased consumption and trying to…

Another Member of Russian Crypto Pyramid Finiko Arrested in UAE

[Dec 11, 2022 4:30 AM] Law enforcement authorities in the United Arab Emirates have detained a top Finiko representative, sought for his role in the crypto Ponzi scheme which defrauded thousands of investors around the world. This is the second arrest in the Gulf state…