As Russian cryptocurrency advocates are working to attract global crypto mining operators, local lawmakers have gotten more serious about regulating the industry. Anatoly Aksakov, chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee …
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Survey: 77% of Russian investors prefer Bitcoin (BTC) to gold and forex
Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) are getting increasingly popular with Russian investors, apparently displacing traditional investment products, according to a new survey. Russia’s Association of Forex Dealers (AFD), a local self-regulatory …
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Putin officially seeks to verify Russian citizens’ cryptocurrency holdings
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a new system that compels citizens to reveal their cryptocurrency holdings. After notifying the Ministry of Labor and the Central Bank, the President intends …
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One tenth of Russians ready to get salaries in digital ruble
Amid the Bank of Russia continuing progressing with its central bank digital currency (CBDC) development, one survey suggested that not many Russians are ready to accept salary payments in the …
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Testing of the digital rouble in 2022 confirmed by Cenbank Governor
Bloomberg Terminal has shared that Elvira Nabiullina, the governor of the Central Bank of Russia, has confirmed that the institution intends to start testing the digital equivalent of the rouble …
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The Central Bank of Russia has confirmed the digital ruble trials will begin in 2022
According to the Bloomberg Terminal, the head of the Russian Central Bank, Elvira Nabiullina, has stated that digital ruble trials will begin in 2022. Previously, the country’s central bank voiced its plans …
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Russia toughens bitcoin rules and will control receipts from cryptocurrency to fiat
Russian financial regulators are considering introducing additional measures on cryptocurrency-to-fiat conversion involving banks. According to Russia’s Financial Monitoring Service, Rosfinmonitoring deputy head, German Neglyad, the move is meant to weed out money laundering …
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Da Vinci Capital Reportedly Seeks $ 100 Million From Telegram For TON Failure
A large investor in Telegram’s failed Open Network (TON) has reportedly requested $100 million in compensation from the company. Otherwise, the investor – Da Vinci Capital – has warned with …
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The Russian Orthodox Church will not accept bitcoins as an offering
With roughly 100 million members, the church representing the dominant religion in Russia has no plans to accept cryptocurrency donations or offerings. According to a Q&A streamed on YouTube by Jesus …
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Unknown client from Russia stacked 20,000 Bitcoin miners in Siberia
Russia has reportedly imported thousands of cryptocurrency mining devices amid a massive surge in the crypto market. A senior executive at BitRiver, the largest crypto-mining colocation services provider in Russia, claimed …
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