Russia
Heres Why Russias Investigating Committee Seeks Regulating Bitcoin As Property
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Russia’s main federal investigating authority is proposing new legislation for Bitcoin that could potentially criminal... Read more
Russian Trio Charged In Crypto Mixer Money Laundering Case
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The U.S. Department of Justice has indicted three Russian nationals for operating sanctioned crypto mixers allegedly tap... Read more
Russias Bank Governor Confirms No Plans To Invest In Cryptocurrencies
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Elvira Nabiullina, Governor of the Central Bank of Russia, reaffirmed the institution’s position against the use of cr... Read more
Georgia's President Slams Her Successor's Appointment As 'a Mockery Of Democracy'
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Zourabichvili has vowed to stay on as president after her six-year term ends on Monday, describing parliament as illegit... Read more
Russia Officially Recognizes Crypto As Property With New Tax Law
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into law a federal bill introducing taxes on cryptocurrency transactions and... Read more
Bank Of Russia: Citizens Still Hold $6.8b In Crypto On Exchanges
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Russian crypto holdings on centralized exchanges still worth billions despite volatility, Bank of Russia reveals. Russia... Read more
Crypto Drives Growth Of Multi-tiered Money Laundering, Eurasian AML Regulator Warns
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Crypto is fueling a rise in complex money laundering schemes in 2024, the Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering w... Read more
Bank Of Russia Flags Dual Risk Factors For Real-world Assets
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The Bank of Russia warns that tokenized real-world assets pose new risks, including market volatility and regulatory cha... Read more
How Putin Proposed To Destroy The US Dollar And What Digital Assets Have To Do With It?
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Russia hosted the BRICS summit, where Vladimir Putin proposed a new financial system without the dollar. What is known a... Read more
North Korea Is Trying To Appeal To Russian Tourists - But Will Its Bizarre Advert Win Them Over?
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North Korea is trying to appeal to Russian tourists - but will its bizarre advert win them over? Read more
Russian Likely To Rely On Garantex For Sanctions Evasion With New Legislation, Chainalysis Alerts
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Blockchain analysts warn that the Russian government may use crypto exchanges like Garantex for sanctions evasion under ... Read more
Analysts Bust Russian Launderer Moving Crypto For North Korea
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Authorities in Argentina arrested a Russian national for laundering millions in crypto tied to North Korea’s Lazarus G... Read more
Russia Considers Launching Trading Platforms For Stablecoins On Domestic Stock Exchanges: Report
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Russia is set to launch two new crypto exchanges, one in St. Petersburg and another in Moscow, with a focus on stablecoi... Read more
Russias Putin Gives Green Light To Bitcoin Mining Legalization
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Two years after nearly banning Bitcoin and BTC mining, Russia has embraced the leading cryptocurrency to some degree. On... Read more
Azerbaijans Central Bank Holds Back On CBDC Over Monetary Policy Concerns
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Azerbaijan is taking a cautious approach to the development of a central bank digital currency, citing concerns over mon... Read more
Heres How Restrictions On Flying Over Russia Are Making Flights Longer And More Expensive
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European airlines have not been able to compete on a “level playing field” with Chinese counterparts, who are permit... Read more
Russian Ransomware Generates Over $500m In Crypto Proceeds, TRM Labs Says
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Analysts at TRM Labs say Russian-speaking ransomware groups accounted for nearly 70% of all crypto proceeds from ransomw... Read more
Co-founder Of Bitzlato Avoids Extra Jail Time In $700m Money Laundering Case
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The Russian founder of Bitzlato was sentenced to time served for facilitating over $700 million in illegal crypto transa... Read more
Zelenskyy Takes His Case For Continued Military Support To US Governors
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NATO members this week agreed to a new programme to provide reliable military aid to Ukraine and prepare for its eventua... Read more
Ukraine: Shelling In Kherson Leaves At Least Two People Dead. Drone Attacks On Russia.
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Ukraine has in recent months stepped up aerial assaults on Russian soil, targeting refineries and oil terminals in an ef... Read more
