Blockchain Bill Passed in the First Hearing of Russia’s State Duma

The bill to allow the utilization of blockchain technology for financial marketplaces has been passed the first reading in Russia’s legislative assembly As blockchain technology goes through a worldwi...

Russian Federation Presents Bill on Digital Ruble to State Duma

The Russian Federation has submitted a draft bill regarding the digital ruble to the State Duma, the lower house of the Russian parliament.  Russian lawmakers, led by the Chairman of the Financial Mar...

Duma Approves Bill Placing a Ban on the Use of Digital Assets in Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill addressing the ban on the use of digital financial assets (DFA) for payments.  The bill which was passed to the Russian Assembly also known as the St...

Russian State Duma Adopts Law Banning Payments With Digital Financial Assets – Regulation Bitcoin News

The lower house of Russian parliament has adopted a law prohibiting the use of digital financial assets in payments. To implement the restriction, exchange operators have been obliged to reject transa...

Russian Duma passes bill to remove VAT, lower income tax rates on digital asset sales

The State Duma, the lower house of the Russian legislature, has passed a bill on the taxation of digital assets that exempts their sale from value-added tax (VAT) in the Russian Federation. Some other...

YouTube Blocks Russian Parliament Channel Duma TV, Leading Russian Officials To Warn Of Retaliation

Topline YouTube blocked Duma TV, a channel that broadcasts Russia’s lower house of parliament, on Saturday due to U.S. sanctions, leading Russian officials to warn YouTube’s parent company, Alphabet, ...

Opinion: Russia just made a case for owning gold—and nobody noticed

Here’s a strong argument for adding some gold bullion to your retirement portfolio right now, alongside those stocks and bonds. And it comes courtesy of Pavel Zavalny, the head of the Russian parliame...

U.S. Sanctions Over 400 Russian Elites And Entities—Targeting Billionaire Oligarch Timchenko, The Duma And A Bank CEO

Topline The U.S. on Thursday unveiled a fresh batch of sanctions on more than 400 Russian individuals and entities, including members of the Russian State Duma, the head of the nation’s largest financ...

Russia’s State Duma Opposes Total Crypto Ban, Urges for Regulations (Report)

The Lower House of Russia’s Parliament – State Duma – has reportedly called upon establishing a regulatory framework on cryptocurrencies rather than imposing a blanket ban on them. The authorities joi...