Treasury Official Insists Crypto Mixers Can Obstruct Russian Sanctions

Russia is reportedly drafting crypto regulations after international restrictions The Treasury has identified more than 20 Russian entities attempting to evade sanctions using crypto Imposing sanction...

Putin Announces ‘Partial Mobilization’ And Backs Referendums In Russian Occupied Territories

Topline Russian President Vladimir Putin declared “partial mobilization” allowing for the conscription of military reservists, in a pre-recorded televised speech on Wednesday morning, indicating an es...

Basic Attrition Models Provide Insight Into Russian Woes In Russia-Ukraine War

British statistician George Box once stated, “All models are wrong, but some are useful.” Recently, several high-profile combat models have been more wrong than useful. For example, a model incorrectl...

Russian Oil Flows Dive, Hurting Putin’s War Chest

(Bloomberg) — Russia’s seaborne crude exports have fallen sharply in the first half of September, hit first by a storm in the Pacific and then by an unexplained decline in shipments from the Bal...

Russian official teases improved crypto regulations 1

A Russian official with the ministry of finance has announced that the body is working on drafting a new bill that will check the activities of digital assets. The official gave a detailed insight int...

Russian official says bill will give businesses leeway in use of crypto internationally

A Russian Finance Ministry official has provided new details about a bill on digital currencies that is currently being drafted. The bill provides local infrastructure for settlements and regulation o...

Monday, September 19. Russia’s War On Ukraine: News And Information

In this photo provided by the South Ukraine nuclear power plant, a crater left by a Russian rocket … [+] is seen 300 meter from the South Ukraine nuclear power plant, in the background, close to...

Russian Prime Minister Keen on Planned Crypto Adoption

3 hours ago | 2 mins read Bitcoin News The Russian government has entrusted the Central Bank and the Ministry of Finance. Vladimir Putin emphasized Russia’s potential as a currency minting destination...

Ukraine Investigating Over 30,000 War Crimes Since Russian Invasion Began, Top Prosecutor Says

Topline Ukraine has documented 34,000 alleged cases of war crimes since Russia invaded the country in February, the country’s prosecutor general Andriy Kostin told CBS News in an interview Sunday, day...

US Treasury Sanctions Crypto Addresses Tied With Neo-Nazi Russian Group

The United States Treasury Department added five cryptocurrency addresses to its sanctions blacklist. All wallets are connected to the Russian neo-Nazi paramilitary group – Task Force Rusich – that ha...

The Russian Air Force Is Back In The Fight In Ukraine. But It’s Not Making Much Of A Difference.

The Russian air force raid on Spirne. Via social media After going missing for a couple of critical weeks in Ukraine, the Russian air force is back. Videos that appeared online this week seem to confi...

Russian economy won’t recover from Ukraine war ‘until 2030s’

Russian President Vladimir Putin economy recession war Ukraine sanctions – Russian President Vladimir Putin Russia’s economy won’t recover to pre-war levels before the end of this decade as it r...

U.S. Treasury sanctions neo-Nazi Russian wallet addresses

The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned digital currency addresses associated with a Russian military task force. The sanctioned addresses included BTC, ETH and USDT that...

India PM Modi Tells Putin Now Is ‘Not An Era’ For War In First Public Comments Against Russian Invasion

Topline Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi reportedly told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday that “now is not an era of war,” marking the first public criticism of Putin’s ...

Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Targets Russian Paramilitary Group With Crypto Sanctions

The U.S Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is imposing a ban on five crypto addresses linked to a Russian neo-Nazi paramilitary group. The group known as Task Force Rusich w...

Crypto Addresses Tied To Russian Neo-Nazi Paramilitary Group Added To U.S. Blacklist

Crypto plays a vital role in shaping the modern-day war. It is used to buy weapons and boost the morale of combatants – and in this scenario – mercenaries who are just out there to add to an ongoing b...

U.S. Treasury Sanctions Russian Paramilitary Group’s Crypto Wallets

Key Takeaways The U.S. Treasury has sanctioned several crypto addresses tied to Task Force Rusich, a Russian paramilitary group. Five addresses belonging to the group were sanctioned; those addresses ...

Russian Millionaires Planning To Launch Ruble Stablecoin Following DAI Algorithm

Alexander Lebedev and Sergey Mendeleev came together to launch Ruble-backed stablecoin on Ethereum Blockchain.  Alexander Lebedev, the Ex owner of National Standard Bank and Publisher of the United Ki...

Russian Prime Minister Orders Finance Ministry, Central Bank to Agree on Crypto by December – Coinotizia

The central bank and the finance ministry in Moscow have been asked by the head of the Russian government to agree on a vision for the development of the country’s digital asset market by Dec 1. Worki...

Russian Prime Minister Orders Finance Ministry, Central Bank to Agree on Crypto by December – Regulation Bitcoin News

The central bank and the finance ministry in Moscow have been asked by the head of the Russian government to agree on a vision for the development of the country’s digital asset market by Dec 1. Worki...

Foreigners to Be Given Anonymous Entry Points to Digital Ruble, Russian Official Suggests – Privacy Bitcoin News

Foreign nationals should be able to buy Russia’s upcoming digital ruble through entry points providing anonymity, according to a high-ranking member of the Russian parliament. The idea circulated in M...

Russian Crypto Startup InDeFi to Launch Ruble Stablecoin following DAI Model

InDeFi, a Russian crypto startup founded by the former owner of Russia’s National Standard Bank, Alexander Lebedev, has announced plans to introduce a ruble-pegged stablecoin on the Ethereum blockchai...

Russian Businesses to Choose Which Crypto to Use for Cross-Border Settlements, Lawmaker Says – Bitcoin News

Russian companies may start transacting in cryptocurrency with partners abroad as early as next year and will be free to pick the coin they want to use, officials in Moscow have indicated. The sanctio...

Rostec Russian Tech Giant to Test Digital Asset Payments in International Trade  

Rostec is a leading player in Russia’s industrial and technology sectors.  The Russian Government is planning to legalize Digital assets payment in the country.  Rostec is a leading in...

Russian Giant Rostec Plans International Commerce Via Crypto

2 hours ago | 2 mins read Bitcoin News The major aim will be to reduce the harmful impact of sanctions. Proposals to legitimize the use of digital financial assets in negotiations. Rostec, Russia’s bi...

The Russian Army Is Losing A Battalion Every Day As Ukrainian Counterattacks Accelerate

Abandoned Russian vehicles near Izium. Via social media The Russian army is losing at least a battalion’s worth of vehicles and men a day as twin Ukrainian counteroffensives roll back Russian territor...

Gas Prices May Spike Again This Winter As Europe Cuts Off Russian Oil, Yellen Says

Topline Gas prices could jump again this winter following a months-long decline in the United States, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned Sunday, as the European Union plans to largely stop buying ...

Roblox Touts Huge Russian Player Base, Targets Metaverse Ads

Roblox Corporation has over 2 million active players in Russia, even as it looks to expand its metaverse offerings. Some new offerings will include metaverse advertisements from high-profile partners ...

Russia Admits Retreat As Ukraine Makes First Major Gains In Months

Topline Russian forces retreated from Kharkiv, officials confirmed Saturday morning, as the Ukrainian military reclaimed key territory in a counter-offensive in the eastern region in one of the bigges...

A Layer 1 blockchain by a Russian bank? 1

Russian bank Sberbank has announced that it will now allow traders and holders of NFTs to host and mint their objects on its blockchain. According to the statement from the powerhouse, it has seen an ...

The Ukrainian Army Is Surrounding 10,000 Russian Troops In The East

A Ukrainian soldier with an abandoned Russian BTR-80 armored vehicle in Kharkiv Oblast. Via social media Two days after punching through Russian defenses outside the city of Kharkiv, Ukrainian forces ...

Top Russian Lawmaker Joins Calls for Legalizing International Crypto Payments – Regulation Bitcoin News

A high-ranking member of the Russian parliament has urged for the adoption of a relevant legal framework to properly regulate cross-border crypto payments. His proposal comes after key regulators in M...