Russian Ministry of Finance now “advises” using cryptocurrencies as legal tender? That sounds like an old story. Crypto journalists have reported that the Russian Ministry of Finance pushes for tokens...
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U.S. Officials Trying To Seize Superyacht In Fiji Allegedly Linked To Russian Gold Magnate Kerimov, Report Says
Topline U.S. officials are attempting to seize a superyacht docked in Fiji that they suspect is owned by sanctioned Russian billionaire and politician Suleiman Kerimov, as part of a wider Western effo...
Russian Bank Association Wants to Outlaw Non-Custodial Wallets
Russian banks are urging a ban on citizens holding crypto in non-custodial wallets. In a letter to the central bank, the Association of Banks of Russia (ABR) proposes instead a third-party custodian t...
Putin Honors Army Unit Accused Of Bucha Killings
Topline Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday awarded the 64th Motor Rifle Brigade — the Russian army unit Ukraine has accused of war crimes for the killings of hundreds of citizens in Bucha — th...
Association of Russian Banks Wants Ban on Non-Custodial Crypto Wallets
A letter from the Association of Russian Banks (ADB) to the Central Bank and departments showed that the group wants a ban on non-custodial crypto wallets, Izvestia reported on Monday. ADB’s Request f...
Crypto Exchange Suspends Services to Russian and Belarusian Clients
EXMO will no longer service Russian and Belarusian clients as it sells off its business assets in the region citing the mounting risks of operating there. The UK-based cryptocurrency exchange announce...
Russian Banks Want to Ban Self-Custody Crypto Wallets
Key Takeaways According to a local news media report, the Association of Banks of Russia has proposed that lawmakers ban self-custody wallets. The association has also proposed criminalizing refusing ...
Github suspends accounts of Russian developers linked to sanctioned firms
Major developer platform Github has reportedly blocked more than a dozen accounts of Russian developer’s associated with organizations sanctioned by the United States government. The sanctioned...
Russian bankers reportedly want to outlaw noncustodial crypto wallets
A major Russian banking association wants to criminalize keeping your own cryptocurrency keys. The Association of Banks of Russia, an organization including more than 300 Russian banks and financial i...
EXMO.com Stops Serving Russian, Belarusian, and Kazakh Clients
Crypto trading services provider, EXMO.com confirmed today that it has left Russia and Belarus. The company has decided to sell its crypto business in Russia and Belarus. The crypto firm noted that se...
At Least 6 Killed By Russian Missile Strikes On Lviv Near Polish Border
Topline At least six people were killed in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on Monday after it was struck by a Russian missile barrage early in the morning, a strike that comes ahead of a renewed as...
Currency.com reveals ‘failed’ Russian cyberattack after leaving Russia last week
Currency.com has revealed that the cryptocurrency trading platform was the target of a large hacking effort after the suspension of its activities in Russia last week. It was announced on April 17 tha...
Currency.com Confirms ‘Failed’ Russian Cyberattack Attempt
Currency.com confirmed that the crypto trading platform suffered a massive cyberattack attempt after it suspended its operations in Russia last week. The platform suffered a failed distributed “denial...
Russia Will Likely Capture Mariupol ‘In The Coming Week,’ Think Tank Says
Topline Russian forces have driven Ukrainian defenders out of most parts of Mariupol and could fully capture the besieged port city “in the coming week,” the Institute for the Study of War said Sunday...
Oil Jumps as Week Opens on Libyan Disruption, Russian Warning
(Bloomberg) — Oil rose as supplies from Libya were interrupted and Russia warned of the potential for record prices if more nations ban its energy. Most Read from Bloomberg West Texas Intermedia...
Draft Law Regulating Aspects of Crypto Taxation Submitted to Russian Parliament – Taxes Bitcoin News
A bill updating Russia’s tax law to incorporate provisions pertaining to cryptocurrencies has been filed with the State Duma, the lower house of parliament. The legislation is tailored to regulate the...
Can The G20 Survive With Or Without Russia?
Russia’s Finance Minister Anton Siluanov takes part in a panel discussion at the 2017 St Petersburg … [+] International Economic Forum in St Petersburg, Russia on June 1, 2017. Sefa Karaca...
Cryptocurrency ransomware attacks cross milestone with Russian group Conti leaks
Cryptocurrency ransomware reaches new heights with Russian ransomware attack Conti group is hurt by leaks as the Ukraine war continues to wage The group has supported Russia’s invasion of Ukraine A ...
Ukrainian Troops Reportedly Fired A Captured Russian Rocket Launcher … Back At The Russians
A Russian TOS-1 in Ukraine. Russian defense ministry photo The Russian army that rolled into Ukraine on the morning of Feb. 24 brought with it some of the world’s most powerful, and indiscriminate, ar...
Ukrainian Troops Continue To Fight In Mariupol Despite Russian Ultimatum Demanding Their Surrender
Ukrainian forces continue to hold off a full Russian takeover of the besieged city of Mariupol, an official said on Sunday after the deadline for a Russian ultimatum demanding a surrender from the def...
Another Russian General Has Been Killed In Ukraine
Topline Russian Major General Vladimir Frolov, deputy commander of the 8th Army, was buried Saturday after being killed in combat in Ukraine, Russian state media reported, making him the eighth Russia...
Crypto Twitter reacts as Russian gov’t reviews finalized crypto bill
The Ministry of Finance (MinFin) of Russia finalized a draft bill named “On Digital Currency” and has sent it to the Russian government for approval to be passed as law. The draft of the federal law c...
Russian ransomware group Conti hurt by leaks amid Ukraine fighting
A Russian organization known as Conti, which the FBI calls one of the most prolific ransomware groups of 2021, has been damaged by leaks detailing its size, leadership and business operations, as well...
Chinese Demand Destruction Counters The Risk Of A Russian Oil Ban
While lockdowns in China are causing significant demand destruction and adding downward pressure to oil prices, the EU’s threat to ban Russian oil imports has the potential to send prices signif...
Russian Finance Ministry Lively Acting On Final Crypto Regulation Bill
Ongoing issue of circulation of virtual currencies and mining of such assets in Russia remains a talking point for quite some time now. The document on “virtual currency” initiates the notion of profe...
Russian Bombers Just Carpet-Bombed Mariupol
Tu-22Ms drop unguided bombs on Syria. Russian defense ministry photo Russian air force Tu-22M bombers flew into Ukrainian air space on Thursday and dropped unguided bombs on Ukrainian troops in the be...
Ukrainian Missile Strike Sank Russian Warship Moskva, Pentagon Official Says
Topline The Russian cruiser Moskva sank after it was hit by two Ukrainian Neptune anti-ship missiles Wednesday, a U.S. defense official said Friday, contradicting Russian claims that an accidental exp...
More Than 900 Civilians Dead In Kyiv, Police Chief Says
Topline Over 900 civilian bodies have been found in the region of Kyiv, Ukraine, since Russian forces withdrew from the area, the regional police chief said on Friday, with many of the victims discove...
Russian Attempts at Grey Zone Ops Against Finland May Guarantee the Expansion Of NATO
A Russian truck with a K-300P Bastion-Ps, coastal defense missile system of the sort reportedly … [+] moved to the Finnish border last weekend. Wikipedia – Ministry of Defence of the Russi...
Russian Oligarchs Can’t Evade Sanctions That Easily
Addressing recent speculation that Russian oligarchs have used cryptocurrency to avoid sanctions, blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis released their latest report which may come at a surprise to many...
Russian Warship Moskva Sinks Off Ukraine, State Media Reports
Topline The Russian warship Moskva sank in the Black Sea, Russian state-owned news outlet RIA Novosti said Thursday, two days after Ukrainian forces claimed to have launched a missile attack against t...