Key Takeaways Sberbank is set to launch an Ethereum-compatible DeFi platform. Launch will happen on multiple steps, with commercial transactions enabled by the end of April. Sberbank is the largest ba...
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Russia’s Sberbank plans to launch Ethereum-based DeFi platform by May
The stage of ‘open testing’ for a platform built by Russia’s Sberbank that is based on Ethereum’s decentralized finance (DeFi) system will begin in March of this year. What’s more, the launch of the p...
Beaten Twice In Ukraine, Russia’s Elite 1st Guards Tank Army Is Poised To Attack Yet Again
Destroyed tanks from the Russian 1st Guards Tank Army around Chernihiv in early 2022. Via social media The Russian army apparently is repositioning heavy forces in advance of a widely-anticipated wint...
Ukraine Receives Military Equipment To Counter Russia’s Expected Surge In Landmine Usage
The recent military aid package from the United States to Ukraine included equipment specifically designed for mine warfare, including mine rollers, Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles (MRAPs), a...
Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine Triggers Renewable Energy Rush, Say World Leaders In Abu Dhabi
TOPSHOT – A man holds a child as he flees the city of Irpin, west of Kyiv, on March 7, 2022. – … [+] Russian forces pummelled Ukrainian cities from the air, land and sea on Monday, w...
U.S. Anti-Doping Agency Blasts Russia’s Finding That Figure Skater Kamila Valieva Was At ‘No Fault’ In Doping Scandal
Topline An anti-doping agency in Russia determined on Friday that 16-year-old figure skater Kamila Valieva was at “no fault or negligence” after testing positive for prohibited substances before the 2...
Russia’s Central Bank Gearing-Up on CBDC Settlement System
According to a local media Kommersant’s report, published on January 9th, 2022, in the first quarter, the Bank of Russia is planning to start developing a cross-border settlement model using the digit...
Want Peace? Kick Russia’s Navy Out Of The Black Sea—For Years
Russian Navy ship sails through the Bosphorus Strait AFP via Getty Images Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has spent the past few months previewing a comprehensive ten-point peace plan. But Z...
Russia’s Invasion Shows Indo-Pacific That Information Is A Prelude To Power
An Mq-9 Reaper type drone awaits tasking at the Naval Air Station (NAS) at Sigonella, Sicily. Getty Images Remotely-piloted airborne vehicles are center stage as militaries race to exploit the lessons...
Russia’s Oil Flows Slump to 2022-Low as Sanctions Squeeze Moscow
(Bloomberg) — Russia’s crude shipments slid to the lowest for 2022 in the final four weeks of the year as sanctions crimped Moscow’s exports. Cargoes bound for China, India and Turkey, whi...
The Oil Market Crisis Sparked By Russia’s Invasion Is Nearing Its End
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine back in February triggered a major market crisis. Oil and gas prices soared to multi-decade highs; coal prices grew by nearly 70%, global wheat prices increased by over 60...
Ukraine Strike Kills Over 60 Russian Troops—One Of Russia’s Biggest Losses Of War
Topline A Ukrainian strike on a Russian facility in occupied far eastern Ukraine killed at least 63 Russian soldiers, according to multiple reports, citing Russian state media, in one of the deadliest...
Ukraine’s Drones Keep Hitting Russia’s Bomber Bases. Now Russian Missile Crews Are Getting Jumpy.
A Russian air force Su-27 in 2016. Wikimedia Commons The Ukrainian military on Dec. 29 apparently sent more explosives-laden drones to strike a Russian air force base outside Moscow. It was at least t...
Here is all you need to know about Russia’s digital ruble
The State Duma, which is the lower chamber of the Russian parliament, has been presented with a draft legislative proposal pertaining to the digital ruble on Dec. 31. In addition to modifying a number...
VanEck Suspends Russia ETFs Due to Prolonged Inactivity after Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
Investment firm VanEck recently suspended two Russia ETFs as Western sanctions bite hard on profitability. New York-based asset manager VanEck is liquidating its Russia exchange-traded funds (ETFs) fo...
Why Are Mercenaries Driving Russia’s Best T-90 Tank?
A T-90M that the Ukrainian army captured. Ukrainian army photo It seems that Russian mercenary firm The Wagner Group is operating Russia’s best tank, the T-90M. That would be yet another wrinkle in th...
Gold-Backed Digital Assets Were Issued By Russia’s Biggest Bank
Sber, which was formerly known as Sberbank, is the largest bank in Russia. They just made an announcement that they will be launching the world’s first gold-backed digital financial assets (DFAs...
Russia’s Former President Predicts a Monetary Crash and a Global Shift to Crypto
Dmitry Medvedev – a Russian politician who served as President of the country between 2008 and 2012 – thinks 2023 could see the crash of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank. He su...
Russia’s largest bank issued gold-backed digital financial assets
Russia’s largest bank Sber — formerly known as Sberbank — reported the first issue of gold-backed digital financial assets (DFAs). The bank considers DFAs to be a “great alternative” to investments am...
Russia’s Electronic-Warfare Troops Knocked Out 90 Percent Of Ukraine’s Drones
A Russian army Pole-21 jamming system. Russian state media photo The Russian military’s failures in Russia’s wider war on Ukraine almost are too numerous to list. Too many attacks along too many secto...
The reason Russia’s crypto mining bill keeps getting delayed
On Dec. 23, Anatoly Aksakov, Russia’s congressional finance committee chairman, stated at a press conference in TASS that Russia’s law on cryptocurrency mining regulation is being postponed due to fea...
Russia’s Best Missile Can Hit Ukrainian Jets From 80 Miles Away. But Ukrainian Pilots Know How To Dodge.
A Russian air force MiG-31. Wikimedia Commons Ukrainian air force pilots have worked out methods for dodging the Russian air force’s far-flying Vympel R-37M air-to-air missiles, according to one Ukrai...
Russia’s crypto mining bill could be finalized in January 2023
Russia’s cryptocurrency mining bill, which would legalize crypto mining and the sale of mined crypto, could be approved by January, according to a report by local news agency Tass on Dec. 23. The bill...
Russia’s High-Tech Suicide Squads
In the iconic 1987 movie The Running Man, convicted criminals enter a game show to win their freedom by running a gauntlet of armed opponents, watched by television cameras. A British Intelligence rep...
Russia’s Ukraine invasion led to Bitcoin’s highest sell-off in the past 2 years
The last two years have been very eventful for the crypto space. The industry witnessed astronomic crypto adoption, and Bitcoin (BTC) traded at an all-time high of over $69,000. However, despite this ...
Russia’s Oil Exports Collapsed Since G-7 Sanctions Began
(Bloomberg) — Russia’s seaborne crude shipments collapsed in the first full week of Group of Seven sanctions targeting Moscow’s petroleum revenues, a potential source of alarm for governments ar...
Russia’s Sber Bank Plans To Integrate Ethereum on its Blockchain
26 mins ago | 2 mins read Blockchain News The bank made the news during a global conference attended by industry leaders. An official news release states that the Sber blockchain will integrate with M...
Russia’s Shadowy Mercenary Air Force Is Losing More And More Jets In Ukraine
A Russian air force Su-24M in 2009. Alexander Mishin photo via Wikimedia Commons The Sukhoi Su-24M supersonic bomber that was shot down and crashed practically on top of Ukrainian positions outside Ba...
Russia’s Interior Ministry Employs Tool to Identify Crypto Wallet Owners, Track Transactions – Bitcoin News
The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs is now using a digital tool allowing officers to link cryptocurrency wallets to their owners. The software also has a feature facilitating the monitoring of cr...
Here’s What To Know About Russia’s ‘Merchant Of War’ And Why He Was The Prisoner Exchanged For Brittney Griner
Topline U.S. officials released convicted arms dealer Viktor Bout in their prisoner swap for WNBA star Brittney Griner Thursday morning, returning the man known as the “Merchant of Death” to Russia wh...
Russia’s Largest Digital Asset Deal Denominated in Chinese Yuan – Finance Bitcoin News
A Russian company has announced the country’s first authorized transaction with digital financial assets (DFAs) involving a foreign currency, China’s yuan. The deal, reportedly the largest made to dat...