Russia’s Oil Revenues Are Soaring

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting on the situation in the oil and gas sector at the … [+] Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, on April 14, 2022. – Putin called fo...

Russia’s scams increase through financial pyramids

Russia and its economic deficit reached a new panorama after the leading pyramid companies in the country were involved with cryptos. Hackers are reportedly taking advantage of current trending points...

Majority of Russia’s Financial Pyramids in Q1 Linked to Crypto, Scammers Exploit Sanctions Topic – Coinotizia

Many of the financial pyramids identified in Russia during the first quarter of the year have been associated with cryptocurrencies, a top central bank official has revealed. Fraudsters are actively e...

Majority of Russia’s Financial Pyramids in Q1 Linked to Crypto, Scammers Exploit Sanctions Topic – Bitcoin News

Many of the financial pyramids identified in Russia during the first quarter of the year have been associated with cryptocurrencies, a top central bank official has revealed. Fraudsters are actively e...

Russia’s Anti-Monopoly Agency Proposes Higher Electricity Rates for Home Crypto Miners – Coinotizia

The anti-monopoly service of Russia has suggested that Russians minting digital currencies at their homes should pay more for the spent electrical energy. The proposal comes after the submission of a ...

Russia’s Anti-Monopoly Agency Proposes Higher Electricity Rates for Home Crypto Miners – Mining Bitcoin News

The anti-monopoly service of Russia has suggested that Russians minting digital currencies at their homes should pay more for the spent electrical energy. The proposal comes after the submission of a ...

Crypto Markets Shed $150B as Bitcoin Collapses to Lowest Point Since Russia’s Invasion (Market Watch)

After failing at $40,000 two days ago, bitcoin was violently rejected and dumped by over $4,000 in hours to its lowest price point in over two months. The alternative coins are also buried in red, wit...

Russia’s Oil Output Is Plummeting, And It May Never Recover

Russian oil production is falling. In March, it shed half a million bpd, which by the end of April reached a full 1 million bpd, according to BP’s CEO, Bernard Looney. And this may well grow to 2 mill...

Why Russia’s Natural Gas Leverage Won’t Last Much Longer

A Gazprom sign hangs at a German soccer stadium. (Photo by Christof Koepsel/Bongarts/Getty Images) Bongarts/Getty Images Last week, as anyone following Russia and the war in Ukraine should have seen c...

Israeli President Condemns Russia’s Foreign Minister For Spreading Anti-Semitic Lies, Seeks Apology

Topline Israeli President Isaac Herzog criticized Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov for claiming that Hitler had Jewish blood, accusing him of engaging in antisemitism a day after the Kremlin dou...

Natural gas surges 9% to highest level since 2008 as Russia’s war roils energy markets

A liquefied natural gas tanker berth in Japan, on Dec. 17, 2021. Should Japan ever exit the Sakhalin energy projects in Russia and their stakes were acquired by Russia or a third country, this would w...

At The Kyiv Independent, Reporting On Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine Hits Close To Home

Investigative journalist Anna Myroniuk, political editor Oleksiy Sorokin and deputy editor Toma Istomina (pictured left to right) are three of the cofounders of The Kyiv Independent, an English-langua...

China Messaging On Ukraine Shows Support For Russia’s Invasion: U.S. State Department

Vladimir Putin, Russia’s president, right, and Xi Jinping, China’s president, listen to questions at … [+] the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in 2019. Photographer: Andrey Rud...

The Inevitable Decline Of Russia’s Oil Industry

Despite the severe oil production cuts expected in Russia this year, tax revenue will increase significantly to more than $180 billion due to the spike in oil prices, Rystad Energy research shows. Thi...

How BTC, ETH, and USDT whales are reacting to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

The economic side-effects of the Russia-Ukraine War impacted not just food and fuel worldwide, but also the performance of stocks across sectors. Furthermore, the war triggered the entry of new player...

Russia’s Central Bank wants stock exchanges to support crypto trading

TL;DR Breakdown The Central Bank of Russia has recently proposed allowing traditional stock exchanges to trade in digital assets. The regulator seeks to provide investors with a regulated platform on ...

More Explosions Hit Moscow-Backed Transnistria As Fears Grow Moldova Will Become A New Front In Russia’s Invasion

Topline Authorities in Transnistria, a Moscow-backed breakaway region of Moldova that borders Ukraine, reported two explosions on Tuesday morning, the second instance of violence reported in as many d...

Russia’s War Is Turbocharging the World’s Addiction to Coal

(Bloomberg) — In Germany and Italy, coal-fired power plants that were once decommissioned are now being considered for a second life. In South Africa, more coal-laden ships are embarking on what...

Russia’s central bank to run real-world pilot of digital ruble in 2023: report

Russia is planning to run “pilot transactions” as early as next year using a digital ruble that could be used for international payments, according to a new report.  Elvira Nabiullina, governor of the...

Sanctions could hurt Russia’s multibillion-dollar crypto industry

Illuminated mining rigs operate inside racks at the CryptoUniverse cryptocurrency mining farm in Nadvoitsy, Russia. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Sanctions imposed on Russia over the country...

Will Russia’s Turn to China’s UnionPay Actually Make a Difference?

With western sanctions continuing to cripple Russia’s economy, the country has had to look to alternative payment systems since being cut off from SWIFT – turning to China’s UnionPay. Since the onset ...

Mark Zuckerberg And Kamala Harris On Russia’s Latest Odd Sanction List

Topline Russia imposed personal sanctions against a remarkably odd list of Americans on Thursday, including Meta’s billionaire founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Vice President Kamala Harris and several...

US Sanctions Bitriver, Targets Russia’s Crypto Mining Potential – Mining Bitcoin News

In an attempt to deny Russia opportunities to evade sanctions through cryptocurrencies, the U.S. Department of the Treasury has sanctioned leading Russian mining firm Bitriver. The move comes amid con...

War & Cryptocurrency – Russia’s Options to Use It in Ukraine Appear Limited

A Russian soldier patrols in a street of Mariupol on April 12, 2022, as Russian troops intensify a … [+] campaign to take the strategic port city, part of an anticipated massive onslaught across...

US Sanctions Bitriver, Targets Russia’s Crypto Mining Potential – Coinotizia

In an attempt to deny Russia opportunities to evade sanctions through cryptocurrencies, the U.S. Department of the Treasury has sanctioned leading Russian mining firm Bitriver. The move comes amid con...

Russia’s War on Ukraine Affects the Country’s Crypto Boom!

Ukraine’s crypto industry was severely affected.  Many crypto firms and exchanges were forced to be shut down, without employees. Firms branches operating elsewhere tend to run the show and keep Ukrai...

Treasury Sanctions First Crypto Miner—Targeting Russia’s Bitriver For ‘Supporting Putin’s Brutal War’

Topline In its latest retaliatory measures following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Treasury Department on Wednesday sanctioned one of the largest cryptocurrency miners in Europe and Asia—mar...

More Than 5 Million Refugees Have Fled Ukraine Since Start Of Russia’s Invasion

Topline More than 5 million refugees have left Ukraine since Russia launched its invasion two months ago, the United Nations’ refugee agency said on Wednesday, as it warned of the risks of trafficking...

Digital Ruble ‘Much Needed,’ Russia’s Central Bank Says, Won’t Delay Testing – Finance Bitcoin News

The Central Bank of Russia has emphasized the importance of moving forward with its digital ruble project. According to a statement by a top representative, the monetary authority has no intention to ...

Massive Bombardment Signals Russia’s Renewed Offensive In Eastern Ukraine

Azovstal burns following Russian bombardment. Russian defense ministry capture Russian forces have launched their widely-expected offensive in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine. On Tuesday morning,...

Natural gas surges to highest level since 2008 as Russia’s war upends energy markets

A liquid natural gas (LNG) storage silo at the LNG terminal, operated by LNG Croatia LLC, in Krk, Croatia, on Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. Petar Santini | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. natural gas prices su...

Russia’s Oil Industry Is Suffering As The West Shuns Its Crude

Russia’s oil industry—a vital source of budget revenues—is already showing signs of slowdown as Western buyers shun Russian oil while Moscow struggles to replace lost sales in the West with sales in e...