Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
According to the United States Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), Russian national Ekaterina Zhdanova has been sanctioned as punishment for using virtual currency to launder money for designated Russian elites. OFAC said Zhdanova’s properties a...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Director of Rosfinmonitoring Yuri Chikhanchin referred to the rise in popularity that crypto is experiencing in Russia in a recent interview, stating that more than 185,000 cryptocurrency transactions were completed during the first nine months of 20...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
The Central Bank of Russia does not expect the introduction of the digital ruble to end the popularity of other non-cash and cash payment options. According to statements offered by Alla Bakina, director of the bank’s national payment system de...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 year ago
Telegram denies that it has entered any advertising-related agreements with Russian companies. Russia’s largest telecommunications firm, MTS, claims it will launch an...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Palestinian militant organizations, including a Hamas-linked Islamist group, have been using a Moscow-based crypto exchange to transfer millions, a press report revealed. The U.S.-sanctioned platform, which allows customers to convert Russian cash to...
Cryptocoins News / CoinJournal - 1 year ago
Russia’s largest bank, Sber, is set to play a vital role in CBDC testing.
Sberbank operates several tech solutions including Okko streaming, Citymobil taxi, SberSound, and SberMarket.
Russia’s digital currency ecosystem structure resembl...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 year ago
In a shocking revelation, blockchain intelligence firm Elliptic has provided an in-depth analysis of the infamous FTX theft, shedding light on the complex web of events surrounding the hack, subsequent money laundering, and the ongoing quest to uncov...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Close to a year has passed, and the hacker responsible for the staggering $477 million heist from the now-defunct crypto exchange FTX still remains elusive. Yet, Elliptic, a leading blockchain analytics firm, has meticulously mapped the intricate jou...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Billionaire investor Paul Tudor Jones has warned of the effects of the geopolitical uncertainty around four nuclear powers, including China, Russia, and Iran. “It might be the most threatening and challenging geopolitical environment that IR...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated that the U.S. dollar-based global financial system is gradually collapsing. “After all, a currency is a derivative of the power of the economy of the country that issues this currency,” Putin no...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin Magazine - 1 year ago
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by COINS NEWS - 1 year ago
P2P activities decline as traders explore Binance alternatives, with a notable decrease in figures from 10% to 30%. As Binance exits the Russian cryptocurrency market, Russian clients are transitioning their trading activities to different plat...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Andrei Kostin, head of the VTB Bank, one of the biggest banks in Russia, has stated that the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT), the standard messaging system for fiat payments, “needs to be killed.” Kosti...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
The Bank of Russia offered an update about the state of the digital ruble, the Russian central bank digital currency (CBDC), which is currently in a nationwide pilot. Elvira Nabiullina, governor of the Bank of Russia, stated that the pilot was “...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 year ago
Binance’s buyer in Russia, CommEx, has been developing its platform for six months and has onboarded some ex-Binance employees, the firm said. Amid growing skepticism...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Crypto exchange Binance is closing down all exchange services and business lines in Russia. The company has entered into a sales agreement with Commex. A Binance executive explained that operating in Russia is not compatible with the company’s...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 year ago
Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, recently made headlines with its decision to exit the Russian market. But the aftershocks of this have led to further revelations, particularly concerning the involvement of the platform’s for...