Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Russian authorities have reportedly arrested the second co-founder of seized cryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato. The man, who recently promised to restore the platform’s operations from Russia, was detained at the request of Interpol and may fac...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 year ago
Gazprombank, a subsidiary of a state-owned energy corporation, which participates in Russia’s CBDC initiative, fears losing a part of its income as the digital ruble replaces traditional...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Alfa-Bank, one of the major Russian banking institutions, has established its own platform for digital financial assets. The launch became possible after Russia’s monetary authority added Alfa-Bank to its register of digital asset issuers this week....
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 1 year ago
Sberbank, Russia's biggest bank, will begin open DeFi platform testing in April 2023. (Read More)
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
The total capacity of crypto mining facilities in Russia has been increasing in the past year, despite the market downturn and sanctions, according to a survey of leading operators. Depressed prices of mining equipment and stronger interest from dome...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 year ago
Sberbank, Russia’s biggest banking establishment, is ready to have its decentralized finance (DeFi) platform operational by May. According to a report on February 3 by the Russian news agency Interfax, the Russian majority state-owned bank plans to r...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 year ago
DeFi systems are able to displace the traditional market of banking services, Sber’s Blockchain Lab product director Konstantin Klimenko said. Russia’s largest bank, S...
by COINS NEWS - 1 year ago
Russian banks may be the main losers from the introduction of a digital ruble while retailers will save on acquiring fees, analysts have predicted. The benefits for consumers using the new digital currency are not that obvious as they may not be paid...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Russia-linked cryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato, seized by Western law enforcement, plans to relaunch and permit partial withdrawals, a co-founder announced. Members of the trading platform’s team also intend to relocate the business to the Rus...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 year ago
The government department said it would impose “full blocking sanctions” on Jonatan Zimenkov and his crypto addresses due to his connections with a sanctions evasion network....
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Russian crypto traders have been looking to obtain unrestricted accounts for global exchanges as their access to such platforms is limited. Over the past year, the offering of such accounts on the dark web has increased significantly, cybersecurity e...