Russia’s central bank now mandates the registration of foreign exchange trade contracts involving digital rights, aiming to enhance oversight, integrate cryptocurrencies, and ensure financial stability.
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DOJ Indicts 3 Russians for Operating Crypto Mixers Linked to Cybercrime
Russian nationals face charges for allegedly using cryptocurrency mixers to launder proceeds from ransomware, wire fraud, and theft, obscuring illicit funds’ origins, the DOJ says.
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Russia Begins Liquidating Seized Bitcoins From Bribery-Convicted Official
The Russian government has started selling part of the 1,032 bitcoins seized from former investigator Marat Tambiev, convicted of taking bribes. Russian Authorities Seize Real
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The Bitcoin seized from former ICRF employee Marat Tambiev will be turned into Russian state revenue from a hardware crypto wallet.
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Telegram CEO Flags Rising EU Censorship While Russia Preserves Open Access
Russian Telegram users now have more media freedom than Europeans, as EU censorship grows—raising alarms over the future of free expression across digital platforms. Pavel
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Expert Insight: Cryptocurrency Mining Accounts for Nearly 1% of Russia’s Energy Resources
Alexey Zhikharev, director of the Renewable Energy Development Association (REDA), revealed that cryptocurrency mining accounts for almost 1% of Russia’s energy consumption. He stated that
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