A regional court has sentenced a man accused of illegally connecting his crypto farm to the grid to two years in prison. The decision comes
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Financial Market Committee Chair Aksakov Joins Calls for Identification of Russian Crypto Owners
Anatoly Aksakov, head of the Financial Market Committee at the Russian parliament, has reiterated a warning for cryptocurrency investors and insisted that Russians owning coins
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Russia Busts Revil Ransomware Group on US Request, Arrests 14 Members
Russian law enforcement agencies have dismantled the notorious hacking group Revil, believed to be behind ransomware attacks in the U.S. involving cryptocurrency. Although Moscow is
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Head of Investigative Committee Calls for Mandatory Identification of Cryptocurrency Users in Russia
Russians who use cryptocurrency should not be anonymous, the man who chairs Russia’s federal investigating authority has recently stated. The official leading efforts to fight
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Russia’s Tinkoff Bank Enters Crypto Space Through Swiss Company Acquisition
The Russian neobank Tinkoff is joining the world of cryptocurrencies with the purchase of a stake in Aximetria, a Swiss-registered and licensed company which provides
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Russia’s National Finance Association Calls for Legalization of Crypto Investments
The main finance industry association of Russia has urged authorities to reconsider a position against crypto investments in the nation’s financial market strategy. The organization
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