Central Bank of Russia isn’t prepared to admit a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) to the market, the head of the regulator, Elvira Nabiullina, told Russian
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YouTube channels hacked and rebranded for live-streaming crypto scams
Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) attributes the attacks to a group of hackers recruited in a Russian-speaking forum, who sell the hacked YouTube channels to
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Russian Oil Companies Propose to Mine Cryptocurrencies at Their Wells
Companies involved in oil production in Russia have come up with a project to organize the mining of cryptocurrencies right next to the oil fields
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Bitcoin bulls set to net an $830M profit after Friday’s BTC options expiry
Bitcoin’s surge to $67,000 has given bulls an advantage in Oct. 22’s $1.8 billion BTC options expiry.
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Sanctioned Russian oligarch urges central bank to embrace Bitcoin
The U.S. Treasury asked cryptocurrency companies to ensure compliance with sanctions last week.
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Russia Considers Partially Replacing Dollar Reserves With Digital Assets in Future
Amid ongoing sanctions, the government of Russia has been working to limit the country’s dependence on the U.S. dollar. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs now
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