The launch of a digital ruble will be among Russia’s key priorities of digitalization this decade, the country’s financial market development strategy has confirmed. The
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Bank of Russia Recommends Banks to Block Cards, Wallets Used to Transact With Crypto Exchangers
The central bank of Russia has advised commercial banks on how to identify and block cards and wallet accounts used by shady businesses. Along with
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Crypto Mining Should Be Registered and Taxed in Russia, Financial Market Committee Chair Says
Cryptocurrency mining should be registered as entrepreneurial activity and taxed as such, according to Anatoly Aksakov, chairman of Russia’s parliamentary Financial Market Committee. The lawmaker
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Russian Police Arrest 2 Women, High-Ranking Members of Finiko Crypto Pyramid
Law enforcement in the Russian republic of Tatarstan have made new arrests in connection with the crypto Ponzi scheme Finiko. Two women detained this week
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Top Finiko Crypto Pyramid Executive Arrested in Russia’s Tatarstan
A high-ranking representative of Russia’s notorious Finiko Ponzi scheme has been arrested in Tatarstan. Ilgiz Shakirov, a businessman from Kazan, rose to the rank of
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Russian Duma wants to regulate crypto mining as business
Russia is moving to regulate cryptocurrency mining after legitimizing the broader crypto industry in January.
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