Kalashnikov Group, the Russian firearms manufacturer, is ready to transition to settlements in digital currency. The announcement came from the international economic forum in Saint
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CEOs of top Russian banks Sberbank and VTB blast Bitcoin
Top Russian bankers cite their reasons for not liking Bitcoin after Tinkoff’s CEO said that the central bank was stopping it from offering crypto trading
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Russian central bank policies stop Tinkoff from offering crypto trading, CEO says
Russia has officially legalized crypto trading this January, but the government still doesn’t allow local banks to offer crypto services.
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Russian Bitcoin critic says he would have bought BTC for 100 rubles
One of the biggest Bitcoin critics, Russian official Anatoly Aksakov, said he wanted to buy Bitcoin before the ban, but the price was too high.
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Religious Ban on Cryptocurrencies Provokes Social Media Reproach in Ingushetia
A decision by a prominent religious body in Ingushetia to prohibit dealings with cryptocurrency has sparked controversy in the predominantly Muslim Russian republic. Critics have
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Whistleblower Edward Snowden Says $6 Trillion in Stimulus Is ‘Good for Bitcoin’
The infamous whistleblower and privacy activist Edward Snowden commented on bitcoin on Friday, after the Biden administration said this week it was shooting for 6
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