A court in Russia’s Perm region has decided to block a number of websites describing how to exchange cryptocurrency for fiat cash. Local prosecutors claim
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De-Dollarization: Russia Removing All US Dollar Assets From Its $600 Billion National Wealth Fund
Russia has reportedly announced that U.S. dollar assets will be removed from its National Wealth Fund as U.S. sanctions on Moscow intensify. The fund, which
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Kalashnikov Eyes Digital Ruble Settlements as Russia Aims to Replace ‘Dirty Money’
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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