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Students Mining Crypto in Dorms May Face Criminal Prosecution in Russia, Lawyer Says

University students in Russia minting digital currencies in their dormitories risk penalties and even criminal charges, according to a legal expert quoted by local media. The warning comes as Russian…

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‘One currency change every generation,’ how monetary skepticism spearheaded cryptocurrency adoption in Czechia

"Since the end of the 19th century, there have been seven distinct currencies in the region that is now Czechia," says SatoshiLabs' in-house economist Josef Tětek.

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Kazakhstan President Orders Government to Find All Miners and Raise Tax by April

President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has instructed authorities to identify all crypto mining enterprises and increase the electricity surcharge they are required to pay. The state is not against legal…

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Ukrainian Volunteer Groups Accept Bitcoin Donations Amid Tensions With Russia, Study Finds

Non-government and volunteer organizations collecting funds to support Ukrainian forces have been accepting donations in cryptocurrency, a new report has unveiled. The findings have been published amid heightened tensions with…

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Russian Government Approves Plan to Regulate Cryptocurrency

The federal government in Moscow has adopted a concept for regulating the Russian crypto space as early as this month. The new framework is expected to place cryptocurrency flows under…

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Russian Government Eyes $13 Billion in Taxes From Crypto Economy

Authorities in Moscow expect to collect more than $13 billion as tax payments from the Russian crypto market, according to a government document quoted by media. The estimate comes as…

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Kazakhstan Mulls Fivefold Increase of Electricity Tax on Crypto Mining

Authorities in Kazakhstan are discussing new regulations for the country’s crypto space that may lead to a serious increase in the tax burden on the mining business. Among the proposed…

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