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Russia plans to launch international cryptocurrency payments by the end of the year to counter Western sanctions, according to the governor of the Bank of Russia. The central bank is…
Russia's crypto regulation efforts underscore the increasing role of digital assets in geopolitical and economic strategies amid US sanctions. The post Russia moves to regulate crypto as US sanction pressures…
Alexander Babakov, Deputy Chairman of the Russian State Duma, highlighted the need to create a BRICS equivalent to the SWIFT messaging system, which routes payments alongside the current banking infrastructure.…
Russian-speaking threat actors who come from former Soviet Union are the primary drivers of various types of crypto-related cybercrime, including ransomware, illegal crypto exchanges, and darknet markets, according to the…
Russia’s State Duma has advanced a bill to regulate cryptocurrency mining, aiming to curb illegal activities and promote investment and employment. Proposed by the chairman of the Duma Committee on…
The BRICS economic bloc is considering Iran’s proposal to link all member nations’ payment systems, according to Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko. The proposal aims to enhance BRICS countries’…
Malicious actors have increasingly used crypto-linked disinformation campaigns to disrupt elections, including the 2020 election. With the 2024 global elections impacting half the world’s population, identifying and addressing these campaigns…
Generalized international settlements using the Russian digital ruble will not be available until 2026, according to statements from Anatoly Aksakov, Chairman of the State Duma Committee on the Financial Market.…
Two foreign nationals pleaded guilty in Newark federal court regarding their participation in the Lockbit ransomware organization, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) revealed on Thursday. Russian citizen Ruslan Magomedovich…
President Vladimir Putin declared it was time for Russia to create the environment needed to increase the adoption of digital assets and the Russian CBDC, the digital ruble, as part…