Top Binance execs in Russia leave as firm considers exiting the market
Binance VP Eastern Europe Gleb Kostarev and CIS Director Vladimir Smerkis have announced they have quit the company.
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Binance VP Eastern Europe Gleb Kostarev and CIS Director Vladimir Smerkis have announced they have quit the company.
Some Russian banks have been increasingly concerned about the potential implications of the digital ruble after the first pilots started in August.
The US National Security Agency (NSA), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), have released a joint report…
Banco de Venezuela, one of the largest financial institutions in the country, was acquired by the sanctioned government in 2009.
A Binance spokesperson reportedly said the global cryptocurrency exchange was considering all options in regards to Russia, “including a full exit”.
Tinkoff Bank and Sberbank are no longer available on the list of P2P transactions on Bybit and OKX.
The crypto exchange removed its “yellow” and “green” codewords from its list of payment methods, which previously referred to sanctioned Russian banks.
The most common hindrances cited include insufficient information about the technology (22%) and concerns about cyber theft and system failures (21%).
Plaintiffs in a new class-action suit against the hacked crypto wallet Atomic Wallet say the firm didn’t share any information about the hack with clients and didn’t report it to…
Research conducted by the information service provider Bankinform estimated that many Russians are interested in the news surrounding the potential launch of a digital ruble. However, 32% are not in…