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The Russian Ministry of Justice has proposed introducing criminal sanctions, including imprisonment, for illegal cryptocurrency mining, according to draft amendments published on December 30 on the government’s portal of regulatory…
According to Alla Bakina, Director of the Central Bank’s National Payment System Department, the upcoming implementation of the digital Ruble presents opportunities in the payments arena. The bank estimates that…
Local media reports indicate that Sberbank, Russia’s largest banking institution, issued a loan to a local miner using cryptocurrency as collateral. While the transaction is just a pilot, it represents…
The Russian central bank releases a concept allowing qualified and non‑qualified investors to buy crypto assets under differentiated rules. The Bank of Russia announced a draft regulatory concept for the…
The Central Bank of Russia recently referred to the properties of bitcoin mining and how it could help strengthen the Russian ruble. Elvira Nabiullina, head of the institution, stated that…
Analysts warn that the so-called reparation loans proposal revealed by the EU on Wednesday, which would transfer part of the over $200 billion in Russian assets frozen to support the…
According to the Central Bank of Russia’s figures, Russia now holds over $310 billion in gold, a record for the nation’s reserves. As of December, gold comprises 42.3% of Russia’s…
An aide to the Russian President has stated that cryptocurrency mining is a major factor causing inaccurate ruble exchange rate forecasts, calling it a “new, undervalued export item.” Undervalued Export…
UAE police recovered the bodies of Russian crypto blogger Roman Novak and his wife, Anna, in a high-profile case involving alleged kidnapping, torture, and murder over cryptocurrency. Extortion and Disappearance…
Russian police arrest multiple suspects accused of kidnapping and killing a St. Petersburg crypto investor and his wife in the UAE. Russia’s Interior Ministry announces arrests across several regions on…