
Russia
US offers $15M reward for information on Russian ransomware group Conti
The U.S. State Department is offering up to $15 million in rewards for any information that can help it crack...
Kraken, Digital Currency Group via proxy lobbies US Congress against bills targeting Russian oligarchs
The bills, which are designed to hinder Russian oligarchs from evading sanctions, are allegedly part of a vendetta by Sen....
Russia on track to launch digital ruble pilot phase by 2023
Central Bank of Russia President Elvira Nabiullina revealed that by 2023, the digital ruble would be launched on a pilot...
US Treasury adds BitRiver to list of Russian sanctioned entities
Russia's first carbon-neutral block reward miner BitRiver has been added to the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) list...
Ireland’s political donation ban shows it doesn’t understand Bitcoin
The news rules would prevent Irish parties from accepting donations via BTC, Ethereum, Monero, and other digital currencies and would...
IMF: Russia could evade sanctions by mining BTC
The IMF recently released a report that Russia might have found a way to evade international sanctions stating that block...