Russia

Ukraine counters Russia’s cross-border digital assets use
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3 January, 2025

Ukraine counters Russia’s cross-border digital assets use

Ukraine recently announced "sanctions and other solutions" to prevent Russia from using digital assets for international payments.
Russia’s CBDC faces opposition; T-Bank dabbles in tokenization
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30 December, 2024

Russia’s CBDC faces opposition; T-Bank dabbles in tokenization

Consumer-to-business payments will be free over the next year, while B2B and C2C payments will be free permanently. Banks say...
Access to global Internet in 3 Russian regions shuts down
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20 December, 2024

Access to global Internet in 3 Russian regions shuts down

Citizens of Dagestan could not access any Internet resources located outside Russia for 24 hours; days later, Russia banned messaging...
Russian lawmaker proposes strategic BTC reserve
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18 December, 2024

Russian lawmaker proposes strategic BTC reserve

The legislator urged the finance minister to explore the feasibility of a BTC reserve, noting that ‘crypto’ remains Russia’s only...
Russia now treats digital assets as property as CBDC faces delay
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5 December, 2024

Russia now treats digital assets as property as CBDC faces delay

Russia's new law caps the tax on digital asset profits at 15%; meanwhile, the Trade Ministry argues that retail outlets...
EIB issues 6th digital bond; Iran’s CBDC launch nears
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5 December, 2024

EIB issues 6th digital bond; Iran’s CBDC launch nears

The EIB's sixth digital bond is said to be a testament to blockchain's potential to enhance transparency; elsewhere, Iran will...
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