Russia

US feds charge 2 Russians in $17M digital currency theft
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22 September, 2020

US feds charge 2 Russians in $17M digital currency theft

Danil Potekhin and Dmitrii Karasavidi allegedly engaged in a range of crimes in connection with a conspiracy to defraud 3...
US blacklists 23 digital currency addresses used in election interference
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15 September, 2020

US blacklists 23 digital currency addresses used in election interference

The U.S. Treasury accused Moscow of using a variety of proxies to sow discord between U.S. political parties and influence...
Russia Ministry of Finance proposes amendments on digital currency ban
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5 September, 2020

Russia Ministry of Finance proposes amendments on digital currency ban

The Ministry proposed amendments to the new law which would introduce a “blanket ban on any operations with virtual money.”
Russia wants oversight over mining farms in new bill
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3 September, 2020

Russia wants oversight over mining farms in new bill

The Russian government will have oversight over all the country’s block reward mining farms if a recently proposed bill is...
Russia watchdog blocks digital currency websites in fresh crackdown
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1 September, 2020

Russia watchdog blocks digital currency websites in fresh crackdown

BestChange.ru, an aggregator of Russian over-the-counter (OTC) platform providers, was the first to reveal the new ban.
BuyBSV now available in Russia, South Africa and Nigeria
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25 August, 2020

BuyBSV now available in Russia, South Africa and Nigeria

By expanding to the three countries, BuyBSV has now given over 400 million people an easy way to access Bitcoin.