Russia’s Sberbank to launch new digital assets platform
The state owned bank is reportedly nearing rollout of the technology, which will provide access to digital currencies and digital assets via blockchain.
The state owned bank is reportedly nearing rollout of the technology, which will provide access to digital currencies and digital assets via blockchain.
Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has said the government would work to develop digital currency markets in a “civilized direction.”
A Russian man is nursing burn wounds after his BTC block reward mining operation caught fire and set his apartment ablaze.
Russian digital currency owners will be required to disclose their holdings if their annual transactions exceed 600,000 rubles.
Moscow-based En+ Group announced a move into the digital currency mining space through a venture with mining farm operator BitRiver.
Russian government officials will now have to include their digital currency holdings when they report their annual income.
Russia-based digital currency mining firm BitCluster announced its new BitCluster Nord data center is now officially open.
The suspects were accused of working for the Russian Main Intelligence Directorate, a military agency in the Russian army, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
Chief amongst the proposals is a separation of “qualified” and “non-qualified” investors, with separate rules relating to each class.
The Russian government has blocked access to LocalBitcoins, claiming the site spreads illegal information to the public.
Russia's Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media has blacklisted Binance.
The Russian Finance Minisitry has proposed a bill that would require digital currency wallet owners to report their holdings to the tax authorities.