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Russia Confirms First Capital Filling That Includes BTC + More News
25.11.2019
Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
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Russian tax authorities have recognized a capital filing that included a Bitcoin (BTC) investment – the country’s...
Waves and the Tricky Task of Being a Russian Crypto Brand
25.11.2019
What if your biggest client is your biggest reputation risk?
Russian Oligarch Turns Soviet Plant Into a Major Bitcoin Mining Hub
24.11.2019
Bitriver hosts mining machines in the former world’s largest aluminum smelter
Sberbank Patents Blockchain Repo Solution in a Purported First for Russia Banks
20.11.2019
Russia’s state-owned Sberbank, has pioneered a blockchain solution to automate and reduce counterparty risk in repo markets
BBC: New Files Allegedly Connect $450M in Lost Bitcoin to Russian Intelligence
15.11.2019
Recent BBC investigation into the BTC-e crypto exchange case reveals new details allegedly connecting lost funds to Russia’s FSB
Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa Have a ‘Crypto’ Plan
15.11.2019
Source: iStock/Gil-Design
The BRICS Business Council has discussed the possibility of creating a single 'cryptocurrency' to facilitate settlements between member countries, after Russia’s sovereign wealth fund put forward a proposal.
The BRICS nations – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa...
BRICS Nations Ponder Digital Currency to Ease Trade, Reduce USD Reliance
15.11.2019
The BRICS association of major emerging economies has discussed developing a digital currency to facilitate trade between member nations
BRICS Nations Discuss Creation of New Crypto For Unified Payment System
15.11.2019
BRICS member nations discussed the creation of new crypto at recent summit
Russian Crypto Plot, China Mining U-Turn, Lottery Winner’s BTC Gamble: Hodler’s Digest, Nov. 4–10
10.11.2019
In this week’s Hodler’s Digest, a lottery winner’s big gamble on Bitcoin, Russia’s ambitious new law to confiscate BTC, and Hong Kong explores a central bank digital currency
Danske Bank Caught Using Gold Bullion to Launder Illicit Funds
10.11.2019
The Danish financial institution Danske Bank has been embroiled in a massive money-laundering scandal associated with an Estonian branch that allegedly laundered $223 billion in an eight-year period. According to documents uncovered this week stemming from 2012, Danske Bank’s Estonian branch...
Scale of OneCoin Scam Unravels Amid Ongoing Court Hearings
10.11.2019
Konstantin Ignatov, the brother of OneCoin’s creator, claims that since going into hiding, his sister has been given refuge by a Russian businessman
Russia Wants to Be Able to Seize Cybercriminals’ Bitcoin
7.11.2019
Russian regulators will begin developing proposals for legislation allowing confiscation of crypto assets seized in crime investigations
Russia: New Law Would Let Police Confiscate Bitcoin From 2021
7.11.2019
Russia plans to make criminals turn over their private keys
Russia's Crypto Law is Taking a Confusing Shape
6.11.2019
A Russian newspaper says it has seen a copy of the much-awaited draft law "On Digital Financial Assets" – a piece of legislation that might decide the fate of cryptocurrencies in the country. However, local experts do not agree what this draft means exactly.
RBC states that "two sources familiar...
Binance Quietly Launches Ruble Trading for ‘Top-10 Market’ Russia
31.10.2019
Binance has silently launched Russian ruble trading on Oct. 30, Binance CEO announced, noting that Russia is among the top 10 markets for the online trading platform
Russian Aluminum Plant Pivots to Bitcoin Mining Following US Sanctions
30.10.2019
Metal giant Rusal is renting its facilities to the Russian Mining Corporation following 2018 U.S. sanctions
Binance CEO: ‘Russia Is Our Key Market’
30.10.2019
Fans mobbed Binance's CEO like a rock star on his recent visit to Moscow. The warm feelings are mutual, with a big Russian expansion in the works
Russia: Government Official Expects To Mine 20% Of The World’s Bitcoin
29.10.2019
Russian company plans to open giant Bitcoin mining farm
Russia’s Sberbank Takes on Crypto with Cross-border Money Transfer App
29.10.2019
Source: iStock/-lvinst-
Russian major bank Sberbank has introduced a new low-cost, cross-border remittance solution that it believes will be able to compete with cryptocurrency for cross-border transactions.
The bank, once the Russian financial sector’s fiercest advocate of cryptocurrencies...
Final Russian Nuclear Scientist Jailed For Mining Bitcoin At Work
25.10.2019
Third Russian nuclear scientist sentenced for role in Bitcoin mining scheme