In its effort to stifle entities that attempted to influence U.S. elections the Treasury Department sanctioned several bitcoin addresses.
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Bitriver to Sell Tokens Backed by 100 Megawatts of Low-Carbon Siberian Mining Power
On April 12, the international provider of colocation services for low-carbon cryptocurrency mining Bitriver announced it is launching a pre-sale of tokens backed by 100 megawatts (MW) of mining power in Siberia. The ERC20 tokens called “bitriver token (BTR)” will represent a single watt-hour (Wh) of Bitriver’s power in Bratsk. A Low-Carbon Crypto Mining Token […]
More Russians are disclosing their cryptocurrency incomes: Report
Consulting firms, such as PwC Russia, said that Russians have been increasingly reporting their income from cryptocurrency operations.
Russian lobby group launches new campaign against anti-crypto laws
According to Russian crypto advocates, the existing laws “do not meet the needs” of the cryptocurrency market.
Digital ruble is ‘highest form of money’, Russian Bitcoin critic says
The digital ruble will become an integral part of national settlements by 2023 or 2024, Anatoly Aksakov of the Russian State Duma predicted.
Russia’s Hermitage museum to host NFT art exhibition
The NFT exhibition will be part of the “Hermitage 20/21” project.
Russia Reportedly Plans To Track Bitcoin-To-Fiat Sales
According to local news reports, a Russian financial monitoring service will be tracking bitcoin-to-fiat transactions.
Russia’s money laundering watchdog monitoring crypto to ruble transactions
Rosfinmonitoring has informed the Russian parliament that it is paying close attention to transactions involving the conversion of crypto to rubles.
Putin Asks Russian Attorney General Office to Combat Illegal Cross-Border Crypto Transfers
The Russian President held a meeting with the attorney general’s office where cryptocurrencies came to the discussion table. Vladimir Putin raised red flags toward taking measures to prevent illegal activities on cross-border transfers with cryptos. Putin Calls Other Offices to Join the Fight Against the Usage of Cryptos for Illicit Purposes According to a transcript […]
Belarus President Calls to Increase Regulation on Cryptocurrencies, Citing ‘China’s Experience’
The Belarusian president held a meeting over the week where he mentioned cryptocurrencies within the context of regulating the IT industry. Alexander Lukashenko hinted at tightening the regulatory framework to control crypto usage in Belarus. Lukashenko Seeks to Create a Unified Governmental Regulatory Body According to news agency Belta, Lukashenko met with senior government officials […]