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Russia Issues International Wanted Notice for Telegram Founder Pavel Durov
Russia's FSB placed Telegram founder Pavel Durov on an international wanted list over an aiding-terrorism charge that carries up to life in ...
Sberbank to Launch Crypto Trading and Custody Platform by December
Russia’s new crypto rules will reshape the digital asset sector, introducing licences, market standards and tighter oversight for exchange...
Russia’s Digital Ruble Set to Go Live as Banks Confirm Readiness for September Deadline
Russia's central bank says the digital ruble is ready for nationwide use on September 1, with all 12 systemically important banks and large ...
Russia Sanctions 17-Year-Old Crypto Investigator After Report on Alleged Laundering Networks
A report linking a rouble-backed stablecoin to alleged sanctions evasion has resulted in a British researcher being added to Moscow's blackl...
EU Targets Russia’s Crypto Channels With Sweeping New Sanctions
New EU rules block Russian crypto platforms and target financial networks as Moscow increasingly leans on digital assets for cross-border pa...
Russian Authorities Launch Criminal Probe Into Telegram CEO Pavel Durov
Russia’s Federal Security Service has opened a criminal investigation into Telegram CEO Pavel Durov over alleged facilitation of terrorist...
EU Moves to Ban All Crypto Transactions With Russia in New Sanctions Push
The European Union is preparing its 20th sanctions package against Russia, including a proposed ban on all cryptocurrency transactions with ...
Russia’s Crypto Law to Cap Retail Bitcoin Buys at $4,000 a Year Ahead of 2027 Launch
Russia will introduce a crypto regulatory framework in July, with legislation covering crypto exchanges and penalties for unregistered opera...
Australia, U.S., and U.K. Sanction Russian Cybercrime Infrastructure and Crypto Laundering Network
In an allied show of cooperation against cybercrime, the governments of the U.S., Australia and UK have sanctioned a network of Russian-base...
Russia Sets Deadline for ‘Digital Ruble’ Rollout Despite Resistance to CBDC Payments
Russia’s lower house of parliament, known as the State Duma, has passed a bill requiring the nation’s major banks and all companies with...
Ditch the Dollar: Russian Official Backs Local Stablecoin Development
Following the freezing of Russia-linked wallets holding USDT, the country’s Finance Ministry is now calling for homegrown stablecoin solut...
Russia and China Use Bitcoin to Circumvent Sanctions in Oil Trades
Bitcoin’s evolution from a speculative asset to an international trade tool might be further along than most think—especially if the lat...