Russian authorities may permit the quite popular peer-to-peer trading of cryptocurrencies under the country’s upcoming rules for digital-asset transactions. This is one …
Russia
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Mining
Russia slides on crypto mining rankings over higher electricity costs, stronger ruble
by shayaanby shayaanRussia is on its way to losing its spot as the world’s second-largest Bitcoin mining destination, after the United States, to China, …
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Regulation
Russia circumvents foreign trade restrictions with the help of cryptocurrency
by shayaanby shayaanPowerful Russian businessmen and state-run banking institutions have been profiting from schemes designed to evade Western sanctions, according to a new investigation …
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Russia is close to legalizing cryptocurrencies, but not quite. The State Duma has passed the “Digital Currency and Digital Rights” bill in …
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Russia’s government submitted a bill to its parliament’s lower house in an effort to amend the country’s legal code to attach criminal …
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Mining
68% of global BTC miners came from the U.S., Russia, and China, Q1 2026
by shayaanby shayaanBitcoin ($BTC) hashrate remained largely dominated by the top three countries in the first quarter of 2026. During the first three months …
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Mining
New bill threatens 50,000 unregistered miners in Russia with fines and prison sentence
by shayaanby shayaanThe Russian government is now seriously going after thousands of people and companies mining cryptocurrency without registration. A bill bringing fines and …
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Russia’s government has approved a package of draft bills that would channel domestic crypto trading through licensed intermediaries and sharply limit retail …
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The Russian government is set to receive millions of rubles in tax revenue from cryptocurrency miners, though not as many as initially …
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Finance
‘On Schedule:’ Central Bank of Russia Prepared for Digital Ruble Launch
by shayaanby shayaanElvira Nabiullina, the head of the Central Bank of Russia, has declared that first-wave banks were finalizing their preparations to support the …