Russia

The Russian government is considering legalizing stablecoin payments while banning the use of cryptocurrencies for the same purpose. The fiat-pegged coins are …

Financial regulators in Russia have prepared a bill designed to regulate the country’s cryptocurrency market in the coming months. The legislation introduces …

Richard Blumenthal, the senior Democratic senator from Connecticut, is investigating Binance, the largest crypto exchange by trading volume, over allegations that it …

In brief Peter Williams admitted to two counts of theft of trade secrets in Washington. Prosecutors say he received about $1.26 million …

Russia’s tax authority has disclosed the number of cryptocurrency miners regularly reporting the digital coins they are producing to the government. The …

Russia’s monetary authority is behind a new proposal to punish those conducting unregulated operations with cryptocurrencies in the country. The news coincides …

According to local reports, Russia’s central bank is re-examining its long-standing opposition to stablecoins. First Deputy Chairman Vladimir Chistyukhin said the Bank …

In brief WhatsApp said Russia attempted a full block of its service on Thursday, calling the move an effort to funnel over …

Members of the Russian parliament have passed provisions allowing the state to treat cryptocurrency as property as part of criminal proceedings. The …

The European Commission’s 20th sanctions package proposes a comprehensive ban on all cryptocurrency transactions involving Russia, an escalation from targeting specific bad …