Russia is close to legalizing cryptocurrencies, but not quite. The State Duma has passed the “Digital Currency and Digital Rights” bill in …
Russia
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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 …
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Regulation
Russia bets on stablecoin payments, rejects cryptocurrency as legal tender
by shayaanby shayaanThe Russian government is considering legalizing stablecoin payments while banning the use of cryptocurrencies for the same purpose. The fiat-pegged coins are …
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Regulation
Russia readies exchange restrictions, trader tests and transactions tracking in new crypto bill
by shayaanby shayaanFinancial regulators in Russia have prepared a bill designed to regulate the country’s cryptocurrency market in the coming months. The legislation introduces …
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Regulation
US senator probes Binance over alleged Iran and Russia sanctions violations
by shayaanby shayaanRichard Blumenthal, the senior Democratic senator from Connecticut, is investigating Binance, the largest crypto exchange by trading volume, over allegations that it …