Blockchain News, Events and Companies
Cheap hydroelectricity and frigid year-round temperatures have made the Siberian city of Bratsk home to several Bitcoin mining farms. By repurposing abandoned Soviet munitions factories the region could soon become a new hub for... 3 min read →
Telegram is publicly testing its much-anticipated blockchain project ‘TON.’ The company’s blockchain will be compatible with Ethereum, allowing developers to port their Ethereum smart contracts, revealed a tech startup working on the project alongside... 2 min read →
After months of anticipation, messaging app Telegram is inching closer to launching its Gram token. The “first batches” of the cryptocurrency are set to be delivered to investors ahead of the Oct. 31 deadline,... 2 min read →
Telegram, one of the fastest growing messaging apps in the world, will for the first time make its Gram token available to retail investors through Liquid exchange. The exchange said that the limited listing... 2 min read →
Vkontakte, a Russian social media platform and subsidiary of Mail.ru Group, is reportedly working on a cryptocurrency. According to RNS, a Russian news outlet, Vkontakte’s plan involves the creation of cryptocurrency wallets for its... 2 min read →
Recent news that “Russia will buy $10 billion in Bitcoin and ditch the U.S. dollar” is backed by the flimsiest of evidence. Publications such as The Telegraph, Bitcoinist, and the Daily Hodl been duped?... 3 min read →
A U.S. Justice Department indictment against seven Russian officers on Oct. 5, 2018, revealed the country allegedly used Bitcoin to fund illegal interests in the States, reported MarketWatch. As per the indictment, several shell... 1 read →
Maintaining its positive, yet careful, stance on cryptocurrencies, the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs is considering making all unauthorized cryptocurrencies a criminally-liable offense, according to local outlet Izvestia. Russia Seeks Crypto-Criminals The Russian publication... 2 min read →
Even prior to Donald Trump's November 2016 U.S. presidential election, the notion of Russian interference in the election was under investigation by U.S. intelligence agencies. 2 min read →
Alfa-Bank and Sberbank — two of Russia’s largest players in the banking market — are currently in the testing phase of cryptocurrency-based investment options geared toward its retail investors, local Russian news Kommersant reported... 2 min read →
In January, the popular messaging app, Telegram, announced that it would launch an ICO to fund its Telegram Open Network. This new platform would transcend the apps prowess beyond messages and into mobile payments... 3 min read →
Vitalik Buterin’s unstoppable berzerk trolling frenzy has continued unabated this month, with a highlight reel that has included the Ethereum creator referring to Bitcoin Cash proponent Craig Wright as a fraud, mercilessly roasting Tron’s... 3 min read →
Everyone knows that Russia has a love-hate relationship with cryptos and blockchain. While the country promotes the use of blockchain to enhance its economic model, the situation is entirely different when it comes to... 3 min read →
In a move that could have a severe impact on how the global cryptocurrency market communicates, a Russian court has ruled that telecommunications providers must block highly popular encrypted messaging app Telegram within the... 2 min read →
In what is being perceived as a one-sided move, the Russian Ministry of Communications has set forth a new set of ICO regulations under which companies looking to facilitate token sale events will be... 2 min read →
Messaging giant Telegram has lost its appeal to stop the country’s Federal Security Service (FSB) from gaining access to its encrypted data. The ruling states that Telegram needs to share its encryption keys with... 2 min read →
The popular messaging app Telegram seems on track to reach its goal of raising $1 billion for its ICO to create the TON network. According to new filings, Telegram has already reached its first... 3 min read →
In a volatile week for cryptocurrency, good news came from an unexpected source, as Russia is drafting a bill to legalize cryptocurrency trading. A vote is coming soon on a bill put together by... 2 min read →
In late May of this year, Putin astonished the world with his newfound trust and excitement for Bitcoin. Since then, we’ve been seeing some hopeful developments in Russia’s relationship to blockchain, Bitcoin, and the... 4 min read →