Russia News

Regulatory debates, mining, sanctions dynamics, and Russia’s complex crypto environment.

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Convicted Russian crypto scammer and his wife found murdered in the UAE

Russian crypto entrepreneur Roman Novak, convicted of large-scale fraud, was kidnapped and murdered in the UAE along with his wife after a failed ransom attempt.

5 months ago

Legal

Coinbase clarifies they were already participating in Russian sanctions

Coinbase reveals that they have been blocking sanctioned individuals and entities since their inception.

4 years ago

Banking

Centralised finance cripples Russia as Visa and Mastercard withdraw from country

Have SWIFT, PayPal, Mastercard and Visa finally exposed the vulnerabilities of centralised finance? Crypto may soon be the only transaction method left in Russia.

4 years ago

Legal

Pushing Russia out of crypto one country at a time: Singapore, Switzerland and Japan will join in sanctions

Switzerland and Singapore join in the crypto sanctions against Russia as a result of Ukraine invasion, further isolating Russia from the crypto market. Meanwhile, Japan also announces that they are considering crypto sanctions.

4 years ago

Mining

Will sanctions force Russia into mining?

Director of Policy and Regulatory Affairs at Elliptic argues that Russia may as well do their own mining to get their hands on some Bitcoin which would help them against the sanctions. Some think so, while others disagree.

4 years ago

Trading

New data is showing Russian crypto transaction volume is down dramatically

Crypto transaction volume on Russian exchanges have plunged by 50%. While some crypto analysts believe that Russia could evade the economic sanctions imposed on it through the use of crypto, new data from Chainalysis suggests otherwise.

4 years ago

Exchanges

Reactions against Russia continue: largest South Korean exchanges block Russian IP’s

Leading exchange platforms show differences in their response to Russian invasion of Ukraine. While Coinbase and Binance have refused to join the sanctions, five of South Korea's leading exchange platforms have banned Russian IP's.

4 years ago