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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

Hacks

New Russian malware, dubbed ‘Infamous Chisel,’ identified targeting Binance, Coinbase, and Trust wallets

The U.K.'s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) announced the thread on September 1st, linking the threat to the Russian state-sanctioned hacker group, 'Sandworm,'

3 years ago

Exchanges

Binance mulls exiting Russian market

The company previously attracted criticism for supporting sanctioned Russian banks.

3 years ago

Binance to restrict services to Russia following EU sanctions

Exchanges

Binance removes five sanctioned Russian banks from P2P trading: WSJ

Controversy around those Russian banks emerged earlier in the week, when WSJ claimed that the company continued to allow peer-to-peer trading involving the Russian banks in question.

3 years ago

Exchanges

Binance accused of hiding names of sanctioned Russian banks behind color codes

Binance has repeatedly claimed that it complies with global sanctions imposed on Russia.

3 years ago

Exchanges

Binance allegedly maintains ties with blacklisted Russian banks despite Western sanctions: WSJ

Binance has recently faced heavy regulatory scrutiny across several jurisdictions, particularly in the West.

3 years ago

CBDCs

Russian central bank to launch digital ruble pilot Aug. 15

Russia's foray into digital fiat currency adoption will involve 13 banks and 30 companies.

3 years ago

CBDCs

Brazil to launch CBDC ‘DREX’ in 2024 said to improve financial accessibility amid centralization concerns

Examining potential risks and rewards in Brazil's blockchain move with 'DREX'.

3 years ago

CBDCs

Bank of Russia kicks off digital ruble operations with free transactions until 2025

The bank explained that this would incentivize Russians to use the national digital currency.

3 years ago

President Putin approves digital Ruble, as Russia prepares for crypto exchange trial run

CBDCs 3 years ago

Russia could begin digital rubles testing as early as next month

CBDCs 3 years ago

Russia eyes crypto mining legalization by 2024

Regulation 3 years ago

Mining pools used by criminals to funnel stolen funds into exchanges – report

Crime 3 years ago

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Russia News

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

New Russian malware, dubbed ‘Infamous Chisel,’ identified targeting Binance, Coinbase, and Trust wallets

Binance mulls exiting Russian market

Binance removes five sanctioned Russian banks from P2P trading: WSJ

Binance accused of hiding names of sanctioned Russian banks behind color codes

Binance allegedly maintains ties with blacklisted Russian banks despite Western sanctions: WSJ

Russian central bank to launch digital ruble pilot Aug. 15

Brazil to launch CBDC ‘DREX’ in 2024 said to improve financial accessibility amid centralization concerns

Bank of Russia kicks off digital ruble operations with free transactions until 2025

President Putin approves digital Ruble, as Russia prepares for crypto exchange trial run

Russia could begin digital rubles testing as early as next month

Russia eyes crypto mining legalization by 2024

Mining pools used by criminals to funnel stolen funds into exchanges – report