Regulation
Russia eyes crypto mining legalization by 2024
A top official of the Russian Federation has hinted that the country would legalize crypto mining activities by next year.
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Crime
Mining pools used by criminals to funnel stolen funds into exchanges – report
Cyber criminals are using mining pools as mixers to launder illicit funds, making it look like their tainted funds are mining proceeds.
Crime
Marathon Digital issues fraudulent activity alert over fake Russian stock certificates and other related scams
Marathon warned the public of numerous scammers impersonating the Bitcoin mining giant.
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Crime
Russian official detained for accepting record bribe of $28M BTC
Marat Tambiev allegedly received 1032.1 BTC in April 2022 from hackers he was investigating in exchange for not seizing the hackers' assets.
Exchanges
Russia backtracks from plan to create national crypto exchange
Russian authorities have canceled plans for a national crypto exchange and will instead focus on regulating private sector alternatives.
Regulation
Treasury sanctions Huriya CEO’s Tether address over Russia connections
The USDT address in question has received more than $4.5 million in stablecoins.
Regulation
Binance probed by DOJ over potential Russian sanctions violations
The company and its executive have not been charged with wrongdoing.
Mining
Russia plans to permit foreign crypto mining
The possibility is related to other permissions around international crypto settlements.
Exchanges
Binance reportedly lifts €10,000 limit on Russian accounts
RBC reported that Binance Russian users are still restricted from peer-to-peer transactions in U.S. dollars and Euros.
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