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

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.

Russian government gives green light to crypto mining operation in Siberia

Russian government gives green light to crypto mining operation in Siberia

The $12 million planned facility will include 30,000 dedicated crypto mining rigs.

Gazprombank warns of losses stemming from launch of Russian CBDC

Gazprombank warns of losses stemming from launch of Russian CBDC

Gazprombank is one of 15 banks participating in a pilot test of a Russian CBDC and believes that launching a digital ruble will inevitably lead to losses for banks.

Russia-based Sberbank to launch DeFi platform on Ethereum

Russia-based Sberbank to launch DeFi platform on Ethereum

Sberbank executive Konstantin Klimenko said that the bank's DeFi platform will be open for commerical operations at the end of April.

G7 economies move into development stage of CBDCs

G7 economies move into development stage of CBDCs

G7 economies and over 20 additional countries are in development stages for CBDCs, according to the Atlantic Council.

Russia to legalize crypto as means of payment

Russia’s crypto mining bill could be finalized in January 2023

The crypto mining bill would legalize crypto mining and allow miners to sell mined crypto within and outside Russia.

CryptoSlate Wrapped Daily: November closes as one of the worst months for ETH or BTC, SBF claims the FTX collapse was a mistake

CryptoSlate Wrapped Daily: November closes as one of the worst months for ETH or BTC, SBF claims the FTX collapse was a mistake

15 million Bitcoin goes into self-custody, CFTC chair claims Bitcoin is a commodity, and much more in this edition of CryptoSlate Wrapped Daily.

Russian lawmakers looking to establish state-backed crypto exchange

Russian lawmakers looking to establish state-backed crypto exchange

The draft bill would need to get the approval of the Russian Central Bank alongside the country's Ministry of Finance.

Several crypto exchanges reportedly block Russian users because of EU sanctions

Several crypto exchanges reportedly block Russian users because of EU sanctions

Blockchain.com has set an October 27 deadline for its Russian users to withdraw their funds.

EU narrows Russia’s options further with crypto sanctions

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Russia blocks crypto exchange OKX without disclosing reason

Exchanges 3 years ago

CryptoSlate Wrapped Daily: Lebanon turns to crypto amid bank closures; FTX seeks to raise $1B; Zilliqa launches web3 gaming console

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Russia’s financial regulators agrees on crypto use for international payments

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