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Court Ruling Endangers Russia’s 17 Cryptocurrency Exchanges

Russia’s cryptocurrency exchange is currently in its nascent stages. Roskomsvoboda maintains a list of prohibited Russian websites. The district judge noted that there are no prohibitions on their transfer. Russia’s cryptocurrency exchange is currently in its nascent stages as it assesses its regulation position on different facets of the investment

October 11, 2021 2 mins read

Director of Russia’s Fraud Crypto Exchange-Wex Prisoned in Poland!

Last director of Wex, Dmitry Vasiliev, was arrested in Poland. Crypto exchange Wex, aka BTC-e indulged in many money laundering frauds. Previous founder of Wex, charged for money launderings of $4B BTC. These days it seems Russia and crypto have become completely inseparable even amidst all the new rules and

September 18, 2021 2 mins read

Bank of Russia Corners Crypto!

Bank of Russia halts any kind of major crypto payments. Central Bank of Russia instructs local banks to block accounts related to crypto payments. Bank says its for protecting customers from ‘emotional’ investments and purchases on crypto. Russia is one of the most tempted countries when it comes to crypto

September 17, 2021 2 mins read

Hackers Giveaway BTC Upon Russian Government Site

Scams and hackings have so far become an integral part of the cryptocurrency trend. The more technology develops also so do the aspects of crimes too. Digital crimes are even considered to be much safer compared to live robberies though. Almost every week there occurs a scam or hacks upon

September 6, 2021 2 mins read

Russia Battles Kazakhstan Over Crypto Mining

The cryptocurrency mining sector is currently facing extreme hardships in maintaining its presence in recent times. Moreover, all the environmental concerns put forth on Bitcoin (BTC) mining and crypto mining upon the carbon footprints left by them is quite a reason to consider.  And much over, all the Securities and

July 20, 2021 3 mins read

Russian BTC-E Operator To Spend Five Years in Jail

Alexander Vinnik is a Russian computer expert. From 2011 to 2017, he worked at BTC-e, a Russian cryptocurrency exchange. According to a report by TASS, the Court of Appeal of Paris upheld the five-year prison term for Russian Alexander Vinnik, convicted in France on money laundering charges. At the command

June 29, 2021 2 mins read

Non-Fungible Token (NFT) Trends in Korea, China, Russia, and Japan

A recent survey about the crypto market trends in China, Japan, Korea and Russia.  In China both NFT products and NFT blockchains seem to be popular.  Over 66% of all respondents replied that NFT is a bubble. Japanese consulting group FEB Inc recently made an investigation about the crypto market

June 29, 2021 2 mins read

Russian Billionaire Criticizes Central Bank’s Crypto Policy, Praises El Salvador

Founder of Basic Element a Russian industrial Group, with businesses such as Aluminum, Construction and Energy Billionaire Oleg Deripaska came out gun blazing at the Central Bank. According to Forbes is worth around $4.7 billion. Citing that even El Salvador realises the potential of crypto and the Russian bank is

June 22, 2021 2 mins read

Russian Space Agency Roscosmos Use Blockchain to Protect IP

Roscosmos use blockchain technology to fight IP violation in the space industry. Roscosmos can maintain and verify a database of IP data using the tool. It is the first organization to test the new tool. Roscosmos, a Russian space agency utilizes blockchain technology to fight intellectual property violations in the

April 27, 2021 2 mins read

Russia’s Top Crypto Exchange Website was Blocked by Telecom Regulator

BestChange.ru, an aggregator of over-the-counter (OTC) cryptocurrency suppliers in Russia, is being blocked by the country’s internet censorship agency, Roskomnadzor. According to the popup announcement on BestChange.ru, the website is still available to the users through VPN or websites like BestChange.net. Website block announcement is made on local social media

August 27, 2020 1 min read