The VII Crypto Summit will be the main event of this autumn for the crypto industry! In just 2 weeks, the main crypto event of the autumn will take place in Moscow, which will determine the development of cryptocurrency in Russia for the coming years. More than 10 thousand visitors
The US Treasury Department has sanctioned Russia-based Aeza Group, a major step in the direction of breaking cybercriminal infrastructure. The operation is against a bulletproof hosting service that is accused of facilitating ransomware activities and information theft campaigns in various criminal groups. Major Action Against Criminal Activities The sanctions imposed
The Russian Agricultural Bank is thinking to keep crypto-based tools as an alternative to traditional settlement methods for exporting more than 49.5 million tonnes of grain. This step will help in amalgamating commodities market to digital assets, introducing this use case. Russia is very active in terms of crypto adoption.
Russia’s Central Bank is set to introduce new regulations that could effectively limit Tether (USDT) use within the country. According to experts, trading USDT may no longer be allowed on domestic exchanges due to worries over international sanctions and wallet freezes. However, it seems that using USDT and similar stablecoins
While cryptocurrencies are rapidly revolutionising financial systems, the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (SWIFT) is trying to prevent their misuse to circumvent sanctions by Russia and China. At the London Digital Assets Summit on May 6, Tom Zschach, SWIFT’s Chief Innovation Officer, laid out how the company is enhancing
The Finance Ministry and Central Bank of Russia are expectedly to work on introducing a crypto exchange for elite investors under an experimental legal regime. The Russian Media Group RBC reported on April 23 that during a ministry meeting, the Finance Minister of Russia, Anton Siluanov, mentioned that the exchange
With more strict Western sanctions, Russian oil companies are using more and more cryptocurrencies to trade with India and China, Reuters. This reflects the part played by cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and stablecoins like Tether (USDT) in avoiding traditional financial rules. Crypto as a Tool to Trade Russian
The face of the crypto industry changed significantly with the support of the US president. Donald Trump promised to make the US a crypto capital of the globe and is already taking steps towards it. With the anticipated Bitcoin reserve creation, the crypto industry is set to achieve new heights
The Russian government and central bank reported that they successfully tested the CBDC for budget settlements. Apparently, the officials revealed the news one month after the actual trials. The Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov has been planning to test and launch the digital ruble for more than a year. The
Russia’s state-owned energy giant, Rosseti is spearheading an ambitious initiative to enter the Bitcoin mining sector. The company plans to maximize “underutilized power facilities” to power cryptocurrency mining operations, to improve grid efficiency and as a revenue stream. “The Rossetti Group is the largest grid company in Russia. We can
