Category: Russia
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Russia, With Bitcoin Playing Bit Part, Tried to Hack 2016 US Election, Senate Report Finds
Bitcoin may have been the salacious pretext to Marina Butina’s fling with Patrick Byrne.
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Law Decoded: How Long Is the Arm of the Law? August 7-14
New muscle from law enforcement investigating crypto suggests that government innovation may be slow but the government gets what it wants.
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Russian Financial Crime Agency Plans AI Tool to Link Crypto Transfers to Users
Russia’s anti-money laundering agency Rosfinmonitoring has already built a prototype blockchain analytics tool, according to a report.
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Russia’s New Crypto Analytics System to Track Dash and Monero
Dubbed “Transparent Blockchain,” Russia’s new crypto analytics system is designed to fight illicit activity related to crypto.
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Russian Rail Network Could Join the Blockchain Adoption Wave
Russia may soon have a Blockchain-powered railway if Sergey Vinogradov gets his way.
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Russia Is Set to Create a New Regime for Tokenized Securities
The new Russian “crypto” law provides a regulatory regime for tokenized securities and has no regulation for cryptocurrencies.
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Much of Russia’s Blockchain Voter Data Is Now for Sale on the Dark Web
Many Russian citizens now face exploitation on the dark web after their Blockchain voting data was accidentally leaked in early July.
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Russia’s Sberbank Launches Blockchain on Hyperledger, Mulls Stablecoin in 2021
Russia’s largest retail bank is launching a Hyperledger-powered blockchain for trade finance initially, and may add a ruble-linked stablecoin next year
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Pavel Durov Denies He’s Selling Telegram Following TON Failure
“We are not selling Telegram – neither in part, nor in full,” Telegram CEO Pavel Durov promises.
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Russia’s Biggest Bank Considers Launching its Own Stablecoin
Shortly after Russia’s President Vladimir Putin signed the country’s recent cryptocurrency law, the country’s largest bank voiced its considerations.