Russian Companies ‘Actively’ Using Crypto, Russia to Adopt 4 Relevant Laws, Official Says

Russian lawmakers intend to soon approve four bills designed to regulate various aspects of cryptocurrencies, a high-ranking member of the Russian parliament announced. Mientras tanto, Russian companies are already using digital assets in cross-border settlements, the official noted. Russian Legislature to Vote

Perspectivas de América Latina: Bolivia vende oro por dólares, Argentina prohíbe las criptomonedas fintech, Fitch mejora calificación crediticia de El Salvador

Bienvenido a Latam Insights, un compendio de las noticias criptográficas y de desarrollo económico más relevantes de América Latina durante la última semana. En este asunto, Bolivia aprueba una ley para vender oro a dólares, the Central Bank of Argentina bans fintech

Digital Assets for 1 Billion Rubles Issued in Russia in a Month

Platforms authorized by the Russian government issued digital assets worth around a billion rubles in April, the local press reported. The spike in the volume has been attributed to Russian companies experimenting with new financial instruments amid limited access to traditional

US Court Sentences Russian Crypto Ransom Launderer to Probation and Fine

A Russian crypto entrepreneur, charged with laundering money from ransomware attacks, has been sentenced to probation and fined in the U.S. after pleading guilty. Founder of two coin trading platforms, Denis Dubnikov, was arrested in the Netherlands and extradited to the

Reporte: Korean Central Bank to Gain Right to Probe Virtual Asset Entities After Financial Regulator Drops Opposition

The South Korean central bank is set to be granted the right to investigate virtual assets after the Financial Services Commission (FSC) dropped its opposition to the move. De acuerdo con el reporte, the FSC dropped its opposition to the central bank’s

Digital Real Pilot to Run on Ethereum-Compatible, Permissioned Blockchain

According to the Central Bank of Brazil, the digital real pilot project will use an Ethereum-compatible, permissioned blockchain for the issuance of the tokenized version of the country’s currency. Hiperledger Besu, the open-source platform elected for the tests, will allow the

El BIS publica un informe sobre el "Proyecto rompehielos": desarrolla un modelo de pago CBDC minorista transfronterizo

El Banco de Pagos Internacionales (BIS) ha publicado un informe que resume “Proyecto rompehielos” ensayo, que exploró las posibles ventajas y dificultades de utilizar una moneda digital minorista del banco central (CBDC) en pagos transfronterizos. El experimento fue diseñado para probar “la…

Russian Court Sends 3 Crypto Robbers to Strict-Regime Prison

Three Russians are going to spend time in high-security prison for stealing over a million U.S. dollars’ worth of cryptocurrency from another man. Además, the court has also ordered them to fully compensate the victim for the damages, prosecutors announced….

SEC Files Emergency Action Against Bkcoin in $100 Million Crypto Fraud Scheme

Los Estados Unidos. Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (SEGUNDO) has filed an emergency action against Miami-based investment adviser Bkcoin and one of its principals, Kevin Kang. “The defendants disregarded the structure of the funds, commingled investor assets, and used more than $3.6 millón…