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Bank of Russia Rejects Provision of Crypto-Related Financial Services

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Rusia’s central bank has voiced opposition to the provision of financial services related to cryptocurrencies. The monetary authority believes such offerings would go against the interests of Russian investors as they are highly risky. Central Bank of Russia Unwilling to Allow…

Putin advierte que las criptomonedas conllevan riesgos, Admite que pueden tener futuro

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has again spoken about cryptocurrencies, noting the “high risks” associated with the virtual assets. Sin embargo, the Russian leader has also acknowledged that digital currencies may have a future and it’s necessary to follow their development. Rusia’s Putin…

Annual Volume of Crypto Transactions Made by Russians Reaches $5 mil millones, Bank of Russia Finds

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With the growing capitalization of the crypto economy, Russians have been making crypto transactions worth billions of dollars a year, data gathered by the Central Bank of Russia shows. Russian residents are some of the most active participants in the crypto…

Russian Officials Back Idea of Recognizing Crypto Miners as Entrepreneurs

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Cryptocurrency mining should be recognized as an entrepreneurial activity under Russian law and taxed accordingly, representatives of key ministries in Moscow and the parliament have indicated. Officials believe the regulatory move would benefit both the state and the crypto industry. Russian…

Russian Government to Track Crypto Transactions With Help From Anti-Drug Organization

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Russian institutions have responded to a call from а public movement for joint efforts to identify cryptocurrency transfers related to drug trade. The anti-drug organization, Stopnarkotik, recently asked the interior ministry and the central bank to investigate alleged connections between U.S.-sanctioned…

Rusia considera reemplazar parcialmente las reservas de dólares con activos digitales en el futuro

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Amid ongoing sanctions, the government of Russia has been working to limit the country’s dependence on the U.S. dólar. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs now says it’s possible to partially replace the greenback in currency reserves and trade settlements with other…

Moscow Not Planning to Ban Russians From Buying Crypto Abroad

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Russia is not going to follow China’s course and does not plan to ban its citizens from purchasing cryptocurrency on foreign exchanges, a high-ranking government official has indicated. Russians will not be able to pay with digital coins in their own…

Parlamento ruso considerará restricciones para criptoinversores no calificados

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Cryptocurrency can be quite complicated for some and lawmakers in Russia think they need to contemplate restrictions for private investors. According to a high-ranking representative of the legislature, the Russian parliament needs to provide them with “maximum protection” against the risks….

Tribunal ruso confirma órdenes de arresto para 3 Fundadores de Finiko

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Tatarstan’s highest court has rejected appeals against arrest warrants issued for three co-founders of the notorious Finiko crypto pyramid. The top representatives of the Ponzi scheme, accused of large-scale fraud in Russia, are still hiding abroad, media reports reveal. Three…

Exjefe de Wex Crypto Exchange supuestamente arrestado en Polonia, Se enfrenta a la extradición a Kazajstán

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Dmitry Vasiliev, former chief executive of Russian cryptocurrency exchange Wex, has been detained in Warsaw, the Polish press reported. Vasiliev is wanted in Kazakhstan where he is accused of fraud related to the now defunct trading platform, successor of the infamous…