Ukraine Raises More Crypto Than Russia in Year of War, Analysis Unveils

The two sides in the bitter conflict in Ukraine have been relying on crypto assets and technology to support their military and humanitarian activities, Elliptic says in a report. According to the blockchain forensics company, the targeted nation has attracted more

Krüptorühmad Venemaa sotsiaalmeedias tabasid Bitcoini diskrediteerivad robotid

Social media groups devoted to cryptocurrencies in Russia have been attacked by bots in what looks like a campaign against bitcoin and the like. Their comments on Russia’s largest social media platform are triggered by certain keywords like crypto and blockchain,…

Digital Gold Traded for Digital Rubles by Russia’s Rosbank

Rosbank has brokered Russia’s first deal involving the exchange of tokenized gold with the digital version of the Russian national fiat currency, the ruble. The successful transaction demonstrates the growing interest in digital financial assets and the need for digital ruble

Darknet Market Solaris Hacked by Competitor, Elliptic Reveals

A leading marketplace on the dark web, Solaris, has been hit by a rival, according to crypto analytics company Elliptic. The Russia-linked platform, which tried to occupy space vacated by the busted Hydra, is believed to have conquered up to a

Amid High Energy Demand From Miners, Russia Mulls Building New Power Plants in Siberia

Growing electricity consumption in the crypto mining sector may require the construction of new power generation facilities in Siberia, the energy minister of Russia has acknowledged. Demand continues to increase in residential areas as well, after regional authorities abandoned a proposal

BTC-e Alexander Vinnik taotleb kautsjoni vabastamist, viidates kohtuprotsessi hilinemisele

Krüptobörsi BTC-e väidetav operaator, Aleksander Vinnik, on palunud end kautsjoni vastu vabastada kohtumenetluse venimise tõttu. Augusti alguses, Vene IT-spetsialist anti rahasüüdistusega USA-le välja…

Krüpto täielik keeld Venemaal oleks kahjulik, Rosfinmonitoring ütleb

Venemaa kodanikel ja ettevõtetel on juba krüptovaluutad, mistõttu oleks täielik krüptokeeld kahjulik, Rosfinmonitoringu tippjuhi sõnul, Venemaa finantsluureagentuur. Samal ajal, regulaator toetab digitaalsete müntidega maksete keelamist ja…

Venemaa IT-ettevõtete lobby tarkvaraekspordi krüptomaksete jaoks

Välisklientidele tarkvaralahendusi arendavad ettevõtted ärgitavad Venemaa ametivõime lubama neil krüptomakseid vastu võtta. Ettepanek on osa meetmete paketist, mille eesmärk on toetada IT eksporti, mille tööstusorganisatsioon on täitevvõimule soovitanud.…

Prantsuse advokaat palub Vene patriarhil aidata päästa Aleksander Vinnikut USA poliitilisest protsessist

Väidetava BTC-e operaatori Aleksander Vinniku kaitsemeeskonna liige kutsus Vene õigeusu kiriku pead oma kliendi toetuseks sekkuma.. Vene kodanikule võidakse määrata vangistus 50 aastate sisse…