US Charges Russians, Venezuelans for Sanctions Evasion Using Cryptocurrency

A group of Russian and Venezuelan nationals have been charged by U.S. authorities for their roles in a scheme to circumvent Western sanctions and launder money on a global scale. They have been accused of obtaining military technologies from American companies,…

Dapper Labs suspend les opérations NFT pour les utilisateurs russes dans le cadre de nouvelles sanctions de l'UE

Canadian company Dapper Labs has blocked operations with non-fungible tokens (TVN) for Russian accounts. The move follows a new round of sanctions recently imposed by the EU which prohibit the provision of crypto-related services to Russian residents and entities. NFT Platform

L'UE interdit les services de cryptographie aux Russes dans le cadre de nouvelles sanctions contre l'escalade en Ukraine

An array of crypto-related services have been targeted in the latest round of sanctions on Russia approved by the EU. The measures are part of an expected tightening of the economic and financial restrictions in response to Moscows decision to annex

Erdogan suggère un système de paiement turco-russe, Rapports des médias locaux

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is reportedly pushing for Turkey and Russia to establish a new payment system between them. The initiative comes amid U.S. pressure against the use of the Russian Mir cards in Turkey. Some Turkish banks have been

Les ventes de portefeuilles cryptographiques matériels diminuent en Russie avec l'assouplissement des restrictions de change

Interest in hardware wallets allowing cold storage of cryptocurrencies is decreasing among Russian users after this years surge that followed the invasion of Ukraine. The sale volumes for these devices have almost halved, according to a report quoting leading marketplaces. Russians’…

La banque russe Sberbank autorisera les utilisateurs à émettre des NFT sur sa plate-forme Blockchain

Recognizing existing demand for non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, one of the largest banks in Russia, Sberbank, now intends to allow users to issue them on its blockchain platform. The financial institution also plans to cooperate with art sites and galleries across

La Banque de Russie va promouvoir le rouble numérique dans le commerce extérieur alors que le ministère des Finances fait pression pour l'option crypto

Days after the two institutions agreed on the need for cross-border crypto payments, the finance ministry and the central bank of Russia are once again highlighting their different priorities. While the treasury department aims for legalizing cryptocurrency payments in the coming

L'avocat du prétendu blanchisseur de crypto Vinnik appelle la Russie à parler d'échange de prisonniers avec les États-Unis

L'avocat représentant l'informaticien russe Alexander Vinnik a exhorté le gouvernement de Moscou à discuter d'un éventuel échange de prisonniers avec les États-Unis., où il a été récemment extradé. Le juriste français n'est convaincu que d'un retour à son…

La Russie ne peut pas se passer des paiements cryptographiques transfrontaliers, Consensus atteint

Key government institutions have agreed that Russia needs to legalize crypto payments for international settlements. The proposal has been gaining support in the past few months since Moscows decision to invade Ukraine was met with wave after wave of Western sanctions….

Un Russe arrêté pour avoir fraudé des acheteurs de matériel minier d'une valeur supérieure $300,000

Police in the southern Russian city of Astrakhan have detained a man accused of defrauding people who wanted to purchase crypto miners. Law enforcement officials say the suspect made millions of rubles through fictitious sales of mining devices to Russian citizens