Digitalt guld handlas mot digitala rubel av ryska 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

Sberbank kommer att lansera decentraliserad finansplattform baserad på Ethereum

A recent report details that Russia’s largest financial institution, Sberbank, plans to launch a decentralized finance (defi) platform in May. Konstantin Klimenko, product director of Sberbank’s blockchain laboratory, said that open testing will begin in March. Sberbank’s Defi Platform to Enable

Rysk miljardär och kryptoaffärsman dog i helikopterkrasch i Frankrike

Russian financier and cryptocurrency entrepreneur Vyacheslav Taran has been killed in a helicopter crash on French territory. The accident marks the latest in a series of deaths of crypto executives and adds another name to a list of Russian billionaires who

Ryska IT-företag lobbar för kryptobetalningar vid export av programvara

Companies developing software solutions for foreign customers are urging Russian authorities to allow them to accept crypto payments. The proposal is part of a package of measures aimed at supporting IT exports suggested by an industry organization to the executive power

Ryssland och Turkiet ska samarbeta för att bekämpa brottsrelaterade kryptotransaktioner

Law enforcement and judicial authorities from Russia and Turkey are joining forces in the fight against cybercrime, including the use of cryptocurrencies for illegal purposes. The collaboration has been agreed upon during a visit by Russia’s Prosecutor General to Ankara. Ryssland,…

Fransk advokat ber den ryska patriarken att hjälpa till att rädda Alexander Vinnik från "politisk rättegång" i USA

A member of the defense team of the alleged BTC-e operator Alexander Vinnik has called on the head of the Russian Orthodox Church to intervene in support of his client. The Russian national may be sentenced to over 50 years in

EU förbjuder kryptotjänster för ryssar i nya sanktioner mot Ukrainas upptrappning

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 föreslår turkiskt-ryska betalningssystem, Lokala medier rapporterar

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

Försäljningen av kryptoplånböcker för hårdvara minskar i Ryssland med lättade valutarestriktioner

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. ryssar’…

Ryssland stänger av EU-gas, Vitalik diskuterar Bitcoin-säkerhet, och mer — Bitcoin.com News Week i granskning

Macro markets and geopolitics dominated the news this week, with Russia cutting off Europes gas supply, hedge funds betting against Italian debt, and the International Monetary Funds bailout for Zambia helping the kwacha overtake the ruble as the worlds best-performing currency….