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Greece’s Council of State ruled to extradite former operator of now-shuttered crypto exchange BTC-e Alexander Vinnik to France, against the wishes of Russia.

The lawyers for Alexander Vinnik, the alleged operator of defunct crypto exchange BTC-e, have filed a complaint alleging violation of Vinnik’s rights.

The new Prime Minister of Russia Mikhail Mishustin has asserted that the country should prioritize the development of a digital economy.

An overview of the stances of China, Russia, India and the developing world toward crypto regulation in 2019.

Russia’s central bank, The Bank of Russia, has reportedly started testing stablecoins pegged to real assets in a regulatory sandbox.

Binance, the second largest exchange by daily trading volume, has extended trading pairs for the Turkish lira and the Russian ruble.

Greece’s top administrative court has suspended the decision to extradite Alexander Vinnik, who is accused of laundering billions of dollars through a cryptocur...

Alleged $4 billion BTC launderer Alexander Vinnik to be extradited to France despite Russia’s multiple efforts to bring him to the country of his citizenship.

The world’s largest diamond mining firm, Alrosa, has partnered with Tencent, the operator of Chinese social media giant WeChat, on a new blockchain-powered e-co...

Russian authorities are poised to introduce several prohibitive measures, yet feasibility and enforcement mechanisms raise questions.

Two Russian citizens are being prosecuted for allegedly targeting computers at state organizations to illicitly mine cryptocurrency.

A darknet marketplace is planning a $146 million ICO, QuadrigaCX victims want Gerald Cotten’s body exhumed, and Libra has quietly updated its white paper.

Russian tech startup Waves announced it has been testing a blockchain solution for payments in the retail electricity sector.

Russia’s largest darknet marketplace is looking to raise $146 million in a token offering that would allow it to go global.

Abkhazia, an autonomous region in northwest Georgia, is planning to intensify work to identify cryptocurrency mining farms in the region.