Russia News

The head of Russia’s central bank has said that while the launch of a CBDC is being explored, it is not a matter for the near future.

The personal computers of Coincheck employees have allegedly been found to have been infected by a virus associated with Russian hackers.

Crypto was a hot topic at a forum featuring Russia’s top people from the economic sector.

New report reveals more details about one of the most anticipated projects in crypto, the TON blockchain.

Russia may join a list of countries with an offshore crypto zone with a plan to build its own on an island.

Russia will officially pilot Maersk and IBM’s blockchain shipping tool TradeLens in St. Petersburg, following a new MoU.

An island bordering Russia and China may become a large financial center for crypto exchanges and forex markets.

The Russian State Duma is considering imposing administrative responsibility for mining cryptocurrencies.

A region in Russia will launch a blockchain-enabled tourism platform in partnership with a local startup.

The CEO of the Russian state-owned bank considers bitcoin a “technical instrument for transactions,” rather than a type of investment.

Medici Ventures leads $7 million funding round for a blockchain-based platform that supports remote voting.

Igor Sechin, the head of Rosneft, believes that barrels of oil could one day be paid for using cryptocurrencies.

Russian popular food retailer firm Dixy announced that the firm is using the Ethereum blockchain in factoring service management.

Aleksandr Konyuk said cybercrime was impacting peoples’ everyday lives and jurisdictions should study areas such as crypto as a result.

A judge at Russia’s Supreme Arbitration Court claimed that lawmakers should practice a policy of risk management instead of prohibition.