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Retail users may have to wait in much of the world, however.

Some Russian public officials have to disclose their crypto holdings, while other officials are obliged to hold zero crypto by April 1, according to a new law.

Sberbank has applied with the Central Bank of Russia to launch a blockchain platform for its “Sbercoin” stablecoin.

The Binance website has been formally blacklisted in Russia since at least September 2020, but the restriction has not impacted Binance Russia trading.

A palladium fund founded by Norilsk Nickel will launch exchange-traded commodities for metals custodied using blockchain at the Deutsche Börse and London Stock Exchange.

Russian cryptocurrency exchange Livecoin has announced a full shutdown following an alleged hack in December 2020.

The world’s largest producer of palladium and high-grade nickel is joining a multi-stakeholder initiative that uses blockchain technology.

Anatoly Aksakov of the Russian State Duma suggested that global jurisdictions should ban Bitcoin as a payment method.

The Association of Russian Banks is worried about regulators being unable to track illicit transactions of an offline-enabled digital ruble.

Huobi partnered with fiat and crypto payment processor AdvCash to unlock deposits and withdrawals in the Russian ruble.

With the declared intent of reducing risk, the moves look to cut new investors off from opportunities to get out of the ruble.

Lowering CO2 emissions and lessening carbon-intensive approaches are the essential goals in global efforts to fight climate change.

Russian crypto exchange Livecoin claims that it has suffered a “carefully planned attack,” but some in the community suspect an exit scam.

Russian government appears to anticipate crypto issuance to explode in 2021 following the adoption of its major crypto bill.

Why have Bitcoin critics been so silent in 2020?