Anna Baydakova
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Bank of Russia to Pilot CBDC in April
Digital ruble payments will be launched for retail purchases and peer-to-peer transactions, a central bank official said. → Read More
Sanctioned Mixer Blender Re-Launched as Sinbad, Elliptic Says
Operators of Blender.io might have launched Sinbad after Blender got sanctioned for processing North Korean hackers’ money, blockchain intel firm said. → Read More
Leader of Suspected Russian Ponzi Scheme Is Arrested in UAE: Report
Edvard Sabirov's arrest leaves just one of the four known leaders of the Finiko fund at large. → Read More
Russian Journalists, Activists Kicked Off Crypto Exchanges Due to EU Sanctions
The European Commission last week boosted restrictions on providing financial services to Russians. → Read More
Crypto Exchange OKX's Website Blocked in Russia; Reason Undisclosed
Russia's prosecutor general office blacklisted the world's third-largest crypto exchange by volume, according to the public data → Read More
There’s a New Platform for Bitcoin-Backed Borrowing and It’s Courting Banks to Lend
Max Keidun, CEO of non-custodial bitcoin exchange Hold Hodl, is launching a decentralized platform for stablecoin and fiat loans with Casa, Blockstream, Bitfinex and others. → Read More
Uzbekistan Publishes Crypto Regulation Framework, Assigns Supervising Agency
The Perspective Projects Agency will ensure that only fully identified people trade crypto on national exchanges. → Read More
Russia's Minister of Finance Suggests Letting Banks Sell Crypto: Report
Cryptocurrencies should be treated like investments in gold and other assets, the minister wrote in a letter to the prime minister. → Read More
Russian Government Agrees on Road Map to Regulate Crypto: Report
Government ministries and other official bodies agreed on principles for future crypto regulation. The Bank of Russia objects. → Read More
How Binance, Coinbase and 22 Other Crypto Exchanges Handle Your Data
A CoinDesk review of privacy policies from two dozen major crypto exchanges found the industry collects a wealth of personal information about users. Some disclose more about their practices than others. → Read More
ConsenSys Suddenly Bars Iranian Students From Ethereum Coding Class
“You are located in a country that we are prohibited from providing goods or services to under U.S. law,” the firm’s ConsenSys Academy told the 50 students. → Read More
Russian Oil Companies Want to Mine Crypto on Flare Gas
One company is already doing so, but the regulations remain unclear. → Read More
Russian Energy Minister Says Miners Should Pay More for Electricity
Using energy at retail rates for crypto miners is unacceptable, said Nikolay Shulginov. → Read More
Egor Petukhovsky, CEO of US-Sanctioned Suex, Says He Will Go to Court
The founder of the Russian over-the-counter crypto desk Suex, said he wants to restore his reputation in the U.S. court. → Read More
Liquid Exchange Hacker Sends $20M of ETH to Mixer
Other portions of the stolen $90 million have ended up at Uniswap, Huobi, Binance and Poloniex, blockchain data shows. → Read More
Ukraine's President Signs Law Allowing Central Bank to Issue a CBDC
The National Bank of Ukraine can now officially launch its own payment token. → Read More
Bank of Russia Bans Crypto Securities Bank of Russia Tells Stock Exchanges to Avoid Crypto-Related Funds
Bank of Russia said stock exchanges should not list cryptocurrency-related securities. → Read More
Abkhazia to Punish Public Officials for Illegal Crypto Mining: Report
Abkhazia's authorities have been trying to stop illegal mining for a while, but little has been achieved, the country's president said. → Read More
Ukrainian Law Enforcement Raids Illegal Mining Farm With GPUs, Playstations
Ukrainian law officers seized 5,000 units of hardware including 3,800 play stations and 500 GPUs an an illegal mining farm. → Read More
Russia to Introduce Rules for Confiscating Crypto: Report
The country is preparing legislation to allow law-enforcement agencies to confiscate illegally obtained cryptocurrencies. → Read More