Russian Orthodox Church will not accept Bitcoin in offering plate
With roughly 100 million members, the church representing the dominant religion in Russia has no…
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Bank payments going global with stablecoins and CBDCs, Jan. 15–22
Editor’s note It may be too late for resolutions and too early for Lent, but…
Some Russian officials are being forced to sell their crypto by April 2021
Russia adopted its cryptocurrency law in January, but this legislation does not provide a direct…
US DoJ Charges 7 Russian Intelligence Officers With Crypto-Funded Hacking Attacks
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has charged seven officers from Russia’s Main Intelligence Directorate…
Sberbank to Consult Power Giant Rosseti on Blockchain in Tech Exchange Deal
Russia’s largest majority state-owned bank Sberbank has signed a partnership agreement with state-owned power giant…
Another US Indictment Links Bitcoin to Covert Russian Intelligence Activity
A newly-published indictment by the U.S. Department of Justice charges seven alleged Russian intelligence agents…
