Russia’s State Duma approved bill to ban buying goods for digital assets

Jun 14, 2022

Russia’s State Duma approved bill to ban buying goods for digital assets

The law restricts the acceptance or transfer of DFAs as payment to prevent their use as a monetary surrogate

Russian company Zavod-IT began to pay salaries in cryptocurrencies

Jun 13, 2022

Russian company Zavod-IT began to pay salaries in cryptocurrencies

The firm offered employees to receive payments in digital assets such as BTC, ETH, USDT, or XRP

Investigation into BNB and allegations against Terra 2.0. Main events of the crypto industry

Jun 10, 2022

Investigation into BNB and allegations against Terra 2.0. Main events of the crypto industry

Top industry news and in-depth analysis of digital assets in GetBlock Magazine's weekly review

Russia’s number of court cases involving cryptocurrency increased by 40% in 2021

Jun 10, 2022

Russia’s number of court cases involving cryptocurrency increased by 40% in 2021

Most of the crimes are related to drug trafficking, money laundering, and gambling

Hackers hacked into the Russian Ministry of Construction website and demanded ransom in cryptocurrency

Jun 6, 2022

Hackers hacked into the Russian Ministry of Construction website and demanded ransom in cryptocurrency

The attackers threatened to make users’ personal data publicly available

Russia developed solution to automate DFA operations

Jun 6, 2022

Russia developed solution to automate DFA operations

The new platform is designed to simplify the initial sale of digital assets

Media: OpenSea started blocking Russian users

Jun 4, 2022

Media: OpenSea started blocking Russian users

All collections and tokens of blocked platform clients will be deleted

Deputy Gorelkin: Bank of Russia eased its attitude toward cryptocurrencies

Jun 3, 2022

Deputy Gorelkin: Bank of Russia eased its attitude toward cryptocurrencies

According to the official, this will speed up the introduction of the relevant draft law to the State Duma

Bank of Russia said the risk of using cryptocurrencies within the country

May 31, 2022

Bank of Russia said the risk of using cryptocurrencies within the country

In this, the Central Bank does not object to the use of digital assets in international settlements

Russian bankers discussed draft law on crypto regulation with Finance Ministry

May 31, 2022

Russian bankers discussed draft law on crypto regulation with Finance Ministry

During the meeting, the issues of defining areas of responsibility for market participants were addressed

Moscow court seized the crypto wallet of the alleged administrator of the Hydra darknet marketplace

May 31, 2022

Moscow court seized the crypto wallet of the alleged administrator of the Hydra darknet marketplace

The suspect stated cooperation with the investigation but refused to reveal the password for the address

Miners’ share of Russia’s power consumption structure exceeded 2%

May 29, 2022

Miners’ share of Russia’s power consumption structure exceeded 2%

Deputy Industry and Trade Minister Vasiliy Shpak believes that cryptocurrency mining in the country needs to be “whitewashed” and regulated