St. Petersburg proposed introducing metaverses into the public administration system

Jun 17, 2022

St. Petersburg proposed introducing metaverses into the public administration system

Local authorities believe that the new technology can be used to communicate more effectively with citizens and to keep accounting for the city economy

Russia’s Ministry of Energy to develop taxation system for miners

Jun 17, 2022

Russia’s Ministry of Energy to develop taxation system for miners

The regulator has proposed to include cryptocurrency mining in the All-Russian Classifier of Economic Activities

Russian asset tokenization platform to attract 1 million customers in 5 years

Jun 16, 2022

Russian asset tokenization platform to attract 1 million customers in 5 years

Atomyze expects to achieve these results by integrating with the services of Tinkoff Bank and the cybersport project “Games of the Future”

Russia to test cross-border cryptocurrency payments

Jun 16, 2022

Russia to test cross-border cryptocurrency payments

Representatives of the REC consider the use of digital payment means as an alternative option for international settlements under restrictions

Central Bank Governor opposed the use of cryptocurrencies as a means of payment in Russia

Jun 16, 2022

Central Bank Governor opposed the use of cryptocurrencies as a means of payment in Russia

Elvira Nabiullina also noted that digital assets should not be used in organized trading within the country because of their volatility

Russia’s State Duma allowed the possibility of draft law on crypto regulation to be submitted in the fall of 2022

Jun 16, 2022

Russia’s State Duma allowed the possibility of draft law on crypto regulation to be submitted in the fall of 2022

According to Deputy Anatoly Aksakov, the relevant departments are leaning towards a decision to tighten controls on digital assets and mining

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

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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