Russia
Russian Likely To Rely On Garantex For Sanctions Evasion With New Legislation, Chainalysis Alerts
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Blockchain analysts warn that the Russian government may use crypto exchanges like Garantex for sanctions evasion under ... Read more
Analysts Bust Russian Launderer Moving Crypto For North Korea
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Authorities in Argentina arrested a Russian national for laundering millions in crypto tied to North Korea’s Lazarus G... Read more
Russia Considers Launching Trading Platforms For Stablecoins On Domestic Stock Exchanges: Report
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Russia is set to launch two new crypto exchanges, one in St. Petersburg and another in Moscow, with a focus on stablecoi... Read more
Russias Putin Gives Green Light To Bitcoin Mining Legalization
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Two years after nearly banning Bitcoin and BTC mining, Russia has embraced the leading cryptocurrency to some degree. On... Read more
Azerbaijans Central Bank Holds Back On CBDC Over Monetary Policy Concerns
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Azerbaijan is taking a cautious approach to the development of a central bank digital currency, citing concerns over mon... Read more
Heres How Restrictions On Flying Over Russia Are Making Flights Longer And More Expensive
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European airlines have not been able to compete on a “level playing field” with Chinese counterparts, who are permit... Read more
Russian Ransomware Generates Over $500m In Crypto Proceeds, TRM Labs Says
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Analysts at TRM Labs say Russian-speaking ransomware groups accounted for nearly 70% of all crypto proceeds from ransomw... Read more
Co-founder Of Bitzlato Avoids Extra Jail Time In $700m Money Laundering Case
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The Russian founder of Bitzlato was sentenced to time served for facilitating over $700 million in illegal crypto transa... Read more
Zelenskyy Takes His Case For Continued Military Support To US Governors
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NATO members this week agreed to a new programme to provide reliable military aid to Ukraine and prepare for its eventua... Read more
Ukraine: Shelling In Kherson Leaves At Least Two People Dead. Drone Attacks On Russia.
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Ukraine has in recent months stepped up aerial assaults on Russian soil, targeting refineries and oil terminals in an ef... Read more
Three Crew Members Dead As Russian Passenger Jet Test Flight Crashes Near Moscow
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According to emergency officials, the cause of the crash of the Superjet 100 (Sukhoi Superjet 100) in the Kolomensky dis... Read more
Chainalysis: Nearly $100b Of Dirty Crypto Sent To Exchanges Since 2019
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Nearly 30% of all crypto traced from illicit addresses since 2019 ended up at sanctioned services like Russia’s crypto... Read more
Russias Minfin Mulls Crypto Trades On Stock Exchanges For Select Investors Only
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Russia’s Ministry of Finance is reportedly working on allowing stock exchanges to open crypto trades, but restrict acc... Read more
Russian MMA Fighter Khamzat Chimaev Faces Scam Claims As Token Dives 94%
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Russian freestyle wrestler Khamzat Chimaev has found himself at the center of controversy as the affiliated token nosedi... Read more
OFAC Sanctions Employee Of Russian State-owned Gold Producer For Laundering Money Via Crypto
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The U.S. Treasury has sanctioned a Russian national working at Polyus, Russia’s largest state-owned gold producer for ... Read more
Russian Finance Ministry Staffer Calls Crypto A Locomotive For Development
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Russia’s Ministry of Finance, which in 2016 suggested imprisonment for trading Bitcoin, now says the crypto industry i... Read more
Feds, Chainalysis Reveal $169m In Bitcoin Controlled By 911 S5 Botnet
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Blockchain forensics firm Chainalysis has discovered $169 million in Bitcoin connected to the 911 S5 botnet, facilitatin... Read more
Seven People Die After A Bus Plunges Off A Bridge In St. Petersburg
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A bus swerved off a bridge and descended into a river in St. Petersburg, killing seven people on Friday, Russian officia... Read more
Putin Reappoints Technocrat Prime Minister As Fifth Term Kicks Off
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Russian legislators will approve a new Putin cabinet in a rubber-stamp exercise following an election from which genuine... Read more
Sanctioned Russian Developer Interacts With Garantex, Chainalysis Finds
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Treasury’s OFAC has sanctioned the Russian developer of LockBit, who transferred crypto to various illicit services, i... Read more
