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The U.S. Treasury has sanctioned a Russian national working at Polyus, Russia’s largest state-owned gold producer for being involved in a complex crypto laundering scheme. The U.S. Department of Treasury on Jan. 12 announced another package of sanctions against 300…

Russia’s crypto mining equipment supplier Intelion is reportedly considering an investment of over $130 million to develop AI data centers. Moscow-headquartered crypto mining supplier Intelion is planning to spend up to 12 billion Russian rubles (over $130 million) on purchasing…

Fintech company Innopolis Tech controlled by a former minister of communications of Russia is set to build the largest Bitcoin mining center in Russia worth around $100 million. The Republic of Tatarstan is gearing up to build Russia‘s largest Bitcoin…

Russia’s Ministry of Finance, which in 2016 suggested imprisonment for trading Bitcoin, now says the crypto industry is a “locomotive” for Russia’s economic development. Russia‘s Ministry of Finance sees the crypto industry as a driving force for economic development, Russian…

Blockchain forensics firm Chainalysis has discovered $169 million in Bitcoin connected to the 911 S5 botnet, facilitating the arrest of Chinese national Yunhe Wang. Crypto analysis firm Chainalysis has traced $169 million in Bitcoin linked to the notorious 911 S5…

Russia’s two largest unsanctioned metal producers have reportedly begun using Tether’s USDT stablecoin for cross-border transactions with Chinese clients and suppliers. Russian commodities giants have reportedly started using stablecoins to settle cross-border transactions with China as the U.S. Treasury Department…

Russians are increasingly seeking new crypto platforms following Binance’s exit from the market, according to the Bank of Russia. Binance‘s departure from Russia has led to a drastic shift in web traffic as Russians started seeking new alternatives, according to…

Russia is considering a crackdown on cryptocurrencies in an effort to get control of a market that has previously operated mostly beneath the radar. The State Duma, the lower chamber of the Russian Parliament, is now debating a measure to…

Treasury’s OFAC has sanctioned the Russian developer of LockBit, who transferred crypto to various illicit services, including sanctioned Russian exchange Garantex, Chainalysis says. Dmitry Khoroshev, a Russian developer of the ransomware program called LockBit which has been recently sanctioned by…

Russian cryptocurrency exchange Beribit faces fraud allegations after refusing to refund customers' money.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s OFAC has sanctioned a Russian one-way attack UAV developer, which solicited donations in crypto on Telegram. The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on May 1 sanctioned nearly 300…

Russia is not planning to outlaw crypto turnover in the country, an official said, emphasizing the need for accurate reporting over sensational headlines. Russian lawmaker Anton Gorelkin, who serves as the deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on Information…

Protests erupt at Beribit's Moscow office, with clients clamoring for the return of approximately 400 million rubles, funds they were unable to withdraw for several days. 

Russia’s central bank and Rosfinmonitoring pilot a new system to trace connections between crypto transactions and fiat operations. The Bank of Russia alongside Rosfinmonitoring, the country’s main body for financial intelligence, is working on a platform to detect connections between…

BRICS members explore stablecoin payments and a platform to conduct CBDC payments, aiming to enhance financial cooperation, a Russian official says. Stablecoins might become a tool for international settlements among BRICS members, as the alliance has already set up a…

A new malware is faking web3 gaming initiatives to distribute infostealers across macOS and Windows platforms. A recent investigation by Insikt Group has unveiled a new Russian-language cybercrime operation targeting users with fake web3 gaming projects designed to distribute malware.…