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Bank of Russia Sees Digital Ruble as a Key Project

The Russian central bank’s deputy chairwoman sees no obstacles to the launch of a CBDC.

Elvira Nabiullina, Bank of Russia chief

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Eastern Europe Received Over $1B of Illicit Crypto in a Year: Chainalysis

The region is second highest for cryptocurrency scams, behind only Western Europe, a report says.

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Founder of Alleged $95M Ponzi Nabbed in Russia, 3 More Sought

Finiko was labeled as a Ponzi scheme by the Bank of Russia but still attracted millions in investment.

Finiko founders Marat Sabirov, Kirill Doronin and Edvard Sabirov (left to right)

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Russia’s Financial Monitoring Agency Will Pay $200K for Crypto Transaction Surveillance

Rosfinmonitoring, Russia’s agency for preventing crime financing and money laundering, will pay 14.7 million Russian rubles ($200,000) for a proprietary bitcoin transaction tool that helps identify crypto users and see if they are involved in criminal activities. "The Hash" squad discusses the local and international implications for Russia finally dabbling into the transaction monitoring space after three years in the making.

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Russia's Financial Monitoring Agency Wants to Identify and Profile Crypto Users

Rosfinmonitoring will pay $200,000 for a tool to identify crypto users and see if they are involved in criminal activities.

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Russia's Telecom Giant MTS Invests $11.7M in Blockchain Trade-Finance Service: Report

MTS bought 51% of Factorin, a Russia-based trade-finance service, for $11.7 million.

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Russia’s Hermitage to Sell Digital Copies of Art as NFTs

The museum will sell digital copies of works by da Vinci, Giorgione, Kandinsky, van Gogh and Monet on Binance NFT.

The Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia

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Bank of Russia: Stock Exchanges Should Avoid Crypto-Related Funds

The Central Bank of Russia announced Thursday stock exchanges in the country should avoid listing investment products related to cryptocurrency prices. “The Hash” panel discusses the underlying nuances for central banks controlling the money supply.

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Bank of Russia Tells Stock Exchanges to Avoid Crypto-Related Funds

The central bank doesn't want crypto ETFs on the country's capital markets.

Bank of Russia in Moscow.

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Senators Urge E-CNY Ban, Russia Woos Crypto Miners

US Senators urge Team USA to ban the use of E-CNY. Russia woos crypto miners with green credentials, and street performers embrace digital payments. We’ll have more on that story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

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