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Texas State Securities Board Hits Russian Hoaxers with Cease-and-Desist Orders

Jimmy Aki - September 19, 2018

Texas Securities Commissioner Travis J. Iles has issued emergency ordinances against three separate fraudulent cryptocurrency schemes linked to Russian scammers.

BUSINESS

Telegram’s Pavel Durov Is Using Bitcoin to Bypass Russian Sanctions

Nick Marinoff - April 18, 2018

"For us, this was an easy decision. We promised our users 100% privacy and would rather cease to exist than violate this promise, said Telegram's CEO.

BUSINESS

Russian Blockchain and Cryptocurrency News Round-Up

Aaron Van Wirdum And Colin Harper - April 11, 2018

Here are some of the top stories from the blockchain and cryptocurrency space in Russia over the past week.

TECHNICAL

Russian IT Giant Mail.Ru Enables Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash Payments

Evgeny Korolev - March 9, 2018

Using BitPay, users can pay and be paid with bitcoin and bitcoin cash on Mail.Ru sites, as well as on social networks Odnoklassniki and Vkontakte.

REVIEWS

Cryptocurrency News Round-Up From Russia: Highlights

Evgeny Korolev - March 6, 2018

The first in a series of weekly news highlights about blockchain technology and cryptocurrency in Russia.

BUSINESS

Cryptocurrency-Friendly Regulations in Belarus Could Attract Foreign Capital and ICOs

Giulio Prisco - January 30, 2018

At the end of 2017, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko signed a “Digital Economy Development Ordinance,” aimed at developing the country’s IT sector and attracting blockchain...

CULTURE

“Bitcoin Laundering” Study: Where Do Criminals Turn to Mask Illicit Cryptoassets?

Kyle Torpey - January 18, 2018

A recent study (PDF) from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies’ Center on Sanctions and Illicit Finance and blockchain analytics company Elliptic explored the...

BUSINESS

Russian Real Estate Firm Experiments With Selling a Luxury Mansion for Bitcoin

Benjamin Vitaris - August 22, 2017

The owner hired the real estate company to sell his mansion for $8 million worth of BTC.

CULTURE

Moscow’s Blockchain Hackathon Reflects Booming Blockchain Industry in Russia

Michael Gord - July 11, 2017

Since Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed interest in Ethereum at his meeting with Vitalik Buterin at the World Economic Forum held in St. Petersburg,...

CULTURE