Russian Marketplace Allows Users to Sell Items Priced in Cryptocurrency

A new Russian online marketplace that allows users to buy and sell goods and services priced in cryptocurrency has rapidly expanded in recent months. The Mentalmarket website has been...

Russia’s ‘Gold-Backed Crypto’ Would Lose to Bitcoin, Says Kremlin Economist

Russia and China shopping for up gold could also be setting the stage for a gold-backed cryptocurrency, suggests a former EU minister. Nevertheless, such a scheme would nonetheless be...

PwC Partners With BitFury to Create Blockchain Accelerator in Russia

Mining and blockchain software company Bitfury partners with global...

Russian Deputy Prime Minister: Draft Crypto Legislation Won’t Be ‘Significantly’ Edited

Russia’s cryptocurrency legislation draft won’t be dramatically changed, according...

Russian Economic Minister Says BTC Is ‘Soap Bubble’ But Lauds Crypto’s Influence on Tech

Russia’s economic minister has compared BTC with a “soap...

Newly Elected Ukraine President Guarantees Blockchain Not Bribes

Cryptocurrency could possibly be excessive on the coverage record of the brand new president of Ukraine after a senior aide revealed in depth Blockchain plans this week. New Ukraine Gov’t...

No Reason to ‘Bury’ Cryptocurrencies, Russian PM Medvedev Says

Last year’s falling prices are not a good enough reason to “bury” cryptocurrencies, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said during a high-level economic conference. He believes Russia should carefully...

G7 Leaders Ask Russia to Urgently Identify Those Who Abuse Cryptocurrency in Ransomware Attacks

The G7 leaders have called on Russia to urgently “identify, disrupt, and hold to account” ransomware hackers and those abusing cryptocurrency to launder ransoms. “We reiterate our interest in...

Clickbait Media Uses Bitcoin and Russia to Pump Headlines Again

In the past week or so, a number of publications, including cryptocurrency websites, but also “reputable” mainstream outlets, have given stage to a “Kremlin economist” with a bold prediction...
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