The 2024 indictment, now unsealed, accuses three Russians and two web hosts of aiding hackers and profiting from cybercrime.

Russia’s State Duma committee has approved a revised cryptocurrency regulation bill for its second reading, removing a proposed requirement to declare crypto wallet addresses while adding provisions for crypto-funded investments and new transfer controls. According to a statement shared through…

Russia’s largest lender, Sberbank, has confirmed plans to launch a cryptocurrency wallet and digital asset depository within months after the country’s proposed digital asset law takes effect on Sept. 1. According to local news outlet RBC, Sberbank expects to integrate…

A7A5 was engineered to be unstoppable: a ruble token with no freeze function, backed by a sanctioned bank, majority-owned by a convicted fugitive, and launched beyond the reach of Western regulators. Its issuer claims tens of billions in volume. Blockchain…

Russia says the digital ruble is ready for Sept. 1 rollout, even as EU sanctions and U.S. CBDC limits reshape the policy debate globally.

Russia’s international aviation network has shrunk again, with the country expected to have direct flights to only 32 countries this summer after losing air links with 11 more destinations. The latest cuts highlight the growing […]