Russia

From Wall Street to Moscow: BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF Gets Russian Futures Debut
From Wall Street to Moscow: BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF Gets Russian Futures Debut

Russia’s largest stock exchange, the Moscow Exchange (MOEX), has introduced futures trading for BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT), as the fund climbs into the top 25 ETFs globally by as...

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Binance’s Former Russia Head, Blum Co-Founder Arrested in Connection to Fraud Case
Binance’s Former Russia Head, Blum Co-Founder Arrested in Connection to Fraud Case

Vladimir Smerkis, Binance's former Russia division head, was arrested in Russia for being connected to a large-scale criminal fraud case, local media outlet TASS reported on Sunday.

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Russia’s Finance Ministry to Offer Crypto Trading to ‘Highly-Qualified’ Investors: Report
Russia’s Finance Ministry to Offer Crypto Trading to ‘Highly-Qualified’ Investors: Report

Russia's finance ministry and central bank are set to unveil a crypto exchange for "highly-qualified" investors, news agency Interfax reported on Wednesday.

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Global Effort Disrupts Russia Linked Network Using Crypto to Evade Sanctions, U.S. Charges Two Russians
Russian Central Bank Targets July 2025 for Widespread Digital Ruble Use
Russian Central Bank Targets July 2025 for Widespread Digital Ruble Use

The Bank of Russia wants the country's largest banks to support a digital ruble for retail and commercial use by July next year.

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Russia Legalizes Crypto Mining and Brings an Experimental Regime
Russia Legalizes Crypto Mining and Brings an Experimental Regime

Russia's lower house of the Federal Assembly, known as the State Duma, has passed two crypto-related laws on Tuesday, a Russia based policy expert told CoinDesk and Ria Novosti, Russia's state-owned d...

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