Some telcos are looking at developing a digital wallet that would link the digital currency to users’ mobile phone numbers. Source linkRead More
As massive protests sweep across the nation, activists fear Russia has been deploying facial recognition technology to clamp down on dissent. Following nationwide protest rallies on Jan. 31, several people reported on social media they were detained by the police after subway and street surveillance cameras recognized them as protesters. Countries all over the world […]Read More
Binance, the biggest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, has persuaded a Russian court take its website off a regulator’s blacklist. The site has been blocked since June, when a court in the Arkhangelsk region ruled in favor of local prosecutors, saying the company was helping distribute information about bitcoin and that the cryptocurrency is unregulated. […]Read More
Digital currencies may challenge and someday could make redundant the SWIFT global banking payment system, according to a Central Bank of Russia official, Russia Today reported. Read more: Bank of Russia Chair: Digital Ruble Is No Threat to Banks Source linkRead More
Russia has enjoyed an on-and-off relationship with cryptocurrencies, with ever-changing regulations and official perceptions fluctuating between periods of yes crypto and no crypto. But a recent speech by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin put some light on the why behind the shaky policies. Protect Bitcoin users As per a transcript, the official said that Bitcoin […]Read More
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