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Police have reportedly arrested a Russian man for an attempt to recruit an employee in Nevada to plant malware on a Company’s network. In return, he promised him up to $1 million in cash and Bitcoin.The Offstage Attacker Was Reportedly Part Of A Larger OrganisationAs per the published court documents, Egor Igorevich Kriuchkov has allegedly offered a Nevada company’s employee the sum of $1 million, portioned in cash and Bitcoin. The plot was simple – the employee had to install malware onto a...

Even though Russia has had an unstable relationship with crypto, this has not stopped other industries from giving blockchain technologies a chance.The country’s largest state-owned bank has partnered with a major airline in a push to sell passenger tickets for tokens.Sberbank Partners with S7 AirlinesS7 – Russia’s largest airline after Aeroflot – recently announced a partnership with Sberbank to experiment with blockchain-powered monetary transactions for the purchase and sale of its flight...

A Russian businessman has reportedly taken a loan from a bank using the WAVES token as collateral. With the nation’s unclear regulation status regarding digital assets, local lawyers argued on whether such transactions could legally proceed in the future.The First Cryptocurrency-backed Bank Loan In RussiaAlexander Ivanov, Waves founder and CEO, confirmed the news earlier today. He outlined the local report, which reads that for the first time in Russia, a bank has approved a loan secured by a...

It looks like Russia has a relatively healthy attitude towards cryptocurrencies after all.Russia Says It’s Not Banning Crypto FullyBeginning on January 1 of next year, Russians can engage in various cryptocurrency-related activities including trading, buying and selling them with exchanges and for other digital tokens. The country’s relationship with digital money has been something of an up-and-down game over the past few years, and now it looks like officials have finally taken a stance.The...

Peer-to-peer (P2P) trading platform Paxful says that Russians are growing very weary of the coronavirus pandemic and that they are regularly turning to bitcoin as a means of keeping themselves safe and their wealth hedged against weakening economic conditions.Paxful Has Seen a Surge in Russian Trading ActivityThe pandemic has had some nasty effects on global markets around the world. The United States, for example, has released $1,200 stimulus checks to all citizens making less than $75,000...

President Vladimir Putin of Russia has signed a new law that will prohibit the use of cryptocurrency as a payment means in the country by 2021. Meanwhile, the Russian government recently deployed blockchain technology for its constitutional amendment.Crypto as Payment to Become Illegal in 2021According to a report by local news outlet RIA on Friday (July 31, 2020), the bill signed by President Putin will prevent citizens from using crypto to pay for goods and services in Russia. The bill...

Following reports that Russia may introduce new legislation that would essentially criminalize cryptocurrency usage, a recent document revealed that the country is reviewing an updated version of the “Digital Financial Assets” (DFA) bill that excludes criminal allegations.No Prison In Russia For Cryptocurrency Usage?As CryptoPotato reported recently, members of Russian’s lower house (the State Duma) contemplated new strict legislation on cryptocurrencies.The first reading of the DFA bill...

Should anybody lose their bitcoin to hackers or have their coins stolen, the first thing they’ll want to do is get the police involved to help them in retaining their lost funds. However, when the country’s regulators are working against you, like they are in Russia, that can be extremely frustrating for those who are the victims of malicious actions.Russia Goes Against BTCA man in Russia who has had more than 100 bitcoin units stolen from him over two years ago has sought legal assistance in...

Russia starts using 5G network on autonomous mining dump trucks A 5G pilot zone has been deployed for the first time at the SUEK coal company open-pit mine in Khakassia, Russia to test the potential of 5G as part of an autonomous haulage system developed by Zyfra, Finnish-Russian industrial digitalization leader. The pilot project is trialed on 130 tons BELAZ-7513R autonomous mining dump trucks. Robotic dump trucks are part of the Zyfra...

The coronavirus lockdown has caused many people to see bitcoin in a different way, including residents of Russia.Russia Seems to Love BTCThe country has had a very mixed relationship with cryptocurrency. Assets are often traded in secret as government officials have not taken to digital assets the way other nations have. The country has also long considered a ban on digital currency trading, believing it leads to criminal activity such as money laundering.Now that everyone is stuck at home...