POTUS Candidate Yang Wants Blockchain Voting Despite Security Flaws
Blockchain voting is an essential upgrade to US elections, 2020 presidential candidate Andrew Yang has said. Yang: Standing In Line To Vote ‘Ridiculous’ Currently causing a...
Tether Finds Real-World Use Case In China-Russian Grey Market
The grey market flow of cheap Chinese goods into the Russian market has established a real-world use case for Tether. Millions of dollars worth of USDT are being used every day to...
Weekly Digest: Bitcoin Price Inaction, India Ban, and Sanction...
The United Kingdom gained a new Prime Minister this week, voted for by Conservative party members. But will Boris be bad for Bitcoin? Or perhaps cause prices to rise? Maybe Boris...
Russia: Crypto Won’t Receive Money Status Anytime Soon
Russia won’t officially legalize digital currencies in the near future, according to the conclusions of the participants of a “round table” dedicated to crypto regulation...
Russian Arms Manufacturers Dodge US Sanctions With Bitcoin
Soyuzmash, the Union of Machine Builders in Russia, has asked the Central Bank for permission to accept Bitcoin and stablecoin payments for weapons deals. This, they claim, will help...
Russia: Holding Bitcoin is Okay, But Using and Mining It Isn’t
The Duma (parliament) representative in Russia may finally have given some clarity on cryptocurrencies, albeit inadvertently. While announcing potential fines for miners, it stated...
Russia’s Central Bank Is ‘Against Legalization’ Of...
The head of the central bank of Russia says she does not want to legalize Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency as a payment method – because of risk and volatility. Bitcoin Has...
Russian Central Bank ‘Would Consider’ Creating...
Russia’s central bank would consider creating a new cryptocurrency backed by gold for international settlements. Gold-Backed Crypto Could Have Use In Settlements That was the latest...
Venezuela and Russia May Switch to Ruble After Trying ‘Petro’...
Venezuela and Russia are in talks to switch over to the ruble for trade after trying the ‘El Petro’ cryptocurrency, a UN ambassador has revealed. Venezuela and Russia...
Newly Elected Ukraine President Promises Blockchain Not Bribes
Cryptocurrency could be high on the policy list of the new president of Ukraine after a senior aide revealed extensive Blockchain plans this week. New Ukraine Gov’t Plans...
Russian Secret Service Demanded $1M Bitcoin Bribe From Media Mogul
Bitcoin hit the headlines in Russia again this week after it emerged the country’s law enforcement had tried to extract a bitcoin bribe worth $1 million. FSB Illegally Sought $1.02...
Russia is Realizing It Has No Clue How to Regulate Cryptocurrency
The proposed ‘digital assets’ law aims to “legalize ICOs” in Russia and is expected to be reviewed in May. But lawmakers are slowly realizing the futility of...