Russia’s Sberbank Tests DeFi Tools, Offers Crypto Investment Products
Russia’s largest lender, Sberbank, is expanding its push into digital finance as it tests decentralized finance (DeFi) tools and r...
Most Influential: Oleg Ogienko
Sanctions, capital controls and Russia’s improvised financial plumbing helped create A7A5, a ruble stablecoin built on a currency...
Poland Pushes Forward with Crypto Law Despite Presidential Veto
TLDR Poland’s government reintroduces unchanged crypto law despite President Nawrocki’s veto, intensifying political tension. Prim...
U.S. DOJ Seeks to Seize Crypto Assets from Defunct BTC-e Exchange
TLDR The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit to seize cryptocurrency assets from the defunct BTC-e exchange. BTC-e is a...
EU Approves New Sanctions on Russia Targeting LNG, Banks, and Crypto Exchanges
The EU approved a new sanctions package banning Russian LNG imports and tightening banking and crypto restrictions.The post EU Ap...
Russia Proposes Making Crypto Part of Divorce Settlements in New Law
Russian lawmaker Igor Antropenko submitted legislation to recognize cryptocurrency as marital property subject to division during...
Russia Legalizes Crypto for Trade to Counter Western Banking Sanctions
TLDR Russia has officially legalized the use of cryptocurrency for foreign trade settlements. The Ministry of Finance and the Cent...
Russia Tops Europe in Crypto Adoption With $376.3B in Transfers – What’s Driving...
Russia has received $376.3B in flows from July 2024 to June 2025; Crypto large transfers have risen 86%, and Adoption via DeFi and...
Russia Losing ‘Millions of Dollars a Year to Illegal Crypto Miners’ – Report
Illegal and quasi-legal crypto mining is costing Russia “millions of dollars per year” in electricity and lost taxes, a news expos...
Russia Using Crypto to Pay Saboteurs in Hybrid Attacks on EU, Polish Official Sa...
Russia is using cryptocurrencies to pay saboteurs carrying out hybrid attacks across the European Union, according to a senior Pol...