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Russia’s Finance Ministry Opposes Central Bank Call for Crypto Ban

Russia needs to regulate cryptocurrencies, not ban them, says the head of the financial policy department at Russia’s Ministry of Finance, Ivan Chebeskov. This comes as the Bank of Russia issued a report earlier this month calling for all crypto trading and mining to be made illegal in the country.

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Policy

Le ministère russe des Finance s'oppose à l'appel de la Banque centrale à interdire les Crypto

Le ministère estime que la Russie a besoin d'une réglementation et non d'une interdiction générale, a déclaré un responsable.

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Videos

Russian Bank Calls for Crypto Ban, Korea’s Lofty Metaverse Goals

Russia’s central bank calls for crypto ban. Foxconn chair says 2022 is the first year of the metaverse for the company. South Korea aims to become top five metaverse leader by 2026. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

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Finance

Andrew Rogozov, ancien dirigeant de VK, le « Facebook de la Russie », rejoint le projet blockchain dérivé de Telegram

Toncoin sera intégré à l'application de messagerie Telegram, déclare Rogozov.

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Tech

La difficulté de minage de Bitcoin atteint un nouveau record

La mesure de la difficulté de l’extraction de Bitcoin continuera probablement à atteindre des sommets records jusqu’en 2022.

A bitcoin mining farm. (Marko Ahtisaari/Flickr)

Policy

La Banque de Russie appelle à une interdiction totale des Crypto

La banque centrale russe propose de rendre illégaux le trading, le minage et l'utilisation de Crypto . La possession de Crypto serait autorisée.

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Videos

Russian Authorities Say They’ve Dismantled REvil Ransomware Group at US Request

Russia’s top domestic intelligence agency says REvil, the Russia-based ransomware group tied to the Colonial Pipeline attack, has “ceased to exist” after it arrested 14 alleged members of the criminal organization last week. CoinDesk’s Nikhilesh De discusses the latest global policy and regulation and what this could mean for ransomware attacks in 2022.

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Policy

Les autorités russes affirment avoir démantelé le groupe de ransomware REvil à la Request des États-Unis

Le FSB a perquisitionné 25 résidences, saisissant environ 6,8 millions de dollars en diverses devises, y compris des crypto-monnaies.

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