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Russia's Supreme Court (E.O./Shutterstock)
Policy
Law
Russian Courts Can't Agree on Whether Crypto Is Property
A Russian court convicted two men for extortion, but did not force them to return over $900,000 in crypto since crypto has no legal definition as property. Other courts have t...
Russia's Supreme Court (E.O./Shutterstock)
By Anna Baydakova
Jul 3, 2020 at 3:22 p.m. UTC
Jul 3, 2020
LawRussiaRegulationCourt Cases
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Tech
Privacy
Bug in Moscow’s Blockchain Polling System Can Reveal How Users Voted: Report
The vulnerability allowed users votes in the recent constitutional poll to be decrypted, Russian journalists found.
(Roibu/Shutterstock)
By Anna Baydakova
Jul 2, 2020 at 2:56 p.m. UTC
Jul 2, 2020
PrivacyRussiaMoscowBlockchain Voting
Russian President Vladimir Putin (WEF/Wikimedia Commons)
Tech
Russia
Hacker Attempts to Disrupt Russia's Blockchain Voting System
A hacker has attempted to disrupt a blockchain voting system currently being used to help decide constitutional changes in the Russian Federation.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (WEF/Wikimedia Commons)
By Daniel PalmerAnna Baydakova
Jun 29, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. UTC
Jun 29, 2020
RussiaBitFuryVotingMoscowHacks
Markets Daily Front Page Default
Markets
Russia
Bitcoin News Roundup for June 18, 2020
With an Austrian app that aims to track COVID-19 now including blockchain, CoinDesk's Markets Daily Bitcoin news roundup is back!
Markets Daily Front Page Default
By Adam B. LevineJohn BiggsLyllah Ledesma
Jun 18, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
Jun 18, 2020
RussiaDonald TrumpPodcastsMarkets DailyCOVID-19Contact TracingJohn BoltonCrypto Ban
Russian Ministry of Justice, Moscow (VLADJ55/Shutterstock)
Policy
Russia
Russia's Ministry of Justice Latest to Criticize Proposed Crypto Ban
Russia's Ministry of Justice is the latest government authority to oppose a proposed crypto ban, seeing inconsistencies in the bill's stipulations.
Russian Ministry of Justice, Moscow (VLADJ55/Shutterstock)
By Anna Baydakova
Jun 18, 2020 at 8:00 a.m. UTC
Jun 18, 2020
RussiaRegulation
Russia's Supreme Court (E.O./Shutterstock)
Tech
Russia
Russia's Supreme Court Makes 'Landmark' Vote With Blockchain System From Kaspersky Lab
The court for the first time used a blockchain-based system to record votes in a web-hosted plenary session Friday.
Russia's Supreme Court (E.O./Shutterstock)
By Anna Baydakova
Jun 12, 2020 at 3:04 p.m. UTC
Jun 12, 2020
RussiaParity TechnologiesKaspersky Lab
Markets Daily Front Page Default
Markets
Russia
Bitcoin News Roundup for June 11, 2020
With BTC and global equity markets down more than 1% on the day, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back with your bitcoin news roundup.
Markets Daily Front Page Default
By Adam B. Levine
Jun 11, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
Jun 11, 2020
RussiaBitcoinDecentralized IdentityPodcastsCoca-ColaMarkets Daily
Russian government building
Policy
Russia
Russia's Economy Ministry Calls for 'Controllable Market' Rather Than Crypto Ban
The ministry argued the draft ban would be harmful for Russia's economy and citizens, and called for a softer stance.
Russian government building
By Anna Baydakova
Jun 10, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. UTC
Jun 10, 2020
RussiaRegulation
(Slutsky Maksim/Shutterstock)
Finance
Russia
Moscow Said to Hire Kaspersky to Build Voting Blockchain With Bitfury Software
Moscow's government is giving voters the option of having their ballots recorded on a blockchain despite transparency concerns.
(Slutsky Maksim/Shutterstock)
By Anna Baydakova
Jun 9, 2020 at 8:05 p.m. UTC
Jun 9, 2020
RussiaBitFuryVladimir PutinBlockchain VotingExonumelection fraud
power lines
Policy
Crime
Illegal Miners in Russia Stole $6.6M Worth of Electricity, Power Grid Firm Says
Electricity thieves built their own illicit power stations to connect hidden mining farms with the local energy grid, a state-owned provider says.
power lines
By Anna Baydakova
Jun 8, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. UTC
Jun 8, 2020
CrimeMiningRussiaEnergy