Latest from Anna Baydakova
Russian News Outlet Calls for Crypto Donations as Kremlin Cracks Down on Media
After the outlet lost advertising revenue crypto donations started flowing in.

Russian Police Arrest Alleged Counterfeiters Selling $13M in Fake Money for Crypto: Report
Those involved allegedly peddled fake bank notes over the infamous Hydra darknet marketplace.

Millionaire Ex-Banker Who Hates Banks Starts a DeFi Firm in Russia
Alexander Lebedev hates banks and auditors, and he wants to see if crypto is an escape.

Telegram Is Nearly Done Paying Back TON Investors, Eyes IPO Next
Telegram is closing the page of its $1.7 billion token sale and paying back its last debts to the token buyers. The company just raised more funding via bonds and planning an IPO.

BitRiver Is Selling Tokens to Build More Bitcoin Mining Farms in Siberia
Mining company BitRiver is launching its own token, aiming to raise $35 million on Bithumb

Ukrainian Officials Backtrack on Crypto Wealth Claims as Feds Promise Probe: Report
Ukrainian public officials now say they actually don't own billions in crypto after the anti-corruption agency weighed in.

Bank of Russia Plans Prototype for Its Digital Ruble Design in December
The digital ruble will live in a hybrid technological platform combining distributed ledger technology and centralized control by the central bank.

Crypto 'Whale Watching' Could Become a Thing at Ukrainian Town Council Meetings
Ukrainian civil servants together own about 46,351 bitcoin, one-third of which is held by a single city council member, researchers found.

Abkhazia Bans Bitcoin Mining Shortly After Legalizing It
The troubled economy and extremely cheap electricity of Abkhazia attracted bitcoin mining, but now the government is cracking down.
