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Russia's Sberbank Launches Blockchain on Hyperledger, Mulls Stablecoin in 2021
Russia's largest retail bank is launching a Hyperledger-powered blockchain for trade finance initially, and may add a ruble-linked stablecoin next year

Russian Voters' Data on Sale After Blockchain Poll to Keep Putin in Power: Report
Russians voted electronically, using blockchain tech, to keep Putin in power. Now, hackers may be selling the personal data of over a million of those voters.

Putin Signs Russian Crypto Bill Into Law
Russia's president signed the first of two bills on digital assets into law on Friday.

Paxful Chips Away at LocalBitcoins' Russian P2P Market Dominance
Paxful’s year-old foray into Russian crypto markets is paying off for the peer-to-peer exchange.

Russia's FSB Is Making Life Harder for Blockchain Companies
The FSB, Russia’s security agency, wants blockchain companies to certify with them. This could push foreign companies out of the market.

Russia to Treat Crypto as a Taxable Property
Russia changed its draft bill regulating crypto and digital assets. You won’t go to jail for facilitating crypto deals in the country – at least, not just yet.

Wanted Wirecard Exec Said to Be Sheltered by Secret Service in Russia
Jan Marsalek, a former board member of Wirecard who is wanted over allegations of fraud, is reportedly being sheltered in Moscow by the biggest Russian secret service.

Microsoft Partners With Waves Enterprise to Tokenize Industrial Assets
The five-year agreement will see Microsoft and Waves collaborate on a possible asset tokenization platform for company equipment.

Russian Activists Use Bitcoin, and the Kremlin Doesn't Like It
Activists and dissidents in Russia use crypto for fundraising – yet widespread adoption is still far away.

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 taken a different view.
