Russia
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
