Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree suspending visa facilitation agreements with the European Union (EU), Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
The decree, published this Monday by the Kremlin, emerges as a "necessary" response to the "hostile actions of the EU" that…
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IMF warns of increased use of cryptocurrencies in Russia
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned about the increase in the use of cryptocurrencies in Russia, due to the economic restrictions that have arisen due to the conflict with Ukraine.
According to the agency, the restrictions they…
Russia and India create payment systems similar to SWIFT
Russia and India finalized the creation of an international payment system in rupees and rubles in order to provide service to bilateral trade with a platform similar to the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications,…
Poland to pass national laws to sanction Russia
The Polish government announced that it will pass national laws to prevent "coal imports from Russia and freeze the financial assets of individuals and entities that support Russia."
The information was provided by Piotr Müller, spokesman…
Japan to strengthen regulation of cryptocurrency trading
Hirokazu Matsuno, Chief Cabinet Secretary of the Japanese government, reported during a press conference that his government is working on a bill that allows reviewing the legal regulations on currencies that allow the inclusion of…
Sánchez presented a plan to alleviate the effects of the war
The President of Spain, Pedro Sánchez, presented the measures that allow establishing the bases for a decree on the national plan to deal with the economic and social consequences of the war between Russia and Ukraine, which will be…
The US and the EU could apply more sanctions against Russia
The European Union (EU) and the United States (USA) are discussing possible additional sanctions against Russia as part of a joint response to damage its economy in retaliation for the military attack on Ukraine.
"We will continue to…
Russian official urges cryptocurrency mining legalization
Evgeny Grabchak, Deputy Minister of Energy of Russia, called for cryptocurrency mining to be legalized in the country as soon as possible, through a regulation that establishes all the necessary points.
“The legal vacuum makes it difficult…
Russia could accept Bitcoin as payment for oil and gas
Pavel Zavalny, chairman of the State Duma Energy Committee, said Russia could accept payments in different types of currencies for its oil and natural gas exports, depending on the requirements and the "state of foreign relations of the…
El Salvador postpones the launch of Bitcoin bonds
Due to the current geopolitical crisis, the government of El Salvador announced that it is going to postpone the launch of the bonds backed by the bitcoin cryptocurrency.
The "Volcano Bond", as the government itself baptized it, was…
Moscow stock exchange resumes operations
The Moscow Stock Exchange restarted its operations with shares, after having been closed since last February 25 in what has been the longest period of closure of the Moscow stock market. It reopened although with a series of limitations,…
Cyber attacks in Ukraine have grown by 20%
Cyber attacks recorded in Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion have grown by 20% to 1,446 weekly threats, according to data collected and published by Check Point Research (CPR).
CPR, Check Point's Threat Intelligence…