Russia is one of the countries where the issue of cryptocurrencies and its regulatory framework has been very controversial. Just a month ago, President Vladimir Putin gave his approval to the Digital Financial Assets (DFA) law. A reform to legalize bitcoin mining is currently being studied,…
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Trump announces talks with Putin on oil prices
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, affirmed that he will hold "very soon" a phone call with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to set oil prices that this Monday touched a minimum of 18 years, amid the conflict that…
Bank of Russia will not ban cryptocurrencies
This Wednesday, the director of the legal department of the Bank of Russia, Alexei Guznov, assured that there is no way that they can prohibit the use of cryptocurrencies within the country.
Although digital assets have not been declared…
New TurkStream gas pipeline will supply Turkey and Europe
The presidents of Turkey and Russia, Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Vladimir Putin, inaugurated on Wednesday the TurkStream gas pipeline, a project with more than 30,000 million cubic meters of gas ready to supply the Turkish region and Europe.…
European Council extends sanctions to Russia for six months
The European Council formalized the six-month extension, until July 31, 2020, of the economic sanctions adopted against Russia by the conflict in Ukraine, understanding that there has been insufficient progress in compliance with the Minsk…
German companies in Russia reject new sanctions
German companies operating in Russia expect no further sanctions to be imposed on Moscow in relation to the investigation of the alleged murder of Georgian citizens, Zelimkhan Khangoshvili in Berlin, Matthias Schepp, president of the…
Russia will develop a cryptocurrency backed by gold
The Russian cryptoactive will be used to carry out financial transactions between countries. Although the authorities of the nation maintain that the use of digital currencies still can not be considered as a substitute for fiat money.…