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Major Russian Bank VTB Runs Trials for Blockchain-based Bank Guarantees Issuance Network

VTB – 2nd-ranking bank across Russia following Sberbank – has reportedly carried out trials for a new blockchain-powered system supporting bank guarantees issuance. Specifically, VTB...

| Dec 29, 2020 13:42

Russia’s Gazprombank Piloted Bitcoin Trading Following Greenlight Obtained From Swiss Regulators

Gazprombank Switzerland – a division belongs to a top-tier banking entity in Russia – has reportedly conducted the pilot phase for its Bitcoin (BTC) offering, after obtaining regulatory...

| Nov 29, 2020 07:07

Russian Alfa-Bank Became Member of HSBC-Supported Blockchain Trade Finance Network

Alfa-Bank – among the top-tier Russia-based private commercial banks – has reportedly become a member of a major global blockchain trade network, developed by HSBC. Specifically,...

| Nov 05, 2020 10:30

Russia’s Gazprombank Obtained Regulatory Approval to Roll Out Crypto Custody Across Switzerland

Top-tier, private-owned Russian bank Gazprombank has reportedly obtained regulatory greenlight to roll out custodial offerings for crypto, through its Switzerland-based subsidiary. Specifically, the...

| Nov 02, 2020 14:00

Bank of Russia to Launch A Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) Pilot Next Year

The Russian central bank believes a digital ruble could mitigate the effects of economic sanctions. While China is ahead of the central bank digital currency (CBDC) race with its testing the digital...

| Oct 21, 2020 14:35

Five Banks Looks to Take Part In Pilot Testing For Russian’s CBDC

Several Russia-based financial establishments have reportedly displayed their desire to take part in testing for the nation’s CBDC – tentatively to be rolled out in the first half. of next...

| Oct 16, 2020 15:15

Hackers Demands Bitcoin in Exchange For Info of 129 Million Russian Cart

A group of hackers have reportedly illegally acquired the information of more than 129 million Russia-based car owners, threatening with darknet exposure for a crypto-based ransom. Specifically, the...

| May 16, 2020 18:34

Binance Rolled Out Support Feature For Russian Ruble On Its P2P Platform

Binance has reportedly rolled out additional support feature for Russia’s fiat currency, with the updated facilitation for Russian ruble pairs, on its peer-to-peer trading platform. Revealed on...

| Feb 12, 2020 14:06

The Bank of Russia Looks to Put Real Asset-Pegged Stablecoins Through Testing Phase

The Bank of Russia – the central bank of the nation – has reportedly made an initiative to begin putting stablecoins, pegged to real assets in a regulatory sandbox, through testing...

| Dec 28, 2019 13:49

Tunisia Introduced Blockchain-supported E-Dinar National Currency

Tunisia has gone down in history as the first nation to utilize a blockchain platform to support its national currency. Russia-based ICO firm Universa has been entrusted with the issuance and...

| Nov 10, 2019 01:12