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The international hacktivist collective known as Anonymous has vowed to attack Russian government websites over the recent Ukraine invasion. So far Anonymous says that it hacked the Russian Ministry of Defense database and various state-operated television channels in Russia. Additionally, a spokesperson from Russia Today (RT) said that after Anonymous’ recent statement, RT websites were […]Powered by WPeMatico
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed an order compelling the country’s government workers to disclose their cryptocurrency holdings. The order stipulates that employees must submit details of where they bought the digital assets and the value thereof by June 30, 2021. Similarly, children and spouses of government employees must disclose their digital asset holdings, according […]
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Russia’s stance on cryptocurrency remains unclear after the Minister of Justice this week announced that there is still no need to formalize crypto-related legislation. This is because digital assets cannot be used as a means of payment, it asserts, because the constitution forbids it. Also Read: Over 50 Bitcoin ATMs Operate Legally in Russia, Study Finds […]
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The government of Russia, through its media supervision agency, Roskomnadzor, has banned the popular messaging app Telegram. The ban has caused an outcry from human rights activists the world over and highlighted the continued enforcement of stringent measures by the Russian government in the online media world. Telegram, which is quite popular in the cryptocurrency universe, has termed the ban “an open farce” through its founder, Pavel Durov. The Long-Running Battle Telegram and the Roskomnadzor have been engaged in a battle for Telegram’s encryption keys since 2016 when the Russian government passed its anti-terror laws. These laws require messaging services to surrenderPowered by WPeMatico