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Anonymous Hackers Claim to Have Breached Russian Payment Service Provider Qiwi

DIGIT — Wed, 04 May 2022 10:50:07 +0000

A hacking group linked to the Anonymous collective has allegedly hit the popular Russian payment processor Qiwi. Network Battalion 65 announced on social media it had managed to gain access to the platform’s databases — a claim the company has denied. Anonymous Affiliate Hacks Russian Payment System Qiwi Hackers from Network Battalion 65 (NB65), a […]

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Suex Founder Loses Top Job Over US Sanctions, Major Exchange, Payment Provider Implicated

DIGIT — Sun, 26 Sep 2021 16:30:16 +0000

The scandal around sanctioned crypto broker Suex is growing in Russia where one of the co-founders of the OTC platform has been dismissed from his executive post at a bank. Meanwhile, an anti-drug organization has referred the case to the interior ministry and the central bank, asking authorities to investigate Suex’s connections with financial companies […]

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Qiwi Co-Founder Reissues $17M TON Investment as Loan to Telegram

DIGIT — Sat, 16 May 2020 12:03:00 +0000

Qiwi co-founder Sergey Solonin has confirmed that he is taking the option to reissue his $17 million investment in Telegram’s TON as a loan, repayable at 110% next April, over an immediate 72% refund.

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Russians Can Use Qiwi, Sberbank, Yandex Money and Now Binance P2P Exchange to Buy Bitcoin With Rubles

DIGIT — Wed, 12 Feb 2020 23:10:16 +0000

A growing number of platforms allow Russian residents to purchase cryptocurrencies with local fiat money. Established cryptocurrency exchanges are not the most trouble-free option, however, as they often require extensive registration and rarely support popular payment methods in the region, unlike small online exchangers and peer-to-peer platforms. Also read: Russia’s New Prime Minister Has an […]

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Russian Payment Giant Qiwi Launches Crypto Investment Bank

DIGIT — Thu, 05 Jul 2018 00:00:49 +0000

Qiwi, one of Russia’s largest payment services providers, has launched a crypto investment bank. The bank will be known as HASH and will provide ICO issuers and crypto startups assistance, especially with fundraising. The executives behind HASH are mainly from Qiwi’s blockchain arm, Qiwi Blockchain Technologies (QBT) and will be looking to leverage their experience ... Read more

The Daily: Fake Trezor Website, Floods Take Out Mines, and New Crypto Investments

DIGIT — Mon, 02 Jul 2018 09:20:15 +0000

Among the stories from around the cryptosphere featured in today’s edition of Bitcoin in Brief are a fake Trezor wallet website and floods in China that reportedly took out enough mining farms to make a dent in the global hash rate, as well as a couple of new investments in the field. Also Read: Cryptojacking […]

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Media: Payments Provider Qiwi Launches Russia’s ‘First’ Crypto Investment Bank

DIGIT — Sat, 30 Jun 2018 12:53:56 +0000

Subsidiary of Russian payment service provider Qiwi has launched the first crypto investment bank in the country to manage ICOs, according to local reports

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Telegram Reportedly Testing Service to Store Data for Identity Verification

DIGIT — Fri, 11 May 2018 03:48:51 +0000

Telegram has been testing a new service that will store users’ information and documents for verification purposes, according to Russian media reports. Telegram Passport will be used to keep personal details and copies of IDs, banking statements, and utility bills to identify users on Telegram’s blockchain platform TON. Also read: After Telegram, Viber May Be […]

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Putin Adviser Says ‘CryptoRuble’ Will Circumvent Sanctions, Government Remains Divided

DIGIT — Tue, 02 Jan 2018 23:05:13 +0000

Economic adviser to Putin says CryptoRuble will help Russia bypass sanctions, FT reports. #NEWS

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