Vladimir Putin prohíbe pagos digitales en Rusia
Firmó un decreto que agrega esta medida a la previa prohibición de pagos con criptomonedas en el país. Original Source
Read MoreFirmó un decreto que agrega esta medida a la previa prohibición de pagos con criptomonedas en el país. Original Source
Read MoreRussian President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill into law prohibiting digital financial assets as payments more than a month after it was introduced to the country’s lower chamber of Parliament.In a Thursday update, the Russian State Duma noted that Putin signed a bill suspending certain parts of an existing
Read MorePresident Vladimir Putin of Russia has signed into law a bill banning payments with digital financial assets. The legislation obliges exchange operators to refuse to process transactions facilitating the use of DFAs, a legal category currently covering cryptocurrencies, as “monetary surrogates.” President Putin Approves Legislation Banning Digital Asset Payments in Russian
Read MoreLast week the Russian ruble hit a seven-year high against the U.S. dollar and while analysts have downplayed the rise, one economist said people should not “ignore the exchange rate.” American economists have been perplexed about the ruble’s market performance and Russian officials have been quoted as saying that a
Read MoreRosfinmonitoring is conducting hundreds of investigations into cases involving cryptocurrencies, the head of the agency announced. Hundreds of thousands of Russians take part in crypto deals abroad, the top regulator also reported to the Russian president. Russian Authorities Initiate 20 Criminal Cases Linked to Crypto Assets The Federal Financial Monitoring Service of
Read MoreEurope equity benchmarks and the U.S. index futures extended gains while crypto majors jumped as much as 7.6%. Original Source
Read MoreThe move is aimed at halting capital flight from the country, which has been hit with increasingly harsh economic sanctions from the U.S. and Europe after it invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24. A growing list of Western companies, including BP and Shell, have announced plans to halt investments in Russia
Read MorePutin Puts Russia Nuclear Forces on High Alert Following Sanctions Original Source
Read More"Following a television telephone conversation President [Joe] Biden held with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and in alignment with the decision by our European allies, the United States will join them in sanctioning President Putin and Foreign Minister [Sergei] Lavrov and members of the Russian national security team.
Read MoreU.S. markets are closed for the Presidents' Day holiday, but futures are trading and sunk to session lows following the news, with the Nasdaq 100 down 1.9% and the S&P 500 off 1.25%. Bitcoin had managed to climb to over $39,000 after dropping to a three-week low of $37,200 early
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