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The head of the State Duma finance committee reportedly said Russia will legalize the use of cryptocurrency for international trade in January 2023. Russia’s Congressional finance committee chairman, Anatoly Aksakov,…
Russian companies may start transacting in cryptocurrency with partners abroad as early as next year and will be free to pick the coin they want to use, officials in Moscow…
A Russian news agency reported multiple government officials deliberating on accepting bitcoin and some crypto currencies as payment for international trade in 2023. Russia may begin accepting bitcoin and some…
The Bank of Russia and the Ministry of Finance have reportedly agreed to move toward approving the use of cryptocurrency payments in international trade. Russia is close to pushing legislation…
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has praised digital assets as a payment instrument that could strengthen Russia’s financial independence. The top government official also called for increasing the use of…
Iran reportedly passed a law enabling the use of bitcoin as payment for imports and establishing a framework for the asset class, including mining regulations. Iran has passed legislation establishing…
A Russian university is ready to test its blockchain-based analogue to the global payment messaging network SWIFT, from which Russian banks were cut off as part of Western sanctions. The…
The head of Russia’s central bank recently discussed that using bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies for international settlement is a possibility. The Central Bank of Russian Federation recently discussed using bitcoin…