Visa, Mastercard Join PayPal in Suspending Russian Operations
The payment processors cited Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in announcing the move on Saturday. Visa, Mastercard and PayPal are all suspending operations in Russia, the…
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US Sanctions Enforcer Blacklists a Crypto Exchange for First Time
The Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control labeled Suex.io a “specially designated national,” putting the exchange in a category with suspected terrorists. The U.S. government…
Major Russian Banks Highly Interested in ‘Working With Crypto,’ Local Sources Say
Several large Russian banks have expressed their strong interest in working with the industry of cryptocurrency and blockchain during a closed-door meeting held at the…
Hodler’s Digest, September 2-9: Goldman Sachs Says ‘No Thanks’ to Crypto Trading Desk, While India Sends Officials to ‘Crypto College’
Top Stories This Week Business Insider: Goldman Sachs Scraps Crypto Trading Desk Plans Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is halting its plans to open a cryptocurrency trading desk,…
Anti-Dollar in Full Force, While Bitcoin Increasingly gaining Traction all over the World
The warfare between the US and a number of countries like China, Iran, Venezuela, North Korea, Cuba, Turkey, and Russia among others is ensuing, that…
Dash Core Group CEO: Venezuela ‘2nd Biggest Market’ as Interest in Crypto Spikes
Venezuela has become the second biggest market for Dash (DASH), with almost one hundred merchants accepting the cryptocurrency each week, a spokesman told mainstream media Wednesday, August 22. Speaking to…
Bitcoin Rallies to $8,000 In An Epic Recovery
Bitcoin price movements during the last seven days have been buoyed by the $6,600 support while being limited below the $7,200 line, until today. Market forces…
Pax Crypto: Russia Proposes First Multinational Cryptocurrency, Expert Blog
At the end of the 12th century, unexpectedly, Genghis Khan created the world’s largest empire, gaining control over the trade route “the Silk Road” which…
Russian Central Bank Official: ICOs Have ‘Huge Potential’
A senior official at Russia’s central bank said earlier today that he believes initial coin offerings (ICOs) could drive funding opportunities for startups. According to…
Russia’s Largest Bank Joins Enterprise Ethereum Alliance
The Enterprise Ethereum Alliance just welcomed its first Russian member. After signing up more than 100 businesses to build enterprise distributed ledger technology compatible with…