MOSCOW :Russia will carry out its first international payments in cryptocurrencies before the end of this year in order to overcome difficulties created by Western sanctions, the central bank's governor, Elvira Nabiullina, said on…
U.S. Treasury secretary Janet Yellen has warned countries around the world are moving away from the U.S. dollar—as the spiraling $34 trillion U.S. debt pile fuels fears of collapse—with bitcoin and crypto slowly chipping away at dollar…
Latvia’s Financial Crime Investigation Service (FNTT) has imposed a record $10 million fine on the crypto payment service provider Payeer for breaching European Union sanctions on Russia.
According to an official statement from the…
Russia’s central bank has been encouraging alternative payment systems, including digital assets, as sanctions from Western nations continue to disrupt the country’s cross-border payments.The Bank of Russia recently held its Annual…