Bill unveiled banning cryptocurrency as means of paymentSenior Russian lawmaker advanced a bill in the parliament on Wednesday banning cryptocurrency as means of payment.11:35 08.06.2022
Defendants in case over attempt on owner of 275 bitcoins get 3 to 10 years behind barsThe Moscow Cheremushkinsky District Court has sentenced the persons involved in an attempted kidnapping of an entrepreneur with the aim to extort his cryptocurrency holdings to prison terms ranging from 3 to 10 years.15:39 23.06.2021
Presidential, parliamentary nominees posts to be obliged to declare cryptocurrency dealsThe Government Law-Making Commission has considered an initiative on the obligatory declaring of cryptocurrency dealings for presidential nominees, parliamentary and governor candidates.13:25 01.03.2021
Ex-FSB officers sentenced to 9 and 12 years in prison in case over bitcoin bribesThe Second Western District Military Court on Friday sentenced former FSB officers to 9 and 12 years in prison for accepting bribes from the family of ex-CEO of Izvestia Publishing House Erast Galumov.16:11 26.02.2021
Bill on taxation of cryptocurrency circulation reaches State DumaRussia’s Government has submitted a bill envisaging that cryptocurrencies are to be recognized as property and regulating taxation in the sphere of circulation of digital currencies to the lower house of the Parliament.16:38 01.12.2020
Former hockey player gets 4 years in jail for cryptocurrency fraudMoscow’s Presnensky District Court on Monday sentenced ex-hockey player Igor Musatov to 4 years in penal colony for cryptocurrency fraud.12:54 02.11.2020
Cryptocurrency to be invested, not used as payment instrument – Russia’s State DumaThis Wednesday, the State Duma adopted in the third and final reading a bill on digital financial assets and digital currency defining cryptocurrency as a set of e-data in an information system, which is not a unit of Russian currency and with respect to which there is no a liable party.18:03 22.07.2020
Investigators seek for detention of hockey player accused of cryptocurrency fraudInvestigators are petitioning for detention of hockey player Igor Musatov, who stands charged with cryptocurrency fraud.15:58 16.09.2019
Cryptocurrency deals to be performed in Russia only under oversight of special operatorsThe accumulation of money through the sale of digital financial assets to investors will be carried out through special exchange operators, Skolkovo legal expert Anton Pushkov has stated.17:55 31.05.2018
Appeal court in Moscow rules cryptocurrency to be included in bankruptcy estateThe Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals ruled on Monday to treat cryptocurrency denominated assets as a part of a debtor’s bankruptcy estate.14:46 07.05.2018
Russian Supreme Court rules to review appeal over bitcoin website blockingThe Supreme Court of Russia has obligated the St. Petersburg City Court to review an appeal against blocking of website on cryptocurrencies bitcoininfo.ru.16:01 20.04.2018
Ex-staffers of Crimean government fined for illegal cryptocurrency miningTwo former staffers of the Crimean government office have been fined 30,000 rubles ($530) each for illegal cryptocurrency mining.13:59 26.03.2018
Moscow court refuses to treat cryptocurrency as part of bankruptcy estateThe Moscow Commercial Court has explained its reasoning regarding its refusal to include bitcoin into a bankruptcy estate, noting that cryptocurrency has no legal status in Russia and that anonymous nature of transactions with “virtual money” prevents identification of their owners.10:59 12.03.2018
Russia’s business ombudsman proposes 14% tax on cryptocurrency miningRussia’s business ombudsman Boris Titov has proposed to introduce 14% tax rate for mining cryptocurrencies.17:44 15.12.2017