While South Korea seeks to foster innovation and public trust, Russia focuses on leveraging crypto for immediate economic and geopolitical gains. Both approaches highlight how crypto policy is deeply intertwined with national priorities and geopolitical circumstances.
Russia is taking the lead in developing a common financial infrastructure for the BRICS intergovernmental organization. Russia's initiatives feature distributed ledger technology.
From a viral meme sensation to a sophisticated money launderer helping Russia's elite, it isn't just men in the upper echelons of alleged crypto crimes.
From a viral meme sensation to a sophisticated money launderer helping Russia's elite, it isn't just men in the upper echelons of alleged crypto crimes.
While South Korea seeks to foster innovation and public trust, Russia focuses on leveraging crypto for immediate economic and geopolitical gains. Both approaches highlight how crypto policy is deeply intertwined with national priorities and geopolitical circumstances.
Russia is taking the lead in developing a common financial infrastructure for the BRICS intergovernmental organization. Russia's initiatives feature distributed ledger technology.
The new law prohibits citizens from buying and selling crypto with fiat on foreign exchanges. By directing the flows through local exchanges, the government aims to increase its control over crypto transactions. At Observers, we imagine Russia could follow the same path.
Russia's recent crypto laws favored mining and cross-border payments with crypto. The new regulations were allegedly approved mainly due to the changing global landscape and Western sanctions.
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Russian users are seeking solutions to access the crypto markets. Global crypto exchanges are mainly prevented from providing their services in the country.
