VardexPay Wallet Debuts in Eastern Europe
On May 22, the custodial web wallet VardexPay was launched, serving users from the CIS, Europe, and East Asia. This was reported in the project's official press release.
VardexPay Wallet Debuts in Eastern Europe
On May 22, the custodial web wallet VardexPay was launched, serving users from the CIS, Europe, and East Asia. This was reported in the project's official press release.
Rules for miners and a step toward taxation: how post-Soviet states regulated the Bitcoin market in 2022
We examined the main changes in cryptocurrency regulation across 15 countries.
From ban to veto: how Bitcoin regulation unfolded in the post-Soviet space in 2021
ForkLog examined the main changes in cryptocurrency regulation across the post-Soviet space in 2021.
CIS interior ministers discuss combating crimes involving cryptocurrencies
The Council of Ministers of Internal Affairs of CIS member states discussed cooperation in the fight against crime, including violations involving blockchain technologies and cryptocurrencies.
Huobi’s regional director for Russia, Ukraine and Turkey: market participants seek regulation
In February 2021, the cryptocurrency exchange Huobi Global appointed Alphan Gogus as regional director for Russia, Ukraine and Turkey. In early April, Alphan Gogus gave an exclusive ForkLog interview.
Major Ukrainian Bank to Work with Bitcoin
One of Ukraine’s biggest banks, PrivatBank, announced finalization of testing period for a service providing merchants with an option of accepting bitcoins for their goods. The service is quite usual for the crypto-space, as it transacts hryvnias (Ukrainaian national currency) to the merchant’s account in case of local acquiring, or Euros in case of international […]
Estonia Seeks Cryptocurrency Clarification
The Supreme Court of Estonia has made a request addressed to local central bank, two government departments, the Bank of Estonia, and the country’s financial regulator, to clarify their views on legal stance of digital currencies in regard to AML policies and general essence of cryptocurrency and the underpinning technology thereof.
Ukraine becomes CIS’s Bitcoin & Blockchain leader
Bitcoin and blockchain have recently become the most discussed issue in Ukrainan fintech sector. As government institutions gradually become loyal to cryptotechnologies, local community becomes more active, and more and more merchants at least consider accepting bitcoin, even if they have not started accepting it yet.
Buying Bitcoin in Former Soviet Countries Becomes Available Via Common Money Transfer Services
Regardless of Russian authorities’ cryptocurrency stand-off and generally slow Bitcoin integration in all countries of former USSR, many local companies carry on operating and developing in the industry. Thus, Bitcoin is now available for exchanging in 130 countries around the globe including former Soviet republics via popular instant money transfer services.
Survey: users don’t believe in Bitcoin value advance and hardly trust crypto-exchanges
Special: Read in Russian From March 31st to April 11th ForkLog in association with Pirate Party of Russia and Roskomsvoboda (Russian Committee for Freedom) has been holding a survey ‘Bitcoin in Russia and CIS countries’. We have prepared a detailed report on the findings which came as a surprise even to the ForkLog editorial board.We use cookies to improve the quality of our service.
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