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⛔️ Rusia 🇷🇺: how Abkhazia is fighting illegal mining Paid Members Public
⛔️ Rusia 🇷🇺: how Abkhazia is fighting illegal mining Conflicts in the Caucasus. Officially, the main reason is that "grey" mining consumes up to 45 MW of energy, worsening the region's electricity deficit. ▶️ Context: Local restrictions are a result of a federal ban in specific regions introduced in
💣 Russia 🇷🇺: Central Bank launches a crackdown on "drops" Paid Members Public
💣 Russia 🇷🇺: Central Bank launches a crackdown on "drops" The Central Bank of Russia (CBR), in collaboration with Rosfinmonitoring and banks, is working on creating a unified platform to combat drops. Here's a summary of recent developments: 🔣 The CBR reported that around 10 million Russians transferred money
🧨 Russia 🇷🇺: Central Bank reveals QR and biometric payment statistics Paid Members Public
🧨 Russia 🇷🇺: Central Bank reveals QR and biometric payment statistics This year, Russians are increasingly adopting QR and biometric payments over cards. Key insights: ▶️ From January to September, consumers and businesses made purchases worth 2.6 trillion rubles using QR codes, while 7.8 billion rubles were processed via biometric payments.
⚠️ Russia 🇷🇺: Mining banned in 10 regions starting January 2025 Paid Members Public
⚠️ Russia 🇷🇺: Mining banned in 10 regions starting January 2025 The ban will last for 6 years, officially justified by potential electricity shortages. ⏩ Affected regions include the annexed territories (DNR, LNR, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia) and the North Caucasus. ⏩ During electricity consumption peaks, mining will also be temporarily restricted in parts of
🚀 Russia 🇷🇺: Trust2Pay dismantled — a "clandestine bank" created by students in Kazan Paid Members Public
🚀 Russia 🇷🇺: Trust2Pay dismantled — a "clandestine bank" created by students in Kazan We continue with the conversation. The channel “PSPодслушано” reports about a processing platform dismantled in Kazan. ➡️ On December 17, the police and National Guard carried out 56 raids across Kazan and nearby cities. 40 individualswere detained, and
😱 Fear and paranoia in Chelyabinsk 🇷🇺: 14 arrested for P2P operations and cryptocurrency trading Paid Members Public
😱 Fear and paranoia in Chelyabinsk 🇷🇺: 14 arrested for P2P operations and cryptocurrency trading First, it was ABCeX, and now this. The regulator has made it clear who is in control, but the mention of promoting payment services on "social networks and Telegram channels" seems like a direct warning
📢 Russia 🇷🇺: Moscow Exchange plans to launch cryptocurrency futures Paid Members Public
📢 Russia 🇷🇺: Moscow Exchange plans to launch cryptocurrency futures A statement from Viktor Zhídkov, President of the Exchange: “You can't escape progress or ignore it”. A bold and thought-provoking declaration. ➡️ Cryptocurrency futures are contracts that allow the purchase or sale of a digital asset at a predetermined price and
📣 Russia 🇷🇺: The Central Bank Pledges State Support for Digital Financial Assets (CFA) Paid Members Public
📣 Russia 🇷🇺: The Central Bank Pledges State Support for Digital Financial Assets (CFA) The head of the Financial Market Infrastructure Department at the Central Bank of Russia announced new initiatives designed to protect investors in the realm of digital financial assets (CFAs). ➡️ Protection Measures: 🟣Unqualified investors will be allowed to diversify