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One of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchanges with Russian language support, BTC-e, has suddenly halted operations Sunday morning. Users have been unable to withdraw their funds for several hours now. At the moment of writing, the platform itself remains accessible, as well as the chat. However, any attempt to withdraw funds returns a database error […]

Following the announcement of Bitfinex launching ETH trading on March 14 yet another exchange, CHBTC, published a press release stating it will introduce ETH/CNY trading on the day of Homestead release. Thanks to Reddit user _el_psy_congroo_ we have translated version of the post: Comment from discussion Chinese Exchange Adding Eth For Trade on 14th Also. […]

Just before the Homestead release Bitfinex bitcoin exchange announced forthcoming Ethereum support. At noon on the Pi Day, March 14, ETH/USD and ETH/BTC trading pairs will be introduced adding more liquidity to the overall market.

On March 19, Ukraine will host Blockchain Conference Kyiv. The event, according to the press-release, is set to support the global trend of developing services employing distributed ledger technology, and to reinforce Ukraine’s pioneering status in integrating blockchain technology into public services. The event’s organizers say it will feature specialists in fintech and cryptocurrecnies, investors, […]

Russian ministry of finance proposes to introduce a punishment of seven year-long imprisonment for issuance of money surrogates including cryptocurrencies, Interfax reported with a reference to the agency’s sources in the ministry. The notification as to preparation of relevant amendments to the Criminal Code of Russia was published on March 10 on a site dedicated […]

Last weekend, the second international conference Satoshi Roundtable featuring the industry’s stakeholders was held to discuss the issues of network scalability and community development. The event held at a secret venue, allegedly somewhere in Florida, US, featured around 75 attendees representing almost any prominent company and startup, alongside with leading developers. While block size debate […]

According to RIA Novosti, Dmitri Buyanov, eputy head of the Federal Drug Control Service of the Russian Federation, has stated that Russian drug dealers started using cryptocurrency twenty times as often during the last year.

According to Vedomosti, Russian developer company Acronis intends to integrate blockchain technology in its backup solutions. Acronis, headquartered in Singapore, develops storage and backup software solutions for international markets. According to the company’s CEO, Sergei Belousov, 3% of overall sales account for Russia, 40% for Europe, 35% for Americas, and 25% for Asia and the […]