Russian Watches Manufacturer and National Post Service to Use Blockchain TechnologyThis week, Russian Post has announced it intends to use blockchain technology for shipment tracking.
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Russian Watches Manufacturer and National Post Service to Use Blockchain Technology
QIWI to Lead Russian R3 EffortAccording to Russian news outlet Izvestia, local payments processor QIWI intends to become the driving force behind creation of a consortium of Russian banks interested in development of blockchain applicability standards.
Russia Postpones Consideration of Bitcoin Banning Bill until Late 2016Russian ministry of finance in cooperation with other departments is preparing yet another revision of a bill banning issuance and turnover of Bitcoin in Russia. Now, the document is expected to come to the Parliament by the end of 2016, as opposed to earlier schedule suggesting the bill will be reviewed as early as this […]
Russia May Introduce a National CryptocurrencyAccording to Kommersant, a Russian news outlet, local officials are discussing introduction of a national cryptocurrency. The idea circulates across the Ministry of finance and the Central Bank, with some representatives of private banks involved.
Head of Sberbank Predicts Devolution of Russia Should It Ban BitcoinGerman Gref, head of Russia’s biggest state-owned bank Sberbank, said that penalizing Bitcoin in Russia will result in blockchain development’s halting and regress of the country in general.
Russian Mining: Interview with 51ASIC’s CEOForkLog’s editorial board has been pretty surprised when it found an online store selling mining equipment from Russian town of Smolensk. 51ASIC has been active since 2013. It services lots of clients, and, as it seems, has a good reputation attached. ForkLog talked with the company’s CEO, Evgeny Zolotoy, to know about the company’s future […]
Russian Parliamentary Candidate to Strain After Bitcoin LegalizingAlexei Bragin, board member of Blockchain.community and coordinator at ReactOS, has confirmed he intends to stand as a parliamentary candidate to participate in primary elections in order to partake in elections for the Russian Parliament, the State Duma, this September. Bragin claims his basic purpose is to defend science and small businesses and promote new technologies. […]
Russia’s National Settlement Depository Successfully Tests Blockchain-based E-Voting SystemNational Settlement Depository has finalized development and successfully tested blockchain-based E-proxy voting electronic voting system’s prototype. The prototype is based on distributed cryptographic platform NXT and uses international standard ISO 20022 for message traffic. The development has been carried out with participation from DSX Technologies. The system’s open source code is available at GitHub. E-proxy […]