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EU sanctions take aim at Russia’s CBDC and crypto service providers
07 Feb 2026 08:20 GMT
The EU has placed a series of sanctions on companies in Russia and the country’s digital assets in a bid to cripple its military operations in Ukraine.
The EU’s 20th package disrupts Russia’s military, industrial and financial services and goes further to …
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Russia’s Largest Bank To Offer Crypto-Backed Loans For Corporate Clients – Report
07 Feb 2026 09:51 GMT
… to work with the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) to develop … successful pilot crypto‑backed loan to a crypto mining … backed loans. In a Thursday statement, Russia’s ninth-largest bank … test.
Notably, Russia’s leading stock exchanges, the Moscow Exchange (MOEX) …
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Ukraine backs Pope's call for Olympic truce in war with Russia
07 Feb 2026 08:56 GMT
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Posted on February 7, … .
Ukraine is locked in brutal fighting with Russia nearly four years after Moscow … held rounds of talks between Ukraine and Russia in an effort to …
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Epstein Records Detail Contacts With Global Finance, Policy, and Legal Figures
07 Feb 2026 09:27 GMT
… Epstein and senior figures in banking, global policy forums, and U … with prominent figures across global finance, international policy organizations, and U … investments following political developments in Ukraine, shared by National Conservative. The …
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The number of complaints to the Central Bank about the imposition of consumer credit services in 2025 decreased by 30%
07 Feb 2026 00:39 GMT
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In 2025, the Bank of Russia received almost 392 thousand … to the Central Bank about the imposition of services in consumer loans in … total number of complaints against banks increased by almost 15%. … cards or access to online banking, less often about the …
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Police Shut Down Illegal Call Centers Scamming Ukrainians and Kazakhs
07 Feb 2026 06:20 GMT
… posed as bank employees and tax authorities, duping Ukrainian and Kazakh … their cards, and issued loans in their names. The total … computer equipment, mobile phones, bank cards, SIM cards, specialized … under the Criminal Code of Ukraine: Article 190 (“Fraud”) …
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Russia arrests a man for transferring cryptocurrency to Ukraine
06 Feb 2026 19:52 GMT
… 310,000) to neighboring Ukraine.
Russian law enforcement claims the … used to finance units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.” … Russian investigators, the woman sent a donation from her bank … Moscow declared the activities of WhiteBIT “undesirable” in the Russian …
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European Commission Proposes New Sanctions Against Strategic Russian Sectors
07 Feb 2026 03:42 GMT
… Russia, designed to affect strategic sectors such as energy, finance … to further restrict the Russian banking system and its ability … blacklisting 20 more Russian regional banks and taking action … special military operation in Ukraine on February 24, 2022 …
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Ex-Bank of America employee pleads guilty in money laundering
07 Feb 2026 03:06 GMT
A former Bank of America banker pleaded guilty to taking part in a scheme that laundered over $8 million on behalf of a transnational crime organization, the Justice Department said Tuesday.
Renat Abramov, working as a relationship manager at a bank branch …
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Ukraine’s international reserves reach record high of $57.7 bln
07 Feb 2026 02:09 GMT
… provided by the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU).
The NBU … which largely offset the central bank’s net foreign currency sales … to other creditors. Additionally, Ukraine paid USD 171.6 million … Ukraine’s international reserves grew by 30.8% in 2025.
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