Moscow will continue to exchange POWs with Ukraine despite last week’s incident which saw Kiev’s forces shoot down a Russian aircraft carrying Ukrainian soldiers for a prisoner swap, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday. All 65 Ukrainian servicemen on board the Russian Il-76 military transport plane were killed in the …
Read More »Russia comments on Ukrainian prisoner exchanges
Prisoner exchanges are the purview of the military, which means that any possible requests to swap Ukrainian captives from the Azovstal plant in Mariupol, for Russian POWs, would have to go through the defense ministry, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday. And when asked by journalists about jailed Ukrainian …
Read More »Russian energy giant to quit foreign exchanges
Russia’s state-owned gas company Gazprom said on Friday it was delisting its depository receipts from international stock exchanges after the Russian government refused to agree on their further circulation. According to a statement on the company’s website, holders will have the “right to convert them into ordinary shares.” Gazprom also …
Read More »Russia to slow down payments to cryptocurrency exchanges as Moscow seeks to stop citizens from ‘impulse purchases’ of bitcoin
Speaking to an international banking forum, First Deputy Governor of the Bank of Russia Sergey Shvetsov noted that countries around the world are discussing cryptocurrencies and their impact on the economy. However, in Moscow, there are fears it could lead citizens into financial ruin. “There is a strong possibility that, …
Read More »Indian crypto exchanges say they’re not concerned about current bear market
“A bear market brings in an opportunity for us to further strengthen security and work on building educational initiatives to bring more awareness around crypto as an asset class,” Ashish Singhal, CEO of India-based digital asset platform CoinSwitch Kuber, told the media. Singhal noted that “volatility is just a part of …
Read More »India considers taxing crypto purchases from overseas exchanges
The country’s digital tax, popularly known as the ‘Google tax’, came into effect over a year ago. It is chargeable at a rate of 2% on consideration received by non-residents who operate digital businesses targeting, among other things, the Indian market. The equalization levy could apply to the selling price …
Read More »Turkey tightens control on crypto firms after 2 exchanges collapse
The decree was published in the Official Gazette on Saturday, taking effect immediately. Forcing the platforms to abide by the regulations could make it easier to investigate digital currency holdings, according to Bloomberg. The crypto industry has been under increased scrutiny in Turkey in recent weeks. On Friday, a ban …
Read More »Trading on the stock exchanges of the USA has suspended because of the collapse
Yesterday the who officially declared the pandemic coronavirus, and the President, Donald trump has banned the entry of citizens from Europe to the United States. The U.S. stock market on 12 March responded with another collapse on the appeal of the President of the United States Donald trump to the …
Read More »The Chinese authorities closed all cryptocurrency exchanges
Exchange, registered in Beijing must stop registration of new users. All crypto exchange site, registered in Beijing, must cease trading operations until the end of the day. In addition to this exchange, was in Beijing should stop registration of new users is what needs to notify their customers. This is …
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