#Supporters of Alexei Navalny plan candle-lit protest

#Supporters of Alexei Navalny plan candle-lit protest

“#Supporters of Alexei Navalny plan candle-lit protest” MOSCOW – Supporters of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny plan to hold candle-lit gatherings in residential courtyards across Russia on Sunday despite warnings that they could be arrested. Navalny’s allies have declared a moratorium on street rallies until the spring after police detained thousands of people at protests in…

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# Russia has imported its largest Bitcoin miner batch

# Russia has imported its largest Bitcoin miner batch

“# Russia has imported its largest Bitcoin miner batch ” Russia has reportedly imported thousands of cryptocurrency mining devices amid a massive surge in the crypto market. A senior executive at BitRiver, the largest crypto mining colocation services provider in Russia, claimed that a local client received over 20,000 crypto mining devices, Russian news agency…

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# Bitcoin flippens Russian ruble after Tesla purchase

# Bitcoin flippens Russian ruble after Tesla purchase

“# Bitcoin flippens Russian ruble after Tesla purchase ” After hitting a new all-time high of more than $48,000 earlier today, the market capitalization of Bitcoin has surpassed the total market cap of the Russian ruble.  According to data from AssetDash, Bitcoin’s market cap is $871 billion at the time of publication. This exceeds the…

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# Russia’s regulatory sandbox and the implementation of blockchain tech

# Russia’s regulatory sandbox and the implementation of blockchain tech

“# Russia’s regulatory sandbox and the implementation of blockchain tech ” The main challenge companies face when testing and implementing innovative technologies is the need to amend existing legislation. Developing and testing new products based on distributed ledger technology requires special conditions that are often inconsistent with existing regulations. The solution to this problem would…

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#Alexei Navalny’s wife fined for protesting his imprisonment

#Alexei Navalny’s wife fined for protesting his imprisonment

“#Alexei Navalny’s wife fined for protesting his imprisonment” The wife of poisoned Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was fined Monday for joining the tens of thousands across Russia who protested her husband’s imprisonment. Yulia Navalnaya was among more than 5,400 people detained Sunday during sometimes violent rallies calling for the 44-year-old opposition leader’s release. She was…

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#Russian police warn Navalny protesters not to attend

#Russian police warn Navalny protesters not to attend

“#Russian police warn Navalny protesters not to attend” MOSCOW — Russian police have issued a strong warning against participating in protests planned for Sunday to call for the release of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, the Kremlin’s most prominent foe. The warning comes amid detentions of Navalny associates and opposition journalists and a police plan…

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#Mexico’s president says he tested positive for COVID-19

#Mexico’s president says he tested positive for COVID-19

“#Mexico’s president says he tested positive for COVID-19” Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced Sunday that he had tested positive for the coronavirus. López Obrador, 67, said that he is receiving treatment for mild COVID-19 symptoms. “As always, I am optimistic,” he said. While undergoing treatment, Mexico’s interior minister will conduct López Obrador’s normal…

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