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Russian Nuclear Engineer Fined for Mining Bitcoin at Top-Secret Lab

The Soviet-era lab is home to some of Russia's most powerful supercomputers.

First Moscow Apartment Goes on Sale for Bitcoin

The lavish three-bedroom apartment is going for a cool 85 million rubles ($1.5 million).

Russia Busts Crypto Miners at Secret Nuclear Weapons Lab

The institute has some of Russia’s most powerful super-computers in a special network isolated from the internet for security reasons.

Orthodox Leader Says Russians Should Stop 'Losing their Minds' Over Bitcoins

Patriarch Kirill said the church should prevent “enslavement to the passions" of bitcoins.

Russian Officials Allowed to Hide Cryptocurrencies from Declarations

The move to exempt virtual currencies from tax declarations may allow government officials to receive bribes in bitcoins.

Russian Government Announces First Blockchain Project

The pilot blockchain project will run from January to July 2018

Russia's Blockchain Revolution

Russia has gone a bit blockchain bonkers.

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