The Russian rouble strengthened past 81 to the U.S. dollar, supported by rising oil prices, reaching its highest level since June 28, 2024.

The finance ministry in Moscow is now considering the creation of a Russian cryptocurrency similar to the U.S. dollar-pegged ...

Tether froze $27 million tied to Russian exchange Garantex, which a Russian finance official said should spur the country to ...

Russia considers launching its own stablecoins after Tether blocks $30M in USDT linked to Russian wallets amid EU sanctions.

MOSCOW, April 16. /TASS/. The Bank of Russia has set the official dollar exchange rate at 82.5892 rubles for April 17, 2025, which is 29 kopecks higher than the previous indicator. The official euro ...

Russia pushes for a ruble-pegged stablecoin after USDT freeze, aiming to reduce reliance on the US dollar in crypto trade.

A vast coin collection, much of which was buried underground for more than 50 years, is expected to fetch in excess of $100 million at auction, according to experts. The Traveller Collection ...

Brendan Cole is a Newsweek Senior News Reporter based in London, UK. His focus is Russia and Ukraine, in particular the war started by Moscow. He also covers other areas of geopolitics including ...

The ancient gold coin, Aureus, minted in 4th Century AD. Credit: Classical Numismatic Group, Inc / CC BY-SA 3.0 Police in Russia and federal security agents have recovered a rare collection of ancient ...

LONDON-For Russian President Vladimir Putin, the signing of the first partial ceasefire agreement between his country and Ukraine could not have been better timed. The terms of the agreement are ...

Is the next 100x crypto gem hiding behind a meme? With the digital world lighting up with cartoonish avatars, viral tweets, and communities that turn laughs into serious money, meme coins have evolved ...

Isabel van Brugen is a Newsweek Reporter based in Kuala Lumpur. Her focus is reporting on the Russia-Ukraine war. Isabel joined Newsweek in 2021 and had previously worked with news outlets ...