Daily Summary — April 10

Lead stories

In Russia, fines of up to 20,000 rubles may be introduced for failing to report crypto wallets.

In Belarus, interest in launching crypto banks is growing following a new decree by Alexander Lukashenko. According to the national bank, 7 companies and crypto exchanges are already involved in discussions.

In France, authorities want to require users to disclose holdings exceeding €5,000 in non-custodial wallets such as MetaMask, Phantom, and Ledger.

A user lost 386,300 Tether after sending funds to a nearly identical address that had been substituted by scammers through transaction history “poisoning.”

In Moscow, businessman Gagik Gulakyan was detained. He was previously involved as a complainant in the Bitmama case (Valeria Fedyakina).

In Irkutsk Oblast, a company executive was detained for mining crypto for nearly six months at an industrial site and several houses by bypassing electricity meters.

Following suspicious $580 million trades just minutes before a statement by Donald Trump on Iran, the White House urgently reminded officials that using insider information for trading is prohibited.

In Russia, starting from September 2026, limits may be introduced on the number of bank cards — no more than 10 per bank and 20 per person in total.

The U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI), which reflects inflation, rose to 3.3%.

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