Several countries want to change their status in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and work more closely with the association, Putin calls to expand the use of the digital ruble, and Venezuela’s Maduro believes he’s a shoo-in to be re-elected as president. These stories topped Thursday’s newspaper headlines across Russia.

Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency invented in 2008 by an unknown person or a group of people using the name Satoshi Nakamoto

Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, has shed more than 10% of its value in one day, amid a global stock market crash that has affected the cryptocurrency market, according to trading data.

Crypto firms argue tokens are commodities and want new laws clarifying their status, although that could take years if Congress remains divided

Russian President Vladimir Putin said earlier that the platform of digital ruble showed efficiency and reliability as it was tested

Italian luxury carmaker Ferrari said Wednesday its European dealers will start accepting cryptocurrency, following a similar move in the United States.