Russia | ForkLog - Part 100

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ForkLog 8 21.09.2020

Russia cancels third sovereign Runet drill

Russia's Ministry of Digital Development did not conduct the exercises planned for September 20 to ensure the resilience and security of the internet's operation, according to TASS citing the ministry's press service.

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ForkLog 12 21.09.2020

Vladikavkaz resident embezzles 1.8 million rubles under pretext of cryptocurrency investments

The court found a Vladikavkaz resident guilty of fraud for embezzling 1.8 million rubles under the pretext of investing in cryptocurrencies.

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ForkLog 15 21.09.2020

Survey finds 10% of Russian bank clients want to invest in cryptocurrencies

The vast majority of Russian bank depositors are not yet ready to invest in cryptocurrencies, according to a survey by IDF.

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ForkLog 18 18.09.2020

Poll: 16% of Russian women prefer to invest in Bitcoin

Russia ranked second in the world for the number of women investors during 2018–2020. A sixth of them prefer to invest in cryptocurrency, Forbes writes citing a study by Investing.com.

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ForkLog 10 14.09.2020

A Russian man lost more than 1.5 million rubles in an attempt to invest in cryptocurrencies

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Karachay-Cherkessia has opened a criminal case into fraud related to offers to invest in cryptocurrencies. This was reported on the department's website.

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ForkLog 9 14.09.2020

Russia’s Ministry of Digital Development says blockchain voting system ran without glitches during Duma by-elections

On the blockchain-based remote electronic voting system used in the State Duma by-elections, no 'significant glitches' were recorded. This was stated by the Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media Maksut Shadaev, according to TASS.

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ForkLog 11 10.09.2020

Police to verify information about cryptocurrency scammer from Moscow-City

A pensioner from Moscow told the police that he had fallen victim to a scammer who rents an office in the Federation Tower on Presnenskaya Embankment. This was reported by the Moscow agency.

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ForkLog 17 09.09.2020

Part of the source code of Russia’s blockchain voting system published

The source code of the key algorithms of the remote electronic voting system (DEG), planned for use in the September 13 by-elections to the Russian State Duma, has been published. They include counting servers, smart contracts and internal libraries. An overview of the system was published in Rostelecom's blog on Habr.

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ForkLog 17 07.09.2020

In Moscow, a top executive of Standart-Credit Bank handed over 700,000 rubles, fearing a cryptocurrency loan

The chairwoman of Standart-Credit Bank in Moscow fell victim to scammers who claimed there were allegedly suspicious transactions on her card involving cryptocurrency, according to REN TV.

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ForkLog 27 07.09.2020

Binance plans to launch a debit card in Russia

Binance, the cryptocurrency exchange, is working on launching a debit payment card in Russia, despite the forthcoming ban on cryptocurrency payments. Cointelegraph reports.

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ForkLog 12 04.09.2020

Tether and Bitfinex seek to dismiss market-manipulation suit

The issuer of the stablecoin Tether and iFinex, the parent company of the cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex, filed a motion in court to dismiss the collective action alleging market manipulation attributed to them, brought by traders in October 2019.

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ForkLog 42 04.09.2020

In Cherepovets, police uncover a network of web-porn studios that accepted cryptocurrency payments

Law enforcement authorities in Cherepovets uncovered a large network of web porn studios that accepted cryptocurrency payments. The information was reported by the Investigative Directorate of the Russian Investigative Committee for the Vologda region.

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