Russia | ForkLog - Part 102

ForkLog 22 26.08.2020

Roskomnadzor Again Blocks Crypto Portal Bestchange

Roskomnadzor has once again blocked the domain of the online cryptocurrency-exchange aggregator Bestchange.ru. The project team said this on Twitter.

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ForkLog 8 26.08.2020

Rostelecom’s blockchain voting system tested by 30,000 people

Rostelecom and the Ministry of Digital Development conducted two technological tests of the blockchain system for remote electronic voting. It is being used during the by-elections to the State Duma in the Yaroslavl and Kursk regions.

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ForkLog 8 25.08.2020

Security Council warns of risks in deploying new technologies, including cryptocurrencies.

The Security Council of Russia named cryptocurrencies an innovative technology, but stressed that their use 'forms new information threats'. The statement was made by Deputy Secretary of the Security Council Oleg Khramov in an interview for 'Arguments and Facts'.

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ForkLog 20 22.08.2020

Huobi Global to strengthen its presence in the Russian market

As part of expanding the geographic reach of its services, the Seychelles-based cryptocurrency exchange Huobi Global announced a partnership with Huobi Russia, which has operated as an independent organisation since 2018.

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ForkLog 21 19.08.2020

Russia issues its first loan secured by tokens

Russia's Expobank has, for the first time in the country's history, arranged a bank loan secured by tokens, according to a press release.

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ForkLog 9 12.08.2020

Dagestan miners siphon nearly 2 million rubles’ worth of electricity from Rosseti

«Rosseti North Caucasus» identified several illegally connected mining farms, according to the company’s website.

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ForkLog 10 11.08.2020

Cheboksary woman loses over 1 million rubles trying to invest in Bitcoin

A Cheboksary resident who fell victim to criminals contacted law enforcement. She was promised help with cryptocurrency trading, but ultimately more than a million rubles were stolen, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Chuvash Republic.

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ForkLog 22 11.08.2020

Experts on Russia’s Bitcoin-transaction-tracking system: authorities reinvent the wheel yet again

Experts say it would be more sensible to study existing analogues rather than build a domestic system for tracking cryptocurrency transactions.

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ForkLog 18 11.08.2020

Media: Russia Develops System to Track Cryptocurrency Transactions

Rosfinmonitoring is developing a system based on artificial intelligence (AI) called «Transparent Blockchain» for analysing cryptocurrency transactions.

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ForkLog 8 10.08.2020

Barnaul resident loses 14 million rubles, attributing it to a ‘Bitcoin crash on the exchange’.

A Barnaul resident reported to the police after becoming the victim of criminals who stole 14 million rubles, according to the Altai Krai Police Department's website.

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ForkLog 34 05.08.2020

Pavel Durov explains refusal to sell Telegram

Telegram founder Pavel Durov said that he had rejected two offers to sell a stake in the messenger amid the threat of blocking.

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ForkLog 15 04.08.2020

Experts: Termination of Cyprus tax treaty will not affect the crypto industry

From August 3, the Russian Ministry of Finance began the process of terminating the Cyprus tax treaty on the avoidance of double taxation.

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