Russia | ForkLog - Part 112

ForkLog 72 16.10.2016

Russia Could Be the First Country to Pass a Cryptocurrency Law

Russia may become the world’s first country to pass a cryptocurrency regulation law, according to the State Duma’s anticorruption and security committee deputy chairman Andrei Lugovoi.

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ForkLog 226 14.10.2016

Bank of Russia Leads New Blockchain Consortium

The Bank of Russia partnered with ten biggest national banks to create ‘Fintech’, a consortium to implement financial innovations and trial blockchain technology.

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ForkLog 100 14.10.2016

Russian Central Bank Studies Pros and Cons of National Digital Currency

The Central Bank of Russia does not have any pronounced position in regard of cryptocurrencies, yet it intends to study pros and cons of creating a government-controlled digital currency, the Central Bank’s deputy chairwoman Olga Skorobogatova stated at Finnopolis 2016 forum in Kazan.

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ForkLog 66 13.10.2016

Russian Sberbank and Federal Antimonopoly Service Launch Joint Blockchain-Based Project

According to Sberbank’s press office, the biggest state owned bank in Russia has joined forces with the Federal Antimonopoly Service to launch Digital Ecosystem, a project aimed at transferring and storing documents in encrypted form using a digital signature.

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ForkLog 70 07.10.2016

Russia’s Tax Service to Use Blockchain to Get Rid of Tax Statements

Russia’s Federal Tax Service (FTS) has stated its intent to use blockchain technology in getting away from statement-based mechanism of working with companies. FTS believes it would significantly simplify the exchange of documents and render an enormous accountancy staff unnecessary along with increasing the system’s overall efficiency.

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ForkLog 139 06.10.2016

Russian Banks Test Blockchain-Based Service for Customer Data Exchange

Russia’s biggest banks have run a series of test transactions using an Ethereum-based blockchain prototype developed by Cinimex.

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ForkLog 167 28.09.2016

Russian Blockchain.Community Future Remains Uncertain

Artem Tolkachev, chairman of Russia’s Blockchain.Community spoke to ForkLog at Bitcoin&Blockchain Conference Kyiv about the future of the community and current state of affairs in Russia’s blockchain industry.

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ForkLog 77 25.09.2016

Russia’s Sberbank Outlines Its Blockchain Strategy

Sberbank CTO Pavel Khodalev took to the stage at the Global Blockchain Summit in Shanghai talking about the bank’s blockchain strategy going forward.

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ForkLog 66 21.09.2016

Russia’s Financial Watchdog Believes Cryptocurrency Businesses Are Subject to Licensing

According to the Federal Financial Monitoring Service, Russian cryptocurrency market employs about 100 thousand people today. Therefore, the question of licensing those companies requires a solution.

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ForkLog 115 17.09.2016

LocalBitcoins Ban in Russia Brings Record Demand

According to the analytical service CoinDance, LocalBitcoins trading volumes in Russia have hitÂ record highs.

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ForkLog 57 17.09.2016

Moscow Financial Forum to Discuss Blockchain Prospects

Blockchain technology and fintech innovations will be among the dominant themes at the Moscow Financial Forum which starts on Thursday, September 23.

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ForkLog 62 13.09.2016

Russian Political Party to Use Blockchain to Combat Election Fraud

Russian â€śPartiya Rostaâ€ť (Party of Growth) will use blockchain and neural networks to combat election fraud and falsifications.

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