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ForkLog 26 29.08.2023

Binance weighs potential exit from Russia

Binance is examining potential paths for its business in Russia, including a full exit from the jurisdiction.

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ForkLog 51 28.08.2023

In Russia, a proposal to block Binance over restrictions on Russians

As a countermeasure to the restrictions imposed by exchanges on Russians, one ForkLog expert proposed considering blocking those platforms in Russia.

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ForkLog 223 28.08.2023

OKX and Bybit remove sanctioned Russian banks from P2P platforms

Russian users of OKX's P2P service noticed that banks Sber, Alfa Bank and Tinkoff have become unavailable as payment options.

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ForkLog 20 27.08.2023

Actor Pavel Derevyanko discusses failed crypto investments

Russian actor Pavel Derevyanko said that he is being asked for "much more" than 45 million rubles due to a failed investment in the crypto business.

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ForkLog 16 25.08.2023

Former FSB officer admits stealing 68 BTC from a hacker

A former FSB officer in the Samara region admitted guilt in the theft of 68 BTC totaling 187 million rubles from a hacker who was under investigation.

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ForkLog 7 24.08.2023

Survey: a quarter of Russians would store up to ₽20,000 in the digital rouble

58.3% of Russians are willing to store savings in the digital rouble, but the amounts they consider for CBDC investments vary.

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ForkLog 29 24.08.2023

Binance drops ‘Sber’ and ‘Tinkoff’ names amid US DOJ investigation

The cryptocurrency exchange Binance, for clients of its internal P2P platform, replaced the names of Russian banks' cards 'Sber' and 'Tinkoff' with 'green' and 'yellow' respectively.

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ForkLog 46 21.08.2023

OKX Tightens KYC Procedures

The cryptocurrency exchange OKX has required users to undergo enhanced verification with document verification and facial recognition by September 21.

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ForkLog 20 16.08.2023

VTB, QIWI Bank and Alfa-Bank test the digital ruble

The Russian credit and financial institutions conducted the first operations with the digital ruble as part of testing the new asset.

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ForkLog 9 09.08.2023

Illegal miners in Irkutsk Oblast owe more than 350 million rubles

Courts in Irkutsk Oblast are hearing 430 cases of electricity theft tied to cryptocurrency mining, totaling around 350 million rubles.

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ForkLog 12 07.08.2023

Russia’s graphics-card prices fall by about a third over the year as miners exit

From January to June, the average price of graphics cards in Russia fell by 36% year on year due to weaker demand from miners.

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ForkLog 13 03.08.2023

773 Bitcoin miners seized in Dagestan

Dagestan law enforcement seized 773 mining devices illegally connected to power grids.

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