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ForkLog 10 10.11.2022

Gref offers recommendations to the central bank and government on blockchain

The head of Sberbank, German Gref, once again highlighted the promise of blockchain technology and criticised its tight regulation in Russia.

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ForkLog 21 09.11.2022

Russia and Turkey to launch joint drive against criminal Bitcoin payments

The Russian Prosecutor General's Office and the Turkish Ministry of Justice signed a two-year cooperation program envisaging the fight against the criminal use of cryptocurrencies.

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ForkLog 28 03.11.2022

Bankruptcy petition filed against developer of Russia’s ‘national digital currency’

A bankruptcy petition has been filed against Take Wing, a company partly owned by Ruslan Glazyev, son of former State Duma deputy Sergei Glazyev.

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ForkLog 15 02.11.2022

Bitcoin ransomware attacker targeted Russians by posing as a security update

In late October, Russian-speaking users began receiving malicious spam containing ransomware.

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ForkLog 28 01.11.2022

Russia’s Ministry of Digital Development to study use of Masterchain blockchain platform

The Russian government will consider the use of the Masterchain blockchain platform in public administration.

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ForkLog 24 01.11.2022

Digital ruble mentioned in documentary on Russia’s financial history

The head of the Russian Ministry of Finance, Anton Siluanov, called the central bank digital currency (CBDC) interesting in terms of its use for government spending.

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ForkLog 79 20.10.2022

Kraken bars Russian users from registering accounts

Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has barred users from Russia from registering accounts, and restricted accounts based in Russia.

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ForkLog 26 14.10.2022

Moscow to collect data from all of Russia’s street cameras

Authorities in Moscow plan to roll out a platform for centralized collection and analysis of video data from surveillance cameras across Russia.

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ForkLog 53 14.10.2022

LocalBitcoins and Blockchain.com suspend services for Russian citizens

Russian users of the LocalBitcoins P2P platform and Blockchain.com exchange have received notices of service termination in connection with the new EU sanctions.

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ForkLog 24 13.10.2022

Chainalysis assesses the dynamics of cryptocurrency transfers in Ukraine and Russia since the start of the war

From July 2021 through June 2022, the total volume of cryptocurrency transactions across Eastern Europe stood at $630.9 billion, according to Chainalysis.

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ForkLog 27 09.10.2022

Dapper Labs imposes restrictions on Russian-linked user addresses

The NFT company Dapper Labs imposed restrictions on addresses affiliated with Russian-linked users. The team said the measures are tied to European sanctions.

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ForkLog 28 06.10.2022

Russia says EU crypto sanctions will spur DFA development

The European Union's decision to impose a full ban on servicing crypto wallets of Russian citizens and residents will spur the DFA market in the country, according to Anatoly Aksakov.

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