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ForkLog 27 04.05.2022

Founder of Finiko points to the ‘real culprits’ behind the pyramid’s collapse

The founder of the Finiko financial pyramid, Kirill Doronin, blamed the collapse of the project on people who had access to bitcoin accounts.

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ForkLog 16 03.05.2022

Bankoff suspends operations. Client funds frozen.

On May 3, Bankoff said that Visa and Stripe had suspended servicing its virtual cards by Visa and Stripe.

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ForkLog 11 02.05.2022

Russian businessman Sergey Mendelyev received a letter demanding monthly Monero payments

CEO of Indefibank Sergey Mendelyev received a letter from unknown actors extorting cryptocurrency from him under the threat of false bomb-threat messages in his name.

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ForkLog 15 27.04.2022

Lawmakers propose tougher penalties for crimes involving cryptocurrencies

Lawmakers' council will develop proposals to tighten liability for crimes involving digital currencies, according to Konstantin Tolkachov, head of the council's commission on legislative support for national security and anti-corruption.

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ForkLog 13 27.04.2022

State Duma Committee backs draft tax bill on digital assets

The State Duma Committee on the Financial Markets backed the first reading of the concept of the bill on taxing digital asset transactions.

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ForkLog 25 26.04.2022

Russian Prosecutor-General proposes incorporating cryptocurrencies into criminal law

The head of the Russian Prosecutor-General's Office, Igor Krasnov, stated that digital currencies should be included in criminal law to investigate theft of such assets and enable arrests.

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ForkLog 18 23.04.2022

Binance refutes Reuters report on cooperation with the FSB and Rosfinmonitoring

Binance published correspondence with Reuters journalists and denied allegations of cooperation with the FSB and Rosfinmonitoring.

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ForkLog 12 22.04.2022

Number of defendants in the Finiko case reaches 22

On 22 April, during a court hearing on the selection of a measure of restraint for the Finiko site curator, the surnames of 22 people who attracted money into a financial pyramid were announced.

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ForkLog 30 22.04.2022

Reuters: Binance cooperates with the FSB and Rosfinmonitoring

The regional office of the cryptocurrency exchange Binance agreed to share information about Russian customers with Rosfinmonitoring and the FSB in exchange for assistance in doing business within the state. Reuters reports, citing former company employees and other informed sources.

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ForkLog 19 21.04.2022

Russia detains six Finiko pyramid executives

On April 20, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the National Guard detained six leaders and active participants of the Finiko financial pyramid.

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ForkLog 30 21.04.2022

Binance imposes restrictions on Russian users

Bitcoin exchange Binance announced restrictions for accounts of residents of the Russian Federation where the total value of crypto assets exceeds €10 000. They will have access only to the withdrawal function.

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ForkLog 75 21.04.2022

US sanctions BitRiver mining group

The U.S. Treasury has imposed sanctions on the BitRiver group of companies involved in cryptocurrency mining in Russia.

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