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ForkLog 29 05.03.2022

PayPal and Revolut halt operations in Russia

The payments company PayPal has suspended its activities in the Russian Federation. The British fintech startup Revolut has halted operations in Russia and Belarus.

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ForkLog 12 04.03.2022

Hillary Clinton criticises Bitcoin exchanges for dealing with Russians

Hillary Clinton is disappointed that some cryptocurrency exchanges are still serving Russian citizens.

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ForkLog 12 03.03.2022

Russia to press on with cryptocurrency legalization

The expert council of the State Duma's working group on the issue of legislative regulation of cryptocurrencies will hold a meeting to discuss the bill 'On Digital Currency'.

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ForkLog 21 03.03.2022

Another crypto exchange blocks Russian citizens’ accounts amid sanctions

South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Gopax announced the blocking of accounts belonging to Russian citizens.

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ForkLog 12 02.03.2022

Animoca Brands to end services for Russian users

One of the largest blockchain-gaming operators, Animoca Brands, will sever ties with Russian users and investors because of the war against Ukraine. Bloomberg reports this.

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ForkLog 26 28.02.2022

Kaiko: Bitcoin trading volume in BTC/RUB pair rises amid Ukraine invasion

Against the backdrop of global sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, trading volume in the BTC/RUB pair reached a nine-month high of 1.5 billion rubles.

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ForkLog 8 23.02.2022

Scammers in Russia have devised a new scheme involving ‘cryptocurrencies as gifts’

During the holidays, criminals began actively using the 'gift cryptocurrencies' scheme.

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ForkLog 19 21.02.2022

BitRiver becomes Russia’s first crypto mining company with net-zero greenhouse gas emissions

BitRiver, the Russian operator of mining data centers, has successfully verified the report for the second half of 2021 on net-zero greenhouse gas emissions.

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ForkLog 20 21.02.2022

Nassim Taleb: Bitcoin Won’t Shield Investors From Inflation and Market Declines

The philosopher and author of The Black Swan, Nassim Taleb, criticized the first cryptocurrency and called it 'an ideal game for losers' in a low-interest-rate environment.

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ForkLog 10 17.02.2022

Survey finds Russian awareness of Bitcoin has risen to 67%.

Public awareness of cryptocurrencies among residents of the Russian Federation has grown — over the last five years the share of Russians who have heard about Bitcoin rose from 16% to 67%. This is according to data from the NAFI Analytical Center's research.

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ForkLog 12 16.02.2022

Dagestan Leads in Mining-Related Electricity Theft

More than half of the mining-farm electricity-theft cases in the North Caucasus Federal District are in Dagestan.

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ForkLog 16 16.02.2022

Alleged Infraud hackers plead guilty and strike a deal with prosecutors

All four detained alleged members of the hacking group The Infraud Organization (Infraud) have pleaded guilty and are actively cooperating with investigators. This is stated in court materials.

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