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ForkLog 9 24.12.2021

Illicit crypto-mining farms found connected to the electricity grid in Dagestan; damage estimated at 2.5 million rubles

Law enforcement authorities discovered mining farms illegally connected to the electricity grid in Dagestan.

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ForkLog 20 23.12.2021

Lawyer explains the legality of blocking bank accounts for cryptocurrency operations

Russian banks can restrict customers' access to services if they conduct cryptocurrency operations and fail to confirm the source of their funds.

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ForkLog 23 23.12.2021

Russia for the first time requests data on Coinbase customers

In 2021, the largest American cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase received five requests for user information from Russian state and law enforcement authorities.

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ForkLog 16 23.12.2021

Part of the bitcoins from a wallet calling itself WEX’s ‘miner’ moved to Binance

Outgoing transactions from the address belonging to the extortionist demanding 120 BTC on behalf of the “WEX exchange client” lead to wallets of several trading platforms with mandatory user verification. One of the addresses belongs to Binance.

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ForkLog 9 23.12.2021

Russian Federation Council proposes codifying AI Ethics Code provisions.

Russian senators proposed incorporating certain provisions of the AI Ethics Code, adopted on 26 October 2021, into federal legislation. The relevant documents have been sent to the Ministry of Digital Development and the Ministry of Economic Development.

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ForkLog 9 23.12.2021

Property-management firm mined cryptocurrency at residents’ expense in Odintsovo

In Odintsovo, near Moscow, employees of a management company installed ASIC miners in an apartment building and mined cryptocurrency at residents' expense.

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ForkLog 11 23.12.2021

Dagestan launches crackdown on illegally connected cryptocurrency miners

Dagestan Prime Minister Abdulpatakh Amirkhanov held a meeting to discuss countering illegal electricity consumption for cryptocurrency mining.

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ForkLog 18 23.12.2021

Bitcoin miners prompt Russian regions to set electricity tariffs themselves

Russian regions have gained the right to set electricity tariffs for households based on consumption.

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ForkLog 9 22.12.2021

Mining Farm Discovered at Smolensk State University of Sport

Unknown individuals were mining cryptocurrencies on the campus of Smolensk State University of Sport.

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ForkLog 8 21.12.2021

Saint Petersburg court convicts cryptocurrency thieves in a 55-million-ruble case.

The Petrogradsky District Court of Saint Petersburg handed down a guilty verdict against two attackers who stole cryptocurrencies from a victim under the guise of FSB officers.

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ForkLog 13 20.12.2021

Mining equipment stolen in Irkutsk region through roof hole

Police in the Shelekhovsky District of Irkutsk Oblast uncovered a series of cryptocurrency mining equipment thefts.

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ForkLog 11 20.12.2021

Court sentences former Saratov police officer caught mining

A court in Saratov found a former traffic police officer, who was mining at his workplace, guilty of exceeding official powers.

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