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ForkLog 12 11.10.2021

Russian civil-society groups tally average losses from the Finiko pyramid

Two hundred Russians harmed by the Finiko financial pyramid turned to the Federal Public Fund for the Protection of Depositors’ and Shareholders’ Rights.

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ForkLog 30 08.10.2021

Seventeen Bitcoin exchanges face blocking after Russian court ruling

On September 2, the Kushnarenkovsky District Court of Bashkortostan ruled to declare information disseminated on the websites of several cryptocurrency exchanges banned in the Russian Federation. If the pages deemed illegal are not removed, Roskomnadzor may block them.

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ForkLog 11 07.10.2021

In Ingushetia, organizer of a mining farm accused of causing 1.7 million rubles in damages

In Ingushetia, authorities completed the preliminary investigation into the organizer of a mining farm who illegally consumed electricity, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

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ForkLog 10 07.10.2021

Suspects identified in 2-million-ruble mining-device theft in Irkutsk region

Authorities in the Irkutsk region charged four local residents with the theft of mining equipment. The local investigative directorate reported this.

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ForkLog 15 07.10.2021

Russia could curb non-qualified investors’ exposure to crypto assets

Lawmakers in the State Duma will consider restricting investments in crypto assets by non-qualified investors. The head of the Financial Market Committee, Anatoly Aksakov, said this.

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ForkLog 27 06.10.2021

Russia’s central bank blacklists a pyramid scheme targeting Chia miners

On 5 October, the Bank of Russia identified signs of illegal activity in the financial market among 63 companies. Among them were several financial pyramid schemes promising profits from investments in cryptocurrencies.

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ForkLog 18 05.10.2021

In Kalmykia, criminals stole more than 1.4 million rubles from a ‘bitcoin investor’

The Kalmyk police are investigating a criminal case of fraud disguised as brokerage services on a cryptocurrency exchange.

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ForkLog 12 04.10.2021

Saratov traffic police inspector to stand trial for Bitcoin mining at work

Staff of the Saratov traffic police discovered a cryptocurrency mining farm in the department's technical room after receiving a high electricity bill.

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ForkLog 10 04.10.2021

Kidnappers forced Kaliningrad resident to transfer $523,000 in cryptocurrency and dumped him in the forest

A Kaliningrad resident was kidnapped and forced to transfer his cryptocurrency savings to the attackers’ accounts, after which he was beaten and dumped in the forest. He said this on Twitter.

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ForkLog 8 01.10.2021

MVD Identifies Suspects in Cryptocurrency Extortion Against Russian Organisations

Law enforcement in Primorsky Krai opened a criminal case against the alleged organiser of a fraudulent group that gained access to the systems of various Russian organisations and demanded a cryptocurrency ransom for their unlocking.

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ForkLog 15 01.10.2021

Statements from Finiko pyramid victims in Zabaykalsky Krai forwarded to Kazan

All statements from victims of the Finiko financial pyramid, submitted to the Russian MVD for the Zabaykalsky Krai, are being redirected to Kazan, where the company's main office was located.

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ForkLog 19 30.09.2021

Court Rejects Half of Claims Against Tether and Bitfinex in $1.4 Trillion Class-Action

Judge Kathryn Polk Failla of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York rejected half of the claims against Tether and Bitfinex in the class action, including all claims under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO).

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