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ForkLog 102 21.09.2021

US sanctions Bitcoin exchange Suex with offices in Moscow and Saint Petersburg

The U.S. Treasury placed Suex, a cryptocurrency exchange with offices in Moscow and Saint Petersburg, on the sanctions list, along with 25 addresses on the Bitcoin, Ethereum and Tether networks.

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ForkLog 22 17.09.2021

Russia’s Central Election Commission reports DDoS attacks during remote voting

DDoS attacks on remote electronic voting systems (DEG) based on blockchain used in the State Duma elections are “off the charts.” said Ella Pamfilova, head of the Central Election Commission.

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ForkLog 14 17.09.2021

Founders of the Finiko pyramid could not appeal their arrest

The Supreme Court of Tatarstan, in absentia, ordered the three Finiko co-founders—Zygmunt Zygmuntovich, Marat and Edward Sabirov—to be held in custody.

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ForkLog 12 16.09.2021

Experts: Bank of Russia’s announced restrictions would hit Bitcoin exchanges and miners

In the event of the Bank of Russia's previously announced restrictions on cryptocurrency operations, the most affected would be users of P2P platforms and the OTC platforms themselves, ForkLog said, citing experts surveyed.

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ForkLog 41 16.09.2021

Twitter has paid no fines in Russia. Court turns to bailiffs for enforcement

The Tagansky Court of Moscow has referred to the Federal Bailiff Service for enforcement of fines imposed on Twitter in 2021 for violating Russian law.

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ForkLog 15 16.09.2021

VTB Capital Investments plans to offer digital financial assets

The VTB Capital Investments platform plans to offer digital financial assets (DFA) to qualified investors backed by debt obligations or commodities.

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ForkLog 23 16.09.2021

Experts report Google Docs blockage in Russia

On the evening of September 15, subscribers of Russian operators began experiencing problems accessing Google Docs. Experts said the service had started to be blocked.

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ForkLog 18 15.09.2021

Russian Practical Shooting Federation Holds Online Vote on Waves Enterprise Blockchain Service

The Russian Practical Shooting Federation conducted online voting using the WE.Vote blockchain service to assess the quality of the events. ForkLog was informed by representatives of the Waves Enterprise platform, on which the service is built.

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ForkLog 11 15.09.2021

Residents of two Russian regions lose about 8 million rubles in fraudulent Bitcoin investments.

Three Russians collectively handed over about 8 million rubles to scammers while trying to invest in cryptocurrency.

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ForkLog 9 15.09.2021

Lawyer sought 15 million rubles for return of seized mining equipment

Law enforcement officers in the Orenburg region detained a lawyer while receiving 15 million rubles from a participant in a mining-related criminal case. The Investigative Committee said so.

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ForkLog 46 15.09.2021

Experts: Personal data of nearly 2 million Beeline customers leaked online

Personal data of home-internet subscribers of VimpelCom, the company that owns the Beeline brand, were left exposed.

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ForkLog 22 14.09.2021

Miner fined 1.5 million rubles in Irkutsk

The Leninsky District Court of Irkutsk found the local resident guilty of illegal electricity consumption for cryptocurrency mining.

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