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ForkLog 8 20.01.2021

Russian demand for GPUs used for mining rose 70% in December

Yandex.Market specialists recorded a rise in demand for GPUs used for mining cryptocurrencies in Russia. According to their data, at the start of December the number of clicks on listings for their sale rose by almost 70%, Prime writes.

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ForkLog 18 18.01.2021

Tomsk mayor’s office receives sketch of Bitcoin monument

A resident of Tomsk, Valeria Soboleva, has approached the mayor's office with a proposal to install a monument to the 'Lost Bitcoin'.

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ForkLog 17 18.01.2021

Bank of Russia sets limit on CFA purchases by non-qualified investors

The Bank of Russia has issued several directives concerning the regulation of digital financial assets. One of them, effective from 1 January 2021, sets a limit on CFA purchases by individuals who are not qualified investors at 600,000 rubles per year.

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ForkLog 13 18.01.2021

Deutsche Börse lists palladium-fund tokens from Nornickel

The palladium fund Global Palladium Fund (GPF), established by Nornickel, placed metal-backed digital instruments (ETCs) on the German stock exchange Deutsche Börse and plans to list them on the London Stock Exchange within a few days.

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ForkLog 25 15.01.2021

Russian buys Bitcoin and Cosmos with money saved from school lunches; asset value rises to 37 million rubles

A 24-year-old Russian man told the story of how he managed to earn from crypto assets using a hodl strategy.

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ForkLog 16 15.01.2021

Two residents of Buryatia lose 3 million rubles in bid to profit from Bitcoin

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Buryatia said that two people were victims of criminals who lost a total of 3 million rubles in an attempt to profit from cryptocurrency trading.

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ForkLog 9 14.01.2021

Khakassia resident defrauded of 500,000 rubles in cryptocurrency-earnings scheme

A resident of Chernogorsk fell victim to criminals who promised earnings from cryptocurrency trading. This was reported by the Khakassia Ministry of Internal Affairs.

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ForkLog 11 13.01.2021

Russian banks warn of cyber threats in rollout of the digital ruble

The launch of the digital ruble is associated with cybersecurity risks and potential outflows of client funds from banks. This is evidenced by data from a study by the Association of Russian Banks (ABR), reported by RIA Novosti.

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ForkLog 12 11.01.2021

Former top executives of Kalmykia enterprises charged with illegal cryptocurrency mining

The Kalmykia Prosecutor's Office has approved charges against the former CEO of 'Zavod ZhBI — Konstruktsii' and the former director of the company 'DSK' for illegal cryptocurrency mining in production facilities. According to the agency's press service.

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ForkLog 8 11.01.2021

Data on 1.3 million Russian Hyundai owners leaks online

The database of 1.3 million registered Hyundai.ru users has leaked online and is being sold on a shadow forum, according to the Telegram channel «Information Leaks».

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ForkLog 5 11.01.2021

An 80-year-old pensioner from Saransk lost 750,000 rubles in an attempt to earn money through cryptocurrency trading

Law enforcement officers in Saransk are conducting an inquiry into a local resident's report of fraud. He lost 750,000 rubles trying to earn from cryptocurrencies, according to the МВД website.

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ForkLog 19 04.01.2021

Regulation at Scale: What Changed for Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies in 2020

In 2020, many countries advanced regulation of the cryptocurrency industry. The COVID-19 pandemic provided a powerful catalyst, as Bitcoin gained traction among institutional investors seeking regulatory clarity.

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