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ForkLog 9 14.12.2020

Peter Schiff criticises MicroStrategy CEO

Bitcoin-sceptic and gold bug Peter Schiff criticized MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor's decision to publicly announce in advance plans to buy cryptocurrency with $650 million raised by the company.

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ForkLog 20 10.12.2020

ViaBTC and BitCluster form strategic partnership

The ViaBTC mining pool and the Russian industrial mining operator BitCluster announced a strategic collaboration to develop integrated solutions for efficient cryptocurrency mining, according to representatives of the Russian company.

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ForkLog 18 09.12.2020

Court orders blocking of Bestchange mirror over information about counterfeit Bank of Russia banknotes

On 1 December, the Oktyabrsky District Court of Arkhangelsk ordered the blocking of the site Bestchange.net – the mirror of the online aggregator of cryptocurrency exchanges Bestchange.ru. The state prosecutor asserts that the resource disseminates information about the sale of counterfeit Bank of Russia banknotes.

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ForkLog 20 09.12.2020

LocalBitcoins: Russia, Venezuela and Colombia accounted for 40% of trades in 2020

The largest volumes of bitcoin trades via the LocalBitcoins p2p trading platform this year were carried out by users from Russia (17.4%), Venezuela (12.3%), and Colombia (11.3%). The data are provided in the company's blog.

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ForkLog 7 09.12.2020

Bitcoin seller robbed of 12 million rubles in Moscow pub

After the sale of cryptocurrency, a Moscow resident had 12 million rubles stolen, according to the local police.

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ForkLog 10 08.12.2020

Head of Russia’s Investigative Committee calls to classify Bitcoin as property

Digital currency should be recognised as property for the purposes of criminal and criminal-procedural legislation. This was stated by the head of the Investigative Committee of Russia (ICR) Alexander Bastrykin in an interview with RIA Novosti.

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ForkLog 33 07.12.2020

In Tatarstan, a pyramid scheme attracted 80 million rubles through cryptocurrency investments

At the request of the Tatarstan prosecutor's office, a criminal case has been opened against Finiko, suspected of organizing a financial pyramid worth at least 80 million rubles. Local media report this.

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ForkLog 9 04.12.2020

Not Prohibited by Law: Why You Shouldn’t Abandon Crypto Services Over Blockades

In July 2020, the State Duma passed the Law on Digital Financial Assets (the DFA Law). The document brought cryptocurrencies into the legal framework, but Roskomnadzor continued to block sites with information about them.

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ForkLog 36 04.12.2020

Russia honours the top ‘digital’ lawyers

On December 3, as part of the Runet Prize, lawyers and advocates were honoured for their substantial contributions to the development of digital and information law in Russia.

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ForkLog 9 01.12.2020

Bank of Russia will not allow ruble-backed stablecoins

The Bank of Russia has opposed issuing stablecoins based on the ruble. This was announced by Sergey Shvetsov, First Deputy Chairman of the Bank of Russia.

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ForkLog 18 30.11.2020

Sberbank to Launch Blockchain Platform for Buying Digital Assets

Sberbank plans to launch a blockchain platform that will enable users to acquire digital financial assets (DFA). This was stated by Sberbank chief Herman Gref during an online presentation as part of the investor day.

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ForkLog 17 26.11.2020

Mishustin: Russia to steer cryptocurrency development onto a civilised path

Russian authorities will steer the development of cryptocurrencies onto a civilised path to protect holders' rights and hinder the creation of shadow schemes. This was stated by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin at the opening of the cabinet meeting.

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