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ForkLog 11 06.11.2020

Russia approves agreement on digital interaction with CIS states

The Russian government has approved the text of an agreement with CIS member states on a unified state policy and regulatory framework for the digital economy.

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ForkLog 35 05.11.2020

En+ Group and BitRiver form Bit+ mining venture

Aluminium and hydroelectric power producer En+ Group announced a partnership with data centre operator BitRiver to create the Bit+ cryptocurrency mining venture.

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ForkLog 25 04.11.2020

Cryptocurrencies in Russia come under threat from a new currency-control bill

Cryptocurrency wallet and Bitcoin-exchange account holders may potentially come under the supervision of the Russian Federal Tax Service (FNS) due to proposed amendments to the law 'On Currency Regulation and Currency Control', according to experts interviewed by ForkLog.

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ForkLog 7 03.11.2020

In Russia, people without masks will be tracked by video cameras

In Russia, a computer vision system called “Mask” is being developed. It will analyse data from video cameras and identify people without personal protective equipment, RT reports citing the press service of the National Technology Initiative (NTI).

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ForkLog 42 02.11.2020

Former Russian hockey player jailed for four years for cryptocurrency fraud

The Presnensky Court in Moscow found the former Slovak Slovan Bratislava hockey player Igor Musatov guilty of cryptocurrency fraud on a particularly large scale.

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ForkLog 7 02.11.2020

Orenburg region resident loses nearly 770,000 rubles in bid to profit from cryptocurrencies

Law enforcement authorities in the Orenburg region have opened a criminal case of fraud over the theft of 767,000 rubles from a 66-year-old local resident on the pretext of investments in cryptocurrencies. This was reported on the site of the regional police department.

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ForkLog 12 30.10.2020

In Moscow, 13 call-centre staff arrested for laundering money through cryptocurrency

Moscow police have detained suspects in connection with running a call centre whose staff siphoned money from citizens' bank accounts, according to the local Ministry of Internal Affairs.

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ForkLog 25 29.10.2020

Putin: Russia will create its own framework to regulate the Internet

Russia will not follow foreign schemes for regulating the Internet and protecting personal data, but will create its own, President Vladimir Putin said at the 'Russia Is Calling!' forum.

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ForkLog 24 29.10.2020

Sverdlovsk Region awards contract for blockchain voting system worth 7.2 million rubles

Authorities in Sverdlovsk Region have announced a tender to develop an electronic voting system based on blockchain. The application has been posted on the state procurement portal.

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ForkLog 6 29.10.2020

Stavropol resident handed over 3 million rubles to scammers in bid to buy bitcoins

Authorities have opened a criminal case for fraud of a particularly large scale based on a complaint from a Stavropol resident who transferred about 3 million rubles to the scammers in an attempt to invest in cryptocurrency.

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ForkLog 14 28.10.2020

Three former police officers jailed for five years over seized mining equipment

Former police officers from Vyazemsky District, Smolensk Oblast, were found guilty of abuse of power and official forgery. Interfax reports, citing law enforcement authorities.

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ForkLog 16 28.10.2020

Court to hear case of former FSB investigators accused of extortion of 65 million rubles in bitcoins

The case of former FSB investigators Alexey Kolbov and Sergey Belousov, accused of extorting 65 million rubles in bitcoins, has progressed to the final stage and will be heard on its merits by the 2nd Western District Military Court, Kommersant reports.

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