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ForkLog 21 16.08.2023

Two Belarusians to stand trial over cryptocurrency transactions worth around $800,000

In Belarus, police identified cases of exchanging funds stolen from citizens into cryptocurrencies.

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ForkLog 13 31.07.2023

Belarus outlines plans to use CBDC

The National Bank of Belarus has identified a priority area for using the digital Belarusian ruble.

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ForkLog 9 03.07.2023

Belarus plans a ban on peer-to-peer cryptocurrency exchanges.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus is preparing amendments to legislation to ban the exchange of cryptocurrencies between individuals amid rising fraud.

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ForkLog 9 20.06.2023

Belarus reports criminal cases over illegal bitcoin transactions

In 2022, the Belarusian State Control Committee opened 70 criminal cases related to illicit movement of cryptocurrencies.

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ForkLog 9 13.06.2023

Belarus shuts down illegal Bitcoin exchange with $3.5m in revenue

In Minsk, authorities dismantled a major illegal cryptocurrency exchange, whose revenues amounted to at least 9 million Belarusian rubles (over $3.5 million).

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ForkLog 13 19.04.2023

Belarusian central bank approves CBDC concept

Belarus has developed and approved a concept for a national digital currency. This was stated by Pavel Kallaur, chairman of the National Bank.

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ForkLog 5 29.03.2023

Belarus extends tax incentives for the Bitcoin industry until January 1, 2025

The Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko signed a decree extending tax incentives in the cryptocurrency sector until January 1, 2025.

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ForkLog 8 23.02.2023

Belarusian trader loses $70,000 attempting to cash out cryptocurrency

A 31-year-old trader from Grodno fell victim to scammers during a cryptocurrency-to-fiat exchange.

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ForkLog 8 09.08.2022

Owner of Belarus’s largest crypto exchange placed on an international wanted list

The Main Investigative Department of Belarus has completed the criminal case against three suspects for aiding the owner of the cryptocurrency exchange Bitok.me in tax evasion.

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ForkLog 7 30.05.2022

Belarusian government websites go offline after Anonymous hack

The hacker group Anonymous reported disruptions to several Belarusian government websites.

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ForkLog 11 27.05.2022

Head of Belarusian Investigative Committee on cryptocurrency seizures

The Investigative Committee of Belarus is already actively seizing cryptocurrencies. This was stated by the head of the agency, Dmitry Hora.

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ForkLog 7 22.04.2022

Lawyer flags gaps in Belarus’s cryptocurrency seizure framework

The Belarusian Ministry of Justice decree on cryptocurrency seizures within enforcement proceedings is unclear and requires clarification. ForkLog said this, citing Denis Aleynikov, senior partner at Aleynikov & Partners.

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