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ForkLog 12 03.09.2020

Belarusian nonprofit starts paying compensation in Bitcoin to fired Belarusians, eyes a parallel crypto-economy

The Netherlands-based non-profit organization Belarusian Solidarity Fund began paying compensation in Bitcoin to Belarusians who were dismissed from enterprises for active civic positions and participation in protests against President Alexander Lukashenko's government.

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ForkLog 11 25.08.2020

How Belarusian crypto exchanges weathered the internet shutdown

Against the backdrop of protests related to the Belarusian presidential election, residents were cut off from the internet for several days from August 9 to 11. The authorities attributed the disruption to DDoS attacks by foreign powers, but experts disagreed. Belarusians, meanwhile, were forced to rely on various workarounds to bypass the blocks and exercise the suddenly curtailed basic right to access the internet.

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ForkLog 5 17.08.2020

Another internet outage recorded in Belarus

On Monday, August 17, internet in Belarus was completely down again. The problem lasted for several minutes.

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ForkLog 24 16.08.2020

Belarus: Crypto-emcee Evgeniy Romanenko Detained

The prominent IT expert and host of numerous blockchain conferences Evgeniy Romanenko is in SIZO No. 6 in Baranovichi. He was detained on the evening of August 9, according to TUT.BY, citing an acquaintance of Evgeniy.

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ForkLog 22 14.08.2020

In the wake of Belarus’s internet shutdown: how to bypass blocks and when it becomes impossible

Against the backdrop of protests linked to Belarus's presidential election, residents were cut off from the internet for several days. The authorities blamed it on DDoS attacks and interference from abroad, but experts say the switch was pulled by state-owned providers — Beltelecom and НЦОТ. ForkLog spoke to experts about bypassing blocks and protecting the basic right to access the internet.

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ForkLog 27 13.08.2020

Daily losses from Belarus internet shutdown estimated at $56m

Economic activity lost due to the internet shutdown in Belarus was estimated at more than $56m per day, according to local media citing NetBlocks.

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ForkLog 18 13.08.2020

Over 500 Belarusian IT founders and developers sign open letter against violence.

Leaders, founders and developers of Belarusian IT companies signed an open letter against violence in the country.

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ForkLog 15 11.08.2020

Belarusian Bitcoin Exchanges Describe Operations Amid Internet Shutdown

Internet connectivity problems have affected every company operating in Belarus, but local cryptocurrency exchanges have managed to minimise the risks. ForkLog was told this by representatives of Belarusian companies.

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ForkLog 20 11.08.2020

DDoS Attacks or National Internet Isolation: What Is Happening to Belarus’s Internet

On August 9, the main day of voting in Belarus's presidential election, internet outages were reported across the country from early on. Since then, the internet in the country has never fully recovered.

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ForkLog 9 31.07.2020

Hackers stole more than $800,000 from Belarusian banks. They converted the funds into cryptocurrency

The Belarusian Interior Ministry identified ten participants in dispersed international cybercrime groups who stole $837,000 from eight Belarusian banks, BELTA reported, citing Vladimir Zaitsev, head of the ministry's high-tech crime investigations unit.

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ForkLog 9 30.07.2020

Belarusian accused of distributing ransomware that demanded ransom in DASH

Gomel resident is suspected of involvement with a hacker group that distributed the GandCrab ransomware and demanded a ransom in the cryptocurrency DASH, according to the Belarusian Ministry of Internal Affairs' website.

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ForkLog 398 18.06.2018

OpenLedger CEO Ronny Boesing on BitShares Future and Platform’s Links in Belarus

Ronny Boesing, founder and chief executive of OpenLedger, a Denmark-based decentralized conglomerate offering a cryptocurrency trading platform and a number of other blockchain-based services, nurses big ambitions regarding the future of the company saying that one day it will be a household name along the lines of Amazon, Alibaba, Google and Apple.

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