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ForkLog 6 03.12.2020

Chinese media characterise Bitcoin’s new records as hype

Chinese online media Sina and the state-run Xinhua News Agency urged residents of the PRC to focus on blockchain technology and ignore the 'unexplainable' rise in the price of the first cryptocurrency, Bitcoin.com reports.

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ForkLog 6 27.11.2020

Binance and Ukraine’s Ministry of Digital Transformation release educational series on blockchain and cryptocurrencies

The Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine and the cryptocurrency exchange Binance presented an educational series on blockchain and cryptocurrencies as part of the Diia.Digital Education project.

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ForkLog 4 26.11.2020

Cryptocurrency scammers duped a Russian man out of 1.5 million rubles

A resident of Altai Krai lost about 1.5 million rubles while trying to earn on a cryptocurrency exchange, according to the regional police press service.

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ForkLog 13 23.11.2020

Blockchain4Ukraine and Binance establish public alliance ‘Virtual Assets of Ukraine’

On November 22 in Kyiv, a protocol was signed to create the public union "Virtual Assets of Ukraine" (VAU). According to ForkLog, representatives of the organization said their aim is to support and develop the market for virtual assets in Ukraine and its integration into the global cryptocurrency market.

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ForkLog 12 20.11.2020

Media: Chinese authorities have no role in compiling the global cryptocurrency ranking

The global cryptocurrency ranking published by China's Centre for Information Industry Development (CCID) is not tied to regulators and is the private opinion of a consulting firm. Librehash reports this.

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ForkLog 8 16.11.2020

Opinion: Without regulation of the cryptocurrency market, Ukraine risks the FATF blacklist

Ukraine's anti-money-laundering legislation needs urgent refinement, otherwise the country risks ending up in the 'grey zone' or being placed on FATF's blacklist. This was stated by Maxim Demyanyuk, head of the expert group on the development of virtual assets at the Ministry of Digital Transformation.

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ForkLog 9 12.11.2020

Experts call prison term for Bitcoin traders an ‘inadequate measure’.

The Russian Finance Ministry's amendments to the Digital Financial Assets Act (DFA), which provide for imprisonment for cryptocurrency trades not reported in tax declarations, are unlikely to be adopted in their current form. That was the view of the experts polled by ForkLog.

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ForkLog 23 10.11.2020

Study finds that 70% of cryptocurrency mentions on Twitter come from 30 accounts

Twelve of every hundred Twitter posts are about cryptocurrency. At the same time, 70% of all mentions belong to 30 users, according to a new study by BDCenter Digital.

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ForkLog 7 10.11.2020

Protection from arbitrariness and Bitcoin regulation: what Diia City offers Ukraine’s IT sector

In the coming years, Ukraine aims to become one of the world's largest IT hubs and, in the longer term, to grow the market to $12 billion. To this end, the Ministry of Digital Transformation has developed a special legal regime, Diia City.

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ForkLog 6 03.11.2020

PayPal CEO outlines when bitcoin buying and selling will be opened to all customers

In December, PayPal will roll out access to cryptocurrency services across the United States, with availability for users in other countries in the first half of 2021, according to PayPal CEO Dan Schulman. Fortune reports.

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ForkLog 6 28.10.2020

Verkhovna Rada committee backs bill on virtual assets

On 28 October, the Verkhovna Rada committee on digital transformation backed the bill 'On Virtual Assets' in a parliamentary vote.

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ForkLog 8 23.10.2020

OECD studies Bitcoin taxation in 50 countries

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) published a review of cryptocurrency tax regimes in 50 jurisdictions.

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