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ForkLog 87 22.10.2025

From Peer-to-Peer to Fraud-to-Fraud

Why there is little room left for honest peer-to-peer in Russia.

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ForkLog 143 23.09.2025

Trustee Plus Responds to National Bank of Ukraine’s P2P Operation Concerns

The National Bank of Ukraine has prohibited Trustee Global UAB, the operator of the cryptocurrency wallet Trustee Plus, from providing financial payment services in the country without the necessary license for such activities. What Happened? Upon analysis, the regulator discovered instances of access being provided to a P2P platform and euro transfers between users without account opening. Such activities, under the Financial Services Act, require authorization from the National Bank, which the company lacked.

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ForkLog 221 16.09.2025

PayPal to Integrate Bitcoin and Ethereum into P2P Payments

On September 15, payment giant PayPal launched a P2P service. Bitcoin, Ethereum, and the stablecoin PYUSD will soon be integrated into it.

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ForkLog 59 26.06.2025

Russia Equates P2P Cryptocurrency Transactions with Entrepreneurship: Expert Opinions

The Arbitration Court of the Rostov Region has ruled that P2P cryptocurrency transactions constitute entrepreneurial activity. This was reported by lawyers from the company Nextons. Since 2020, the defendant has been an individual entrepreneur under the simplified taxation system (STS). In the 2022 declaration, he reported an income of 800,000 rubles. However, the Federal Tax […]

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ForkLog 101 02.06.2025

Simple, convenient and bank-free: Why gift cards are popular in crypto — NoOnes explains

According to Statista, the global gift-card market could reach $510bn in 2025. In the realm of digital assets, the speed and relative anonymity of gift-card transactions make them an unlikely but, at times, the most convenient instrument for investment. The P2P platform NoOnes has supported gift-card trading since its launch in 2023. In May the […]

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ForkLog 8 12.05.2025

‘Cryptocurrency is about people, not coins’

How did the crypto industry end up dependent on Wall Street capital, can that be changed—and, more importantly, should it? Ray Youssef, founder of the P2P platform NoOnes, shared his view in an interview for the monthly digest FLMonthly. ForkLog: We already had a long conversation last year. Briefly for readers: who is Ray Youssef, […]

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ForkLog 32 23.04.2025

Grinex Launches P2P Trading for Ruble-Pegged Stablecoin A7A5

The cryptocurrency exchange Grinex has initiated P2P trading for A7A5, a stablecoin pegged to the ruble at a 1:1 ratio, according to a press release. Holders of A7A5 receive a portion of the interest from deposits backing the token. At the time of publication, A7A5 is traded against the ruble on the P2P platform. Grinex […]

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ForkLog 9 09.04.2025

Thailand Tightens Regulations on Cryptocurrency Businesses

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Thailand has adopted amendments imposing additional restrictions on foreign crypto platforms and new requirements, including data collection and blocking of illicit transactions. The changes affect the Digital Asset Business Act and the Cybercrime Act. The regulator aims to strengthen measures against cybercrime and “money mules.” Officials stated that the […]

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ForkLog 9 28.02.2025

Offline or P2P? Settling the perennial question

Every crypto user faces the same dilemma with wearying regularity: convert currency in a few clicks via a P2P service, or spare your nerves but spend ages trudging to an offline exchange? ForkLog decided to stop guessing and asked representatives of «Питупи» and World Exchange what to choose—and how not to lose anything in the […]

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ForkLog 9 21.02.2025

Bitpapa Lists CryptoRuble for Trading

The P2P marketplace Bitpapa has commenced trading of the CryptoRuble (RUBT). This was announced by Exved CEO Sergey Mendeleev on his Telegram channel. According to him, the platform did not need to enter into any agreements with the coin’s developers to do so. “Any service can integrate the CryptoRuble without asking anyone, gaining instant access […]

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ForkLog 31 11.02.2025

Amir Taaki Discusses Launch of Fully Anonymous Messenger DarkFi

Veteran Bitcoin developer Amir Taaki discussed with journalists from The Block the recent launch of a fully anonymous IRC chat—the first in a series of privacy-focused and encrypted products under the DarkFi project. DarkFi App alpha release! Our app platform featuring its first addon: chat. The world’s strongest anon chat. Fully unlinkable. Tor integration. Full […]

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ForkLog 32 25.12.2024

Russia to Monitor Cryptocurrency Exchanges via Drop Accounts

The Bank of Russia, in collaboration with Rosfinmonitoring, is developing a platform to monitor suspicious transactions by individuals and facilitate the exchange of this information among credit institutions. This was revealed to RBC by Bogdan Shablya, head of the Central Bank’s Financial Monitoring and Currency Control Service. The initiative aims to combat the use of […]

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