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ForkLog 6 26.04.2021

Survey finds about 60% of crypto investors report personal-life problems.

Investing in cryptocurrency has a negative effect on personal lives, according to about 60% of digital-asset holders surveyed by SurveyMonkey.

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ForkLog 15 22.04.2021

Poll: 46% of Russians expect partial use of digital currencies within a decade

Most residents of the Russian Federation do not believe that digital currencies will completely replace traditional payment methods, such as cash or card payments, within ten years, though they expect their partial adoption. This is indicated by ForkLog's survey results conducted for Otkritie Bank.

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ForkLog 11 21.04.2021

Survey: Two-thirds of Americans show interest in cryptocurrencies

Around 63% of Americans are interested in digital assets, although they do not own them. Among these Americans, more than half are women, according to Gemini's new report.

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ForkLog 7 21.04.2021

Russian spending on mining hardware climbs 51%

Computer components used for mining cryptocurrencies rose markedly in price over the year, according to data from Checkindex.ru.

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ForkLog 7 14.04.2021

Survey finds three-quarters of professional investors see Bitcoin as a bubble

About 74% of respondents in Bank of America's fund-manager survey said they see Bitcoin as a bubble.

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ForkLog 24 14.04.2021

Study finds Bitcoin network energy use has risen 66-fold since 2015

Bitcoin mining electricity costs have risen 66-fold since the end of 2015, Bloomberg reports, citing a Citigroup Inc. analysts' report.

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ForkLog 21 09.04.2021

Survey finds half of Russians prepared to use the digital ruble, 22% firmly opposed

Half of Russia's residents are prepared to use the central bank's digital ruble, with 22% firmly opposed. The data come from a survey by the Centre for Research on Financial Technologies and the Digital Economy at SKOLKOVO-RESH.

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ForkLog 8 08.04.2021

Russia Leads in Using Popular Darknet Cryptocurrency Exchanges

Russians are more likely than people in other countries to use cryptocurrency exchanges with low levels of verification or that do not require user identity confirmation, according to analysts at Clain. Experts link this to the popularity of banned services in the country, including the dark-net marketplace Hydra.

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ForkLog 19 07.04.2021

China’s bitcoin farms set to surpass the Philippines in greenhouse-gas emissions by 2024

Chinese mining farms will, within three years, consume more than 296.59 TWh of electricity and surpass the Philippines in greenhouse-gas emissions.

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ForkLog 4 31.03.2021

Survey: 77% of Binance users believe cryptocurrencies are essential for economic development

The cryptocurrency exchange Binance released ForkLog's results of a survey of users from Russia and the CIS. A majority (83%) of respondents are confident that digital assets will secure a firm place in the global financial system within the next decade.

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ForkLog 7 24.03.2021

Replacing cash: Binance assesses the economic impact of creating a digital ruble

The digital ruble marks a step toward the evolution of Russia's wholesale and retail payment systems, but the potential benefits depend on the final format of the asset's implementation, according to Binance and Mindsmith.

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ForkLog 17 22.03.2021

BIS urges cooperation on CBDCs

Using CBDCs within a single system could address some of the problems associated with cross-border payments. This is stated in a BIS report.

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