Russia | ForkLog - Part 112

ForkLog 56 21.09.2016

Russia’s Financial Watchdog Believes Cryptocurrency Businesses Are Subject to Licensing

According to the Federal Financial Monitoring Service, Russian cryptocurrency market employs about 100 thousand people today. Therefore, the question of licensing those companies requires a solution.

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ForkLog 102 17.09.2016

LocalBitcoins Ban in Russia Brings Record Demand

According to the analytical service CoinDance, LocalBitcoins trading volumes in Russia have hitÂ record highs.

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ForkLog 56 17.09.2016

Moscow Financial Forum to Discuss Blockchain Prospects

Blockchain technology and fintech innovations will be among the dominant themes at the Moscow Financial Forum which starts on Thursday, September 23.

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ForkLog 51 13.09.2016

Russian Political Party to Use Blockchain to Combat Election Fraud

Russian â€śPartiya Rostaâ€ť (Party of Growth) will use blockchain and neural networks to combat election fraud and falsifications.

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ForkLog 99 12.09.2016

Russian Bitcoin Enthusiast Puts His Car for Sale, Will Be Happy With 1 BTC

Mikhail Gazovski, a 40-year old bitcoin enthusiast from the Russian city of Yekaterinburg, is selling his Mercedes-Benz by bitcoin auction. The starting price is 1BTC with bid increment being 0.01BTC.

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ForkLog 237 07.09.2016

Kolionovo Farm Reports on the First Effects of Blockchainization

Just about a month ago a Russia-based farm Kolionovo has partially integrated blockchain technology in its operations. The farm’s head and founder Mikhail Shlyapnikov told ForkLog about the first results of their work.

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ForkLog 74 01.09.2016

EXANTE Shares Details About the Russian Officials Meetup with the Blockchain Community

Last weekÂ Moscow hosted a meetup dedicated to blockchain technology and its implementation in the public sector. The event took place at the Presidential Administration office and was hosted by German Klimenko, Vladimir Putin’s internet advisor.

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ForkLog 260 26.08.2016

Russian Ministry of Finance Denounces Direct Ban of Bitcoin

According to the statement by Alexei Moiseev, Russia’s deputy minister of finance, the ministry denounces any direct ban of bitcoin.

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ForkLog 43 25.08.2016

Russian Officials and Businesses Discuss Cryptocurrencies

Wednesday, August 24 â€“ A meeting dedicated to the place for blockchain technology in Russia and possibility of its nation-wide implementation was held in Moscow, at the Russian president administration HQ, with the state internet counsellor German Klimenko as the chairman.

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ForkLog 75 25.08.2016

Moscow’s Active Citizen Project to Implement Blockchain

Speaking at the meeting with the Russian president’s administration, Deputy Director of Moscow’s IT Department, Andrei Belozerov, stated that they were ready to implement blockchain technology in the project dubbed Active Citizen.

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ForkLog 84 12.08.2016

Russia Abandons Bitcoin Penalization Plans

According to Interfax, which in its turn references to its own unnamed sources close to the Russian government’s financial departments, Russian authorities have ditched the idea of penalizing bitcoin operations.

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ForkLog 45 11.08.2016

Russian Tax Authorities Recommend Reporting Bitcoin Operations

This May, Russia’s Federal Tax Service (FTS) received an internet request from a cryptocurrency user who asked it to clarify whether it’s necessary to provide reports on cryptocurrency buy/sell operations between residents and non-residents. The FTS’s response outlines some interesting issues in this grey legal zone.

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