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ForkLog 12 18.10.2023

Finiko founder’s detention extended to January 30, 2024

The Moscow City Court granted the investigators' request to extend the arrest of Finiko founder Kirill Doronin.

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ForkLog 11 16.10.2023

Phishing attacks against cryptocurrency holders have risen in Russia

In September, the number of attempts by Russian users to navigate to cryptocurrency-related phishing pages rose by almost 50% compared with August.

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ForkLog 11 13.10.2023

Russia’s Energy Ministry proposes higher electricity tariffs for miners

The Russian Energy Ministry proposed raising electricity prices for cryptocurrency miners in energy-deficit regions, Deputy Energy Minister Pavel Snikkars said.

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ForkLog 9 12.10.2023

SPB Exchange to launch cryptocurrency trading after legalization

If Russia passes the relevant laws, SPB Exchange is ready to launch trading in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, said the platform's head, Roman Goryunov.

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ForkLog 17 10.10.2023

Bank of Russia: foreign banks to gain access to the digital ruble in 2025

From 1 January 2025, foreign credit institutions will be able to open accounts for the digital ruble. This follows from the Bank of Russia's project.

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ForkLog 10 06.10.2023

Russian Finance Ministry compares cryptocurrencies to the MMM pyramid

While many have made money from crypto, all digital assets have the characteristics of a financial pyramid, according to Deputy Finance Minister Alexey Moiseev.

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ForkLog 10 05.10.2023

Experts weigh the potential of the digital ruble

Participants at the Digital Principle Club of Digital Lawyers' sixth meeting discussed the digital ruble and assessed the technology's prospects.

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ForkLog 5 04.10.2023

CommEX regional director reveals details of Binance user migration

ForkLog spoke with CommEX’s regional director for Russia and the CIS, Anton Toropcev, who shared details of migration from Binance and plans for the future.

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ForkLog 10 04.10.2023

Third Moscow investigator arrested in 2718 BTC bribery case

The Moscow Basmanny Court, in absentia, arrested Dmitry Gubin, the former deputy head of the Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee for the Tverskoy District of the capital, in a bribery case involving 2718.6 BTC.

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ForkLog 11 04.10.2023

Moscow Metro begins testing the digital ruble

The Moscow Department of Transport announced the start of testing the digital ruble in the metro. For now, the CBDC can be used to purchase only the Troika transit card.

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ForkLog 9 04.10.2023

Russian Binance customers switch to other platforms

After Binance's exit from Russia, some users remained waiting for the launch of CommEX, while others had already moved to new platforms. At the same time, overall trading activity in the country has declined significantly.

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ForkLog 11 03.10.2023

Digital Ruble Faces Hurdles on iOS

Experimental operations with the digital ruble are mainly on Android as the most popular and loyal platform.

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