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ForkLog 16 07.07.2022

US class-action filed against Solana

A California investor, Mark Yang, has accused key players in the Solana ecosystem of unlawfully profiting from the native token SOL. According to the complaint, the token is an unregistered security.

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ForkLog 13 01.07.2022

Russia blocks Bits.media, a crypto-news site.

On 30 June, the cryptocurrency news portal Bits.media became unavailable to users of most major Russian providers.

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ForkLog 10 28.06.2022

State Duma approves law taxing digital financial assets

The State Duma of the Russian Federation approved, in both the second and third readings, the law on the taxation of operations with digital financial assets (DFA).

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ForkLog 9 23.06.2022

Russia drafts bill imposing fines up to 1 million rubles for illicit issuance of digital assets

A bill has been submitted to the Russian State Duma proposing administrative liability for illegal issuance and exchange of digital financial assets (DFAs).

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ForkLog 10 15.06.2022

Sberbank announces first DFA deal

The first deal involving digital financial assets on Sber's platform will take place within a month.

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ForkLog 10 14.06.2022

Russia’s State Duma backs in the first reading a ban on using digital financial assets (DFAs) as a means of payment

Members of Russia's State Duma approved in the first reading a bill proposing to ban the use of digital financial assets (DFAs) as a means of payment within the Russian Federation.

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ForkLog 9 10.06.2022

Cryptocurrency-related criminal cases in Russia rose by 40% in 2021

In Russia last year, RTM Group researchers counted 1,531 court cases involving cryptocurrencies, exchanges and mining.

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ForkLog 9 08.06.2022

Duma introduces bill to ban the use of digital assets as a means of payment

The head of the Financial Market Committee, Anatoly Aksakov, has submitted to the State Duma a bill proposing a ban on using digital financial assets (DFA) and utilitarian digital rights as a means of payment in Russia.

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ForkLog 7 07.06.2022

Russia’s digital minister outlines plan if country is cut off from European Internet

Russia would redirect Internet traffic through Asia in the event of disconnection from European exchange points. This was stated by Maksut Shadaev, head of the Ministry of Digital Development.

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ForkLog 12 06.06.2022

Russia develops solution for automated DFA transactions

The Lighthouse fintech company and Tinkoff Business have developed a solution to automate DFA operations between token issuers and investors.

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ForkLog 22 02.06.2022

Russian users report issues accessing Proton VPN and NordVPN

Users in Russia have reported problems with Proton VPN. The company speculated that authorities have begun blocking the service on Russian territory.

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ForkLog 6 27.05.2022

Miners’ share of Russia’s energy consumption tops 2%

Mining accounts for more than 2% of Russia's total electricity consumption, underscoring the need to regulate the market, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

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