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ForkLog 8 16.12.2021

Sixteen residents of Irkutsk Oblast gave scammers 2.5 million rubles in bid to start mining

Several residents of Irkutsk Oblast fell victim to scammers who duped them when buying equipment for cryptocurrency mining or renting premises for farms. The local МВД reported this.

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ForkLog 15 15.12.2021

Aksakov: mining has no social significance, and the sector does not need state support

Miners do not need sector support, as their activity does not have social significance, said Anatoly Aksakov, head of the State Duma committee on the financial market.

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ForkLog 16 15.12.2021

Duma threatens Bitcoin miners with prison over electricity theft

State Duma deputy Andrei Lugovoy threatened to jail cryptocurrency miners for illegal connections to power grids.

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ForkLog 15 14.12.2021

Tether accused of unlawful and deceptive practices

Investors filed a class-action lawsuit against the issuer of the stablecoin USDT. They accused the company of "immoral, unethical, discriminatory and unscrupulous" practices.

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ForkLog 16 14.12.2021

Kemerovo resident sells his home and hands over 3 million rubles to scammers in bid to profit from cryptocurrencies

A resident of Kemerovo fell victim to scammers posing as cryptocurrency investors who extorted 3 million rubles. The police reported.

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ForkLog 8 14.12.2021

In Ivanovo Oblast, unknown assailants stole a mining rig valued at 2.5 million rubles

A mining rig belonging to a resident of Kokhma in Ivanovo Oblast was stolen for a regional-record sum.

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ForkLog 15 10.12.2021

Digital ruble to be available to non-residents

The Bank of Russia will enable exchange of the digital ruble for foreign currency and will allow non-residents to open wallets.

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ForkLog 8 10.12.2021

Kaluga resident wired 5 million rubles to two fake Bitcoin exchanges

In Kaluga, police are searching for scammers who lured a Russian citizen out of 5 million rubles under the guise of cryptocurrency investments.

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ForkLog 14 09.12.2021

Prosecutor-General’s Office backs introduction of the digital ruble to decriminalise online payments.

The digital ruble will help decriminalise online settlements, according to the Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov.

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ForkLog 11 09.12.2021

Experts forecast a surge in Russia’s energy consumption driven by mining

Due to mining, household electricity consumption in several regions of Russia could rise by 2.5 times this year.

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ForkLog 13 09.12.2021

Russia’s Investigative Committee chief proposes codifying cryptocurrency seizure in law

Cryptocurrencies must be recognised as property and a legislative framework for their confiscation implemented, said the head of Russia's Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin.

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ForkLog 8 09.12.2021

Rosseti: Bitcoin miners in Dagestan stole electricity worth 70 million rubles since the start of the year

Dagestan ranks first among North Caucasus regions in the number of detected cases of electricity theft for cryptocurrency mining.

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