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ForkLog 12 09.11.2021

Survey: Russian business pays ransomware demands more often, according to a study

In 2021, Russian companies began paying ransomware operators more often, according to a Positive Technologies study.

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ForkLog 14 08.11.2021

Construction-market platform based on a smart contract from Alfa-Bank and S7 launches in Russia

Orlan Holding, in partnership with Alfa-Bank and S7 Techlab, launched a blockchain platform for participants in the construction market.

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ForkLog 5 08.11.2021

Digital ruble to receive a dedicated regulatory framework

A number of Russian laws and codes will be amended in connection with the launch of the digital ruble.

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ForkLog 15 08.11.2021

Russian authorities back plan to classify mining as entrepreneurial activity

Representatives of several ministries backed the initiative to regulate mining as a form of entrepreneurial activity.

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ForkLog 9 03.11.2021

Russian Interior Ministry and StopNarcotics Agree to Jointly Identify Illicit Bitcoin Transactions

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Central Bank responded to statements by the nationwide StopNarcotics organization about the need to track cryptocurrency transactions linked to drug trafficking.

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ForkLog 9 02.11.2021

Yakutian woman loses 6.5 million rubles to scammers in crypto-trading scheme

A Yakutian woman was defrauded of about 6.5 million rubles by scammers posing as managers of a cryptocurrency trading platform, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

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ForkLog 10 02.11.2021

Crypto debt cited as suspected motive in killing of Moscow region police colonel

In Korolyov, a suspect was detained in the murder of the former deputy head of the main economic-crimes directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Aleksey Novoseltsev.

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ForkLog 7 02.11.2021

Fictitious delivery of five mining rigs costs Angarsk pharmacist 339,000 rubles

In Angarsk, a pharmacy employee sought to profit from mining and handed over more than 300,000 rubles to scammers.

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ForkLog 16 29.10.2021

Russia’s FSB seeks power to obtain information from cryptocurrency exchanges

Russia's FSB has released a draft order expanding the powers of agency personnel, allowing them to request information from information-system operators issuing digital financial assets (DFA).

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ForkLog 6 29.10.2021

BitNalog Recognised as Best Startup of 2021

An automated service for legitimate handling of digital currencies in Russia, BitNalog, has become the most promising cryptocurrency startup of 2021.

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ForkLog 6 29.10.2021

Irkutsk Region Entrepreneurs Push for Special Tariffs for Miners

The Irkutsk regional association of employers “Partnership of Manufacturers and Entrepreneurs” sent to the local tariff service a proposal to develop special electricity prices for miners.

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ForkLog 15 29.10.2021

Tinkoff Investments to study clients’ access to cryptocurrencies

The Tinkoff Investments broker is potentially exploring crypto-asset projects, but it is too early to discuss concrete ideas.

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