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ForkLog 7 14.10.2021

Lipetsk woman handed over more than 3 million rubles to cryptocurrency scammers

Law enforcement authorities in Lipetsk region have opened a criminal case into fraud in a particularly large amount, following a local resident's complaint.

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ForkLog 13 14.10.2021

Russia’s Energy Ministry: miners will not be charged residential electricity tariffs

The Energy Ministry plans to exclude miners' electricity consumption from reduced residential tariffs. This was stated by the head of the ministry, Nikolai Shulginov.

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ForkLog 9 13.10.2021

Irkutsk governor complains to government about ‘illegal’ miners

The governor of Irkutsk Oblast, Igor Kobzev, wrote a letter to Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak, who oversees the fuel and energy complex, in which he complained about illegal miners.

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ForkLog 5 13.10.2021

Russia denies plans to ban Bitcoin purchases on foreign exchanges

The Russian authorities do not plan to ban citizens from buying cryptocurrencies on foreign exchanges. This was stated by Deputy Finance Minister Alexey Moiseev.

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ForkLog 7 12.10.2021

Founder of the Finiko pyramid, Kirill Doronin, moved to Moscow

All those detained in Kazan who are suspects in the Finiko financial pyramid case were moved to Moscow.

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ForkLog 10 11.10.2021

Russian civil-society groups tally average losses from the Finiko pyramid

Two hundred Russians harmed by the Finiko financial pyramid turned to the Federal Public Fund for the Protection of Depositors’ and Shareholders’ Rights.

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ForkLog 19 08.10.2021

Seventeen Bitcoin exchanges face blocking after Russian court ruling

On September 2, the Kushnarenkovsky District Court of Bashkortostan ruled to declare information disseminated on the websites of several cryptocurrency exchanges banned in the Russian Federation. If the pages deemed illegal are not removed, Roskomnadzor may block them.

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ForkLog 9 07.10.2021

In Ingushetia, organizer of a mining farm accused of causing 1.7 million rubles in damages

In Ingushetia, authorities completed the preliminary investigation into the organizer of a mining farm who illegally consumed electricity, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

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ForkLog 10 07.10.2021

Suspects identified in 2-million-ruble mining-device theft in Irkutsk region

Authorities in the Irkutsk region charged four local residents with the theft of mining equipment. The local investigative directorate reported this.

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ForkLog 13 07.10.2021

Russia could curb non-qualified investors’ exposure to crypto assets

Lawmakers in the State Duma will consider restricting investments in crypto assets by non-qualified investors. The head of the Financial Market Committee, Anatoly Aksakov, said this.

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ForkLog 18 06.10.2021

Russia’s central bank blacklists a pyramid scheme targeting Chia miners

On 5 October, the Bank of Russia identified signs of illegal activity in the financial market among 63 companies. Among them were several financial pyramid schemes promising profits from investments in cryptocurrencies.

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ForkLog 11 05.10.2021

In Kalmykia, criminals stole more than 1.4 million rubles from a ‘bitcoin investor’

The Kalmyk police are investigating a criminal case of fraud disguised as brokerage services on a cryptocurrency exchange.

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