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ForkLog 6 22.04.2021

Another U.S. class-action filed against Ebang

The American law firm Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman notified investors about the filing of a class-action lawsuit against the Chinese mining company Ebang International Holdings.

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ForkLog 9 22.04.2021

Russian woman handed almost 1 million rubles to ‘cryptocurrency’ scammers

A criminal group defrauded a 43-year-old resident of Kazan of 970,000 rubles, posing as trading and deposit-insurance services.

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ForkLog 7 21.04.2021

Russian spending on mining hardware climbs 51%

Computer components used for mining cryptocurrencies rose markedly in price over the year, according to data from Checkindex.ru.

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ForkLog 12 20.04.2021

Rapper Husky sold NFT recipe for axe porridge to a Pussy Riot member

Nadezhda Tolokonnikova of Pussy Riot bought Husky's NFT video 'Ax Porridge' for 1.312 ETH (more than $2,800 at time of writing).

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ForkLog 23 20.04.2021

Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service opens a darknet reception

The Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) of Russia has opened a 'virtual reception' via the Tor network.

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ForkLog 9 19.04.2021

Kaliningrad resident loses more than 5 million rubles trying to profit from cryptocurrencies

A Kaliningrad Oblast resident turned to law enforcement authorities after losing over 5.5 million rubles trying to profit from trading securities and cryptocurrencies.

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ForkLog 15 16.04.2021

Rostec proposes using AI for military aircraft production

Russia plans to deploy machine learning in the production and operation of military aviation equipment. The proposal was put forward by RT-Techpriemka, Rostec's subsidiary, and the Flight Safety Service of the Russian Defence Ministry.

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ForkLog 25 16.04.2021

Troll factory-linked cryptocurrency addresses hit by U.S. sanctions

The U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added a number of cryptocurrency addresses to the sanctions list, linked to individuals and entities believed to have aided Russian intelligence services in meddling in the U.S. elections and disseminating disinformation.

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ForkLog 6 15.04.2021

Tatarstan police to probe ‘cryptocurrency service’ for signs of a financial pyramid

Seven local residents filed a complaint with the Naberezhnye Chelny police alleging fraud by OXI Corporation. Law enforcement began a preliminary inquiry into possible signs of a financial pyramid, local media report.

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ForkLog 9 14.04.2021

Russian Lawyers Association proposes regulating the AI market.

The Association of Russian Lawyers has proposed regulating the AI market in the country. The association's experts say that the unregulated use of algorithms is already creating a number of problems for Russians.

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ForkLog 5 13.04.2021

Experts weigh the odds of Russia being cut off from Visa and MasterCard and Bitcoin’s role in the scenario

Russian residents could be cut off from international payment systems Visa and MasterCard if Western countries continue to pursue a sanctions policy, said Dmitry Peskov, the president's press secretary.

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ForkLog 6 13.04.2021

In Chuvashia, police dismantle a network of illegal gaming salons masquerading as cryptocurrency mining offices.

Special units of the Russian National Guard, together with the Interior Ministry, disrupted the operation of illegal gaming salons in Cheboksary and Novocheboksarsk that were operating under the guise of 'cryptocurrency mining offices'.

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