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ForkLog 9 25.03.2021

Bitcoin scammers extorted 850,000 rubles from a Russian man by phone

22-year-old Vyksa resident became a victim of phone scammers who offered him a way to profit from cryptocurrency investments, according to the local police.

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ForkLog 8 25.03.2021

Comedian Mikhail Shats to sell jokes as NFTs

Russian television presenter and comedian Mikhail Shats has put up for auction jokes in the format of non-fungible tokens (NFTs).

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ForkLog 19 25.03.2021

Roskomnadzor proposes passport details for social-media registrations

As part of amendments to the Personal Data Law, Roskomnadzor proposed that new users of social networks and messaging apps provide their passport number, place of residence, phone number, and email address, according to the draft order.

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ForkLog 24 25.03.2021

Should NFT trades be taxed? A comparison of the United States, Russia and Ukraine

NFT fever continues to gain momentum. Celebrities are selling as NFTs a wide range of items—from music and photographs to quotes and tweets, famous outlets auction covers, and one of the world's oldest auction houses Sotheby’s speaks of the technology's potential and announces NFT auctions.

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ForkLog 27 24.03.2021

Singer Emin: many Russian artists are involved in cryptocurrencies.

Many figures in the Russian show business are involved in cryptocurrencies, said musician and Crocus Group's first vice-president Emin Agalarov in an interview with RBC.

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ForkLog 9 24.03.2021

Russian customs in Krasnodar halt illicit mining-equipment imports from Abkhazia

Russian customs officers in Krasnodar halted illicit import of cryptocurrency mining equipment from Abkhazia.

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ForkLog 15 23.03.2021

Bitcoin-friendly startup Revolut pulls out of the Russian market

The British fintech startup Revolut refused to enter the Russian market. This was stated by the company's founder Nikolai Storonsky in an interview with businessman Oleg Tinkov.

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ForkLog 55 23.03.2021

Fed chair Jerome Powell: Bitcoin could replace gold, but not the US dollar

Fed Chair Jerome Powell questioned Bitcoin's suitability as a store of value and a means of payment.

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ForkLog 13 23.03.2021

Twitter begins removing content banned in Russia after Roskomnadzor’s demands

After Roskomnadzor began slowing Twitter's operation in Russia, the social network began removing content banned in Russia. The agency said.

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ForkLog 12 23.03.2021

Scammers dupe Russian man out of almost 400,000 rubles in ‘Bitcoin trading’

A 64-year-old resident of Rubtsovsk fell victim to scammers who posted an online advertisement about a profitable investment in cryptocurrencies. The Altai Krai Ministry of Internal Affairs said.

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ForkLog 17 18.03.2021

Lawyer says data transfers to Roskomnadzor may be a masked attempt to bypass communications secrecy

Russian authorities want to require telecom operators to provide Roskomnadzor (RKN) with subscribers' personal data, and to force businesses to forward anonymised data about Russians to the state at no cost.

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ForkLog 8 18.03.2021

Media: authorities to require major foreign IT firms to open offices in Russia

The Russian government plans to create a 'digital residency' system for foreign IT companies. The plan envisages mandatory registration of offices or legal entities of such firms on Russia's territory and the levying of taxes.

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