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ForkLog 10 16.03.2021

Illegal Irkutsk casino shut down, where cryptocurrency mining took place

The Interior Ministry, together with the Rosgvardiya special forces, dismantled an illegal casino in Irkutsk, where cryptocurrency mining was also taking place.

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ForkLog 19 15.03.2021

Duma deputy signals possible change to cryptocurrency declaration threshold

The annual turnover threshold from cryptocurrency operations, at which owners would be required to report to tax authorities about the possession of digital currencies, may be revised. This was written in his Telegram channel by Anton Gorelkin, a member of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy.

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ForkLog 7 15.03.2021

Accused of stealing residents’ bank card funds, he moved part of the money into cryptocurrencies.

An inhabitant of Sverdlovsk Oblast was charged with involvement in an organised criminal group that stole funds from bank cards. Part of the stolen money he transferred into cryptocurrencies and handed to the organiser of the criminal group.

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ForkLog 8 12.03.2021

Artist Pokras Lampas sells NFT featuring projection of his drawing for 16 ETH

Russian artist Arseniy Pyzhenkov, known by the pseudonym Pokras Lampas, sold a photograph of the Chirkey Hydroelectric Station as a non-fungible token (NFT) for 16 ETH (about $28,000 at the time of writing).

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ForkLog 10 12.03.2021

Binance suspends direct withdrawals to ruble cards

Russian Binance users have reported that for several weeks they have been unable to withdraw funds to ruble cards. The exchange cites technical reasons.

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ForkLog 15 12.03.2021

Thousands of publicly accessible surveillance cameras identified in Russia

Experts have identified more than 6,300 vulnerable surveillance cameras located at various facilities, gas stations and critical infrastructure sites.

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ForkLog 6 11.03.2021

Bank of Russia to begin testing the digital ruble in 2022

The Bank of Russia plans to present a prototype of the digital ruble platform by the end of the current year, said Deputy Chairman Alexey Zabotkin, according to Prime.

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ForkLog 38 11.03.2021

Peter Schiff’s son puts all his investments into Bitcoin

Bitcoin skeptic and gold advocate Peter Schiff said that his son Spencer has moved 100% of his investment portfolio into Bitcoin.

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ForkLog 4 10.03.2021

Russians double interest in buying mining equipment

In February 2021, demand for graphics processing units among users of the Avito online marketplace rose by 2.6 times from a year earlier, according to RIA Novosti, citing the company's press service.

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ForkLog 22 09.03.2021

Sayanogorsk resident loses nearly 2 million rubles chasing crypto profits

A local resident contacted the Sayanogorsk police after becoming a victim of scammers trying to profit from cryptocurrency trading. This was reported on the site of the local MVD.

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ForkLog 14 08.03.2021

US to launch a series of retaliatory cyberattacks against Russia, reports say

American authorities plan to conduct a series of cyberattacks on Russian systems in response to last year's breach of multiple US government agencies, which investigators attribute to Russian hackers. The New York Times reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.

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ForkLog 11 08.03.2021

Crypto scammers dupe Russian woman out of half a million rubles

A 42-year-old resident of Cheboksary fell victim to scammers who offered her a way to earn money from cryptocurrency, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Chuvash Republic.

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