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ForkLog 11 03.03.2021

Lawyer explains how the cryptocurrency taxation bill would affect its holders

On 17 February 2021, the State Duma of the Russian Federation, in the first reading, approved the government bill on taxation of cryptocurrency transactions.

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ForkLog 18 03.03.2021

Litecoin Creator Likens NFT Craze to the 2017 ICO Boom

Charlie Lee, the Litecoin creator, notes parallels between the NFT market's growth and the ICO boom of 2017 and the altcoin frenzy of 2013.

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ForkLog 7 03.03.2021

Russian loses over half a million rubles trying to buy mining equipment

A local resident in the Vologda region turned to the authorities after becoming a victim of a fraudster during the purchase of cryptocurrency mining equipment. The police said.

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ForkLog 5 02.03.2021

Duma deputy urges regulation of cryptocurrencies amid ‘new forms of crime’

Criminals are increasingly using cryptocurrencies and the darknet, and therefore special attention must be paid to regulating virtual assets and combating information threats. This was stated by Anatoly Vyborny, chairman of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly's Defence and Security Commission and a State Duma deputy.

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ForkLog 19 02.03.2021

Peter Schiff: Investors were foolish enough to buy Bitcoin

Bitcoin sceptic and gold bug Peter Schiff congratulated those who bought Bitcoin early before its surge and forced Wall Street to yield to this mania.

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ForkLog 15 01.03.2021

Media: Russian presidential and parliamentary candidates to be obliged to disclose cryptocurrency deals

Government bill-drafting commission reviews the Ministry of Labour's draft on mandatory disclosure of deals with digital financial assets (DFAs) and digital currencies by candidates for elective offices, according to Vedomosti, citing sources familiar with the situation.

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ForkLog 15 01.03.2021

What is Sbercoin: a competitor to the digital ruble or a hybrid loyalty system

Sberbank first announced in August 2020 its intention to issue a stablecoin linked to the Russian ruble. The new payment instrument named Sbercoin was initially intended for acquiring various digital financial assets (DFA).

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ForkLog 8 01.03.2021

Media: Russian authorities take an interest in the operations of P2P exchanges

The Centre for National Projects (CNP) of the Analytical Center under the Russian government studied the activities of P2P exchangers. A report detailing the results will be sent to Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko, Baza reports.

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ForkLog 19 26.02.2021

Former FSB officers sentenced to 9 and 12 years in prison for extorting a bribe in Bitcoin

The court sentenced two former FSB investigators Sergey Belousov and Alexey Kolbov to nine and twelve years in a strict-regime prison for extorting a large bribe in Bitcoin, according to TASS.

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ForkLog 8 25.02.2021

Alexander Lebedev: I prefer DeFi to Bitcoin

Russian entrepreneur Alexander Lebedev said that he is “less sympathetic toward Bitcoin” than the decentralised finance (DeFi) sector, and added that he is not interested in cryptocurrencies from a profitability standpoint. He said this during an online conference on cryptocurrency regulation in Russia.

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ForkLog 27 25.02.2021

Berkshire Hathaway rules out investing in bitcoin

Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway's board, Charlie Munger, said that Warren Buffett's company does not plan to buy the first cryptocurrency due to the asset's high volatility.

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ForkLog 16 25.02.2021

Nassim Taleb calls Bitcoin supporters amoebas

The philosopher and author of the cult work 'The Black Swan', Nassim Taleb, again criticised supporters of the first cryptocurrency. According to him, they 'think in binary form'.

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