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ForkLog 7 24.02.2021

Duma says cryptocurrency legalisation must come before taxation

To tax cryptocurrencies, their transactions must be legalised. This was stated by Pavel Krasheninnikov, head of the State Duma Committee on Legislation, Interfax reports.

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ForkLog 6 24.02.2021

Putin signs into law penalties for violating the sovereign Runet law

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into law penalties for violations of the requirements to ensure a stable Runet.

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ForkLog 10 24.02.2021

Resident of Mari El Republic jailed for four years for theft of mining rig worth 600,000 rubles

The court found a resident of Mari El guilty of fraud in the theft of mining equipment.

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ForkLog 14 22.02.2021

Woman in Sverdlovsk Oblast loses 800,000 rubles to cryptocurrency scammers

A woman from Kachkanar became a victim of criminals, losing a total of 800,000 rubles. She was promised earnings from cryptocurrency trading, according to the Sverdlovsk Region Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD).

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ForkLog 9 19.02.2021

Rosfinmonitoring develops service to track cryptocurrency transactions

Rosfinmonitoring, together with law enforcement and the Academy of Sciences, has developed a service to track cryptocurrency transactions. This was announced at a meeting with President Vladimir Putin by Yuri Chikhanchin, the head of the agency.

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ForkLog 15 16.02.2021

Court ends case over blocking of BestChange aggregator site

The prosecutor's office dropped its bid to block the BestChange cryptocurrency-exchange aggregator site. ForkLog reported that the Digital Rights Center, the law firm that represented the project in court, told them.

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ForkLog 5 16.02.2021

Mobile operators propose storing digital rubles on smartphones

Russian mobile operators are interested in integrating wallets for the digital ruble into smartphones if the new asset is released. Izvestia reports, citing market sources.

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ForkLog 9 15.02.2021

Illegal mining farm in Dagestan causes damage of 1.8 million rubles

A resident of Kaspiysk illegally connected to power grids to mine cryptocurrency. The damage amounted to more than 1.8 million rubles, according to the Dagestan Ministry of Internal Affairs.

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ForkLog 27 13.02.2021

Nassim Taleb: Bitcoin Failed as a Means of Payment

The philosopher and author of The Black Swan, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, says he is getting rid of Bitcoin. He argues the first cryptocurrency did not succeed as a means of payment.

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ForkLog 7 11.02.2021

Russian Finance Ministry sees potential for stronger ruble with digital ruble launch

The launch of the digital ruble is associated with risks for banks, but could bolster the competitiveness of the Russian currency, said Ivan Chebeskov, head of the Financial Policy Department at the Russian Finance Ministry, according to РИА Новости.

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ForkLog 7 11.02.2021

Opinion: Mastercard’s cryptocurrency-payment support in Russia could be hindered by the ‘On DFAs’ law

The forthcoming Mastercard acceptance of cryptocurrency payments may face questions in Russia due to the specifics of the legislation, according to Mikhail Tretyak, a partner at the Digital Rights Center law firm.

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ForkLog 6 11.02.2021

VTB chief does not rule out private investors turning to Bitcoin

Restrictions on the Russian stock market could spur an outflow of individual investors into cryptocurrencies. This, TASS reports, citing a statement by VTB head Andrey Kostin.

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