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ForkLog 6 22.01.2021

Ulyanovsk resident transferred nearly 2 million rubles to unknown individuals in bid to profit from cryptocurrency trading

Criminals, posing as employees of an investment company, lured a resident of Ulyanovsk out of nearly 2 million rubles. They promised profits from selling cryptocurrencies, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

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ForkLog 8 21.01.2021

Sberbank applies to issue a stablecoin

In early January, Sberbank filed with the Bank of Russia to register a blockchain platform for the subsequent issuance of the stablecoin Sbercoin pegged to the ruble. Interfax reports, citing the bank's deputy chairman Anatoly Popov.

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ForkLog 13 21.01.2021

Survey shows 63% of Russians want to buy cryptocurrencies.

Most Russians are willing to buy cryptocurrencies, and about half are open to using the digital ruble as a payment method. This is according to the results of a survey by Otkritie Bank, as reported by TASS.

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ForkLog 10 21.01.2021

Russian court overturns Binance’s inclusion in the register of banned websites

On 20 January, the Arkhangelsk Regional Court overturned the ruling to block the Binance cryptocurrency exchange's website in Russia.

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ForkLog 8 20.01.2021

Russian man duped in attempt to buy a mining rig to heat his garage

A resident of Irkutsk Oblast fell victim to scammers while trying to purchase cryptocurrency mining equipment. According to МВД.

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ForkLog 6 20.01.2021

Russian demand for GPUs used for mining rose 70% in December

Yandex.Market specialists recorded a rise in demand for GPUs used for mining cryptocurrencies in Russia. According to their data, at the start of December the number of clicks on listings for their sale rose by almost 70%, Prime writes.

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ForkLog 9 18.01.2021

Tomsk mayor’s office receives sketch of Bitcoin monument

A resident of Tomsk, Valeria Soboleva, has approached the mayor's office with a proposal to install a monument to the 'Lost Bitcoin'.

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ForkLog 14 18.01.2021

Bank of Russia sets limit on CFA purchases by non-qualified investors

The Bank of Russia has issued several directives concerning the regulation of digital financial assets. One of them, effective from 1 January 2021, sets a limit on CFA purchases by individuals who are not qualified investors at 600,000 rubles per year.

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ForkLog 10 18.01.2021

Deutsche Börse lists palladium-fund tokens from Nornickel

The palladium fund Global Palladium Fund (GPF), established by Nornickel, placed metal-backed digital instruments (ETCs) on the German stock exchange Deutsche Börse and plans to list them on the London Stock Exchange within a few days.

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ForkLog 8 15.01.2021

Russian buys Bitcoin and Cosmos with money saved from school lunches; asset value rises to 37 million rubles

A 24-year-old Russian man told the story of how he managed to earn from crypto assets using a hodl strategy.

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ForkLog 15 15.01.2021

Two residents of Buryatia lose 3 million rubles in bid to profit from Bitcoin

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Buryatia said that two people were victims of criminals who lost a total of 3 million rubles in an attempt to profit from cryptocurrency trading.

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ForkLog 8 14.01.2021

Khakassia resident defrauded of 500,000 rubles in cryptocurrency-earnings scheme

A resident of Chernogorsk fell victim to criminals who promised earnings from cryptocurrency trading. This was reported by the Khakassia Ministry of Internal Affairs.

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