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ForkLog 9 08.12.2020

Head of Russia’s Investigative Committee calls to classify Bitcoin as property

Digital currency should be recognised as property for the purposes of criminal and criminal-procedural legislation. This was stated by the head of the Investigative Committee of Russia (ICR) Alexander Bastrykin in an interview with RIA Novosti.

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ForkLog 26 07.12.2020

In Tatarstan, a pyramid scheme attracted 80 million rubles through cryptocurrency investments

At the request of the Tatarstan prosecutor's office, a criminal case has been opened against Finiko, suspected of organizing a financial pyramid worth at least 80 million rubles. Local media report this.

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ForkLog 7 04.12.2020

Not Prohibited by Law: Why You Shouldn’t Abandon Crypto Services Over Blockades

In July 2020, the State Duma passed the Law on Digital Financial Assets (the DFA Law). The document brought cryptocurrencies into the legal framework, but Roskomnadzor continued to block sites with information about them.

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ForkLog 31 04.12.2020

Russia honours the top ‘digital’ lawyers

On December 3, as part of the Runet Prize, lawyers and advocates were honoured for their substantial contributions to the development of digital and information law in Russia.

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ForkLog 7 01.12.2020

Bank of Russia will not allow ruble-backed stablecoins

The Bank of Russia has opposed issuing stablecoins based on the ruble. This was announced by Sergey Shvetsov, First Deputy Chairman of the Bank of Russia.

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ForkLog 11 30.11.2020

Sberbank to Launch Blockchain Platform for Buying Digital Assets

Sberbank plans to launch a blockchain platform that will enable users to acquire digital financial assets (DFA). This was stated by Sberbank chief Herman Gref during an online presentation as part of the investor day.

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ForkLog 12 26.11.2020

Mishustin: Russia to steer cryptocurrency development onto a civilised path

Russian authorities will steer the development of cryptocurrencies onto a civilised path to protect holders' rights and hinder the creation of shadow schemes. This was stated by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin at the opening of the cabinet meeting.

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ForkLog 4 26.11.2020

Cryptocurrency scammers duped a Russian man out of 1.5 million rubles

A resident of Altai Krai lost about 1.5 million rubles while trying to earn on a cryptocurrency exchange, according to the regional police press service.

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ForkLog 14 25.11.2020

Court orders the unblocking of Bestchange.ru, the bitcoin-exchange aggregator

On 25 November, the Arkhangelsk Regional Court overturned the first-instance court's decision to block the online aggregator of cryptocurrency exchanges Bestchange.ru. This was reported by RBC.

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ForkLog 13 24.11.2020

Russian woman transferred 700,000 rubles to a fraudulent Bitcoin exchange

A resident of Mezhdurechensk became the victim of a fraudster who offered her a way to earn money through trading, according to the local police press service.

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ForkLog 36 24.11.2020

Russia proposes fines for violations of the sovereign Runet law

The Russian State Duma introduced a bill on fines for telecom operators that did not install equipment to filter traffic under the so-called sovereign Runet law.

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ForkLog 6 24.11.2020

Another illegal mining farm uncovered in Dagestan; damage exceeds 4 million rubles.

In Dagestan, in one of the residential buildings, an illegal mining farm was discovered, and the damage from its activities exceeded 4 million rubles. This was reported by the local police.

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