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ForkLog 12 03.04.2022

Week in Review: Hacker steals $625 million from Ronin sidechain; Bitcoin network mines the 19-millionth coin

A hacker stole a record $625 million from the Ronin sidechain in the DeFi sector; the Bitcoin network mined its 19-millionth coin; the European Parliament backed mandatory verification of users of non-custodial wallets, among other developments from the week.

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ForkLog 6 27.03.2022

Week in review: Bitcoin tests $45,000 as Ethereum burns over $7 billion in fees

Bitcoin prices tested the $45 000 level, the Russian Ministry of Economic Development backed a bill to legalize digital gold, since the London hard fork activation the Ethereum network has burned ETH worth more than $7 billion, and other events of the week.

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ForkLog 9 20.03.2022

Week in Review: Zelensky signs the ‘On Virtual Assets’ law, and Russia allows local crypto exchanges

Week in review: Zelensky signs the 'On Virtual Assets' law, Russia allows local crypto exchanges to bypass sanctions, BAYC holds an APE token airdrop for NFT holders, and other week events.

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ForkLog 12 13.03.2022

Week in Review: Binance blocks Visa and Mastercard transactions issued in Russia, and Bitcoin price in rubles hits a new high

Binance halted support for Visa and Mastercard transactions issued in Russia; Russia faced new sanctions over its invasion of Ukraine; the ruble-denominated price of Bitcoin hit a new high, and other developments of the past week.

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ForkLog 6 20.02.2022

Week in Review: Bitcoin slips below $40,000 as Ukraine passes the ‘On Virtual Assets’ law

The price of Bitcoin fell below $40,000, Ukraine passed the 'On Virtual Assets' law, the Russian Finance Ministry clarified the purchase limits for cryptocurrencies and described a preliminary taxation framework, and other events from the past week.

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ForkLog 8 13.02.2022

Week in Review: US authorities arrest those linked to the Bitfinex hack as Binance invests $200m in Forbes

In the United States, a married couple was arrested on suspicion of laundering nearly 120 000 BTC stolen from Bitfinex; in Russia, authorities announced readiness of a draft bill to regulate cryptocurrencies; Binance invested $200 million in Forbes, and other events from the past week.

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ForkLog 7 06.02.2022

Week in review: Bitcoin tops $40,000 as Wormhole hackers siphon off more than $319 million

Bitcoin price breached the $40,000 mark, Wormhole cross-chain bridge exploit drained over $319 million, and in Russia the State Duma named the minimum tax for miners, among other events of the week.

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ForkLog 16 30.01.2022

Week in review: Putin calls for compromise on cryptocurrency regulation as Bitcoin hits July 2021 low

Vladimir Putin urged the government and the Bank of Russia to find a compromise on cryptocurrency regulation, Bitcoin's price reached its end-July low, the meme token Grimacecoin surged by 259,000% after a McDonald’s joke, and other events of the week.

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ForkLog 11 23.01.2022

Week in review: Bitcoin price slides to $34,000 as Bank of Russia proposes ban on cryptocurrency circulation and mining

Bitcoin briefly fell to $34,000, the Bank of Russia proposed banning cryptocurrency circulation and mining in Russia, Bitcoin mining difficulty hit a new record, El Salvador’s fund bought 410 BTC, and other events of the week.

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ForkLog 11 16.01.2022

Week in Review: Tesla Begins Selling Merch for DOGE, and Russia Proposes Identifying Crypto Holders

Tesla began accepting Dogecoin in its online store, two solo miners mined blocks on the Bitcoin blockchain, and Alexander Bastrykin, head of Russia's Investigative Committee, proposed identifying cryptocurrency holders, among other developments of the past week.

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ForkLog 14 26.12.2021

Week in Review: Russia again debates a crypto ban as Pavel Durov backs the Toncoin project

In Russia, talk of banning cryptocurrencies resurfaced; Pavel Durov publicly supported the Toncoin project; BitMEX announced an airdrop of its own token, and other events of the week.

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ForkLog 8 19.12.2021

Week in review: IMF urges regulation of cryptocurrencies, while the Fed signals three rate hikes in 2022

The IMF urged regulation rather than banning cryptocurrencies, and the Fed pushed back the end of its asset-purchase taper from June to March, among other events of the week.

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