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Putin Outlaws Crypto as a Payment Means in Russia

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Time Stamp: August 1, 2020 7:10 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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President Vladimir Putin of Russia has signed a new law that will prohibit the use of cryptocurrency as a payment means in the country by 2021. Meanwhile, the Russian government recently deployed blockchain technology for its constitutional amendment.Crypto as Payment to Become Illegal in 2021According to a report by local news outlet RIA on Friday (July 31, 2020), the bill signed by President Putin will prevent citizens from using crypto to pay for goods and services in Russia. The bill will, however, enable transactions via digital financial assets (DFA).Also, government

Darknet Market to Permanently Ban Vendors Preying on COVID-19 Fears

Source Node: https://cointelegraph.com/news/darknet-market-to-permanently-ban-vendors-preying-on-covid-19-fears
Time Stamp: April 5, 2020 6:56 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Dark web marketplace, Monopoly Market, has taken a stand against scammers claiming to sell cures and treatments for COVID-19 on its platform.On other darknet platforms, listings are rife with coronavirus keywords — with vendors selling everything from narcotic cocktails marketed as ‘coronavirus vaccines,’ to coronavirus-infected blood and saliva.Monopoly Market to ban vendors using coronavirus as ‘marketing tool’On April 2, dark web journalist, Eileen Ormsby, tweeted a screenshot posted by Monopoly Market’s operator that threatened permanent bans against vendors “caught flogging goods as a ‘cure’ to Coronavirus.”“We have class here,” the