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⚡ Irkutsk power engineers have sent more than 2,000 lawsuits against “gray” miners to court
An energy company from the Irkutsk region has initiated more than two thousand lawsuits against miners who use household tariffs for industrial mining. The accusations are based on the fact that “gray” miners create an enormous load on the local power grid, increasing the risk of accidents and financial losses for electricity suppliers.

⚡ Russian police arrested four alleged organizers of the illegal crypto service RapidP
Law enforcement agencies have detained a group of people suspected of creating an illegal service for exchange and transactions of cryptocurrency RapidP. According to investigators, significant sums of money were laundered through this platform.

⚡ Valeria “Bitmama” Fedyakina faces ten years in prison
Famous in cryptocurrency circles entrepreneur Valeria Fedyakina (aka “Bitmama”) is charged with fraud. The investigation believes that she is involved in the creation of a financial pyramid scheme related to investments in cryptocurrencies. Valeria faces up to 10 years in prison.

⚡ The activity of an underground mining farm was suppressed in Dagestan
According to law enforcement agencies, the owners of the farm hid their activities under the guise of a warehouse, but the high power consumption aroused suspicion among local services.

⚡️Coinbase launches bitcoin-backed loans
One of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges, Coinbase, has introduced a new financial product: bitcoin-backed loans. Users will now be able to take out a loan using their cryptocurrency as collateral. This opens up new opportunities for those who want to take advantage of the liquidity of their assets without selling them.

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