The topic of release is how enthusiasts reanimate the failed blockchain project Ton This week, the little -known cryptocurrency Toncoin entered the leaders on the largest crypto -story of Eastern Europe EXMO, bypassing Bitcoin. The total capitalization of the new cryptocurrency exceeded $ 20 billion. It would seem that the usual story for the crypto market, where new star coins take off and disappear every month.

Hello! This week our top story is Russia’s decision to make QR-codes its main tool to fight the pandemic as coronavirus death rates remain at record highs. We also look at why several big Russian companies have scrapped IPOs at the last minute, and the official launch of advertising on messaging app Telegram .

In the United States, a lawsuit is gaining momentum that could reveal the secret of the legendary figure in the world of cryptocurrencies - the creator of bitcoin, hiding under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto, reports The Wall Street Journal. At stake is his fortune, which has exceeded $60 billion.

U.S. electric car maker Rivian had a successful IPO this week, and its market capitalization broke through the $100 billion mark. The company has been called Tesla's main competitor, although it has reported losses in the billions with no revenue and produced just over 150 cars. How did it happen and is the enthusiasm of investors justified? How it all began Rivian was founded in 2009 by RJ Scaringe (now 38), a graduate of the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

The head of the Innopraktika fund, Katerina Tikhonova, who is called the daughter of President Vladimir Putin, and her first deputy, Natalia Popova, will create an investment fund for startups, reports RBC . Tikhonova spoke about the need to develop mechanisms for investing in science and technology at the SPIEF-2021 session.

President Vladimir Putin called Minsk's possible blocking of gas transit to Europe a violation of the contract. With such a threat, the head of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, spoke on Thursday, November 11, in response to the expansion of EU sanctions. Commenting on the statement of the Belarusian leader about cutting off supplies via the Yamal-Europe gas pipeline, Putin admitted that he was hearing about it for the first time.

In the Netherlands, at the request of the US Department of Justice, a Russian citizen Denis Dubnikov was detained on November 2, writes The Wall Street Journal. He is accused of money laundering in the interests of cybercriminals from the Ryuk group, said Arkady Bukh, a Russian lawyer. The FBI suspects Ryuk of a series of cyber- ransomware attacks on US medical facilities in 2020.

The government introduced to the State Duma perhaps the most high-profile bills of this year - on the mandatory presentation of QR codes from February 1 when visiting public places and purchasing plane and train tickets. The first bill essentially changes the current situation little - QR codes have already been introduced in all 85 regions of Russia, and the list of objects for which they are needed to visit will be determined by local authorities under the new law.