Tag: russia
Russia Bans LocalBitcoins; Tor & VPN Instructions Released
Roskomnadzor, the Federal Service for Supervision in the Sphere of Telecom, Information Technologies and Mass Communications of Russia, has officially blocked access to over-the-counter and…
Bitcoin Will Not Be Banned In Russia After All
Russia’s stance on Bitcoin and cryptocurrency has changed yet again. For the longest time, the country’s officials seemed poised to ban Bitcoin altogether. But those…
Will Russia Succeed in Killing Bitcoin on Its Soil?
What does the Russian Ministry of Finance want from Bitcoin? It is a tricky answer but goes something like this. The Russian Ministry of Finance…
Bitcoin Law in Russia – Imprisonment for 2 Years and a Penalty of 500000 Rubles
There have been news reports about Russian Finance Ministry proposing new laws against the use of bitcoin and other virtual currencies in the country. A…
Bitcoin Can Lead to 4 Year Jail Time in Russia! Are You Kidding?
The use of bitcoin has been growing internationally. Some of the countries are more receptive to bitcoin as an alternative digital currency while there are…
Will Russia Spell Trouble to BitRuble?
Bitcoin is a global digital currency. Even though it can be used by anyone to make transactions across geographic borders the same way as transacting…
Bitcoin and Russia — the Roulette Continues
Bitcoin and Russia have been in a troubled relationship for a long time now. There have been all kinds of reports on the country’s bitcoin…
All’s Not Good on the Russian Front
The recent celebrations marking Russia’s changing stance against Bitcoin seems to be short lived. Roskomnadzor, the Russian media watchdog has allegedly issued a notice to…
Digital Currency in Russia, Vlad Addresses the Topic
There was a lot of apprehension about the future of bitcoin in Russian Federation. Until recently, it was believed that bitcoin and other digital currencies…
