Report: Russian Ministries Question Bitcoin Criminal Liabilities
The Ministry of Justice and the Interior Ministry in Russia have – according to reports – questioned the “public danger” that Bitcoin supposedly brings, as proposed by the Russian Ministry of Finance. Unsubstantiated reports from Russian news outlets quoting prominent Russian news agency Interfax have revealed voices in the Ministry of Justice and the Interior Ministry to question and even oppose the Russian Finance Ministry’s proposal for a bitcoin banning bill. A source from “the financial and economic block” of the government has reportedly told Interfax that the Ministry of Justice....
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