Sberbank CEO Warns Russian Gov’t: Hands Off the Blockchain!

Sberbank CEO Warns Russian Gov’t: Hands Off the Blockchain!

The head of Russia’s largest bank, Sberbank, has warned that Russia risks falling behind in technological innovation if it bans virtual currencies and their underlying blockchain technology. Gov’t Should ‘Not Get in the Way’. It is “critically important” for the government to not get in the way of groundbreaking technologies, according to Sberbank CEO,....


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