Russian Political Party, Partiya Rosta Launches Blockchain-Based Social Project

Russian Political Party, Partiya Rosta Launches Blockchain-Based Social Project

Russia has emerged as one of the major markets for cryptocurrencies and blockchain products. Political bodies are now utilizing the benefits of blockchain technology in the country. Partiya Rosta is one such Russian political party which has created its own cryptocurrency solution to support social causes. True to its name Partiya Rosta, which stands for the “Party of Growth” has made use of Waves blockchain platform to create a cryptocurrency called Upcoin. The cryptocurrency is said to be the brainchild of the party’s chairman, Boris Titov. In order to turn his aspiration of creating an....


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