Russian Bitcoin critic says he would have bought BTC for 100 rubles
One of the biggest Bitcoin critics, Russian official Anatoly Aksakov said he wanted to buy Bitcoin before the ban but the price was too high. Anatoly Aksakov, a member of the Russia’s State Duma and a key spokesman for the country’s cryptocurrency legislation process, claimed that he has never owned any Bitcoin (BTC).Aksakov said that he doesn’t hold any Bitcoin and likely won't, as the government has prohibited officials from purchasing crypto, local news agency TASS reports Thursday.The official went on to say that he was willing to buy some Bitcoin as an investment before the ban came....
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