Putin’s Advisor: Bitcoin Legality in Other Countries is ‘Fiction’
As the world’s largest country is getting ready to introduce penalties for using Bitcoin, Russian presidential advisor, German Klimenko, has once again lashed out against cryptocurrency calling its legality in several countries “fiction.” Klimenko spoke to Russian News Service Rusnovosti in response to a question regarding Duma (Russia’s parliament)....
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