Russians Planning to Lift Ban on Bitcoin, Reportedly
If reports are to be believed, the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) might end up lifting the ban on Bitcoin, a multifaceted decentralized digital currency misread as a financial aid to the world's most notorious illegal activities. According to the Russian media outlet Izvestia, the central bank is scheduled to meet the representatives from the financial markets next week, where they will speak in length about the future of Bitcoin in Russia. There is a strong probability that the meeting will conclude with Russia lifting the ban on the digital currency use, for the government's perception....
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