BREAKING: #Russia prepares for total #Bitcoin ban as geopolitical tensions rise.
“Digital rubles will be allowed. The need for a ban is due to the fact that #Bitcoin is a currency that replaces the ruble in the country.“ - Aksakov, Chairman Financial Market
https://cryptobriefing.com/russia-crypto-ban-reinforce-ruble/
It's strange how you see zero places on btcmap.org in Russia. That map is really a good thermometer of freedom in the world.
Forcing people to use terrible money usually goes down in history as a success...
Interesting, they are considering excluding state-level mining and usage. 1984-level, inner party shit
Lol well Russian exchanges clearly following the SBF model, but instead of giving you nothing, they're handing you chocolate, which is a nice gesture I suppose
So like in China, only the little guy will struggle using #Bitcoin.
It's not the first time Russia made using a different money illegal. Using USD was punishable by death in the USSR but people did it anyway. If there is an escape that escape will be used.
