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According to a nationwide survey by NAFI Center for Analytics, over the course of the last 12 months the percentage of Russians believing that bitcoin should be banned has dropped down to 20 per cent, with 34 per cent speaking in favor of the cryptocurrency.

According to Sergei Shatski, the head of retail payments department at the National Bank of Ukraine, the country’s banking system is well-developed technologically, however, the regulator needs more time to check everything before actually implementing blockchain technology.

As predicted by numerous experts before, Donald Trump’s presidential election win caused bitcoin price to rise. The recent hours’ events have fully confirmed the predictions.

The National Bank of Ukraine has banned four payment systems, namely WebMoney, Yandex.Money, QIWI Wallet and Wallet One. The reason for the decision, which may positively influence cryptocurrency markets, is said to be the lack of the regulator’s approval for service rendition.

The Chronobank team has announced it is preparing for an ICO to be held December 2016. Those interested may sign up at the project’s website to learn terms and conditions of the crowdsale, and monitor its progress.

DECENT Software Sale, the decentralized content distribution platform’s ICO, has entered its last few days, and this means this week represents the last chance to join the digital revolution and build the true media of the future.

Dmytro Golubov, Ukraine’s Member of Parliament (Verkhovna Rada) and leader of the Internet Party, has revealed he owns about $3 mln in Bitcoins.

The Republic of Georgia is soon to see first Bitcoin ATMs installed. According to Efrem Urumashvili of BitFury Group, initially here will be two BTMs, one at the Tbilisi airport, the other one in the downtown of Georgia’s capital.