Russian Court Discharges Blocking of Bitcoin-related Sites by RoskomnadzorSpecial Read in Russian According to bits.media, Sverdlovsk Oblast Court dischcharged the Nevyansk Town Court order of blocking sites containing cryptocurrency-related information and consideration of such information as banned within the Russian Federation. On May 15, 2015, the second and the last session of Sverdlovsk Oblast Court for appeal to consider cryptoccurency-dedicated websites illicit. ForkLog […]
Survey: 80% of Russians Heard Nothing of Bitcoin WhatsoeverSpecial Read in Russian According to the survey held by Center for Contemporary Research ProResearch in association with National Agency for Financial Researching (NAFR) in April 2015, most Russians never heard a thing about Bitcoin.
Bitcoin gets integrated in Russia in a perverted waySpecial Read in Russian The news of probable, yet in fact inevitable, ban of Bitcoin in Russia may sadden some enthusiasts all over the world, but the real reasons for that are far from being obvious, although in the first instance it might not seem so. Actually, cryptocurrency banning is a part of a general […]
Bitcoin sites blockage: crowdfunding camaign announcedSpecial Read in Russian Bits.media provided more information on the site’s blockage by Roskomnadzor back in January. In particular, relevant documents are displayed, and a donation campaign is announced to collect money for lawyers.
Russia starts trial for Bitcoin sites blockingSpecial Read in Russian The first session of Sverdlovsk Oblast court scrutinizing an appeal petition to consider cryptocurrency websites ban under order by Nevyansk town court illicit started today.
Another cryptocurrency eulogy – part 2SPECIAL: Read in Russian! Part 1 read here. Meanwhile in the State Duma It’s time to go down to earth, i.e. In Russia. According to local authorities, cryptocurrency is a hardly understandable and probably dangerous phenomenon, so it’s easier to ban it rather than break their heads over what to do with it. A perfect […]
Russia loses its future by banning Bitcoin, or another cryptocurrency eulogySPECIAL: Read in Russian! ForkLog has always been closely monitoring the events related to banning of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in Russia. According to one of our authors, Russian authorities’ refusal to embrace Bitcoin is somehow equivalent to the lost opportunity of creating Internet in the USSR. But now we decided to consider Bitcoin integration […]