Wednesday, 14 January 2015

Russia blocks bitcoin websites over “shadow economy” fears

Russia blocks bitcoin websites over “shadow economy” fears


The Russian telecommunications regulator Roskomnadzor has blocked access to five bitcoin-related websites because the cryptocurrency “contributes to the growth of the shadow economy.” The sites include Bitcoin.org, a primary community resource for the cryptocurrency that’s run by the Bitcoin Foundation, the Bitcoin.it community wiki, the Russian-language BTCsec.com security site, the London-incorporated Indacoin exchange...

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