Interest in bitcoin and blockchain technology by business and governments around the world increased in the past months. However, many governments have yet to take an official stance on digital currencies while some have placed restrictions or regulations on the use of Bitcoin. Russia was one of these countries, as it blocked access to websites with information about Bitcoin. The ban was implemented by the City Court Nevyansk on the basis that these sites contained information which was prohibited in the Russian Federation. The ban began on January 13th 2015 and included access to the following sites: Bitcoin.org Indacoin.com Coinspot.ru Hasbitcoin.ru Bitcoinconf.ru Bitcoin.it BTCsec.com However, on May 15th, 2015, a Sverdlovsk Regional Court overturned a ruling from City Court Nevyansk […]
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