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Topic: [2016-01-15][Forklog.net]New Revision of Anti-Cryptocurrency Draft Law in Russia (Read 180 times)

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Russian Ministry of Finance Prepares a New Revision of Anti-Cryptocurrency Draft Law

Russian Ministry of Finance has finalized its own draft law concerning the ban of so-called ‘money surrogates’. It intends to submit it to the government’s reviewing.

The ministry proceeded with development of the draft law as eary as August 2014. However, the document received numerous criticisms and was revised several times. The ministry justifies its stance with high risks inherent in cryptocurrency, incluing possible money laundering activities involving ‘money surrogates’. The previous revision of the Ministry’s draft law implied criminal punishment for mining, selling, and buying of bitcoins.

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